Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-05-05
BoYds
Danger Cited
By. Residents
BY Mrs, James r. Kerr
WAverly 6,3S28

This whole community is
deeply grieved and ''up in arms"
over the sudden death of one of
its native sons, Lloyd Sanhow-
er, who was instantly killed at
the underpass in Boyds April 26.
He was riding with Walter Mel
win in his truck and had gone
under the B & 0 underpass,
when the truck collided with an
auto coming down the hill from
the store.
This has been a danger point
since it was built and many
accidents have occurred here,
two of them fatal. 1t is felt by
all who use this road, No. III,
that some safety measures
should be taken to prevent a
repetition of this accident, by
installing other signs with this
end In view, All who use this
road will join in urging that
this be done.
Mr.. John Reffit was visited
for three days last week by a
niece, her husband and daugh-
ter, from Honeywell, Ky. They
were Mr.. and Mrs. James JUS
tice and daughter, Linda.
On Sunday, May /, Mrs. John
Knott was visited by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mary Lou Kephart
and son of Rockville. Also by
Mrs. Mollie Reffitt and Max
Bodd of Silver Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Jewell,
formerly of Boyds, but now liv-
ing in Mt. Airy, are the proud
parents of a baby girl, born on
Sunday morning, May 1, at the
Frederick Memorial Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Ben
nett and her father, Harry VOL
stenholme, retuprned last Sun
day from a stay at Tampa, Fla,
of four months.
The Rev. John Shaw Of Ocean
City, Md, was the guest preach
er at the Boyds Church Sunday,
May 1.
The Women's Association of
Boyds Church has completed
plans for its fried chicken and
country ham supper May IA,
Easter services at the Boyds
Presbyterian Church were i'm
pressiye, The Rev. Albert Lenz,
of N eelsville Presbyterian
Church, preached on Good Fri
day and the Rev. Edward Gault,
Of Baltimore, at the Easter serv-
ice.
Home from their studies at
the University of Maryland for
the Easter weekend were the
Misses Alice and Cynthia Heis-
Ter.
Also home for the holiday
were Barbara and John White
of GAINESVILLE from their re.
spective colleges in Pennsyl-
Vania.
Brice Selby and his sister re-
turned home last week from
Ocean City, N. j.. where they
had spent the winter months at
her home there.
Also expected home this week
are Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Ban
nett and Harry Wolstenholme
from Tampa, Fla, where they
have been since last December.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Fitz-
water, of near Boyds, became
the parents of twins on April 8,
a boy and a girl, born at Sub
urban Hospital, after an emer-
gency trip in an ambulance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Dixon and
children, who have lived for sew
eral years on the farm of Viii
liam Thompson, moved to JEFF
ferson, Md.
There have been several cases
of mumps in and around Boyds
recently, Among those affected
were Mrs. James Spring and
little son, Jerry, and Thomas
Hallack, jr. and little Tommy.
All are on the mend now. Mr..
Spring suffered a "strep" throat
at the same time which kept the
whole family from participating
in the Easter activities.
The Rev. James p. Kerr was
visited recently by friends from
Franklinville, Md, members of
his former congregation. They
were Mr.. and Mrs. William Bar
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Bowers and Mrs. Bowers, sr.
On April 10, Mrs. Grace John.
son was operated on the Subur.
ban Hospital for tumor on the
knee and is now recuperating at
the home Of her son.