Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-04-03
The Montgomery County Farm Bureau

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for one year. The follower directors are
Chester F. Clasett. Calvin Bready and Law
renee A. Darby. President Josiah W. Jones
gave report of the activities of the Or
ganization during the year 1880, and Miss
katherine Benson. secretary-treasurer, sub
mitted the financial report for the same
period.
Attractive Easter services will be held
at the Rockville Baptist Church next Sum-
day. The morning worship with special
musical features. at II o'clock. will have
for its sermon topic: THE Stone Rolled
Away" and will be followed by the COM
munion Of the Lords Supper. An Easter
musical service. under the direction of Mrs.
II. M. Blandy. will be held at 8 P. M. The
Sunday School will meet at 10 A. M. and
the Young Peoples Society at Tbs P. M.
The mid-week devotional service will be
held Wednesday at P. M. DR.. William
X. Cooper will speak at the union service to
be held in this church on April 18th at
p. M.
When the automobile he was driving
collided with machine operated by Ray
mond s. Betz. 1922 Thirty-seventh street
northwest, Washington. at Montrose, last
Saturday afternoon. Harold F. Grasse, 3515
McComb street. Washington. was fatally
injured. The accident happened about
three miles from here. on the Rockville
pike. when the cars going in opposite di-
rections. collided. Grasse died on the way
to Washington hospital. and Betz was
arrested and released en- bail of $500 for
hearing on April 18th on the charge of
manslaughter. Mrs. Betz and two other
women who were riding with Betz were
uninjured.
In imposing 30-day Jail ser tence on
Eugene Fletcher. young resident of Ken
sington, after he had pleaded guilty in the
circuit court here Friday to a charge of
driving an automobile while under the in
fiuence Of intoxicating liquor. Judge Robert
B. Peter served notice that all persons.
high or low. rich or poor" he might be
called upon to sentence for operating auto
mobiles while drunk would be sent to Jail.
chaFacterizing such acts as most danger
Gus" Fletcher also pleaded guilty to
charge of driving an automobile after his
permit had been revoked and was again
sentenced to 80 days in jail. the sentences.
however, to run concurrently
The Wednesday Club of Sandy Spring
met at the home of Mrs. Charles Ray. hav-
ing two guest speakers. Miss Jeanette
Rankin. former Representative from Mon
tana. and Mrs. Florence Brewer Boechel.
During business meeting afterward. Mrs.
Joseph rilton and Mrs. A. A. Lamar were
appointed delegates to the State Fedora
ton to be held April 14-l6 in Baltimore.
Mrs. Harold Lounsbury and Mrs. A. Douglas
Farquhar were named alternates. The
program for next year was submitted to
the club and accepted, with the following
subjects and chairmen named: Operas.
Mrs. William Dinwidde; miscellaneous.
Mrs. Harold Lounsbury; character studies,
Mrs. Yellotte Candy; book reviews, Mrs, A.
A. Lamar; play, Miss Lizzie B. Stabler,
and travelogue, Mrs. Ervan Kemp.
Additions and requirements to the 1ele-
phone system in Maryland involving gross
expenditures of $733.125 have just been
authorized by the board of directors of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company of Baltimore City at its regu-
lar monthly meeting. This appropriation
brings the total amount authorized for
similar work in the State so far this year
to S2.37l.162. according to a statement
made by Frederick J. Irish, general mana
ger of the compan,. The projects covered
by this appropriation included equipment
installation in the Baltimore long distance
Office, underground conduit extensions in
connection with a paving program. and
pole requirements in the Elkridge central
office area. The appropriation also in
cludes the routine estimate for the second
quarter of 1881. Under this project addi-
tional pole lines, wire. underground con-
duit and cable, aerial cable, switchboards,
central Office equipment, and telephones
and associated apparatus will be placed
in every section of Maryland.
Mrs. Albert Osborn, of Washington Grove,
this county, widely known in church circles,
died last Sunday at St. Augustine. Florida.
where she was visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Harry Farmer. She was IL years old. Mrs.
Osborn and her husband. Rev. Albert Os.
born. historian of American University
had been visiting their daughter in St.
Augustine since December. Mrs. Osborn
was president of the Women's Missionary
Society at Washington Grove, and formerly
a member of Foundry. Calvary and the
Metropolitan NJ. E. Churches. Washington.
She also was a member of the Ladies'
Guild of Sibley Hospital. At the time of her
death she belonged to Washington Grove
M. E. Church. where her husband had
served 10 years as pastor. Apparently in
good health, Mrs. Osborn died when she
went to take nap. Besides the daughter
in Florida. she Is survived by three daueh-
tors. Miss Grace L. Osborn OF New York,
Mrs l. L. McCathran Of Washington Grove.
and Mrs. }. B. Sappington of Washington
City; son. Harold H. Osborn of New York !;
10 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Scholarships To Be Awe rded.
The United Daughters Of the Confederacy
Of the Maryland Division are Offering the