Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-08
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Robert Lacy, civil engineer, were ap
pointed last week by Gov. Richie to thu
State Roads Commission to succeed Howard
Bruce and John X. Shaw.
Chas. W. Woodward. recently appointed
Judge of the police court here to succeed
himself, subscribed to the oath of office
before the clerk of the circuit court Monday
and entered upon full term of two years.
At the regular meeting of the board of
directors of the Montgomery County Ma
tional Bank, Rockville. held on Tuesday
last, George P. Henderson was elected a
member of the board of directors and vice
president to succeed the late Ohio H. W.
Talbot.
At the annual town election of Takoma
Park, held on Tuesday last. the citizens
reelected three members of the Town
Council to serve terms of two years each
from June /. The successful candidates.
all members of the present council, were
John R. Adams, H. E. Rogers and Martin
F. lverson.
The Seniors of the Poolesville High School
will present Cheer Up. Chad" three-act
comedy, at the Poolesville High School
auditorium on Friday. May 9Th. at P. M.
The cast includes Ethel Darby. Claire
Painter. Virginia Ball. Lena Jones. Mary
White, Charles Elein, Horace Hersberger,
Louis Weller. Kyle Ruble and Jack Jones.
Mrs. Minnie Beall. of Derwood. was
knocked down last Saturday by an auto
mobile in front Of the court house here
and painfully bruised on the arm and leg.
The car. it is said. was being operated by
Miss Lille Stone, of Hyattstown. County
Policeman J. Lloyd Whip made an in
vestieation. but preferred no charges.
Apple Blossom Pictures.-The superbly
printed Graphic Section of The Washing
ton Star for Sunday. May 10th. will contain
a full page Of interesting photographs of
the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival.
These pictures will be the first rotoeravure
reproductions Of the festival events, SO
order your copy of next Sundays Washing
ton Star from your newsdealer today.
Mrs. Minnie E. Perkins. wife of Rev.
Alvin T. Perkins, for the last three years
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Washington Grove. died last Saturday
afternoon in St. Agnes Hospital. Balti-
more. following long illness. Besides her
husband, she is survived by two sons.
Alvin, Jr., and Robert. and a daughter,
Eleanor. Mrs. Perkins formerly was Miss
Frampton. uf the Eastern Shore.
The Rockville Rotary Club has elected
the following officers: President. DR.. Dex-
ter M. Bullard; vice president, Douglas M.
BIandford; secretary. Edgar Reed; treas
urer, Loren F. Schott. VIM. F. Prettyman,
N. o. Terpening and F. Bache Albert were
named to serve with the officers as an
executive committee. Otto W. Anderson
was chosen to represent the club at the
conference of District No. "a at Harris
burg, Pa.
Because of unfavorable weather. the an
nual athletic meet and field day of the
public school children of this county. sched-
uled to be held at the fair grounds here
last Saturday, was called off by Edwin W.
Broome, county superintendent of schools,
following telephone communication with DR..
William Burdick physical director OF the
PlaygrouI DIS Athletic League of Baltimore.
under whose direction it was to have been
staged. The meet will take place on Mon
day. May 25th.
John D. Burdette. of the vicinity of Boyd
this county, has filed suit in the circuit
court here against Frank S. Gladhill. Ber-
nard Gladhill and Upton Gladhill, of Da-
mascus, claiming damages in the amount
of SIS, 900 for the death of the plaintiff s
young son, Boyd A. Burdette. who was
fatally hurt by being struck by a motor
truck on the Boyd-Buck Lodge road on
February 10 last. the three defendants
being the owners Of the truck. Negligence
on the part of the driver of the truck is
alleged.
Fog and a muddy road were blamed by
Bernard T. Brosius, Rockville automobile
dealer, for the accident early last Sunday
morning in which a fast B. & o. New
York Washington fier wrecked an auto
mobile on a grade crossing at Ammendale.
near Muirkirk. Md. Maryland police say
that Brosius told them he was driving the
car with Clifford H. Monahan. manager of
the Studebaker Corporation of America. of
Washington. as passenger. when it slipped
between the rails at the crossing. Before
the two men could get the car back on the
highway the train flashed upon them. de-
molishing the machine. Both men escaped
without injury.
In Christ Episcopal Church at Rockville
last Saturday took place the wedding of
Miss Alice Mayer Holmes. daughter of DR..
and Mrs. John A. Holmes, Of this vicinity,
and Senior Lieut.. Charles Alan Hazard.
son of Mrs. C. D. Havard. of Lebanon. Pa,
the service being read at 4:30 o'clock in
the presence of the immediate families.
The bride wore suit of cherry red with
hat to match and fur of silver fox. Her
sister, Miss Bonnie Rose Holmes. wore
gray ensemble. Lieut. Vaughn Michoux
was the best man. After honeymoon
trip Lieut.. Harvard will return to his studies
at Annapolis. where he is senior leuten-
ant. Mrs Harvard will return to Washing
ton to resume her law course at George
Washington University and after her grad
uation the couple will leave. on June 9th.
Tor San Pedro. Calf. where they will make
their home.
On Monday morning Of the current week
the proprietors of the Rockville Feed and
Fuel Company and the MANAGERS Of the