Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-07-20
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Town and Country.

D.'aao,own Church last Sabbath, July 18th.
60 nersons were received into member
D I'T Nv the pastor. Rev. J. W. Lowden,
cov G Linkins, aged SIS years. we'll
a., farmer and lifelong resident OF
'"bsoton district, died Monday morning at
". home near Glenmont. He is survived
hv his wife and two children.
Work On an addition to the Montgomery
c,no,v General Hospital at Sandy Spring
hos haen started. The new section Will
aon,oin six bedrooms and four-bed ward
and will cost about $4,000,
p.Daoluh Weems, colored. of the vicinity
II Catbersburg, is in the SANDY spring
bosoital undergoing treatment for broken
collar BONE several broken ribs and other
injuries as a result of being struck oy an
an,omohile near Gaithersbure on Sunday.
Although milk truck he was driving
ran down 2O-foot embankment on the
Damascus- Browningsville pike lew days
aso turning completely over and pihnihs
him beneath it, Paul Burdette' a young
resident of Damascus neishborhood' es-
caped serious injury. Passersby extrl-
Gated him.
The missionary societies of the various
Roo,ist Churches of this county held their
summer meeting in pavilion on the
Monocacv River, near Dickerson. Mrs.
Thomas R. Falvey, of Rockville. presided;
reports were submitted by the different
organizations, and there were number of
interesting discussions. A picnic luncheon
followed.
Recent reports of new electrical methods
of killing insects affecting fruit trees do
not arouse much enthusiasm among ex-
perts of the United States Department of
Agriculture. Electrical methods have been
tried frequently. they say, and while these
may destroy good many insects. the ex-
pense is always much greater than that
involved in spraying in the usual way.
Not Busy Enough. The busy bee may
be the busiest of the insect world but she
is not busy enough for Uncle Sam. The
Government experts are making honey
bees work overtime. Read the interesting
illustrated article on this subject in the
Magazine of the Washington Star for Sun
day, July %. Order your copy of next
Sundays Star from your newsdealer to-
day,
James Grayson, colored. of Stafford cOun-
ty. Va, was seriously injured last Saturday |
night when struck by a Washington and
Rockville electric car at Grosvenor lane. a |
short distance below Montrose switch. He
was hurt about the lower portion of his
body, but no bones were broken. He was
taken to a Washington hospital The man
is thought to have been standing too close
to the track.
John Culver, clerk to the police court
here. has reported that fines and costs
levied by the court during the month Of
June were $l,326.25, of which $304 were
for violation Of traffic laws. and the re-
mainGer for miscellaneous Offenses The
largest fine of the month. $3.50 and costs,
was assessed against James Carter, Of
Virginia. who had been arrested for viola
ton of the county liquor law.
o. w. Anderson, county agricultural
agent, will be given an assistant at an
annual salary of $500 as a result of a
decision of the County Commissioners to
appropriate $500 toward such purpose.
The Federal Government will provide
81. 900 and the State like amount. max
ing total of So. 500. The 500 over and
above the assistants salary will be allowed
for travelling and other expenses.
Rev. James Alva Hopkins. aged II years,
formerly pastor Of the Rockville Christian
Church. died last Friday at Staunton. Va.
He had been i'll long while of compli-
cation of diseases but the immediate cause
Of death was pneumonia. Surviving him
are his widow, formerly Miss Anna Owens.
Of Rockville, and daughter. The funeral
took place at 3 O'Clock Sunday afternoon
from the RockVill. Christian Church and
burial in Union Cemetery.
Nc Charles II. White, for more than 80
years the popular agent of the Baltimore
and Ohio R. R. Company. has resigned his
position here on account Of poor health.
He will now take a needed rest and when
his health improves he will be stationed
at Relay, near Baltimore. The many
friends Of Mr. and Mrs. White in this COM
mnnity regret to part with them. Mr..
Harry C. Meem of Oickerson. will succeed
Mr.. White at the B. & o. Station here.
Stedman Prescott and Albert N. Bouic,
attorneys for Samuel T. Robertson. Be-
thesda contractor and builder, who has
been IN Jail here for three months. charged
with the murder of Edward L. Mills, Hunt
ing Hill farmer and dairyman. has asked
Judge Robert B. Peter to convene the
grand jury in special session to consider
the case against their client. Ordinarily
The grand jury would not meet until the
second Monday in November. Judge Peter
mas not intimated to the attorneys or any
one else what he proposes to do
tn an opinion hended down in the Mary
lahd Court of Appeals Monday, Judge
william II. Adkins said that the cent and.
ANAL gasoline tax passed by the last Gen
efaI Assembly does not come within the
class Of laws that are referable to the
people He then ordered reversed the
order OF Judge Robert Moss. in the Circuit
court Of Anne Arundle county, which d.
'ected David c. WinebrenneT Sd, Secretary
VI state to place the question OF the addi-
"ona' gasoline tax on the November ballot
81 ulaI the voters might decide whether
VI not they wanted it, All the Judges Of
TUE court concurred in the opinion
Under auspices of the Council of Religious