Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-01-01
Eucal aud RersDual.
Town and Country.

perity.
The Travilah Baptist Church will hold a
business meeting at the church on Satur-
day, January 9th. at P. M. All members
are invited to attend Preaching Sunday,
January 10th. at P. M. Sunday School
at 2 p. M.
Breaking open a show window with
brick, burglars last Friday entered the store
of Charles E. Hill, at Brinklow. and stole
cash box containing $40 and five pairs Of
womens stockings. three necSties and a
pair of mems slippers. valued at $S.43.
DR.. Charles M. Schmidt. of Laytonsville.
charged with prescribing narcotics and then
using them himself. was put on probation
for two years by Judge William c. Coleman
in United States District Court. Baltimore.
Judge Coleman said it was purely medi-
cal case and that members of the medical
profession had agreed to see that DR..
Schmidt got treatment.
Our Modern YOuth.-The Magazine OF
next Sundays Washington Star will con-
tain an especially written article in defense
of modern American youth. showing how
boys of the teen age today are climbing
the ladder Of fame. But this is only one
of score of big features in the Magazine.
so order your copy of The Washington Star
for Sunday. January 8. from your news
dealer today.
The monthly report of Frank l. Davis.
clerk of the police court here. filed with
the county commissioners. shows that dur
ing November the fines and costs collected
in the police court In criminal cases totaled
$3,456. The fines in automobile cases
amounted to $794.50. and 60 to the State
Motor Vehicle Commissioner, and the other
fines and costs are credited to the county
police fund.
Mrs. Karl B. Seeds announces the en-
gagement of her daughter. Elizabeth Milar.
to Mr.. Horace X. Whalen, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Peyton WhaIen. Of Bethesda. The
wedding will take place in the summer
after the graduationin June of Mr.. Whalen
from the Military Academy at West Point.
Due to the recent death of Miss Seeds
father. formal announcements of the en-
gagement will not be sent out.
The funeral of William Delaney Bolton.
aged So years. who died suddenly at his
home. at Olney, from heart attack. took
place on Thursday Of last week from the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore N. Bolton.
The services were conducted by Rev. John
A. Crosse. of the LaytonsviIle Methodist
Episcopal Church. Burial was at Brown
ingsville. He was unmarried and is sur
vived by three brothers and three sisters.
Judge Robert B. Peter has signed an
order in the circuit court here declaring
Myrtle Carmalita Newton. 8 years old. to
be the adopted child of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
A. Woods. of Chevy Chase. and changing
The little girl is a niece of Mrs. Woods.
and has been making her home with Mr..
and Mrs. Woods for several months. Her
parents consented to the arrangement.
After an illness of only few days due
to heart attack. Mrs. Julia Ann Watkins.
of Cedar Grove, widow of Noah Watkins,
died at the home Of her daughter. Mrs.
Edgar W. Davis, near Fountain Mills, last
Sunday morning. Mrs. Watkins was 81
years of age, and was before her marriage
a Miss Linthicum, of Frederick county
She came to this county in 1853 and taught
in the public schools OF the county until
her marriage.
The woman's skeleton recently found by
huntsmen in the big pines. near Travilah
has, Chief of Police A. A. Monkey stated.
been pretty well established as the remains
of Sarah Lee. or Mason. very old colored
woman, who disappeared while visiting in
the Travilah neishborhood in July last.
According to Chief Monkey. number of
trinkets the old woman is known to have
possessed. are describedin letter received
from relative in Virginia. and the sew
eral articles found near the bones are said
tally with the desert ption received.
John M. Buffin. ~ years old, for 80
year resident of this county. died last
Saturday at his residence in North Chevy
Chase. He was stricken Christmas Eve
with heart attack which proved fatal
A native of Virginia. Mr.. Buffin moved to
North Chevy Chase about 80 years ago
He had been an employee of the Capital
Traction Co.. and later of the Thomas W.
Perry Coal Co. He is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Margaret J. Buffin. and two sons.
McGruder Buffin. of Silver Spring. and
Kenner Buffin. Of Texas.
Start the New Year right by attending
church next Sunday. The first Sunday
services of the New Year to be held in the
Rockville Baptist Church will be conducted
at II o'clock A. M. and 7:30 P. NJ. January
8. 1882. The sermon topic for the morn
ing service will be: Progressive Chris
tianity or Types Of Successful Christian
Experience" The subject for the evening
service will be: "A Great Book of Action
for Year of Helpful Activity" The Sun
day School will meet at 10 A. M. The
Young Peoples Meeting at 6:45 P. M. will
be led by the pastor. The mid-week devo-
tioual service will be held Wednesday at
7:30 P. M. The Group Meeting of the
Montgomery County Baptist Woman's Mis-
sionary Societies will be held ia the churc h
on Tuesday. January 5th. at II A. M.
Albert A. Ady, assistant county agricul-
tural agent. was reelected master Of the
Germantown Grange at its annual election
last week. Other officers chosen were
0verseer, Genoa King; lecturer, Mrs. Ruth
Robertson steward. Jacob Leaman: as
sistant steward, Sterling Bowman; chap
lain. Francis Leaman treasurer. Mrs. Leah
lslehart; secretary. Mrs. Edgar Stephens
gatekeeper. Robert Robertson Ceres, Mrs.
James D. King; Pomona. Mrs John Har.
gett; Flora. Miss Mabel Hughes lady as.
sistant steward. Miss Helen Hughes; plan
;at MrS Ethel Rrnwn mind axecutiva com,