Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-11-13
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Friday Morning. -. November Is. 1881.
GOA! and 2etsuual.


There will be preaching service at the
Germantown M. E. Church. South. on Sun
day, November 18th, at 8 P. NJ. by the
pastor, Rev. E. Wilson Jordan.
James English. of Gaithersbure. has been
placed in charge of the elevator in the new
court house here. His business contact
with the public in the past ought to make
him suitable appointee.
Mr.. Brooke Jones. of Minneapolis. Mimi,
is visiting the home of his uncle, Allie
Jones. near Jamestown. The latter's guest
is son of the late Charles Jones. who
was native Of this county.
Fire of undetermined origin on Wednes-
day night of last week completely destroyed
the bungalow of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Shipley. about one mile south of Damas-
GUS Damage was placed at $4,000.
In the circuit court here. Judge Robert
B. Peter has signed a decree granting to
Joseph F. Allen. of Takoma Park. an alb
solute divorce from Mrs. Rita M. Allen. of
Woodside. on the ground Of desertion.
Died, on Friday. November 9Th, 1891, at
the home of Harvey Selby, in Gathers
burg, Ruth Higdon. Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon and interment was
in Forest Oak Cemetery. Gaithersbure.
The office of the county commissioners
has been moved into the court house. as
has the orphans court and register of wills.
The county police department headquar-
tiers will move into the space left vacant
by the county commissioners.
We learn that the health Of Rev. Willard
F. Minuick has very much improved since
taking up a residence in Baltimore City
and that he will shortly visit Rockville and
preach in the Episcopal Church here. from
which he recently resigned as pastor be-
cause of i'll health.
Forty new members have been added
to the roster of the Chevy Chase Gardens
Community Association. as a result of
two-weeks' membership drive. it was an
nounced last week at a special meeting.
The total membership. according to Presi
dent Charles Jackson. is now 1902.
By the terms of decree signed by Judge
Robert B. Peter. in the circuit court here,
Peter J. PIERCE. of Silver Spring. is granted
an absolute divorce from Mrs. Olice v.
PIERCE, of Washington. on the ground of
desertion. The plaintiff was represented
by Attorney Robert Peter, Jr.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Eleanor Ray Maushlin.
daughter of Mrs. Eleanor Ray Mauehlin
and the late James B. Mauehlin, of Boyd.
this county, and Mr.. Courtney Richard
Young, son of Mrs. Mollie Young. of Chevy
Chase. The ceremony was performed in
Washington last week.
Grandchildren of Massacre. This is
one of the strangest stories unearthed in
many a day-a French colony, survivors
of the 1904 rebellion in Haiti. found in the
swamps of Carolina. Read it in the Maya
zine of The Washington Star for November
18th. and order your copy of The Star from
your newsdealer today.
Rev. Andrew H. Mihm. formerly assistant
pastor of St. Katherine Catholic Church,
Baltimore, has assumed charge Of the pas
torate of Our Lady of Victory Church.
Conduit Road, to which he was recently
assigned by Archbishop Curley. He also
has been placed in charge of the Chapel
of the Little Flower at Glen Echo and
plans to begin his duties there January !.
At meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Montgomery County National Bank
of Rockville, it was unanimously voted to
subscribe to SIS, 900 of the $500. O00. 900
fund of the National Credit Corporation.
the amount representing the institutions
full quota and 10 per cent of its capital
stock and surplus. 1t is understood that
Their banks of the county will also sub
scribe to the fund.
William B. Pugh. 21-year-old motorcycle
racer, of Kensington, this county. was al
most instantly killed last Sunday afternoon
when thrown from a machine he was test
ine for a race at the Milford Speedway.
near Baltimore. As more than 200 per-
sons, who had gathered to witness a
regular Sunday program of racing. looked
on, Pugh was hurled to his death when the
machine skidded on turn. officials said
he was warming up" the motorcycle and
had planned to enter it in one Of the races.
He had circled the race track once. wit
nesses said, and was starting the second
Lap. The machine skidded in soft dirt
crashed through guard rail and hurtled
into patch of woods. Pugh was thrown
clear and landed on the track He was
taken to the University Hospital. Baltimore.
Pugh was a son of Judge VIM. B. Pugh. OF
Kensington.
That the Rockville Fair should be con-
tinued and that pari-mutuel betting on
horse races should be permitted there and
thus make possible the financial success OF
future exhibitions of the kind was the
position taken by the Henderson-Smith-
Edmonds American Legion Post Of Rock
vile at meeting of the organization. A
suggestion that passing Of the time-hon-
ored institution is certainty unless bet
ting on horse races is allowed, precipitated
discussion which developed seemingly
Unanimous feeling that the fair should be
Dsrpetuated even though gambling on the
races had to be permitted. and the post
dopted a resolution not only favorins
ontinuance Of the fair but pledsine its
support in any movement designed to
secure the right to operate pari-mutuel
machines. 1t was ordered that copy Of
the resolution be sent to the officials OF
the fair association.
Approximately 100 hounds from various
parts of Maryland. the District Of Colum-