Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-01-16
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Charles M. Jones has been appointed
by President Hoover postmaster at Rock
vile.
Mr.. William H. Fawsett, of Travilah, has
announced the engagement of his daueh-
ter, Miss Mary Gene Fawsett, to Mr.. Brad
ley C. Karn, of this town.
Misses Kathleen and Susan Aud, of Rock
vile, gave a bridge party Saturday in
honor of Miss Corita Hunter, of Washington.
Many of the guests were college friends Of
the Misses Aud.
The county commissioners did not hold
their weekly meeting Tuesday because of
the absence of the president of the board,
Lacy Shaw, who is in St. Louis attending
meeting of the American Road-Builders'
Association.
Rev. j. Lloyd Black, for number of
years promotional secretary of Lynchburs
College, Lynchburg, Va, who recently &C.
cepted a call to the pastorate of the Rock
vile Christian Church. has moved into the
parsonage.
Paralysis, with which she was stricken
three weeks ago, resulted in the death of
Mrs. Sarah Jane Watkins at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Blanche Hilton. at Mt.
Airy, Md, on Wednesday of last week.
She was the widow of Franklin Watkins.
a lifelong resident of this county. She
was 81 years old. Surviving her are three
daughters, Mrs. Albert F. Thompson and
Mrs. James Sibley, both of near Gathers
burg, and Mrs. Hilton. Mrs. Watkins was
formerly Miss Benson.
Mrs. Olive A. Warthen, aged 70 years
wife of William E. Warthen, died at her
home at Damascus on Sunday last from
heart disease. following an illness of sew
eral months. The funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon in the Damascus
Methodist Episcopal Church, with burial
in the cemetery adjoining the church.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Warthen is sur
vived by the following children: Quincy
Warthen, Mrs Amy Burdette. Mrs. Bessie
Hurley, Mrs. Vivian Hilton. Albert Warthen
and Mrs. Marian Tabler.
Wanted Men "A dozen notorious fugi
tives from United States justice are now
in hiding abroad. according to an article
which will appear in the Magazine of The
Washington Star next Sunday, which tells
of the efforts of the Governments secret
police to keep tab on Wanted Men,"
Among the cases listed is that of Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll, draft dodger, fugitive.
exile for ten years, whom the Government
feels sure it will get as well as Blackmer
and O'Neil. "perennially missing" witnesses
of the famous Teapot Dome trial.
A 4-month-old baby boy, James Allen
English, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Beryl R. Eng
lish, of Burnt Mills, this county, suffocated
20 death in the blankets of his carriage in
front of the home last Sunday afternoon.
The child had been left in the open for an
airing. Mrs. Charles Latimer, of Rockville.
who was visiting at the English house.
went out to bring him in. She discovered
he was lying unconscious on his stomach.
his head wrapped in the blankets. She
placed him in her car and drove to the
office of DR.. W. Haynes at Silver Spring,
but the baby was dead upon their arrival.
Mrs. j. Banks Berry, secretary, has an
nounced that the executive committee OF
the Montgomery County Fox Hunters As
sociaton has arranged schedule OF hunts
as follows: January II, the Orchards. near
Ednor; January "a. farm of Geo. Waters.
near Laytonsville; January 81. farm OF
Everett Beall, near Layhill; February 4,
farm of Bean Brothers, near Colesvllle !;
February ID, Muncaster's Mill. near Nor-
beck; February 81, farm of Thomas D.
Griffith, near Redland; February 2S. Seven
Knobs Farm, near Laurel, the home OF
Whitney Aitcneson. Everett Beall and
Stauzy L. King compose the committee in
charge of arrangements.
A eroup meeting of the missionary So
cieties of the Baptist Churches OF Monteom-
cry county was held last week in the
Rockville church Morning and afternoon
sessions were COuuuCtCu Oy "h'S'
r. Falvey, of Rockville, leader of the group.
and at noon basket luncheon was served
At the morning session the devotional ex-
ercises were conducted by Mrs. j. Harry
Gormley, of Rockville, the proceedings also
including reports from the different socie-
ties and the transaction of routine business.
The afternoon session was featured by an
address by Mrs. Wayland Harrison. of
Baltimore. State leader. whose subject was
THAT the World may Know" The de
votiooal exercises of the afternoon were
in charge of Mrs. John B. Pyles. of Barnes
vile. Composing the group are the socie-
ties of the Rockville. Kensineton, Mount
Zion, Upper Seneca. Germantown. Barnes
vile and Travilah Churches.
Because vety large part of the property
of Rockville is owned by women. it was
the consensus at well-attended meeting
of the Rockville Women's Club Thursday
afternoon of last week, that the sex should
have representation in the Town Council,
and resolution was unanimously adopted
authorizing the president to appoint a
committee to take steps toward such an
accomplishment. Mrs. Berry E. Clark. Mrs.
J. Somervell Dawson and Mrs. Jas. P. Colt
were selected. The meeting, which was
conducted by Miss Daisy Magruder. was
featured by a talk by Mrs. George Furzer
of Dickerson. who discussed the essentials
of a home, and instrumental music by
Miss Mary Francis Isreal of Washington
and Mrs. Harold C. Smith of Rockville, and
vocal selections by Mrs. Frank II. Higgins
proved enjoyable. The hostesses were Mrs
Lloyd Brewer and Mrs. Almus R. Speare.
Albert Wolfson, for the last Is years a
successful Rockville tailor and merchant