Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-03-28
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burg, died at her home in Burbank, CAL
last week.
Thomas Waters, a druggist Of Gathers
burg, has purchased the Eldhge drug
business in Rockville, and will take charge
of the establishment at once.
The cornerstone of the handsome church
edifice the Rockville Presbyterians are
erecting on a lot on West Montgomery
Avenue. to take the place of the one now
heino demolished to make room for the
court house soon to be constructed here,
will he laid next Sunday afternoon.
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Mrs. B. Barry Greene died at her home
at Roanoke, Va. following lingering ILL.,
ness. She was the daughter Of the late
Corbin and Nettie Burch Wilkes. OF Bed
ford county, Va. She is survived Dy ner
husband, formerly of Rockville. and several
brothers and sisters. Her remains were
inferred in Rockville Union Cemetery on
Thursday afternoon of last week.
A mass-meeting of the Montgomery
County Democratic Law Enforcement
Leasue will be held on Wednesday. April
End. at 8 P. NJ, in the Montgomery County
Buildine at Bethesda. Md. Mrs. Jesse W.
Nicholson. State and National President
of the National Woman's Democratic Law
Enforcement League. and Hugh Jarvis. OF
West Virginia. President of Constitutional
Democrats, will speak. All welcome-no
admission charge.
The official board of the United Demo-
cratic Women's Clubs of Maryland. COM
posed of women throughout the State. met
in executive session at the Manor Ciuo'
Norbeck. this county, on Thursday after
noon of last week, Mrs. Mary H. Duvaii'
president of the State organization, pre-
sd Plans were made for the annual
meetiue in April. which will be held at
caes. own and sponsored by Eastern
ShO's, emocrAtic women.
No' .thstanding that the thermometer
veat ,. low the 20-deeree mark in the
-,gAt, IN Saturday. and lower than the
freezing point Sunday. it is believed that
the fruit is not seriously damaged. Accord
ipe to Eugene W. Scott. of this vicinity
one of this county's most extensive fruit
growers, plums. apricots and the most ad-
vanced peaches may have been hurt some
what, but he is Of the opinion that apples
and the great bulk Of the peaches of the
county are so far safe.
The Woodside Park Property Owners
Association has elected the following Of
ficers: President, ]. Reginald Boyd; vice.
president, Shirley Stephens; secretary, Mrs.
j. Reginald Boyd !; treasurer, S. F. Birth
right. The chairmen of standing commit
tees named are: Publicity, Hiram E.
johnson ways and means, Victor E. Grot-
lisch: public utilities and legislation. Ralph
Lee entertainment Mrs. Shirley Stephens
welfare. Mrs. Ralph Lee; restrictions and
buildings, Arthur L. Blakslee.
Judge Robert B. eter has signed decree
in the circuit cour, here declaring null and
void the marriage Of Marjorie Edith and
5..s. IS lie, the TosEyze----- 80
county, litter of Danville. Va,
whic. N...ace at Chevy Chase on July
g 20. The petition. which was flee
in behalf Of the wife. represented that at the
time of the marriage the defendant had
a wife living, from whom he had neveI
been divorced. in the person OF formel
Miss Gertrude D. Perry. to whom he was
married July is, 1924.
The Maryland Public Service Commits
sion has received an application from the
Washington Rapid Transit Co. for a fran
chise to operate a line of buses on thu
Ashton olesville pike. according to Alex
ander Schapira, assistant TO the genera
manager. The new buses are of moderr
design, having a cooling system. and are
of the parlor coach type. This route passeI
through Silver Spring. Four Corners. Burnt
Mills, Colesville to Ashton. connecting with
those operated BY the same company from
Washington to Baltimore through Sandy
Spring.
Although the three month grace period
expires March 3lst. only about 5000 dos
licenses for the current year have so fa
been issued. John T. Culver. clerk to thu
police court here. who distributes the per
mits, stated. According to Clerk Culver. tn,
canine population of the county is around
5000. and he expressed fear that April
LIST will find large delinquent list. Failure
to obtain such licenses before April Isl
not exceeding $25 in each case. The fee,
are 81 for each male and So for eact
female.
Fire last Friday destroyed dwelling al
Burnt Mills occupied by Cleveland r. Mil.
stead and owned by John A. Wheeler
Milstead was severely cut about the hands
and suffered from shock and exhaustion as
result Of his futile efforts to extinguish
he blaze. According to Milstead. the police
lay. the fire started In the stairs. from an
undetermined cause. Milstead made an
1ffort to check the blaze. but, famed by
he strong wind, it rapidly gained head
way, and spread to the vegetation sur
ounding the house. Both the house and
eontents were destroyed.
Mrs. John Berchmans Piet, Of Kings
Highway. Happen. N. Y. formerly of Scars
dale. has announced the engagement Of
her granddaughter, Miss Georgia Marie
Piet, to DR.. Eugene De Sales Jarboe. OF