Shoppers in Germantown (18066 Mateny Rd.), the last remaining Shoppers in Montgomery County, has put a new store policy into effect that does not allow anyone under 18 in the store without a parent/guardian above 21 years old on school days.

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It was just before the election in 1920 and several men were gathered informally at the Waters General Store in Germantown discussing the pros and cons of the various candidates. When it came up that a local citizen, John Bolton, was refusing to vote, one of the men, Guy Vernon Thompson, volunteered to try to persuade him to do his civic duty.

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According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, “Today in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, the Honorable Cheryl McCally sentenced defendant, Dr. James Michael Ryan, 50, of Clarksburg, to 45 years in prison.

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