Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-31
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Town and Country.

ing in Alleeany county for short stay
among relatives and friends.
Mrs. Lucy Emerich, of Fort Wayne, Ind
formerly of this town, is visiting her brother
George W. Mullican. of Rockville.
On Sunday. June 23rd. at 1890 A M
Emory NJ f. Church South. Oakdaie' VIII
hold its Children's Day services. VIII ne
glad to have our friends with US.
The ladies' of the Travilah Baptist Church
will hold an ice-cream and strawberry
festi,sl on Saturday, June Oh, beginning
A.3O p. NJ. at the hall at Travilah, for the
benefit of the church.
Special attention is called to the auction
sale on Saturday. June 8. of the Lewis
farm. adjoining Clarksburg, this county.
The farm will be offered in 3 to 10 acre
lots. See ad. in this issue.
Announcement has been made that the
Right Rev. James E. Freeman. Bishop If
Washington, will visit St. Bartholomew s
Episcopal Church. Laytonsville. on Thurs
day evening of next week and confirm
class and preach.
Senator Willard E. Tydings will deliver
the Grafton at the annual memorial exer-
Cses to be held at Monocacy Cemetery
BeallsviIle, on June 3rd, under the auspices
Of the E. V. White Chapter, United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy. of this county.
The Womsn's Club of Gaithersburg will
hold Loan Exhibit of antiques at The
Woodlands. near Chopper, for the benefit
of the Wakefield Memorial Fund. on Satur-
day and Sunday, June 9Th and 9th. from
10 A. M. to 6 P. M. Admission. so cents.
including afternoon tea. Sandwiches for
sale.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Brookeville
NJ P. Church.will hold its annual strawberry
festival on June 9th. beginning at S p.
NJ, on the church lawn, and at s O'Clock of
the same evening they will present play.
entitled THE Road to the City" in the
BrOokeville school hall.
Victoria Gray. colored, of this county.
was fined 500 and costs by Judge Samuel
Riggs. in the police court here. following
her conviction on charge of violating the
local option law of the county. In default
Of payment she will have to spend three
months in the house of correction.
Announcement has been made that the
marriage of Miss Edith Woodward, daueh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Woodward. of
New York, and MIR. Thomas Moore Ban
croft, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton H. Ban
croft. of Sandy Spring, will take place at
the home of the bride the afternoon of
Wednesday, June 18th.
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The county commissioners announced
at their weekly meeting here Tuesday that
on next Tuesday they would fix the county
tax rate and sign the levy for the year
beginning July LIST. They also said that
on the same day they would give their
decision on the application of the AnnapO-
lis and Chesapeake Bay Electric Power
Company for a general franchise to operate
in Montgomery county.
The annual May procession of the chill
dren of ST. Mary's Catholic Church Sunday
School, Rockville, was held last Sunday
afternoon. with about 70 girls and boys in
line Miss Edna Fisher was May Queen.
The church choir rendered special music,
and Rev. John T. Coolahan. pastor Of the
church, conducted benediction. Ninety one
children marched in the May procession OF
St. Martins Catholic Church. Gaithersbure'
Following an illness of only few days
Of pneumonia. Mrs. Fife M. Bean, widow
Of Columbus Bean, died at her home near
Layhill. aged Sc years She is survived
by a son and a daughter. The funeral
took place Sunday afternoon from her late
home and burial was in Forest Oak Gene
terry, Gaithersbure. Mrs Bean was form
erly Miss MullicaD and was a lifelong
resident of the Layhil neighborhood.
Mrs. Kate Lamb Clark, wife of Charles
Mason Clark. aged 70 years. Of Silver
Spring, died Tuesday in Washington
hospital. She had been i'll a long time
and her death was not unexpected. She
is survived by her husband and son,
Charles P. Clark Mrs. Clark who was
formerly Miss Lamb was native of
New York State. She had lived in the
Silver Spring neighborhOOd many years.
The annual outing of the Rockville Cham
Der Of Commerce will be held at Chapel
Point. Md, on Thursday. July 18th, it was
decided at the monthly meeting of the
organization, and Roger Shaw named chair
man of the general committee of arrange
ments and given authority to select the
other fifteen members. The meeting was
conducted by the president. Curtis L. Ward.
Routine business was transacted, and it
was voted to contribute $40 toward the
fund that is being raised by the Mont
Somery County Social Service League.
Encouragement of Bethes rural route
No. e and Rockville route No /. recently
announced by the Postoffice Department
shortens the Rockville route by something
IKE four miles and makes corresponding
mctease in the length of the Bethesda
route and incidentally curtails the receipts
OIL the Rockville Office something like $l,20C
ayeaT according to Postmaster W Ills B
0urdette. of Rockville. The change wa'
made at the instance Of the Congressional
country Club. which will hereafter b,