Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-12
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Mrs. EDWARD retry AtWoVu' Va AOeOnoS
has announced the engagement of hei
daughter, Miss Lola Ethelyn Atwood. to Mr.
A. Gordon Stup. of Kensineton. The we'd
ding will take place on June 9th.
The Rockville baseball team defeated
the Silver Spring team on Sunday last
The day previous Rockville defeated Be-
thesda. Rockvilles score stands thus for
the season-winnines. Z games out of 8
played.
A 100000 issue of Montgomery county
bonds to pay for the site of the new court
house here Tuesda, was sold for S104.9l9
tn the Y. E. Booker & Co.. of Washington,
which figures a bonus of $9,S36 to the
county on the issue.
During the month of May 1870 marriage
licenses and AS fishing licenses were issued
by the clerk of the circuit court here. the
records of the Office show. and within the
same period 254 deeds. 1852 mortgages
and releases. 70 deeds of trust and 275
bills of sale. total of ITO instruments,
were recorded in the Office.
On his Derwood farm Walter B. Mobley
will harvest 100 acres of alfalfa the present
season. Probably an acreage never equaled
in this county. He speaks of it as the
heaviest crop that he has ever seen. The
crop will be fed the coming winter to his
large number of dairy stock. comprising
more than 200 head of cattle.
About Another War.-One Of the fea-
tured articles in the Magazine of The
Washington Star for Sunday. June ID. is
what Another War Would Be Like" 1t
is an amazing revelation of the future. and
it is only one of the score of highly inter-
esting articles in the Magazine. Order
your copy of next Sundays Washington
Star from your newsdealer today.
The condition of State Senator Robert G..
Hilton. of this town. who has been seri-
ously i'll in Washington hospital for the
past two weeks, is understood to be con-
siderably improved and his chances of
recovery are now said to be good. Senator
Hilton was i'll at his home here for several
days before being removed to the hospital.
His trouble is described as general break
down.
At the last meeting of the Poolesville
Community League these officers were
chosen: Chairman, Mrs. G. Robert Gray ;
vice-chairman. Mrs. Henry Allnutt; secre-
ao.,, M,a frnoonroF MFc,
W. A. Daniel. The new chairmen of the
various committees are: Program. Mrs.
Arthur &. Elein; publicity, Miss Betty
CARRIER; membership. Mrs. Jos. N. Darby !;
buildings and grounds. E. X. Ruble; ways
and means, Mrs. Walter Butler.
The funeral of John P. C. Peter. we'll
known Bethesda resident. who met his
death when he jumped from Cabin John
Bridge last Friday afternoon, took place
Monday morning from the funeral home of
W. Reuben Pumphrey. Rockville. The ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Willard F.
Minnick, rector of Christ Episcopal Church,
Rockville, and burial was in Glenwood
Cemetery. Washington. Mr.. Peter was II
years old, widower and left no children.
During a base ball game at Welsh Field
here last Saturday afternoon between the
Rockville team and one from the lower
section of the county, Thomas Weddle,
1l-year-o old son Of R. D. Weddle. of Rock
vile, was struck by batted ball and seri'
-: Tho child eaafad in
the grandstand when a foul ball struck
him in the middle of the forehead. He
was temporarily knocked out and was later
given attention by two Rockville physi-
clans. He is thought to have suffered
a slight conclusion. but the physicians
thought he would soon be all right.
Two hundred or more persons from the
upper section Of the county attended the
annual Confederate Memorial day exercises
at Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville, Wednes-
day afternoon of last week. They were
under auspices Of the E. White Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy, of this
county, and were conducted by Judge
Charles W. Woodward. The principal ad
dress was by George H. Lamar. of tht
Rockville and Washington bars; hymns
and songs were rendered by the gathering
and the graves of the approximately thirty
Confederate soldiers and the relatives ant
friends of those in attendance were strewr
with flowers.
Tko f,-o-ol of Mrc Nnuotanca paElol
Jones. aged Al years. wife Of S. Creighton
Jones, who died on Wednesday of las
week at her home at Dickerson. following
a long illness, took place Friday morning
from St, Mary's Catholic Church. Barnes
willie. The pastor, Rev. P. J. Richie. con
Quoted the services and burial was il
Monocacy Cemetery at Beallsville. A larg
gathering attended. MIS-. Jones was for
number of years a teacher in the publ
schools Of the county. She was prominen
in civic and church activities and wa
interested in number of organization:
She was a member of the Col. John Wash
ington Chapter of the Daughters of tn
American Revolution. being a direct de
scendant of Col. William White and
granddaughter Of Capt. James Gleason
famous in the War of 1912. Her parent
were the late Lawrence Baker Nicholso
and Elizabeth Anne Nicholson, the forme
pioneer merchant and builder at DickeI
son.
In the presence Of approximately 80
Knights of Columbus from this count!
District of Columbia. Baltimore. Frederick
Laurel and other places. the third degree wa
given "a candidates in St. Martins Hal
Gaithersburg. last Sunday afternoon-eief
from Montgomery Council Of Gaithersbur
like number from Forest Glen Counc
and the nthafs from District of COlumbi