Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-01-09
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Gocai sud Personal
Town and Country.

burg, will hold an oyster and meat supper
in the church hall on Thursday evening
January 18th, beginning 5 o'clock.
Hunting licenses issued by the clerk oil
the circuit court here during 1880 totaled
1888 and fishing licenses 1881. They
were somewhat under the total Of the pre-
ceding year. F
The Best Fiction-Fiction by the ma
tons leading writers is carefully considered
before it finds place in The Washington
Stars Sunday Magazine. Next Sundays
Magazine contains new story by Cosmo
Hamilton, so order your copy of The Wash
ineton Star for Sunday. January 18th. from
your newsdealer today.
Stricken several days ago with severe
heart attack, Andrew J. Cummings. presi-
dent of the Laurel race track, has suffi-
GENTLY recovered to return to his home at
Chevy Chase from Emergency Hospital,
Washington. The attack marked the second
time within two years Mr.. Cummings has
been forced to submit to hospital treatment
for the ailment
Mrs. Julia Beall Sigafoose, widow of VIM.
Sigafoose, and formerly Miss Beall. Of
Poolesville district, this county, died last
week at her home at Point of Rocks. Nd.
aged 70 years. Her death was sudden and
was due to heart attack. Mrs. Sigafoose
was a daughter of the late Bartholomew
Beall, of Poolesville district, and was
resident of that vicinity until her marriage.
Samuel F. Vance, formerly citizen of
this county, well and favorably known
herein, died in Baltimore City, where he
made his home for several years in the
recent past, on December 80 last, aged rs
wears, and his remains were inferred in st.
Mary's Cemetery here. He is survived by
three daughters, two of whom live in
Baltimore, one married, and the third one,
with her husband, resides in California.
The Maryland Legislature convened on
Wednesday last and was organized by the
election of Walter J. Mitchell, of Charles
County President of the Senate, and Fran
els A. Michel of Baltimore, Speaker of the
House of Delegates Albert J. Almoney,
of this town, was again elected Chief Clerk
of the House. There was no contest for
these positions. The officers were settled
upon in the Democratic caucus the night
before.
E. Stedman Prescott, who Monday en-
tered upon his duties as States Attorney
for this county, to which position he was
elected in November to succeed Robt. Peter
Jr., has resigned as member OF the Kock-
vile Town Council after having been
member of the body nearly five years. AS
the mayor and council are without authority
to name a successor, the vacancy will exist
until the biennial town election in May
1882.
During the year 1880 total of 2.279
deeds, 1900 mortgages and releases. l,lOl
deeds of trust and 2,482 bills of sale,
total of 1852 instruments. were recorded
in the office of the clerk of the circuit court
here, according to compilations announced.
The number was not record for the ONCE
so the clerk, Preston B. Ray, stated, but
was not far behind the number recorded in
1929 and was we'll up with the records OF
the last several years
The funeral of Mrs. Mildred E. Brian.
widow of John X. Brian, who died of apo
plexy at the Montgomery County General
Hospital after a short illness, aged 81
years, took place on Wednesday OF last
week from ST. Marks Episcopal Church,
Falkland, burial being in the church ceme-
terry, Mrs. Brian was formerly Miss
Fraley, of Redland. She is survived by
son, John X Brian; her father, John Fra
ley. and two brothers.
Following long illness, Miss Lutte Veirs'
aged 70 years, lifelong resident of the
vicinity of Beane. this county. died last
Sunday in a Washington hospital of
complication of diseases. She is survived
by a sister, Miss Blauche Veirs. of Beane.
and brother. Clarence Veirs. of Indiana.
The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon
from Mount Zion Baptist Church. Beane,
and burial was in the church cemetery.
Miss Veirs was a daughter Of the late
Samuel Clark Veirs.
Three burgaries in the Wheaton neigh
borhood by an intruder who took watch
from each place and left a trail of burned
matches behind him were reported to the
police last week. The first theft was at
the home OF Capt. C. P. M. Lord, who said
he discovered watch, chain. knife, we'd
ding ring and pocketbook containing 81
missing. The marauder is thought to have
obtained entrance by unlocking the rear
door with skeleton key. Joseph W. Ed
wards reported that his home was entered
by opening a side window and a watch
valued at $25 stolen. The third burglary
was at the home of S. L. Luckett. Here
also the thief entered through a side win
dow and escaped with a watch.
Mrs. Viola Brockett Pueh. aged 81 years
the only person in the Government Land
Office who was authorized by Congress to
sign the President name to land warrants.
was accidentally asphyxiated by illumi-
mating gas last Sunday at her home at
Kensineton, this county. ratricia Pueh,
her daugher smelled gas and found her
mother lying on the kitchen floor of their
home. DR.. Eugene Jones and DR.. Kath-
crime Chapman tried unsuccessfully to re-
suscitate her. A leaky jet was said to
have been found on the kitchen gas range.
Mrs. Pueh was appointed to a position in
the Land Office which was once held by
her late husband, VIM. B. Pueh. She is
survived by her daughters, Patricia Pugh
and Mrs. Jack Hughes, and son, William
B. Pugh.
John Marmaduke of Washington, sub