Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-02-14
The motion Of the Potomac Edison Co..

| VI rreoeflck, MO-, Tor q new trial IN the
case Of Or. James johnson. Of Cumberland
Md. who on January S0th was awarded
$22,5O0 damages against the company
for injuries suffered. Monday was refused
BY Judge Robert B. Peter in the circuit
court here. DR.. johnson had been awarded
the amount by jury in the court for
permanent spine injuries received in 1928
In Frederick when the automobile he was
driving was struck by Potomac Electric
Co. street car that jumped the track.
An affection of the heart and complica-
tons, OF which she had long been III,
resulted in the death in her home here
last Friday of Mrs. Emma C. Harmon, aged
SO years. widow OF Richard L. Harmon.
She Is survived by. three daughters and
three sons. Mrs. William Stivers. Misses
Matte and Margaret Harmon and Ernest
Harmon, all of Rockville. and Lawrence
and Walter Harmon. of Washington. Mrs.
Harmon. who was formerly Miss West.
was native of Washington county. She
had been a resident this county more than
40 years.
At the next meeting of the Pomona
Grange. which is federation Of the Ger
mantown. Olney and Liberty Grove Oranges
Of this county and the Patuxent Grange Of
Highland. Howard county. the years pro-
gram Of activities for the four constituent
organizations is expected to be adopted.
Representatives of the four oranges met
at Burtonsville few days ago and. after
hearing DR.. Thomas B. Symons. head Of
the extension service Of the University of
Maryland. explain this years plans Of the
State Grange. adopted tentative program.
conforming to that of the State organiza-
tion. to be submitted to the Pomona Grange
for ratification.
"A Talking Movie on China" in which
the characters were taken by so pupils Of
the fourth grade OF the Rockville High
School. of which Mrs. Hattie kingdom is
teacher, featured the bi-weekly meeting
of the Rockville Womans Club at the
Montgomery Country Club here on Thurs
day afternoon of last week. The children,
all in Chinese costume. told and showed
what they saw ON an imaginary trip to
China and the presentation was both en-
tertainine and instructive. The meeting
was conducted by the president. Mrs. Thos.
D. Griffith, and was well attended. The re-
sponses were bright sayings of children.
Mrs. j. Somervell Dawson read paper on
reference books and magazines for chill
dren and Miss Frances De Lashmutt sang
several solos.
Two armed robbers boarded Capital
Traction car. No. 81. at Connecticut Ave-
nue. and Aspen Street. Chevy Chase. this
county. early last Monday morning and
robbed Motorman T. D. Mangum of $l.436.
They escaped in taxicab operated by an
accomplice. The vehicle had been stolen
previously by the trio from William A.
Jordon, colored. cab driver of Washington,
who had driven them to a woods near
Chevy Chase Lake. There they over
powered him and left him gagged and bound
to a tree, he told the police, Motorman
Mangum and Conductor c. |. johnson in
formed the police that two men boarded
their car at Chevy Chase Circle at the
start of the trip to Seventh street wharves
Maneum had small leather bag in which
he carried the money consisting Of Sun
days receipts and Christmas club savings
of employees of the Chevy Chase barn.
The report Of Miss Ruth Braden. Red
Cross nutritionist. who is conducting nutri-
ton classes in the public schools OF the
county, under the auspices of the Mont
eomery County Red Cross Chapter. shows
that during January SO new classes. 80
for children and 8 for mothers. were added
to the nutrition program in the county
bringing the total classes for both children
and mothers up to l48. The statement
also shows that during the month Miss
Braden made 8 talks. held consultations
and paid z home visits. Miss Braden's re-
port calls attention to "a particularly note
worthy piece Of work" carried out during
January by the sixth grade of the school
at Bethesda. of which Mrs. Grace Howes is
teacher. 1t was a wheat project correlated
with virtually all of the other subjects for
the Grade and Miss Braden's plans. she
stated, to use It at the nutritionist confer
ence in Washington in the fall.
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