Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-08-01
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its annual fried chicken supper on the
church lawn on August 30th.
The annual picnic by the Germantown
Council, No. 1871. Jr. o. U. A. M, will be
held on Thursday. August 7th.
The lawn fete of St. Mary's Catholic
Church, Rockville. will be held on the
church lawn on Tuesday and Wednesday.
August 5th and 9Th
The ladies' and friends Of the Travilah
ME-. Church South will hold their annual
chicken and meat supper in TravilBh town
hall on Friday. August 29th. If rainy.
next evening.
The GAINESVILLE picnic will be held on
Wednesday, August 18th. A cordial in
vitation is extended to the people of the
county to come to the grounds on the
above date to meet their friends and &C.
quaintances.
The ladies of the Travilah Baptist Church
will hold their annual chicken and meat
snpper on Saturday, August 9th. beginning
at4P. M, in the hall at Travlah. Pro-
ceeds for the benefit of the church. Come
and meet your candidates. for they will
all be here.
Summer Fiction.-Warm weather re-
ouires a certain type of short stories, and
the Magazine Of The Washington Star is
the result of complete study along this
line. You will enjoy all the fiction of the
MAGAZINE each Sunday. Order your copy
of The Washington Star for Sunday, August
Srd, from your newsdealer today.
The fourth annual outing of the Rock
willie Chamber of Commerce was held at
Chapel Point. Md, on Thursday Of last
week, and was regarded as a success in
spite of the intense heat. A large number
of persons from various parts of the county
attended and enjoyed day of bathing.
fishing, boating. feasting and other diver
sions Roger Shaw headed the general
committee of arrangement.
Miss Mamie Veirs. daughter of the late
Clark Veirs, died suddenly on Thursday Of
last week in a Takoma Park sanitarium.
AGED So years. She is survived By two
sisters, Miss Lutte Veirs and Miss Blanche
Vers, of near Alta Vista. this county, and
brother. Clarence Veirs. of Indiana. The
funeral took place from her late home,
near Alta Vista. Saturday afternoon and
Il -, ha nf Mount Zinn
Baptist Church at Beane.
A story of the inert body of woman
seen sprawed in a parked car near POto-
mac this county, last Monday night threw
the town into an uproar and brought out
more than 200 searchers for some eVi
dence of supposed murder. Their quest
was unsuccessful. Police. members OF the
Rockville and Kensineton Volunteer Fire
Departments and large posse OF citizens
combed the neighborhood for several hours
finally giving up the search about mid
night.
In compliment to Miss Hortense Loretta
Hunter. daughter of MIR. and Mrs. George
M,
Mr.. William Basil Mobley, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter W. Mobley. of Derwood. is to
take place at the home Of MIR. and Mrs.
Hunter on Saturday evening. August End
Miss Olive Edmonds and Miss Helen Ramey
entertained at a shower at the home of
the former here last week. The guests
were entertained on the lawn, which was
peettily lighted with japanese lanterns.
The money pouch containing the $249
which was stolen from the safe OF the
Bethesda Hardware Co. last Saturday night
was recovered Monday by Leroy Lochte. OF
Bethesda, on the east-west highway. In
it were two checks. one for $3.50 and the
other for So. 80. but the money had been
removed. The pouch and its contents
were stolen Saturday night when two
colored men entered the store. knocked
Jacob Locke. manager. unconscious. bound
and eaeeed him and ransacked his pockets
and the safe.
Three colored prisoners in the jail here
last Saturday night escaped by climbing
to the roof through trap door and lower
ing themselves to the ground by blankets
tied TOGETHER. The men were Charles Hair
MS. %, of Washington, who was being held
on a charge of assault with intent to kill :;
Augustus Scrogeins. 20. also of Washing
ton. who was charged with larceny. and
Leroy Williams. alias Gus johnson. 22. OF
Buckeystown. Md, charged with larceny.
They have not been caught up to the
present time.
Preston B. Ray, clerk Of the circuit court
here, has arranged to have Washington
firm make photostatic copies Of all plat
, books on file in his office. The plats show
the location and dimensions of all lots in
the various subdivisions and incorporated
towns of the county. and the copies are
intended for the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, the Wash
ineton Suburban Sanitary Commission Of
Maryland and the county buildings al
bethesda aid Silver Spring the officials OF
which and all other persons desiring in.
formation of the kind are now forced tc
visit the court house here.
Glenmont. on the Seventh Street pike
will again be the site of the annual camT
meeting of the Philadelphia Conference Of
the Free Methodist Church. which begins
this (Frday) evening to continue for ter
days. District Elder w. H. Van Ness. Of
Spencerville. will have a prominent par
in conducting the camp and Rev. J. M
Jennings and Rev. Charles A. Norris, forme
pastors of the Spencervile Free Methodist
Church. will have charge Of the music
Many members of the denomination and
Others from this county and other sections
of Maryland. the District Of Columbia Wiz
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