Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-11-27
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circuit court here.
Revival services at the Hyattstown
Christian Church began on Sunday. No.
Vember 22nd. and will continue for two
weeks. The Rev. W. H. Leake. of Viz
ginia. is the evangelist.
The will Of James c. Christopher was
filed here Tuesday. He leaves his entire
estate to his widow. Mrs. Irene Y. Christie
pher. and at her death or remarriage all
his property is to 60 to his son, J. C. Chris
TOPPER. 3rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Candy, of this
town. have announced the marriage of
their daughter. Miss Edna Mae Candy, to
Mr.. Park c Benton. of Chevy Chase. The
ceremony was performed at Marlboro, Nd,
on Saturday last.
Titus G. Day. aged 81 years. a retired
farmer of near Browninesville. died at his
home last Monday morning of bronchial
pneumonia. He is survived by his wife,
who before her marriage was Miss Dorcas
Watkins. and several brothers and sisters.
Died. on Thursday. November 18th, at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. George
Grinder. at Woodside. Mrs. Emma Bradley
Cissel. widow of the late VIM. H. H. Cissel.
The funeral took place Saturday and burial
was in Congressional Cemetery. Washing
ton.
Donation Day at the Montgomery County
General Hospital will be held on November
26th at the hospital, when the public is
requested to attend this affair and bring
their donations. which will be received b.
a committee in charge. Afternoon tea will
be served and interested friends welcomed
between the hours of and o'clock.
Finland's Prohibition.-Is Finland about
ready to kill prohibitions This is the in
tensely interesting subject of featured
article in the Magazine of next Sundays
Washington Star. The article is written
by man who made personal investiga-
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copy of next Sundays Washington Star
from your newsdealer today.
Miss Susie Viola Cue, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse M. Cue. and Mr.. Roger
Poole. son of Mr.. and Mrs. R. N. Poole, were
married at the Methodist Episcopal par
sonaee at Damascus an Thursday evening
of last week by Rev. W. Clark Main. pastor
of the Damascus M. E. Church. They will
reside at their newly built home in the
northern end of Damascus.
st. Mary's Catholic Church here. which
was recently restored. modernized and
greatly beautifed, at cost of more than
10000, will be rededicated, or the i'm
provements blessed, the evening of De-
cember LIST. Rev. Charles R. O'Hara. pastor
of the church. announced at mass Sunday
that he expects more than forty priests
from various parts of the Baltimore arch
diocese and elsewhere to attend the exer.
cises. including Archbishop Curley and
former pastors of the church.
Jacob Silas Wenner. aged 81 years.
well-known farmer, died on Wednesday
night of last week at his home o.. the
Rockville-Potomac pike following a long
illness. He is survived by son. Max
Wenner. of this vicinity. He also leaves
a brother and three sisters. one of the latter
being 80 years old. The funeral took place
Saturday afternoon from his late home
and burial was in Rockville Union Gene
terry. Mr.. Wenner was a native of Viz
ginia, but had lived in this neiehborhood
for As years.
One colored man was killed and another
seriously wounded in two gun battles &C.
curing last Sunday afternoon and night.
Henry Jordan. colored. of Charlotte. N. c..
was fatally wounded at Haiti, near here,
Sunday night. Samuel Brown. colored. of
Frederick county. later gave himself up.
according to police. and claimed that he shot
in self-defense. Brown. police say, will be
charged with murder. James Simms, COL
ored, of near Boyds, was shot in the right
groin and right leg at Blocktown, accord
ing to police. The men were quarreline
over trivial matter.
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth j.
Gilpin. who died after a brief illness at
her home in Washington. were held Mon
day afternoon and burial was at Berkeley
Springs. Va. Mrs. Gilpin, daughter of the
late Hilleary Adamson. was born in Rock
vile SO years ago and was resident Of
Washington for the last twenty years. Sheis
survived by a son. Henry D. Gilpin, Of
Pittsburgh, Pa, and two daughters. Miss
Elizabeth Gilpin and Mrs. A. D. Oyster.
both of Washington. Mrs. Gilpin was the
widow of DR.. George E. Gilpin.
Mrs. James D. King. of Germantown, was
reelected president of the Montgomery
County Council of Home Demonstration
Clubs at its annual meeting here last week.
Mrs. John Darby. of Boyd. was elected
first president. and Mrs. Frank Glad
hill. of Monrovia. was elected second vice.
president. Mrs. Alice Kinsey. Of Gathers
burg. was reelected treasurer. and Mrs.
H. H. Selby. OF Gaithersburg, was elected.
secretary. Following the elections the
council held an achievement meeting at
which the constituent clubs reported on
their progress for the year.
Tax bills for automobiles will be mailed
today by J. Forest Walker. treasurer of this
county. he has announced. This is the
same date that the commissioner Of motor
vehicles plans to mail application blanks
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Persons paying their automobile tax may
present it at any county bank or at the
Office Of the treasurer in Rockville. The
application blank for tags must be pre-
scented at the time in order that il can be
perforated to show payment Of taxes.
There are nearly $4,000 automobiles in
this county.
An unusually interesting service will be