The Washington times., 1905-05-28
Autos to Great Falls.

The Arlington and Great Falls Auto
Transit Company will. within the next
few days. begin operating a line of
automobiles between Washington and
Great Falls First-cIass conveyances VIII
be provided, and the innovation Is ex-
pected to prove nopular. The route will
be along the Conduit road.
Thomas B. Benson died on Wednesday, V
morning at his home in Darnestown,
aged about seventy-four years. His
death, due to a complication of troubles,
was not unexpected, as he had been in
failing health for several years. His
wife, who was d Miss Broome. died some
years ago. He left no children.
At the regular May meeting of the
mayor and council of Glen Echo. Joseph
NJ Fowler and Thomas A. Weaver, the
recently elected councilmen. took the
oath of Office and assumed their duties.
John r. Johnston was elected clerk and
treasurer: Oliver s. Bo=-- marshal,
and DR.. John L. Lewis. health officer.
DIR. r. S. Griffith. ex-mayor and nrac-
tieing physician OF Basic City. Va. and
Miss s. A Griffith, of Anne Arundel
county. Md, passed through this place
On Saturday last, to visit at the home
Of their brother the Rev. F. T. Griffith
and family. at Potomac. Nd. DR.. Griffith
is prominent Mason and temperance
worker in Virginia.
Mrs. Emma Thompson, wife OF Frank
Thompson, of this town, died about 5
o'clock on Friday afternoon last, Of a
complication of troubles, aged about
fifty years. Her illness was of long dura-
tion. and her death was not unexpected.
She is survived by her husband and
one son, Walter S. Thomson. clerk
IN the Postof1ce Department. at Wash
ington.
Articles Incorporating The Glen
Echo Real Estate and Improvement
Company of Montgomery County have
been fled in this court The ineorpor-
ators named therein are Messrs. Rob
ert g. HiIten, president; John a. Car
rett. secretary and treasurer; Frank
Higgins. attorney; Carey Kingdom,
vice president, and Bernard 4. Duke,
real estate agent. The capital stock is
$1,000. divided into 200 shares.
The Rockville Baptists have definite
Iy decided to erect a new house of wor-
ship. At q business meeting OF the
congregation the following committee
was selected TO take charge of the
work: Spencer c. Jones. the Rev T. H.
Campbell. George Shaw, Samuel 3.
Haney, Clifford H Robertson, and two
ladies TO be named by the Ladies' Aid
Society of the church. II is the pro-
gram TO begin building operations as
soon as possible. The structure VIII be
an up-to-date building
Samuel ". Clark, whose home is said
TO be in New Jersey. died here last
Saturday night. aged seventy-two
years Paralysis was the cause OF
death. About seven months ago he
was found wandering about the county,
sleeping in barns and be@eing for
food, He appeared TO be demented.
and was brought TO Rockville and
lodged In jail. a package which he
carries was found 10 contain nearly
$500 in gold. He said he mad a brother
In New Jersey. The remains were in
TERED In Rockville Cemetery.
The Western District Baptist As
soeiation Will meet with the Rockville
church this year. The association was
originally invited 10 meet at Rockville,
but the probability of building opera
tions being on about the time set for
the meeting of the association, forced
the Rockville church TO ask that the
association meet elsewhere. Il is now
certain that nothing in the building
line viii be done until after June 8. the
date of the meeting, so the body will
meet here as originally arranged