Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
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cigarettes and a small amount of cash
taken.
Gov. Richie has appointed Malcolm
Walter, of Kensington, a notary public and
his commission has been received by the
clerk of the circuit court here.
Our fellow townsman, Robert Peter. Jr.,
was honored with the vice. presidency Of the
Democratic Club of Western Maryland, at
an annual dinner in Hagerstown. on the
18th instant. when the officers of the club
were elected.
Who Owns The Stars did you ever
stop to consider this matterS Does the
discoverer possess title to his findings
Read the intensely interesting article on
this subject in the Magazine Of The Wash
inston Star for Sunday, September 2lst.
and order your copy Of next Sundays Star
from your newsdealer today.
According to County Treasurer j. Forest
Walker, the addresses of many owners of
county real estate are unknown to the
county treasurer's Office. consequently bills
for State and county taxes for the year
which began July list cannot be sent them.
Treasurer Walker called attention to the
fact that all taxes due now bear interest
at the rate of per cent. beginning Sep
TENDER list.
Fines and costs in criminal cases col
lected in the police court here during the
month of August totaled $l.105. according
to the monthly report filed with the county
commissioners. Of this amount. $574
represented fines in automobile cases and
goes to the State Motor Vehicle Commits
sioner, the remainder being credited to the
county police fund. Costs collected in civil
cases during the month aggregated $25.
A heart attack caused the sudden death
in Washington last week of Mrs. Martha
A. Burroughs, widow of James F. Bur-
rouehs, former long time resident of this
county, aged IT years. She leaves no
children, but is survived by sister. The
funeral took place Thursday morning from
St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Aspen. and
burial was in Rockville Union Cemetery
Mrs. Burroughs was formerly Miss Fuss.
of Washington.
Dependency due to i'll health caused S.
Quinn Moody, aged 76 years, for the last
ten years a resident of Brookeville, this
county, to commit suicide on Thursday
night of last week. He shot himself in
the head with shotgun in an outbuilding
near his home. Chief of Police Monkey,
who conducted an investigation, decided
it was case of suicide and deemed an
inquest unnecessary. He is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Margaret Moody.
The county commissioners has granted
a permit to the Maryland Gas Transmits
sion Corporation to construct gas pipe lines
and telephone or telegraph lines ACROSS
certain roads in this county. with the I'M
Outstanding that this would be done under
the supervision of the commissioners and
to their satisfaction. The petition. which
was presented by Attorney Robert Peter.
Jr., of this town, stated that the gas cor
poration plans to extend its lines from
the Pennsylvania Maryland State line into
this county.
The pastors sermon topic at the II A. M.
service of worship of the Rockville Baptist
Church next Sunday will be: The Good
Shepherd" A second address on some
of the big constructions of the metropolis
will have for its topic at the 8 P. M. gospel
service. THE Bridges of the Metropolis"
The Sunday School will meet at 10 A. M.
and the meeting of the B. Y. P. M. will be
held at tbs P. M. The mid-week devo-
tional service will be held Wednesday at
So. M. Rally Day for church and Sunday
school will be observed Sunday. October S
Miss Irma Mohr, for the last four years
executive secretary of the Montgomery
County Social Service League, gave up her
social work in this county on Monday and
plans to 60 to New York City to specialize
In field work in the Institute for Child
Guidance. Her resignation was accepted
at recent meeting Of the board of direc-
tors of the league. Miss Mohr will be sue
oeeded here by Miss Irene Elsie Shields.
for the past several years executive secre-
tary Of the Valley Family Service Society,
Of Sharon, Pa. She was educated at New
comb College and Tulane University. New
Oteans, and has had long experience as a
social service worker.
The Chevy Chase Volunteer Fire Depart
ment last Saturday repeated before large
crowd its victories of the last two years
and won permanent possession of the
Dudley Brown Cup. as we'll as first leg
on the S. Livingston & Son Trophy. Gath
ersburg- Washington Grove Volunteer Fire
Department won the Charlotte B. Randall
Cup for the first time. Nine volunteer fire
departments of Maryland and Virginia
competed in the hook-up tests held by the
Chevy Chase Fire Department, the three
cups being the prizes. The cups were
presented by District Commissioner Her
bert B. Crosby at the conclusion of the
tests.
Mervin Riley. rs years old. of Seneca
who was waiting the action of the grand
Jury on several charges Of larceny, broke
jail here shortly after 10 O'Clock last Satur'
day night. He gained his freedom as did
several other prisoners in recent months
Ivy squeezing through a trap door in the
cel(ine of an unoccupied cell, forcing of
enough slate to permit him to reach the
roof ard lowering himself to the ground
Tie got out of his own cell by breaking the
lock. The prisoners escape soon became
known and The police stations of the county
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