Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-08-14
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The annual festival for the beneht OF )
Mary's Catholic Church here netted ar
proximately $1,000. it is understood. a
though the exact figures are not available
During a severe storm on Monday las
a large barn. valued at $4,000. of Crom
well King, near Woodfield. this count!
was destroyed by fire. with $4,000 wortl
of hay stored therein.
Miss Doris Virginia Brown and Mr.. vii
lard Frank Simpson, both of Bethesda
were married last week at Bethesda b,
Rev. C. Carroll Burruss. pastor Of the Be
thesda M. E. Church South.
On the grounds of desertion and non
support, Mrs. Priscilla Scharf Pritchett. o
Chevy Chase. has been granted limited
divorce from Walter B. Pritchett. of Cam
bridge. Md. by Judge Robert B. Peter il
the circuit court here.
Following an illness of six weeks. Mrs
Catherine r. Larman. aged "a years. wife
of William E. Larman. of Slidell. died or
Thursday of last week at the MONTGOMERY
County General Hospital. An affection Of
the heart was given as the cause. Mrs
Larman was formerly a Miss Thompson
and was lifelong resident of this county
A suit, asking 100000 of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad for the death of Samuel
T. Norris and his wife. who were killed
when their auto was struck by train at
Derwood. this county. on July 25th. was
filed in the superior court, Baltimore. last
Monday on behalf of the three minor chill
dren. The complaint alleges negligence
on the part of the railroad. The children
live al Travilah.
John R. Woodfeld. aged 81 years. a
well-known retired farmer. died at his
home at Damascus last Friday afternoon
after an illness of several weeks. death
being due to paralysis. He is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Nettie Young Woodfeld ;
one son, Aleie Woodfield. of Baltimore.
and three daughters. Mrs. Robert L. Jones
and Mrs. Cornelia A. Watkins, both of Bal
timore, and Mrs. James R. King, of the
vicinity of Damascus.
Who's Who In Crime.-Many puzzling
crimes are solved with the aid of the Fed
eral Bureau of Identification Of the De-
partment of Justice at Washington. Here
millions of fineerprints are on file. forming
an elaborate and worldwide directory of
the lawless. How this Government bureau
each year is helping to put more criminals
behind the bars is told in an interesting
article appearing in the Magazine of The
Washington Star next Sunday.
Mrs. Georeianna Penn. aged 81 years.
died at the Montgomery County General
Hospital. Sandy Spring. on Thursday Of
last week, where she had been a patient
since the establishment of the institution
10 years ago. Her death was due to the
infirmities of old age. Mrs. Penn. who
husband has been dead for many years.
was a native of Colesville district, but had
spent a part of her life in Washington.
She had no children or near relatives.
Thos. W. Oden, aged 72 years, farmer
and lifelong resident Of this county. died
at the residence of his daughter. Mrs.
Chas. N. Beall. at Sandy Spring, on Thurs
day afternoon of last week. He had been
i'll about three months. Eight children
survive him: Mrs. Jack Ponton. of Gath
ersbure; Mrs. Charles N. Beall. Of Sandy
Spring VIM. T. Oden, Mrs. Fillmore Poole
and Mrs. Clarence Case, of Cedar Grove;
Mrs. H. A. Martindale. of Winchester. Va;
Mrs. Austin Swartz. of Hareerstown. and
Mrs. Windsor Poole. of Rockville.
George W. Ray. prominent Georgetown
real estate dealer died Monday at his home,
1882 Thirty-first street. He had been
actively connected with Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital and Holy Trinity Parish.
as well as other Catholic charities. for
many years. He was born in Rockville.
a descendant of one of Maryland's oldest
families. He went to Washington when
but a youth and engaged in the wholesale
grocery business there. He retired from
that to enter the real estate business IN
1902 and was instrumental in the recent
development of Georgetown. His wife
and two married daughters survive him.
William P. BealI. tor the last At years a
merchant at Layhill. died on Wednesday
night of last week at his home at Layhill'
aged IA years. He had been in poor
health about two years. His death was
due to a complication of diseases. He is
survived by his wife. Mrs. Nettie E. Beall,
formerly a Miss Van Horn of Layhill neigh
borhood, and a daughter. Mrs. Thomas
Hunter. Of Silver Spring. by former mar
rage. He also leaves brother, Hedley
Beall, Of Layhill. and two sisters. Mrs
Henry Ortiz and Miss Marian Beall. OF
Washington The funeral took place last
Saturday morning and burial was in Rock
vile Union Cemetery. Mr.. Beall was q
lifelong resident OF Layhill neighborhood.
Fellow workers in the Office Of Clayton
X. Watkins. clerk of the circuit court here
Tuesday attended farewell luncheon given
in honor of Miss Helen Kirkland, of Mont
rose. clerk in the Office. who left Wed
nesday to take the veil at the convent OF
the Sisters of Providence at st. Mary's Of
the Woods. Indiana. The luncheon was
given by Mrs. Warner E. Humphrey at the
Huneerford Tavern here. Miss Kirkland
who has been an employe Of the office
nearly ten years. announced several days
ago that she planned entering the convent
She has been prominently connected with
the parish affairs of St. Mary's Catholic
Church here for many years and was one
Of the leading members of the choir al
the church.
In recognition Of his services to his coun
try, in both the Spanish American War and