Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-29
Town and Country.

Inc SCnOOl JULIUS Vi pfOIOOU anu III
road bonds of $4,000 were sold by tn,
county commissioners on Tuesday at 1
premium of Sill, 482.20.
The ladies of the Neelsville Church will
hold chicken supper and strawberry fes
tival on Tuesday, June End, at j. o. Hal
in Germantown. All welcome.
Leo F. Brooks, of Silver Spring, ha:
been awarded an absolute divorce By
Judge Robert B. Peter. in the circuit court
here, from Mrs. Rosie L. Brooks, Of Wash.
ington, on the ground of desertion.
The previously undefeated Rockville A
C. bowed to the St. Marys Celtics by the
score of to at Alexandria, Va, last
Sunday afternoon at Baggett's Park, end
ing the fve-game winning streak which
the invaders enjoyed.
Memorial services will be held tomorrow
Saturday. morning at 1890 o'clock in
Forest Oak Cemetery, Gaithersbure, with
the Rev. A. E. SpeiIman. pastor of Epworth
M. E. Church, officiating. Hymns will be
sung Dy tne cnurcn choir.
A dwelling house in the east section of
Rockville belonging to Ira H. Pope was
damaged to the extent of several hundred
dollars, it is estimated, by fire last Satur-
day night, caused by an overheated fur
mace. Members of the Rockville Volunteer
Fire Department extinguished the flames.
Fifty years of Christian experience of
the pastor, Rev, Bertram NJ Oseood, were
celebrated in the Baptist Church here
last Sunday morning, in the presence of a
large number of members of the church
and others. DR.. Osgood gave a biograph-
ical talk and there was special music by
the church choir.
The county commissioners on Tuesday
appointed N. F. Rabner. of Bethesda, as a
special auditor to audit the accounts of
the clerk of the circuit court as they affect
county funds. MIR. Rabner will begin his
audit at once. DR.. VIM. T. Pratt, county
health officer for the past years, also was
re-appointed.
The vestry of Prince Georges Parish,
comprising Christ Episcopal Church, Rock
vile, and Ascension Church, Gaithersburg.
has elected j. Brawner Nicholson, of Rock
willie, member of the vestry in place of
the late Ohio H. W. Talbot. and has made
Julian W. Whiting registrar to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Mr.. Talbot.
When a colt kicked a lighted lantern
from the hand of A. L. RannerbeTger few
nights ago, the barn on his farm near
Comus was set fire and the building COM
pletely destroyed The Hyattstown Volun-
rteer Fire Department responded to the
alarm, but was unable to cope with the
flames Much farm machinery, harness
and other things were lost The building
vas insured.
The Mission, which has been drawing
such large crowds to St. Mary's Catholic
Church here all the week, will end at
ok Sunday afternoon, to be followed
he May Procession and Benediction
Rev. Joseph Fitzeimmons, C. SIS. R., who
h been condUctlhe the Mission. will be
assist ted at its close by the pastor, Rev.
Cta,es R. OHara, and several priests from
W5 lington and the vicinity.
lie large brick building on Montgomery
ayenue, Rockville. opposite the Montgomery
Coz ty National Bank building. formerly
gh- Rockville Town Hall. but for number
.oi ars used for Offices and police court
purposes, has been sold by the estate of the
late Abe WoIfson to Joseph C. Boss. said
ito be interested in the Seco Theater at
Silver Spring. According to Attorney Harold
&C. Smith, of Rockville, who conducted the
negotiations. the sale means an up-tO-date
motion picture theater for Rockville. The
price was announced as $4,000. and it
is understood that approximately $4,000
will be spent in Improvements.
Notice that nine stations will be reduced
to non-agency passenger depots after June
and June was filed Monday at the office of
the Public Service Commission. Baltimore,
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Ali
the stations will be discontinued as agen-
cies. it was said, maintaining only pas
senger service and warehouse facilities
with arrangements for team delivery of
prepaid and inbound carload lots and
loading facilities for outbound carload lots.
Among the number is Derwood station
a I'D all agency business will be handled
by Washington Grove.
]. lloyd Whip. Rockville constable, who
acts as night clerk at police headquarters
here w, $ injured last Sunday afternoon
when his motorcycle and side car left the
road struck fence midway between Old
Germantown and the Jamestown pike.
1t was thought Sunday night that his leg
was fractured, but at the Montgomery
County General Hospital, where he was
taken, it was sal, l that the bone probably
is not broken. lie suffered from severe
bruises. The accidel occurred while Whip
was rounding a curv in the road. He lost
control of the motorc. ycie and it struck
fence, throwing him out. DR.. VIM. Linthi-
cum. of this town, rende. ed first aid and
then sent the constable to the hospital.
Under ideal weather conditions and with
the expected large number of participants
and spectators. the seventeenth annual
field and track meet Of the public school
children of this county was held at the
fair grounds here last Monday. dt was
originally scheduled for May 2, hut rain
forced postponement. Rolling UP a total
of so points, Rockville carried Cf honors
among the senior high schools Sandy
Spring with 70 points, was second, and
Gaithersbure and Bethesda-Chevy Chase.
scoring totals of 81 and So, respectively,
were third and fourth. The points made