Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-07-04
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held on Thursday, August 18th.
Miss Anita Lamar has returned here from
Ann Arbor, Mich, where she was gradu
ated from the University of Michigan.
Announcement has been made that q
benefit card party will be held at the home
of Mrs. Henry H. Griffith. in Gaithersbure
nm July 9Th, under the auspices of the
Gaithersbure Woman's Club.
Or. Harvey W. Wiley. famous pure-food
authority and former resident OF this
county, died at his home. in Washington
Civ. on June 80. aged SO years. He is
survived by his wife and two sons.
Tuesday, Edwin Fry. farming near this
town. thrashed his wheat and reaped a
Weld of 80 bushels per acre and sold it at
az cents. More recently the County Home
thrashed and obtained 40 bushels per acre,
The ladies of Salem M. E. Church. Cedar
Grove, will have all kinds of sanwitchss
nc cream and cake for sale on the church
lawn on July 4th, commencing at A P. M
Everyone is welcome. Come and meet
your friends.
The county police Monday afternoon
recovered the body of Sergt. Chas. R. Dray
% wears old, of the Marine Barracks. WASH
intton, who was drowned Sunday while
swimming in the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal at whitewater.
While opening box of fireworks at his
Mace of business here. Alive Bean. mer-
chant, was injured when package OF
torpedoes exploded. A Ratchet with which
Mr.. Bean was opening the box is thought
10 have caused the explosion.
The home OF the late John Hebron, stu
ated on the Avery road, one mile from
Rockville, has been purchased by Edward
Of1utt. of this town. The site comprises
1-2 acres, for which the new owner paid
$1,000. He intends razine the present
dilapidated dwelling and replacing it with
new one.
Miss Hursts Stories.-Fannie Hurst
known as the highest paid writer Of short
stories in the world, w.tes a new story
each Sunday for the Magazine of The
Washington STAR Watch for her story
next Sunday, and order your copy OF The
Washington Star for Sunday. July 6. from
g II newsdealer today.
fight in a dance hall near Gathers
gr.g last Saturday night sent two colored
men to Emergency Hospital, Washington.
or, of them seriously wounded. Charles
fiazier, colored, of Gaithersburg. was treat
ei for eunshot wound in the neck. His
r ldition was pronounced serious. His
ID. other, Frank. suffered decorations OF the
eft leg in the same alteration. The police
are looking for the assailant.
Next Sunday morning at the Rockville
lptist Church the pastors sermon topic
. the II O'Clock service will be: Light
ON the Face of Jesus Christ" and will be
followed by the communion of the Lords
oper. In the evening at 8 O'Clock the
tor will speak on the subject: "Our
intry's Debt to Christ" The Sunday
S. DOL will meet at 10 A. NJ. and the mid
EEK devotional service will be held We'd
day at P. M.
Mrs. M. Margaret Case. wife of Charles
Samuel Case, died last Sunday night at
her home near Potomac. aged Al years
She is survived by her husband. three
children, Elizabeth, John and Margaret
Case; brotI er, Fountain Peters. of Glen.
and two half-sisters, Mrs. Harry Myers. OF
Germantown, and Miss Mildred Pumphrey.
of Washington. The funeral took place
Wednesday morning from her late home
and burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery,
near Rockville. Mrs. Case was daughter
of the late George Peters, and was life
long resident of Potomac district.
William K. Carter, a young colored resi-
dent of this vicinity. called OH Judge
Robert B. Peter here last Monday night
and informed him that he was the driver
of the automobile that struck and killed
James johnson. coored. of near Rockville.
on the Rockville Norbeck pike early Sun
day morning. He was turned over to the
police and committed to jail. Carter told
the police that johnson stepped from be-
hind an automobile parked alongside OF
the road in front of his car and that there
was no way to avoid the accidel t. he
said he failed to stop because he was so
scared he kept going
Protest against the continued operation
of the Congressional Airport near Halpine
where an airplane crashed last week. was
voiced by the Rockville Pike Citizens AS
ISOLATION in a resolution addressed to the
Secretary of Commerce, the Governor OF
Maryland, the Maryland Aviation Com
mission and the Board of County Commits
sioners for this county. The resolution
states that residents of the section "art
being constantly annoyed and even ell
daneered by low-hyine airplanes and art
IN continually disturbing fear that thelI
lives and property may be damaged by the
'aillng OF such planes on account OF de
iective mechanism or incompetent man
agement."
Following an illness of several weeks
Miss Hannah Mcfarland. aged IT yelrs
formerly of Hamilton. Va, died AT tn
Methodist Hume for the Aged. at Gath
srSburg. Funeral services were held Their
last Saturday morning. being conducte,
oy the superintendent, Rev. Herman vii
son, and later in the day services wer
also held in the M. E. Church South a
hamilton, Va. DR.. Wilson. assisted by Kew
u L. Gochenour. pastor of the church. ciii
eating Burial was in the Methodist GENE
'efy at Hamilton. Miss Mcfarland /
survived by two sisters, Mrs. lloSkinson. q
Rockville, and Mrs. WeadOn, Of Muirkirk