Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-12-14

tian soldiers" is provided for in the will o.
J. Harry Ferguson. president of the Colonial
Trust Company. Baltimore. He specified
that the monument be erected in Maryland
within ten miles Of the City Hall, and por
tray the parting Of the Confederate leader:
before the Battle Of Charlottesville. Hi
left 100000 with which to meet the
exp ense.
Hon. JEFF Busby, Congressman from Mis-
sissippi, will deliver an inspirational reli
sious address at the Rockville Baptist
Church next Sunday at the 1880 P. M
gospel service. A musical program Of g
high order by male voices will also be
presented. The pastor. Rev. B. M. Osgood
will preach at the II A. M. service Of
divine worship on the subject: Simon
the Cyrenian. the Cross Bearer" The Sun
day School will meet at 10 A. NJ, with
closing exercises at l0:40 O'Clock. The
Young Peoples Society. Miss Martha
Ricketts, president, will meet at GAS P. M
The contract for the erection of modern
banking building for the Farmers Banking
and Trust Company Of Rockville has been
awarded to the Tilshman Meyer Co.. Of
Allentown. Pa. by the committee consist
ing Of Robert G. Hilton. president of the
bank. and DR.. Ernest L. Billiard and Thos.
W. Perry. directors. and it is stated that work
will be started early next year and COM
pleted by November LIST. The cost will be
something over 100000. The structure
will occupy the site Of the present building,
according to present plans. and will be of
stone and brick construction and two
stories in height. The lower floor will be
exclusively for banking purpose and on
the upper floor will be Office rooms
Disappearance of calf from a barn on
the farm of William Fulks. near Laytons-
vile. few nights ago. led to an investiga-
ton by Policemen Roy Bodmer and Harry
Merson and the arrest on charges of lar
ceny of Wilbur Prather. said to be
Washington poolroom proprietor. and David
Addison and Levi Prather. both of the
vicinity Of Laytonsville. all colored. Wilbur
Prather was required to furnish $1,000
bond and the others $500 bond each for
their appearance in the police court here
for trial. The boys told police that they
hauled the calf to Washington in an auto
mobile and that Wilbur Prather helped
them dispose Of it to a commission mer-
chant.
The Norman Price Post. American Le-
eion. Of Sandy Spring, has elected the
following officers for the ensuing year
Commander. H. M Carroll; vice-com-
mander, L. T. Bussler adjutant, Reuben
Brigham finance officer, F. A. Thomas
historian. r. L. Benson; chaplain. Thomas
Hyde 4th; sergeant-at-arms, II. L. Hard
ing; color bearer. A. T. Clark executive
committee members. Edward SnOwden and
j. Ferguson Barnsley. delegates to the
meetings of the Montgomery County Amer
lean Legion Council, H. II. Carroll. Reuben
Brigham and J. Ferguson IBarnsiey. The
Post decided to present bronze medals to
the boy and girl making the best all around
record as members Of this year s graduating
class of the Sandy Spring Grammar School.
kindergartens had the right of way at
the bi-weekly meeting Of the Rockville
Inquiry Club. held at the home Of Miss
Lucy Simpson and largely attended. The
responses to roll call were Advantages of
Kindergartens," and following a talk by
Miss Huldah Brust. county supervisor Of
primary schools, in which she explained
the meaning of the kindergartens of today.
a resolution was unanimously adopted
favorine the establishment of a kinder
earten in connection with the Rockville
public school. Mrs. S. J. Goode. chairman
OF the American homes committee of the
club, gave a report Of the work planned
for the year by the American homes COM
mittee of the Montgomery County Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs.
George Bartlett. l9-year- son of Mrs
Virginia Riggs Bartlett, of Woodside, this
county. and the late Bernard Bartlett, died
on Thursday Of last week in a Washington
Hospital as a result of injuries sustained
in an automobile collision on the Laytons-
Vile WoOdfeld road. near Layt Insville. on
the night Of DEF ember LIST. when his cousin
and companion. John Clark Riggs, was
killed instantly. As last resort an op-
GRAFTON was performed on the youth in
Washington. but was unavailine. He sus-
tanned compound fracture of the skull
and never regained consciousness. Archie
Gather colored. of Gaithersbure, driver of
the car which collided with the one con
tanning the boys. is under $1,000 bond on
charge OF manslauehter.
Columbus C. Bean. a we'll X nown far mer
died suddenly on Thursday night of last
week at his home near Layhill. aged So
years. He was stricken after returning to
his home from visiting a friend in the
hospital at Sandy Spring. and died within
very few minutes. Heart disease is
given as the cause Of his death lie is
survived by his wife. Mrs Effie Bean,
formerly Miss Mullican. fthis county The
funeral took place from his late home at 2:30
O'Clock Sunday afternoon and burial was 10
Forest Oak Cemetery, Gaithersburg Mr..
Bean was son of the late Cornelius Bean
and was lifelong resident of his county.
He was brother OF John H.. SomervilIe
and Windsor L. Bean OF Washington. and
Elijah 7. Bean, Spencer j. Bean and Mrs.
Maggie Welsh Of this county
Unlawful To Have Muskrat Potts.
In December. 1927 muskrat meats we're
exposed in the markets Of Baltimore City
for sale. at VIII ch time we called atten-