Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-08-29

The Cedar Grove M. E. Church will hOl
ia annual fried chicken supper on tn
church lawn on August S0th.
MONTGOMERY County's loss by the pre-
vailins drought is $2.64i,5S7. estimates
by DR.. Symons. of the Maryland Agricul
tural College.
Dixie Tavern, formerly the Monteomer!
House. Rockville Landmark. has been soil
nv Rufus E. Milor. of this community. t
W. T. Pearl. of Washington.
The annual union picnic Of the three
churches Of Hyattstown. this county. will
he held at Mountain View Park. nea
Hyattstown, on Saturday next.
Messrs. W. E. Mason and c. A. Beard. o.
Rockville, sailed from Baltimore on Tues
dav last on the S. S. Fairfax. Of the Mer.
chants and Miners Line. enroute Boston
Mass.
The ladies and friends Of the Travilah
ME-. Church South will hold their annual
chicken and meat supper in Travileh town
hall on Friday. August 29th. If rainy
next evening.
The scarcity of water for man and beast
in tbi. section Of the drought arear has
hecome extremely alarming. Many persons
ara now hauling water long distances to
suppIy themselves. Before many days. il
the drought continues. it now appears that
all streams will be dry.
RAYMOND j. johnson. colored. of Spencer
vile. was fatally injured early last Sunday
morning when his car left the Colesville
nike, near Ednor, and plunged into a tele-
nbone pole. He was taken to the Sandy
Snrine Hospital by Policeman Barnes. OF
Silver Spring precinct. and died there Sun
day afternoon.
William A. Pate. Jr., Rockville contrac-
TOR. has started the work Of excavatins the
si,e for the new court house here. Tool
sheds and temporary Office buildings have
been erected by the j. J. McDevitt Co.. Of
Charlotte, N. c., which was awarded the
contract for the construction Of the new
conrt house. About ten months will be
required for the construction Of the build
ins, it is estimated.
Although the seventy-seventh annual
exhibition Of the Montgomery County AZ
ricuItural Society, which closed last Friday
afternoon after having been in progress
here four DAYS, was not big money maker.
the receipts were more than sufficient to
nav the expenses of the fair proper. so
President Clarence L. Gilpin stated. The
surplus, however. is not sufficient to take
care of the cost Of repairs to buildings and
grounds.
The new fire engine house of the Sandy
Spring Volunteer Fire Department. recently
completed at a cost of approximately
StO 600. was dedicated on Wednesday
last The new building is of colonial de-
sisn. brick construction. and is three stories
in heisht. 1t contains ample room for the
equipment of the fire department. CLUB
rooms. showers. an assembly room and on
the third floor hunks for use OF members
of the department.
Sir Thomas Upton Tries Aeain.-Amer-
ica's Cup is again at stake as Sir Thomas
Upton, the doughty Irish sportsman. brings
the Shamrock V against the American de-
fender in his fifth attempt to carry home
the world-famous yachting trophy. A
thrilling accsunt of the past races in this
classic contest to capture the most coveted
of all sporting prizes is given by Ralph
McCabe in the Magazine of The Washing
ton Star next Sunday.
First steps toward the formation OF a
series Of agricultural credit corporations 10
administer financial relief in the drought
stricken section of Maryland were taken
Monday at the initial meeting OF Governor
Ritche's State Drought Committee. Ar
rangement were made for the creation OF
drought relief committees in each county
They are to be selected today. when the
full committee will meet again at the ofiices
Of the State Board of Agriculture.
Chicken thieves Of this community have
begun their usual winter robberies early in
the season by making three raids on as
/, many different fiocks. Recently they visited
the rectory of St. Mary's Catholic Church
this town. and stole IA birds Later they
robbed the County Home of 81 chickens
after breaking down the door to gain an
entrance into the hen house. Further on
the home of Richard Harris. q mile east
Of Rockville, was also given a night cal
and the hennery thereat robbed Of large
number Of fowls-the exact number is moi
known.
Following an illness Of two months. John
R. Hutchinson. aged SO years. native Of
Loudoun county, Va. for the last 10 year:
a resident Of Chevy Chase. this county
died on Sunday last of a general break
down due to his advanced age. The funera
took place Tuesday afternoon from his lat'
home and burial was at Leesbure. Va
Mr.. Hutchinson was retired farmer. He
was unmarried and leaves brother. Ran
dolph W. Hutchison. of Leesburg. Va. anC
two sisters. Mrs. Mary C. Wilson, Of Mon
treal, Canada. and Miss Eppie Hutchinson
Of Chevy Chase. He was a Confederate
veteran.
Fire Of undetermined origin last Monday
night destroyed two-story frame hous'
on the Colesville road, near Four Corners
causing damage of approximately $40 900
and calling out fire departments of Silve
Spring, Kensington and Takoma Park
The fire was discovered by George Bean. 1
neighbor, whO called the fire departments
Flames were leapine skyward from tn
wooden structure when the fire was noticet
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