Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-01-23
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Fri1ay Morning January %. 1881.
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Town and Country.


Virginia Milk Producers Asso.
citation will meet tomorrow Saturday.
afternoon at o'clock in the high school
building here. Election Of directors to
represent the county on the general board
will be one of the features Of the meeting
The January Term of the Circuit Court
for this county. which is non-jury term
began here Monday. with Judge Robert B.
Peter on the bench and large number OF
members of the bar in attendance. The
days proceedings consisted Of calling over
the docket. entering up judgments and
assigning cases for trial.
Judge Joseph Reading. for a number of
years judge Of the police court here. has
returned from Greenville, S. C., where he
spent several months visiting his son and
dauehter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Read
ing. Notwithstanding his 80 years. Judge
Reading made the trip from Greenville to
Washington in an airplane and said he
enjoyed the experience.
Miss Agnes Cecilia Scherrer, daughter of
William Scherrer. of Montrose, and Mr..
Edward W. Offutt, of the same vicinity.
were married at the rectory Of St. Mary g
Catholic Church here on Thursday evening
last week, Rev. James Mccain. of An
napolis. who is acting pastor Of St. Mary's
Church in the absence of Rev. Charles r.
O'Hara, officiating. The bridegroom is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hilleary L. Offutt, of
near Garrett Park.
The twelfth annual meeting Of the Mont
gomery County Farm Bureau will be held
in the circuit court room here on Saturday.
January 3lst, Josiah W. Jones. president.
has announced. At recent meeting of
the Farm Bureau directors President Jones
and Otto W. Anderson. county agricultural
agent. were authorized to arrange the pro-
gram and they are. it is understood. now
endeavorine to secure at least one person
of national prominence to address the
gathering. A number of matters of in
terest to the farmers and dairymen of the
county will, it is stated, be considered and
the usual large amount of routine business
will be transacted. Morning and afternoon
sessions will be held.
Next Sundays Washington Star.-Revo-
luton in music is forecast in an illumin-
ating article which will be published in
next Sundays Washington Star. The
famous conductor. Stokowski. tells of the
demands that have been created by radio
and predicts that orchestra leaders are
soon to require talents in new lines.
Freak brains and their relation to genius
also will be featured in that issue. and
science will throw light on mysterious
death dealing foes. Unsung heroes of the
silver screen. who engaged in hazardous
exploits. will be described. Several pieces
of fiction by famous writer's will be offered
and another article by John Clagett Proc
tor will deal with incidents Of half a
century ago.
In celebration of its forty-first anAiver-
sary and to participate in a world wide
of the founding of the international Order
of Kings Daughters, the Burden Bearer
Circle of Rockville met at the home here
of Mrs Virginia Brewer. The meeting was
conducted by Mrs Warren E. Evans. who
read communication from the central
council urging rededication of the mem
bers to the service. Mrs. Edwin Smith.
one of the three surviving members Of the
ten charter members of the lo,al orsani-
ton. gave brief address. Mrs. George H.
Lamar read papers descriptive Of the for
nation of the International order and the
local circle and Mrs. Brewer contributed
several poems. The prayer was by Mrs.
Thomas r. Falvey. Following the exer-
cises refreshments were served.
Ulysses Magruder Ricketts,. aged rs
years, lifelong resident of Rockville and
vicinity, died at his home here on Satur-
day evening last. Although he had been
an invalid for long time. his death was
sudden and unexpected and was due. il is
thought, to heart attack. Surviving him
are his wife, formerly Miss Harding. of
Of this county, and the following children
Mrs. o. r. Benson and Miss Frances Rick
etts. of Rockville Mrs. Clifton Dronenbure.
of Clarksbure; Mrs. Bradley Bell and
Eugene Ricketts,. of Washington. He was
a brother of Charles W. Ricketts,. Mrs.
Della Davis and Mrs. Theodore Miller. of
Washington; Richard Ricketts,. of Balti-
more, and Mrs. Geo. Jacobs. of New York.
The funeral took place Tuesday morning
from his late home and burial was in
Rockville Union Cemetery.
Mrs. Eliza Dainserfeld Bays. aged IS
years. died at the home of her stepdaughter.
Mrs. Ralph H. Chappell. at Kensineton.
after an illness of a week. The funeral
services were held on Thursday Of last
week. The Rev. Thos. D. Windiate, rector
of Christ's Episcopal Church. Kensington.
officiated. Interment was in Rockville Union
Cemetery. Mrs. Bays was born at Upper
Marlboro and was the daughter Of the late
Benjamin Thomas and Maria Daingerfield
Hodges. of this county. She was married
in 1882 to the late James P. Bays. of
Rockville. She is survived by a 5rvther.
Benjamin Hodges, Of Baltimore half
brother, VIM. R. Hodges. of Miami Beach.
Fla; four half-sisters. Mrs. Chas. Bohrer,
Of Bethesda; Mrs. Geo. B. Wade. of Sykes
vile; Miss Bessie Hodges and Mrs. J. H.
Peter. of Bethesda; stepdauehter, Mrs.
Ralph Chappell, and two stepsons. James
P. Bays. Jr.. of Gainesville. and Benz lmn
H. Bays. of Washington.
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