Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-01-29
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Friday Morning January 20. 1882
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Town and COuntry.


case Of Edward G. Hollinesworth' aged z
wears. of Chevy Chase, who was found lynn
across the bed in his home last Saturda!
morning with bullet hole in his temple
and a .32-caliber revolver lying nearby
Hollinesworth died in Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital about two hours after hi
was found by his brother, James j. Hol
linsworth.
World Disarmament.-Shall the worlC
disarm2 This question is answered in 6
symposium outlining the prospects fo
world peace in which J. Ramsay MacDon'
aid, Lord Parmoor, Christian LANCE. Wis
count Cecil, Frederick Francois-Marshal
Paul Boncour, Setsujo Sawada and Pau
Painleve express their views in the Maya
zine of The Washington Star next Sunday
January 81.
A reward of $1,000 was offered Tuesday
by the county commissioners for the ares
and conviction of the slayer or slayers o.
Horace D. Waters at Old Germantown. who
was shot and fatally wounded on Wednes
day of last week by two colored holduI
men. One ray of hope was encountered
BY the police Tuesday when it was found
hat Richard A. Bennett, clerk in the store
will be able to identify the murderer if he j:
Caught.
In the circuit court here Judge Robert B
Peter overruled motion for a new trial
of the suit of Col. L. Mervin Maus against
Wallace E. Ricketts, for $4,000 damages
for destruction of trees near the dividing
line between the properties here Of the
litieants, but on the land of the plaintiff.
The jury awarded Col. Maus judgment for
5000, and new trial was asked on the
ground of newly discovered evidence and
because the verdict, it was claimed. was
against the weight of the evidence.
The funeral of Robert Lynch. lifelong
resident of Cropley. this county. who died
Unexpectedly in Washington. where he was
employed, aged A years, took place Sun
day afternoon from the Methodist Church
at Potomac. The services were conducted
by the pastor. Rev. Peter c. Helmin-
toller, Jr., and burial was in the church
cemetery. Mr.. Lynch was a son OF the
late Mortimer Lynch and unmarried. he
is survived by two sisters and six brothers.
Charles W. Sage, lifelong resident of
this town and one of our most honorable
and highly esteemed citizens, died at his
home on Saturday night last, following an
illness of several weeks. Mr.. Sage was S9
years DID, Funeral services, conducted by
Rev. B. M. Osgood. pastor of the Baptist
Church, were held at his home on Monday
afternoon, January 25th. and burial was
in the family lot in Union Cemetery, near
Rockville. Mr. Sage leaves two daughters,
Mrs. Emmett Dove. of Rockville, and Miss
lillian Sage. of Phoenix. Arizona.
Miss Mary Eleanor Higgins. aged 70
Years, daughter of the late John j. and
Sophia D. Higgins. of Rockville, died last
Saturday night at her home here of general
debility incident to her advanced age. She
s survived by two sisters, Mrs. Margaret A.
c. Welsh and Miss Amelia P. Higgins, both
of Rockville. The funeral took place Mon
day afternoon from her late home and
burial was in Rockville Union Cemetery.
Miss Higgins was graduate of Woman's
College, now Goucher College, Baltimore.
She was a lifelong resident of Rockville.
Charles E. Higgins. aged "a years. re-
tired teacher in the public schools at
Bethesda and Potomac. this county, and
for the last seven years resident of Hunt
ing Hill, died last Sunday at the residence
os his son in Falls Church. Va. after an
illness of several weeks. He is survived
by his widow and the following children
by his first wife: Stanley j. Higgins. of
Falls Church Edwin B. Higgins and Rob-
ert C. Higgins, of Washington; Mrs. Anna
v. Hoskinson and Mrs. Earl Drummer. of
Falls Church. Interment was in lakewood
Cemetery. Falls Church.
William H. Darby. aged 80 years, died
last Saturday morning at his home near
Mt. Lebanon. following an illness of only
few days. General debility and heart
attack are believed to have been the cause
of his death. He is survived by the fol-
lowing children: Mareen D. Darby. Mrs.
William Welsh, William D. Darby. Mrs.
George Duvall. Thomas M. Darby and Mrs.
Clarence Howard. The funeral took place
Monday morning. with burial in the ceme-
terry at Damascus. Mr.. Darby was a life
long resident of Damascus district. He was
formerly for many years active in Demo-
cratic politics in his neiehborhood
C.B. Denman. a member of the Federal
Farm Board. will be the principal speaker
at the thirteenth annual meeting of the
Montgomery County Farm Bureau. to De
held here on Friday, January goth. Josiah
W r77rs Is president -f - ,-uafH '.r..u.
The other speakers will tr-lua Df 3.
pombsreeF. Of The diyis.1loi the co-opefa
tive nerks'ing Federai Farm Board aad
formerly associated with the s.ouuon
service Of the University of 81 Wand
Franz "a Payne, secgl .II y-ualsu.gr Of the
Maryland EARN Bureau Fede.lAJn.
Officers recently elected by the American
Legion Auxiliary of the Henderson-Smith.
Edmonds Post. No. SO. Of Rockville, were
installed at a meeting here at the Mont
gomery Club, as follows: President. Mrs
Hugh R. Thompson vice-president, Mrs
Dorothy |. Sheads; secretary, Miss Lucy
Smith treasurer. Mrs. Arthur p Thompson
chaplain, Mrs. Lucy S. Smith; historian,
Mrs. Philip W. Gates. The new president
announced the appointment of the follow
ing committee charmen: Rehabilitation
Mrs. Frank e. Marshall flowers. Mts. Ada
R. Thompson; publicity, Mrs. A. Guy Wat
kins entertainment. Mrs Harold C. Smith
child welfare, Mrs. Dan Louthan Ameri-
canism, Mrs. John C. Weldon; peoples,
a..