Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-02-28
Yutal aud 9ersnual
Town and Country.

purpose Of assisting taxpayers in filing
income tax returns.
The Christ Church Guild, of Christ Epis-
copal Church. Rockville. will hold a food
sale at Mr.. Mansfields store on Saturday.
March lst. from 10 A. M. to IL noon.
World War Spies.-Famous spies of the
World War-an interesting series of fact
articles-begins in The Washington Stars
Magazine Sunday. March 2. Each article
is complete in itself-thrilline. well illus
trated. Watch for the first article next
Sunday and order your copy of The Star
from your newsdealer today.
Everett B. Ansley. OF Rockville. Tuesday
was appointed assistant trade commits
sioner to Istanbul. Turkey. succeeding E..
P. Keller. of Greencastle, Ind. who has
been made assistant commercial attache
at Mexico City. The new Turkish trade
commissioner formerly was American vice
consul at Vladivostok. Siberia.
Declining to meet the stipulations de-
manded by W. L. Scott in connection with
his bid on the removal of the buildings on
the block west of the court house here.
the county commissioners Tuesday re-
scnded their acceptance of his bid and
awarded the contract to the next lowest
bidder, Harrison L. England. whose bid was
$474.
Mrs. Isabel Burdette. widow of Joseph
M. Burdette, died Monday at her home
near Browningsville. aged 80 years. She
had been i'll long time and her death
was not unexpected. Mrs. Burdette was
the mother of the late Willis B. Burdette,
of Rockville. She was formerly Miss
Watkins and was a lifelong resident of
this county.
Following an illness of two weeks of
pneumonia. Mrs. Sarah A. Van Horn. widow
Jacob Van Horn. died on Thursday of last
week at her home near Colesville. aged 81
years. She is survived by a daughter.
Mrs Robert j. T. Richardson, of Colesville
district; grandchildren. IA great-srand-
children and 2 ereat-great-g grandchildren
Mrs. Van Horn was formerly Miss Moore
and was lifelong resident of Colesvile
district.
Miss Flurence Mabel Haney. who was
married to Mr.. Joseph Archie King. of
Washington, D. c.. at Frederick. Md. on
Saturday, February 18th. 1880. is receiv-
ing congratulations of her many friends.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
B. M. Osgood. the brides pastor. The bride
is highly esteemed in this community.
where she has always lived Mr.. and Mrs.
King will make their home with the brides
mother on the Rockville pike.
A movement is on foot for the organiza-
ton OF a volunteer fire department at
Cabin John. The citizens of the neigh
borhood generally are said to be interested
and 26 of them have been enrolled as
members. Charles E. Benson, Norman c.
Lynch and Harry Davis have been selected
as president. secretary and treasurer, re-
spectively. and it is planned to soon select
the other officials. The purchase of equip
ment is now being given attention.
Mrs. Eliza Miller Griffith. wife of Seth W.
Griffith. died last Friday at her home at
Brookeville. aged 79 years. She had been
III a long time of complication OF DIS
eases and her death was not unexpected.
She is survived by her husband and two
daughters, Mrs. Bessie Hutton. OF near
BrooSeville. and Mrs. Ernest Virgins. OF
Washington. Mrs. Griffith was formerly a
Miss Hopkins, of Brookeville. and was twice
married, her first husband being the late
Sheriff William B. Miller.
Very little business was transacted at
the monthly meeting of the Rockville
Parent-Teacher Association. held in the
hieh school auditorium here on Thursday
evening of last week, but instead pleas
ine program was given under the direction
of the hospitality committee, OF which Miss
Alma Barker OF the high school faculty is
chairman, and refreshments served. The
class of which of Mrs. Lucy Barnsley is
teacher was awarded the banner for hav-
ing present the greatest number OF parents.
The morning services at the Rockville
Baptist Church next Sunday. at II O'Clock.
will include the service of worship with
sermon by the pastor on illuminating
Christians :" the reception of new MEM
bers, and the communion of the Lords
Supper. The sermon topic for the 7:3O P.
NJ. gospel service will be. THE Lost Coin.
The Sunday School classes will meet at III
A. M. ana the Young Peoples Society at
6:45 P. VI. The mid-week devotional ser
vice will be held Wednesday at 1880 P. NJ.
George W. Mulican is now the acting
postmaster at Rockville. Previously he was
assistant postmaster and temporarily sue
ceeds Postmaster W. B. Burdett, who died
last Friday morning. Mr.. Mullican will
continue to act until President Hoover ap-
points head for the office. which. doubt
less, will not be long, The following named
Gentlemen are mentioned in connection
with the filing of the vacancy Charlie;
Jones, Arthur England, Guy Watkins. E
L. Roger, WILDER S. Day and George W
Mullican.
Pneumonia. of which he had been i'll bu
a week, caused the death at his hom'
near Wheaton last Saturday morning o
Richard Clayton Window, aged So years
He passed away on the farm where HI
had lived his entire life. and which hai
been in the Window family for many years
He was unmarried and is survived by hi
mother, Mrs. Emma Window; a brother
j. Fred Window. Of Washington, and three
sisters. Mrs. Joseph T. Duffy and Mrs. Johl
Gibbs. of Washington, and Mrs. Harry "
Rausch. of Brentwood. Md. Mr.. Windon