Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-12-05
~.,1t4l aud Personal.
Town aud Country.

Town nuo
Gov Richie has appointed Marie n
cendanin a notary public for this county.
Mrs. Mary Mother" Jones died last Sun
dav at the residence of Mrs. Walter Burgess
near Silver Spring. aged 100 years.
The board of county commissioners OF
Tuesday last organized BY electine Lac!
Shaw president and Berry E. Clark clerk.
Leonard Weer. formerly Of Brookeville
this county. died on Monday last at the
home of his brother. James R. Weer. al
sykesyille, Nd. aged 70 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry E. Clark. Of this town
announce the engagement of their daush-
ter, Dorothy Helen. to Mr.. Charles Wesley
p,ettyman, son of Rev. and Mrs. Forrest
I Prettyman. of Baltimore. The wedding
will take place in the spring.
In the last week of November just past
tbecountry experienced the coolest weatheI
the Government Bureau people say that
has been felt in November within the last
81 wears. In this county the cold registered
in different sections varied from to 10
above zero.
Died. on Monday, December 1. 1890. al
GEORGETOWN University Hospital, Washing.
ton. ]. Erwin Cramer. the beloved husband
of Blanche Braddock Cramer. in his 70th
wear. The funeral took place Thursday
afternoon and burial was in Rockville
Union Cemetery.
The ifty-eishth annual meeting Of the
Maryland State Grange opened three-day
session at Silver Spring last Tuesday morn
inc in the National Guard Armory. With
State Grange Master A. G. Ensor. presiding.
ORGANIZATION was accomplished. commit
tees named and foundations laid for work
at following meetings.
Apoplexy, with which she was stricken
two weeks ago. resulted in the death at
her late home. at Silver Spring. on
Thursday of last week of Mrs. Mary Jane
Tyler, widow of Noble Tyler. aged 70 years.
She is survived by two sons and six daush-
tiers. Mrs. Tyler was formerly Miss Glad
mon and was lifelong resident of Silver
Spring neiehborhood.
Miss Norma C. Brown. of Bloomington.
Illinois, will speak in the Methodist Church.
Rockville, in cooperation with the churches
and W. C. 7. U. on Sunday. December 7th.
at $50 P. NJ. in the interest Of Prohibi-
ton and Law Enforcement. Miss Brown
is vice-president of the Flying Squadron
Foundation and associate editor of the
National Enquirer of Indianapolis.
The funeral of Wilmer Maurice Black.
who died suddenly in Washington on
Thursday of last week, aged so years,
took place Sunday afternoon from his
late home on Watkins Avenue. Bethesda.
The services were conducted by Rev. B. NJ.
Ossood pastor of Rockville Baptist Church
and burial was in the cemetery adjoining
Mount Zion Baptist Church at Beane.
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everyday people; she sees beneath the
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newsdealer today.
A $4,000 damage suit. alleging assault,
was filed in the circuit court here Monday
against Fred j. Hughes, Of Poolesville dis
trict, by Gustavus Robert Gray. of Pooles-
vile, through Attorneys Albert NJ. Bouic
and John E. Oxley. II is charged that on
November 26, Mr.. Hughes did with force
and arms make an assault on the plaintiff
and beat, wounded and ill-treated him SO
that his life was despaired Of"
THE Goose Hangs High" is the title Of
play to be presented in the auditorium
of the Rockville High School the evening
of December 18th by members Of the ORA
matte Club of the school. The cast will
include Marian Speare. Emily MARYLAND
Jean Pack. Mary Gettinss, Carvel Dia-
mond, Adrian Fisher. Hazel Mills. Diantha
Bowie, Irwin Brooke. Edward Aud. Mabel
Sapp, Robert Dutrow and Eugene Russell.
Miss Claudia L. Watkins. daughter oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lee Watkins. of De-
mascus, and Mr.. Luther C. Howard. oil
LaytonsviIle. were married last Saturday
afternoon by Rev. Henry Nicol. pastor oil
the Baptist Church at Cedar Grove. the
ceremony taking place at the home Of the
minister in the presence of a small com
pany of relatives and friends of the couple
Immediately afterward Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard left by automobile for Florida. to be sont
several weeks.
Mrs. /. v. woodward. chief operator
Silver Spring. has been appointed compan,
representative in charge Of the business
affairs of the Chesapeake and Potoms,
Telephone Company of Baltimore City 70
the Silver Spring central Office area. Oh
matters concerning the public. Mrs. Wood
yard will report to H. C. Ransom. manage
of the Maryland suburban business Office
who supervises the telephone company
affairs 10 this area. The Silver Spfin
Office is now served by 1880 telephones
rs having been added to the system thi
year.
Leonard L. Nicholson. Jr., son Of Mr.. an
Mrs. Leonard L. Nicholson. who reside o
the Rockville pike. near this town. ha
been appointed to the Unite States Navt
Academy. it was learned at his home lal
Friday. His appointment is from Ne
York State. Young Nicholson has bee
informed that ne must take his entranc
examinations in April He is now ST.
dent at Dewitt Preparatory S:h,o
Washington and formerly atten i {!
Sidwell Friends School and Western Hie
School. He comes Of long line Of nav,
and Marine Corps ancestors on both sid,