Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-17
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Supply Company Makes Assignment
General and Personal News.


ROCKVILLE. Md, February Is, 1907.
The Farmers Supply Company, whose
place of business is at Silver Spring. has
made an assignment for the benefit of cred
itors and Mr.. Frank L. Hewitt, treasurer
Of the company. has been appointed trustee
1t Is stated that all the company's obliga-
tons will be paid in full.
Mr.. August F. Trappe, secretary Of the
Maryland state bureau of immigration, will
sail Monday for Europe, where he will lee
ture in a number of cities in the hope of
securing farm and domestic labor for the
people of Maryland. He will also exhibit
photographs Of farm scenes in Maryland
The decision to send Mr.. Trappe abroad is
understood to be due largely to the action of
the recent meeting Of the various farmers
clubs Of Montgomery county. when a com
mittee was appointed to call to the atten-
ton of Gov. Warfleld the great and increas-
ing scarcity Of farm labor especially
throughout the state, and to request him to
do something to relieve the situation.
At a recent meeting of the board of county
public school commissioners Prof. Earle B.
Wood, secretary and treasurer to the
board, submitted report for the six months
from August 1, 1906, to February 1. 1907.
The receipts amounted to $3S,6I1.13, and
the expenditures s37, 72037, leaving on hand
that nearly $685. 795 will yet be received from
the county and state, which will be just
about sufficient to run the schools to the
close of the school year.
Daniel Greenfield, one of the beSt-known
citizens Of the lower section of the county,
who died this morning in a Washington
hospital, was aged about sixty years. He
had been ill only short while of what is
understood to have been pneumonia. He
never married and spent his entire life on
the Greenfield farm near Beane, where he
livd with two bachelor brothers. one of
whom, Watt Greenfield was stricken with
paralysis about ten days ago and is now in
a Washington hospital in a serious condi-
ton Two other brothers. Samuel and
James Greenfield, survive him.
Mayor Lee Offutt was visitor to Annapo-
lis during the week.
Miss Annie Moore Of Virginia is a Wis
itor at the home Of the Misses Brewer at
this place.
Mrs George H. Lamar entertained a num-
Der Of her Rockville friends Friday
afternoon at the home of her sister. Mrs.
Mary r. Green, in honor of Miss Frances
Turner of The Plains, Va, and Miss
Streator of West Virginia, who are visiting
in Rockville. Her guests included Misses
Mary Almoney. Rose Armstrong. Barry
Albert. Bessie Greene, Mary Brewer, Annie
Moore, Lucy Mason, Annie Owens, Helen
Talbot, Mrs. William Waters and Misses
Turner and Streator Thursday evening
Mrs Lamar was the hostess at a meeting
of the Rockville Sewing Club. when she
bert j. Almoney, Mrs. Ella Anderson, Mrs.
Mary r. Greene, Mrs. Otis M. Linthicum,
Misses Lizzie Prettyman and Mamie Vim
son.
An enjoyable social function of the week
in Rockville was a Welsh rarebt party
given Thursday evening by Miss Rose Arm
strong. Among those present were Misses
Mary Almoney, Mary Brewer, Annie Moore
Helen Talbot and Rose Armstrong and
Messrs. John Brewer,-Eddie Dawson, Rus
sell Brewer and Somerville Dawson.
Judge Henderson in the circuit court at
this place a few days ago signed a decree
granting to Mrs. Malvina d. Cleland of
Garrett Park, this county, an absolute dl-
vorce from her husband. David G. Clelsnd,
now resident of Washington. Mrs. Gle
land is given the custody of the couples
infant child and is allowed the privilege
Of resuming her maiden name of Malvina
D. Osmond. She is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Julian Osmond of Garrett Park.
DIR. NJ. Bates Stephens. state superin-
tendent of education, has sent to the public
school teachers throughout this and the
other counties Of the state pamphlet sug-
costing programs for the appropriate ceie-
bration of the most important school non,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS birthday, Maryland
At the annual convention of the farmers
OF Montgomery county, held few days
ago at Sandy Spring. resolution was
, adopted setting forth that whereas py .ne
Anti-Saloon League secured the enforce
ment OF the local option law by securing
the conviction Of those who violated tne
law. and whereas, the states attorney has
publicly declared that il the county com.
missioners would place In his hands 500
with which to employ detectives to secure
necessary evidence. he could enectualiy
enforce not only the local option law, but
the law against gambling as Wen, the iarm-
ers of Montgomery county, in convention
assembled, respectfully but earnestly re-
quest the county commissioners to place
not less than $500 nor more than $oUO IN the
| hands Of the states attorney to be used In
securing evidence against violators OF the
law, believing that the amount Will be re-
turned in fnes imposed in cases OK convc-
tion."