Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-12-26
Town and Country.


Town and Country.
The Christmas entertainment of the
Hunting Hill Sunday School will be held
on Tuesday, December 30th, at 7:30 P. M.
All are cordially invited.
Tuesday the county commissioners &C.
cepted the resignation of Policeman Doug
las Dosh, as member of the county police
force and appointed John W. Butts, of
Jamestown, to fill the vacancy.
Announcement has been made that Mrs.
Naomi Selby and Mr.. Harry Mullican, both
of Gaithersburg, were married in Alexan-
dria. Va. last week. The bride is daush-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Wallich, of Ger
mantown.
Henry Dorsey Gloyd, of this county, has
been granted an absolute divorce by Judge
Robert B. Peter, in the circuit court here
from Mrs. Louise E. Gloyd. who is under
stood to be making her home in Passville,
Wis, on the ground of desertion.
Ellis Ray johnson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Edgar johnson. of Gaithersburg, died
Monday at his home in Gaithersburg, aged
% years. He had been ill a long time
and his death was not unexpected. He is
survived both parents, a brother and two
sisters.
The annual Christmas entertainment of
the Rockville Baptist Sunday School was
held in the church last Sunday evening
with large gathering in attendance. The
program, which was conducted by Harry S.
Beall, superintendent of the school, in
cluded talk by Rev. Bertram M. Oseood,
pastor of the church; readings, singing of
carols and other features. and there was
the usual distribution of goodies. The
church was decorated.
The annual Christmas entertainment of
Christ Episcopal Church Sunday School
here will be held in the church next Sunday
evening. 1t will take the form of candle
service. to be conducted by Rev. Willard
F. Minnick, rector of Christ Church. and
there will be special music under the
direction of Miss Mary Almoney. Follow
ing the service refreshments will be served
in the Sunday School rooms and boxes of
goodies will be distributed.
The Rockville Presbyterian Church Sum-
doy School hold ;ta Nbr;ekrooo antarto;n
ment last Sunday evening. 1t was held
in the church, which was attractively
decorated. and largely attended. Rev. H
X. Pasma. pastor of the church, presided,
and gave a talk, and the program also
singing of carols by the various
Sunday School departments under the d.
rection of Mrs. Helen Bickmore readings
by Miss Marian Speare and Miss Dorothy
Wootton. and vocal solo by Mrs. Bick-
more.
About fifty-four members and guests of
the Young Mems Club of Olney held their
annual banquet last week at the Common
wealth Farm near Colesvile. Edward
Snowden acted as POSTMASTER and the
speakers included DR.. Jacob W. Bird of
Sandy Spring, Barnard Welsh of Rockville
Dean Acheson of Washington, Mr.. Lutes of
Silver Spring and E. j. Murphy of Chevy
Chase, whose presentation each year of
SIS gold piece is part of the proceedings.
Herbert Daley, of Brookeville. was this
year the young man having perfect at
tendance at the club meetings and received
the gold piece.
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Virginia
Stonebreaker. aged 81 years. widow of
Francis W. Stonebreaker. who died at the
home of her son-in-law and daughter. Mr..
and Mrs. David R. Hershey, in Gaithersbure,
following a long illness, took place last
Tuesday morning at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hershey, Rev. A. E. Speilman. pastor
of Grace Methodist Church. Gaithersburg.
officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Gene
terry, Hagerstown. Mrs. Stonebreaker. who
was formerly Miss Schaeffer, was native
and until few years ago, when she re-
moved to Gathersburg, lifelong resident
of Washington county. She is survived
by daughter. Mrs. Hershey.
On charges of forging the name of DR..
Eugene Jones, of Kensington, to a check
for $25, having it cashed by a Silver
Spring merchant and dividing the spoils.
Robert Taylor and John Thornton. young
Washington negroes, were held for the
action of the March grand jury at a pre-
liminary hearing before Judge Charles W.
Woodward in the police court here. Taylor
was released on $3.50. and Thornton, who
was unable to furnish bond in a similar
amount, was committed to jail. 1t was
represented that one of the men provided
the blank check and had the check cashed
after it had been filled in and signed with
DR.. Jones name by the other.
The records in the murder cases of the
Brady brothers-Lawrence Leroy and Her.
man-of Prince Georges county. which
were several days in preparation. were
last Friday mailed by the clerk of the
circuit court here to the clerk of the circuit
court for Anne Arundel county and the
cases will, it is understood. be docketed for
trial at the term of court now in session at
Annapolis. The cases were scheduled to
be tried here at the November term of
court, having been removed from Prince
Georges county at the instance Of the
defendants, but a second change Of venue
was granted upon petition of States At
turney J. Frank Parran. of Prince Georges
county. where Leroy was tried several
months ago. hung jury resulting.
Former County Commissioner Crittenden
H. Walker died Monday afternoon at his
home. in Gaithersbure, aged 70 years. He
had suffered for some time from an affec-
ton of the heart. A slight stroke Of paraly-
sis about six weeks ago greatly aggravated