Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-10-24
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Town and Country.
Mrs. Elmore Wilt fell down flight o.
s,ens at home here, Monday, and dislocated
her hip.
An oyster and meat supper will be held
of the Hunting Hill hall on November list
o,artine at S P. M. All are cordially ia.
vited.
F. Bache Albert has been elected presi-
dent of the Rockville Parent-Teacher As
sociation. The other officers are Guy
Carter, vice president; Miss Catherine Hall,
secretary; Clifton Howard, treasurer.
Fred Hamilton, of Cumberland, won the
borseshoe-pitchine contest at Baltimore,
last week, over Willard E. Peake. this county,
and became State champion in the sport
The score stood 53-42. 1851, 50-28.
Mrs. Mary Isabel Mason, widow of E. W.
Mason, of King George County, Va. died
at her residence. in Rockville. on Sunday
last The funeral took place Tuesday
morning and burial was at Charles Town.
W. Va.
Cigarettes and other merchandise valued
at approximately 500 were stolen from
the store of Clarence E. Wright. at Fair
and. last Sunday night, by thieves who
broke the lock on the front door to obtain
entrance.
The contract for trucking $4,000 worth
of stone to 60 into the walls of the new court
house here has been awarded to the local
Feed and Fuel Company. Removal of the
stone from the depot to the building site
was begun Monday.
Christ Church Guild will hold supper
in the Parish House on Thursday. October
30tb, from $50 to 6 P. M. Oysters. coun-
try ham and many good things will be
served by the ladies. who cordially invite
every one to come.
There will be a card party at the Christ
Child Fresh Air Farm, near Rockville. Md,
on Saturday. October 25th, at $50. P. NJ.
for the benefit of sick and convalescent
DOOR children. Prizes and refreshments.
Your patronage is solicited.
Formal opening Of the road from Pooles-
vile to Sycamore Landing, on the Potomac
River, which has been under construction
for several months. will be celebrated with
an old-time barbecue at the river terminal
the afternoon of October 25th.
George E. Wolfe, IS years old, of Capitol
View, was instantly killed last Sunday
when motorcycle he was riding crashed
through fence. The accident occurred in
large field near his home and was wit
messed by his father. VIM. N. Wolfe, who
was watching him ride.
Funeral services for Lester R. Smith.
aged "a years, who died last Friday at
the home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
H. Smith, at Redland. were held Sunday
afternoon in the Lutheran Church at Red
land, the pastor, Rev. L. P Probst, officiat-
ing. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Monday. Mr. Hanson Cashell, of Red
land, returned here from visit of few
DAYS to the home of Mr.. Edgar Cashell. in
Richmond, Va. He informed US that he
found his host entirely recovered from
recent serious illness. which will be glad
news to the many friends of the county's
native son.
A wedding ofinterest toresidents of Wash
ineton and this county took place at noon
Monday at the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church. Washington. when Miss
Loretta Jane Umstead. of TIT Massa-
chusetts Avenue northwest, became the
bride of Mr.. Frederick Hugh Craig Bick-
ford, also of Washington. The Rev. Geo.
Gffen Culbertson officiated. Miss Umstead
formerly lived in Rockville.
Miss Irene Shields has assumed her duties
as executive secretary of the Montgomery
County Social Service League, succeeding
Miss lrma Mohr, who recently resigned to
accept fellowship with the New York
School for Social Service. Miss Shields. it
is stated, has had IA years experience as
a social service worker. having previously
worked in Georgia. Utah and Pennsylva-
nia She is native of New Orleans.
The official voting strengte of this county
is 24,851 registered voters. according to
an announcement made by John Jones,
clerk to the board of supervisors OF cleo
tons, following the receipht of complete
returns from three registration days and
two revision days which have been held.
There are 1884 voters registered as
Democrats, 8,743 Republicans and SID
who declined to make known their aftilia-
tons or belong to smaller groups. The
men outnumber the women by around
1900.
Foot Ball Plays and Players of Yestef-
day.-The foot ball season is in full swing.
Every weekend brings news of the victo-
ries and defeats of today's big teams. But
what of the half-foreotten squads of yes
terday How many remember the thrilling
plays and players of foot balls earlier years =!
Sixty years of eridiron play, showing steady
growth of a collegiate game when mas
numbered among its devotees many who
later attained national fame, are reviewed
by an "old-timer" who helped shape the
sports destiny, in thrilling story appear
ing in the Magazine Section of The Sun
day Star, Washington, D. c., next Sun
day.
Maryland All Club boys won first place
in the dairy-cattle judging contest held in
connection with the National Dairy Expo
stion at St. Louis last week. The winning
team was composed of William Chilcoat
and James Johnston, Baltimore county
and Charles Clark and David Joestins
Hartford county. Horace B. Derrick. county
agent Of Baltimore county, served as coach
Of the team. By winning the national