Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-07-03
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carriers met here and formed themselves
into the Montgomery County Branch of the
National Rural Letter Carriers Association.
Clarence D. Day, of Clarksburg, was made
president; Charles E. England. of Rock
vile. vice-prssident. and Edward A. Howell,
OF Rockville, secretary-treasurer. E. T.
Dixon. of GAINESVILLE. and W. M. Carlin, of
Boyd. were selected as delegate and alter
nate. respectively, to represent the branch
at the annual meeting of the State Or
eanization this month. The meeting was
conducted by State President Samuel D.
Crone. of Frederick Various matters in
which the carriers are interested were dis
cussed.
The Rockville baseball team lost game
to the Silver Spring team at Rockville on
Sunday last by score of 1874. W. Cole
man pitched the three first innings but
proved to be out of condition and allowed
the opponents to make IS scores. He was
followed in the box by his brother, B. Cole
man. who did not permit the Silver Spring
boys to make another run during the rest
of the game. The large crowd of specta
tors was surprised to see the visiting club
sailing under false colors by playing eight
imported men," and did not hesitate to
say that it was an acknowledgment of
superiority of the Rockville team, which
was victorious in the last contest between
the two clubs.
The simple announcement of the acci.
dental death of Thomas Offutt was made
in the Sentinel last week. 1t happened
when loaded truck passed over him and
took his life on piece of work that he was
engineering near Spokane. in the State of
Washington, where he and his family re-
sided. He was not expecting the truck to
back nor did the driver see him before
putting the truck in motion. This later
information was written Mrs. Elizabeth
OHutt. of this town. the mother of Thomas,
by grandson, and the letter also states
that the driver of the truck was threatened
with the loss of his mind from distress
! caused by the sad accident
Three buildings in this county we're
struck by lightning last week and four
horses were killed by bolts. Greatest dam
age was done on the farm of Vernon Fulks,
near LaytonsvilIe. Lightning destroyed a
hay barrack there. The structure contained
a large quantity of baled straw and thirty
bushels of wheat. Damage was placed at
$4,000. Four horses on the farm of D. C.
Hotel. near Brookeville, were killed in
stantly, when lightning struck tree under
which the animals were huddled The
roof of farm house near Potomac belonging
to DR.. Reginald Walker was destroyed by fire
kindled by lightning. Rockville firemen were
summoned and extinguished the blaze
after it caused approximately 5000 dam
age. The home of A. L. Ticomb, of Brook
mont, was damaged to the extent of $40
when lightning struck the house but failed
to ignite the roof.
In Overruline demurrer in the suit in
the circuit court here of Mrs. Natalie E.
McGrath. of this county. for an. ulment of
her marriage to John E. McGrath, of Bay
City, which took place while both were
attending school in Washington. Judge
Roberto. Peter held that even though the
defendant may have, as charged in tine
petition, falsely represented his ability to
support wife. that alone would not be
sufficient to void the marriage. He how
ever. decided that if the marriage, as
claimed by the wife. was never consum-
mated and because the defendant con-
sidered it joke and announced immedi
ately following the ceremony that he would
not recognize its obligations. the plaintiff,
as the injured partyJwould be entitled to
annulment. provided the allegations of the
petition are substantiated by testimony.
After the defendant has submitted his
answer. which must be done within ten
days of Judge Peters decision on the de-
murrer. testimony will be taken in the case.