Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-07-10
LAYT0NSV|LLE and VICINITY
Mrs. Ulysses Griffith Nv
Damascus 1882

wheat threshed and combined and
corn cultivated. 1t has also been
a busy week for their wives with
extra hands to feed and much work
from the garden for the Gamer
and freezer.
We regret to announce the death
of a member of an old district
family this past week. Colonel
Harry Griffith Bartlett, us. Mar
inc Corps retired died at the Naval
Hospital at Portsmouth, N. H. on
July 4th at the age of 72. Funeral
services were held Monday at
Christ Church, Baltimore with in
torment in Greenmount Cemetery
He is survived by his wife, Helen
Denmead Bartlett, a son Harry, Jr.
three grandchildren and two sisters.
Mrs. Henry Griffith and Miss
Vashti Bartlett of Laytonsville.
On Thursday of this week Mrs.
Harry Bartlett will return to her
summer cottage at Hillsboro, N. H..
and Miss Vashti Bartlett will ac~
company her for a short visit.
Mrs. August Priebe is spending
the week in Arlington, Virginia
visiting with her brother and his
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Brown.
Mr.. Charles O'Laughlin, princi-
pal at the Laytonsville School is
taking several courses in education
at the U. of Maryland. Miss Mar
garet Randolf is spending the sum-
mer with her mother in Henderson
vile, N. C. The rest of the faculty
are enjoying the summer vacation
at home.
Roland Lee Green returned home
Sunday from Sibley Hospital. He
is convalescing nicely following an
appendectomy.
The Laytonsville Farm Bureau
Discussion Group met with Mr..
William Fulks, Thursday. 1t was
decided to skip both July and Au-
gust meetings this summer.
The bulletin at st. Paul's and
Mt. Tabor was sponsored by Mrs.
George Miller in memory of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fra
icy.
Little Charles Edward Miller, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Miller, was
christened Sunday at the 10 o'clock
service at st. Paul's by the Rev.
Warren Firth. Following the SER
vice the Millers entertained at &
picnic lunch. Guests included the
Rev. and Mrs Firth and their Chi.
dren Johnny and Lorraine and Mr..
Flrth's mother, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
1 homas Howes and Tommy, and
Mrs. William Signor and Billy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Kibbee motor
ed to Allentown, Penn. Friday, to
visit Mrs. Kibee's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hudson. On Satur
day they attended Hudson family
reunion.
Sundays frightening display of
thunder, lightning and wind did
considerable damage in the dis
trict. Lightning struck and killed
holsteln cow on the farm of Syi.
van Priebe. 1t also struck the
televislon aerial on the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Thomas Howes and
Scorched the paint on the side of
the house. The worst damage wa.
on the farm of T. Calvin Owings
where winds of almost cyclonic
proportions blew down two silos
and toppled most of the big old
'rees in the front yard.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stinsoo
and family, Joyce and Barbara
Walter Seek and family, and Mary
Riggs, Mrs. Ethel Taylor, Mrs.
Taylor who has just returned fron,
a 10000 mile TOUR of the West
spent the, weekend at Edgewater
oeach as the guests of Mrs. Flor,
ence Cashell.
Mrs. Stanton Pitcher of Alexan-
dria entertained at bridge lunch
con this week for twelve of her
old friends from the district
Guests included, Miss Ella Plum
,ner, Mrs. Clara Mobley, Miss Lulu
Bell, Mrs. Isabelle Warfield, Mrs
Clagett Warfield, Mrs. William
Warfield, Miss Mary Warfield
Miss Maude Dorsey, Mrs. G. G.
Griffith, Mrs. Ethel Taylor, Mrs.
W. W. Griffith, and Mrs. William
Bowman. Prizes were won by Miss
Lulu Bell, Miss Mary Warfieid, and
Mrs. W. w. Griffith. U
A large number of Laytonsville
district people attended the Pepco
demonstration at the Agriculture,
ttPnfar thIC