Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-08-15
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Town and Country.
The Cedar Grove M. E. Church will hole
its annual fried chicken supper on the
church lawn on August 3Oth.
The Dem attic State Convention will
be held in Baltimere on September 18th
in the Maryland Theatre. at IL o'clock
noon. standard time,
The ladies and friends of the Travilah
M. E. Church South will hold their annual
chicken and meat supper in TravlBh town
hall on Friday, August 18th. If rainy,
next evening.
Fire destroyed the home of Samuel Grub.
near Silver Spring, on Monday last With
a nearby creek dried up by the drought,
it was made necessary to pump water al
most mile from Rock Creek. As a result
the flames had gained considerable head
way before water could be gotten to the
blazing wooden structure
Work on the county's new $384,O00
CUutl uOuoC anu JAN OuhOAhS was StdIttu
when ground was broken on the site adj
joining the court house here last Monday.
Officials of the j. j. McDevitt Co., of Char
Iotte, N, c., which has the contract to erect
the building. expect to have the structure
ready for occupancy in 1881.
Revelations Of Brigham Young.
erto untold details of the Mormon leader,
Brigham Young's habits, and how he man.
aged his 10 wives and his Sc children, are
told by one of his 80 daughters in first
hand story of one of the Vests greatest
pioneers in the Magazine Section of next
Sundays Washington Star.
Miss Anna Lee Coleman, whose marriage
is soon to take place, was guest of honor
at shower at the Montgomery Country
Club here last Friday evening, at which
her aunt. Miss Naomi Bogley, and Miss
Gladys Benson and Miss Elizabeth Robert
son were hostesses. About 60 guests from
Rockville, the county, Washington and
elsewhere attended.
The union Sunday evening service of
the Rockville churches will be held next
Sunday at o'clock in the Baptist Church.
Rev. Joseph T. Watts. D. D.. of Baltimore,
executive secretary of the Maryland As
ISOLATION of Baptist Churches. will preach
the sermon. Dr. Watts is an able speaker.
The pastor will preside at this service.
There should be large attendance.
Mr. and MIS- Jay G. Coleman, of 655
East Morningside Drive, Atlanta. Georgia, |
announce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Miss Anna Lee Coleman, to Mr.. Jack |
H. Sutherland, of Washington, D. c.. and |
st. Louis. Mo. The marriage will be
solemnized August 30th in Atlanta. Miss |
Coleman is granddaughter of Mr.. and |
Mrs. James T. Boeley, of Rockville.
Although Rockville is not facing water
shortage, the town authorities have taken
the precaution of urging the people of the
town to refrain for the present from I'M
necessary use of water, such as sprinking
lawns and streets. If ordinary economy
is practiced, it is believed the town will
have ample water for its actual needs. no
matter how long the existing drought con-
tinues.
David Thompson, colored. of the vicinity !
of Brighton, was killed in an automobile ac-
cident on the Ashton-Snell's Bridge road |
last Saturday night. He was found by a
passing motorist beneath his overturned
automobile and was taken to the Sandy
Spring Hospital, where he was pronounced
dead. 1t is thought his machine and
hit-and-run car collided but investigation
has so far failed to indicate just what
happened or who was to blame.
Funeral services were held Tuesday after
noon at Grace Episcopal Church. Woodside,
his home at Silver Spring on Sunday last.
Burial was in Rockville Union Cemetery.
Mr.. Cashell, lifelong resident of this
county, was 70 years old. He was rural
mail carrier in that section about eight years
ago, when he was relieved of active duty
with the Postoffice Department and be-
came Waterman for the Treasury De-
partment in Washington. He had been
lin failing health for the past four years.
Following an illness of several months
Thomas B. Howard, aged 76 years, we'll
known retired farmer and long time resi-
dent of the vicinity of Unity. died on
Thursday of last week in a Baltimore
hospital. He is survived by his wife;
son, former Sheriff Clifard L. Howard. of
Rockville. and daughter. Miss Myrtle j.
Howard, of Richmond, Va. He was a
brother of John A. Howard. of Etchison, this
county. and Mrs. Eugene Stull. George W..
Eugene and Augustus Howard. of Dayton
Howard county. Mr.. Howard was native
of Howard county, but had lived in this
county forty-fve years. For number of |
years he served as justice of the peace
for the Unity neiehborhood.
The Burnt Mills reservoir was closed
Tuesday, and residents of the Maryland
suburban area hereafter will derive their
entire water supply from the District of
Columbia. This action is being taken. it
lis announced by J. Donald Clagett, of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion. because the supply sources upon
which the Burnt Mills reservoir draws have
been virtually exhausted by the prolonged
drought A new connection capable of
supplying 100000 gallons of water daily
will be made in the main at Chevy Chase
Circle. This new supply, making total
of about 100000 gallons daily supplied
to the Maryland area from four connec-
tions with the District system, is expected |
TO be adequate in view Of the conservation |