Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-26
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News Of Mont
gomery County, Md.
Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, June g. 1907
The Maryland court of appeals yesterday
afternoon handed down Its opinion in the
appeal cases of State Tax Commissioner Blu
chanan Schley, one being against the county
commissioners for this county and the other
against State Senator Blair Lee. The de-
cision affirms the action of the lower court
in granting an injunction restraining the
tax commissioner from continuing his meth
cd Of assessing the capital stock of certain
financial institutions in Montgomery county,
by which the holdings OF these institutions
In Baltimore city stock are used as an OFF,
set In the assessments. The cases were re-
manded to the lower court for further pro-
ceedings.
The opinion holds that inasmuch as the
suits constitute an effort to procure the
regulation or control of the action OF the
tax commissioner in assessing the stock
of the three institutions specified. and not
his entire assessment of corporate shares,
these three corporations should be brought
into the case as defendants when Il goes
back to the circuit court before any addi-
tional steps are taken. The decision also
holds that the court does not consider the
point at issue as involving the lawful dis
erection of the tax commissioner in the dis
charge of his duties but rather involves
his power as an officer.
The board Of supervisors of elections for
Montgomery county. consisting of Messrs.
William H. Griffith and William III. Wade,
democrats, and Thomas Vinson, republican,
met here yesterday and appointed the fol-
lowing officers of registration for the va
rious districts of the county, the first named
in each district being a democrat, the
other republican:
Laytonsville district-Downey NJ. Williams
and Luther M. Duvall.
Clarksburg-webster ". Burdette and w.
w. Dronenburg.
Poolesvlle-Harry NJ williams and Geo.
~.
Rockville-First precinct-Calvin@ Hicks
and Albert S. Dalbey; second precinct
Washington d. Waters and John NJ. Heagy.
Colesville-Farnham p. Brian and Henry
Clancy
Darnestown-Julian Griffith and ]. Garner
Ward.
Bethesda-warren " Magruder and Lewis
Keiser.
Olney-First precinct-Franc.s Snowden
and George H. Jones; second precinct
Frank ]. Downey and Charles r. Harris
horne.
Gaithersburg-Perr A. Gloyd and c. Scott
Duvall.
Potomac-charles E. Higgins and John
l.. Ball.
Barnesville-Lloyd J. Jones and w. w.
Hodges.
Damascus-John r. Lewis and William H.
Burdette.
Wheaton-First precinct-G. o. B. Cissel
and Upton b. Mackall; second precinct
Horace II. Beall and Edward w. Birgfeld.
The officers of registration will serve as
Judges PRIMARY clcCtOHS VI tUclT
respective parties.
The Maryland court of appeals yesterday
handed down an opinion reversing the cir
cult court for this county in the case Of
Katherine Seager Offutt against Catharine
v. Offutt and others. 1t was an action
brought about year or more ago by the
plaintiff. the widow OF Luther Mortimer
Offutt. to enforce the specific performance
of an alleged antenuptial contract, made in
consideration of marriage. Mrs Offutt was
formerly Miss Katherine Seager of WASH
ington The defendants were the heirs-at-
law of Mr.. Offutt, including two sisters.
several nephews and nieces and the widow
and children Of a nephew, who died during
the tendency of the case.
At the time of his marriage to the plain
tiff, which was October Is, 1901. Mr.. Orfut
possessed a valuable farm in Potomac dis
trict and considerable personal property.
He died November 80. 1904, intestate. and
left no children. The bill filed alleged that
during the courtship, which began in 1880.
Mr. Offutt repeatedly urged the plaintiff to
become his wife. and in June. 1901 wrote
her a letter, in which he agreed to give her
all he possessed. 1t was upon this letter
that Mrs. Offutt based her case