Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-22
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Wheat in this county has improved won
derfullv within the last two weeks and
now promises an average yield.
The Rockville A. A. defeated the Fred
ericksbure Elks in a slugfest on the latters
diamond, Sunday by a score OF Is to IL.
II was the Elks first defeat of the season.
The Gaithersburg- Washington Grove Vol
rnteer Fire Department will hold its annual
sumner in the Gaithersbure High School
hnildins the evenings of Wednesday and
Thursday, June II and 10.
In compliment to Miss Dorothy Helen
Clark, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Berry E.
Clark of Rockville, whose marriage is soon
m take place, Mrs. Edison Odds, Jr.. enter
FAMED at four tables of bridge in her home
at Silver Spring few days ago.
The annual outing Of the Rockville
Chamber of Commerce will, as usual. be
held at Chapel Point. and Thursday. July
18th. has been selected as the date. Roger
Shaw. chairman of the general committee
of ARRANGEMENTS. has announced.
Thirty-eieht members OF the Rockville
Garden Club made a pilgrimage to the
bishops garden at the National Cathedral
last Friday and spent the greater part OF
the afternoon enjoying its beauties and
the wonders of the Cathedral building.
Villa Roma, a roadhouse on the Rock
Vile nike. was licensed Tuesday by the
county commissioners to operate for an
other year. The license carries permission
to operate a public dance hall and requires
the payment of $1,000 year license fee
to the county.
Messrs, Charles Veirs. J. Vnson Peter,
Harry Gormley and William Burrows, Of
this community, attended the Louisville.
XIV. Derby race on Saturday last. swelling
the crowd of many thousands in attend
ance from all over the country and some
prominent foreigners. Mrs. Whitney s horse
Twenty Grand, won the race. broke the
worlds record, and earned his owner
$4,000.
The Henderson-Smith.E dmonds Post,
American Legion. of Rockville. will follow
its custom of years on Memorial Day and
decorate the graves of World War men
buried in this county, it was arranged at
special meeting of the post. which was
conducted by the commander. Warner Z.
Pumphrey, and we'll attended. Members
of the post were designated to visit the
various cemeteries of the county and place
flowers upon the graves of their departed
comrades.
Constance Williams. years old. daush-
ter of Walter Williams. of this town. was
injured slightly on Thursday evening OF
last week when she was struck by an auto
mobile operated by Harrison B. French.
also of this town. The girl was running
across the street when the automobile
skidded on the slippery street car tracks
in front of her home at Williams street and
MONTGOMERY Avenue, and struck her. She
was injured about the head. First aid
was administered by Dr. VIM. A. Linthicum
and the girl then was taken to Emergency
Hospital. Washington. where her head was
x-rayed for possible fractures. No fracture
was found and she was returned to her
home. Witnesses said the accident was
unavoidable.
MONTGOMERY county has the largest per-
centage of its child population actually
enrolled in school than any other county in
the State, while Prince Georges county
stands third in this respect, according to
reults of the biennial school census just
announced by the State Board of Educa-
ton. Only 4.6 per cent of the children
between the ages of 7 and l6 in this
county are not enrolled in any school. OF
the remaining 95.4 per cent. 1873 per
cent are in public schools and 12-l per
cent in private or parochial schools. In
achieving first place in school enrolment
this county ousted Talbot county. which
was first in the 1928 census, by cutting
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school from Sc to 4.6 per cent.
Miss Agnes Bailey, native and former
longtime resident of this vicinity. died
last Friday in Washington, where she had
made her home for some years, aged IA
years. She had been i'll long time OF a
complication of diseases. and her death
was not unexpected. She is survived by
four brothers and two sisters-James D.
Bailey, of New York; Steven Bailey, Of
Phoenix Ariz.; William Bailey. of Bloom
field. N. j.; Thomas N. Bailey. of this vi
,cinity; Mrs. Mary Veirs. of Rockville, and
Mrs. Edward Gillin. of York. Pa. The
funeral took place Monday morning from
st. Marys Catholic Church here and burial
was in the cemetery adjoining the church.
Miss Bailey was a daughter Of the late
Joseph T. and Jane E. Bailey. of this
vicinity.
Mrs Wilma G. Bell, wife of William L.
Bell, died at her home near Washington
Grove, aged So years. She had been I'M
der physicians care for some time. but
her death was unexpected and was due. il
was stated. to heart attack. Besides her
husband, she is survived by daughter, Mrs
A. R. Watkins. of near Washington Grove
She also leaves two brothers, Moses Stickel
of Castlemans Ferry. Va, and P. W. Stickel
of Charles Town. W. Va. and three sisters
Mrs. Arthur Locke, of CHARLES Town. and
Mrs. Geo. Johnston and Mrs. Lewis Small
wood, of BerryvilIe, Va. The funeral tool
place last Friday morning from the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Watkins a ID burial was al
Berryville. Mrs. Bell was formerly Miss
Stickel of Clarke county, Va, but had livet
in this county many years.