Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-01-22

Under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon Of
America, a union meeting of the churche:
of Rockville and vicinity was held in the
Rockville Methodist Church last Sunday
evening. with large gathering in attend
ance. 1t was in the interest of prohibition
law enforcement and was featured by pre-
sentatiUn of dialogue, entitled The Har-
vest." the participants being George C,
Southwell and F. W. Wilkinson, of Cleve-
land. Ohio. Prof. and Mrs. v. P. Brock. Of
indianapolis. Ind. known as the singing
evaneelists. rendered several selections.
Rev. Frank A. Tyler. pastor Of the Meth
odist Church. presided.
The annual meeting of Olney Grange
No. 7, Patrons of Husbandry, held at the
Corner Cupboard. resulted in the following
officers being elected for next year: Master.
R. Bentley Thomas; overseer. Robert H.
Miller; lecturer, Mrs. Josiah W. Jones /:
steward. Calvin Broadly assistant stew
ard, William John Thomas treasurer. Miss
Elizabeth T. Stabler; secretary. Mrs. Clar-
ence L. Gilpin; gatekeeper. Robert H. Chi
chester; Ceres. Mrs. R. Bentley Thomas;
Pomona. Mrs. James N. Barnsey: Flora.
Mrs. Dorsey Downey; lady assistant stew
ard. Mrs. Robert H. Miller. Appropriations
were made for the State endowment fund.
as well as several local charities to help
during the unemployment distress.
Former Sheriff George E. Nicholson, of
Olney has filed suit in the circuit court
here against Chief Alvie A. Moxley and
Sergt. Guy Jones. of the county police force,
claiming injuries to his reputation as a
result of a search warrant sworn out by
Jones and search of his premises and
asking damages in the amount of $4,000.
He is represented by Attorney F. Barnard
Welsh. The warrant was issued, the dec
laration states. September 20, 1881. by
Frank | Davis. clerk Of the police court
here, and was for the purpose of searching
the plaintiffs premises for intoxicating
liquor 1t is charged that Jones and two
other officers made an inspection of the
former sheriffs premises without finding
any intoxicating liquor. and it is alleged
in the declaration that Jones and Monkey,
the latter for causing the warrant to be
sworn out, perpetrated "subterfuee and
fraud for the purpose of entering the plain
tiff's premises"
AS the outgrowth of an accident to
Francis Ricketts,, 9-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey G. Ricketts,, of this vicinity. on
the farm of W. Clarence Watkins, near
Rockville, July %. two suits for damages,
totaling $S5.000. were instituted against
Mr.. Watkins in the circuit court here last
week. The boys father asks $4,000 for
loss of the child's services and various ex-
penses in connection with his injuries. and
the boy, by his father as next friend. seeks
$4,000 for personal injuries. Both plain
tits are represented by Attorneys Peter &
Simps on. Of Rockville. and Burr Tracy An
sell and George M. Wilmeth. of Washing
ton. 1t is charged in the petition that,
while in the employ Of the defendant. the
boy was ordered to hold horses attached
to a mower in field on the Watkins farm
and that the child was run over by the
mower and his left leg cut off and his
right leg and other parts of his body badly
mangled. torn and crushed. WsEains is
charged with negligence in permitting the
boy to be placed 10 such hazardous posi-
ton and leaving the mower in gear.