Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-03-15
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at her home near Rockville, last week. u
celebration Of her 88th birthday ami
versary.
Mrs Cornelia Elizabeth Benson aged OF
wears. widow of William H. Benson dleu
loo, week at her home at Germantown
She ia survived by one son, william b
Renson She was a lifelong resident oil
this county.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
womans Christian Temperance Union
,,;ll he held at the home OF Mrs. John j.
Higgins on Tuesday, March 18th. at ESQ
pM Members and friends are cordially
Invited to attend.
If the bill passes the Legislature designed
10 direct the establishment and mainte-
nance of four branch Offices of the Motor
Vehicle Commissioner in as many sections
of the State, Rockville will be one OF the
points designated.
A decree has been signed by judge r.
B. Peter, in the circuit court here, granting
10 Mrs. Anna X. Strohm. Of this county. an
absolute divorce from Charles L. Strohm,
of Fort Myer, Va. and awarding her the
custody of the couples two children.
Approximately 500 Mexican and Texas
partridges, provided by the State Conser-
walton Commission, have been liberated 10
various parts of this county for propagation.
They were consigned to Carroll Waters.
chief deputy game warden for this county.
Policeman Windsor Poole. Of the sub
station at Bethesda. was painfully injured
at Somerset last Saturday afternoon when
he crashed into an automobile driven by
John Leonard Splitter, of Washington. and
owned by Ethel E. Splitter. Splitter was
charged with reckless driving. and was
held on 500 collateral for his appearance
in the police court here.
A joint meeting Of the Henderson Smith
Edmonds American Legion Post OF Rock
vile and the Ladies Auxiliary was held
at the Montgomery Country Club here on
Thursday evening of last week. 1t took
the form of social and proved an enjoy
able event. The Rockville High School
orchestra played. Mrs. Harold c. Smith
contributed violin selections.
Belle Boyd Going Home. This famous
woman spy. who aided the Confederate
army, was buried in the NOrthland. but
her body is going home to Dixie" Read
the intensely interesting. illustrated arti-
Gle on this subject in the Magazine OF The
Washington Star for Sunday. March 18th.
Order your copy Of next Sundays Wash
ineton Star from your newsdealer today.
The various kinds of insurance in which
automobile dealers are interested was the
principal matter considered at the monthly
meeting of the Montgomery County Auto
mobile Dealers Association. held at the
MONTGOMERY Country Club here. Repre-
sentatiyes of two Of the leading insurance
companies gave talks. The business SEES
sion was conducted by the president, Edgar
Reed.
Diners at Woodward Dixie Tavern. this
town, last Saturday at noon were forced 10
leave their meals by the dense smoke
which resulted from fire in the linen and
pillow storage closet at the hotel Inc
fire was extinguished by the Rockville
Volunteer Fire Department. The damage
was estimated by Mr.. Woodward to be
about 5000 in the storage property and
500 to the building.
That the Annapolis & Chesapeake Bay
Power Co. plans to extend its lines into
this county was indicated Tuesday when
Attorney Robert Peter, Jr.. OF Rockville
appeared before the county commissioners
here and requested that permit be granted
the company to erect its line along the
roads Of the county. subject to regulation
by the commissioners. The matter was
referred TO the boards attorneys. Cissel 4
Woodward.
CisseI & Woodward. counsel to the
county commissioners, are prepa ing TO
file suits against twenty-five residents Of
Laytonsyille and Damascus districts. who
are alleged to have failed to pay amounts
they agreed TO pay when they signed
petitions TO improve road conditions They
expect to file the suits within short time
The unpaid pledges amount to approx
mately $4,000 and the suits to recove;
will be fled in the circuit court here.
Mrs. Geo. A. Chadwick. of Washington
Grove, chairman Of the American hom'
committee of the Montgomery Count,
Federation of Women's Clubs. has ar
RANGED for cake-bakine demonstrations a
Rockville on March 18th; at Bethesda OF
March 18th, and at Silver Spring on {
date TO be announced later. The demon
STATIONS will be given by Miss Margaret
McPheeters, Of the University of Maryland
extension service and the basic principles
of cake making will be discussed Will
standard cakes are being made. Morning
and afternoon sessions will be held at eacl
place.
At the Rockville Baptist Church mex
Sunday for the 1880 P. M. gospel service
the pastor will present something new IL
the way Of sermon. 1t will be an obIec
sermon on, The Cross and the Nails. 70
the II A. M. service Of divine worship tn
pastors sermon topic will be. The Fit
Word Of Jesus on the Cross" The musica
features Of both services will be Of superic
merit. This month Of March is being OF
served as "Go-To.Church Month" by I'll
members Of tn congregation. You cannC
afford to miss the services Of next SuDda!
The Sunday School will meet at 10 A.
The Young Peoples Meeting will be hel
from GAS to 7:25 p M.
A discussion Of plans looking to revisio
OF courses of study in all grades OF q
public schools OF the county marked
meeting in the high school building heI