Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
ROCKVILLE, MD.
special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August Z, 1909.
The annual meeting of Ridgely Brown
Camp of Confederate Veterans was held
in the courthouse here today. The num-
Der attending the annual meetings has
been gradually dwindling and today but
eight of the grizzled warriors answered
the roll call. They were Col. Spencer c.
Jones, Frank B. Horner, Edmund l..
Amiss. Richard p. Hays. Francis S. Kill
gour. Charles B. Rozer David H. Horn
er and James T. Moore.
The principal business transacted was
the election Of officers. which resulted
in the selection of the following: Com
mander, Col. Spencer c. Jones: neuten-
ant commander. Samuel A. Nlatlack; adj
jutant, Edmund l.. Aniss; treasurer.
Edgar l.. Tschiffely; chaplain. Richard
p Hays: executive committee, David
II. Horner. Francis S. kilgour and John
w Holland; sponsor. Miss Cecilia Kill
gour.
Tie commander was authorized to ap-
point delegates to represent the camp
at the national and state encampments,
and he was also directed TO appoint three
ladies in each election district of the
county to solicit funds for the erection
OF monument to the SOn1eueIdte uedo
of Montgomery county.
Following adjournment all present
were entertained at dinner at the Cor
coran Hotel by Col. Jones after which
an hour or more was spent relating
"reminiscences, cracking jokes and hav-
ing good time generally.
Mrs. Nancy c. Lehman of this county
has. through her attorney, W. Outer
bridge Spates of Rockville, filed suit in
the circuit court at this place for an
absolute divorce from her husband,
Henry w. Lehman, who Is alleged to
be a resident of Pennsylvania. The bill
states that the couple were married at
Delma n. j., in 1899. and that
four years ago plaintiff was deserted.
a license to marry has been issued
by the clerk Of the circuit here to Miss
Flora a. Riggs OF Cedar Grove and
John Henry Bennett of Germantown.
The following are some Of the recent
transfers of real estate in Montgomery
Cuttings. 107,s acres; Annette spalding
to Fannie Moore. lot at Chevy Chase;
Brainard Fl. Warner to Andrew NJ Cur
ry, property at kensington; Owen II.
Fowler to Charles 8. Muir. two lots at
Norwood Heights: Benjamin F. Leighton
to Rachel c. Whitacre. lot at Woodside:
Nora NJ Fuller to Ella c. Tibbitts. lot
at Somerset Heights; Cornelius Eckhardt
to Laura NJ. Bradley. house and lot at
Kenslngton; Edgar V; Werner to Howard
u,
Longley to Harry II. Spencer. two lots
at Takoma Park; r. Holt Easley to
Frank L. Hewitt, five lots at Silver
Spring.
The annual meeting Of the Montgomery
County Anti-Saloon League will be held
at Washington Grove next Thursday.
An executive committee meeting will be
held In the morning. and there will be
afternoon and evening sessions for the
public The principal address of the day
will be by Rev. p. a. Baker of Column
bus, Ohio, national superintendent of the
American Anti-Saloon League. The an
nual meeting Of the Montgomery County
w. c.. T. L. will also be held at the
Grove Thursday.
Among the events scheduled for the
Montgomery Country Club for August
are a euchre party the evening Of the
nth and an informal dance the evening
of the 21st. Mrs. Reverdy Stewart is
chairman of the entertainment commit
tee for the month.
After spending a week with relatives
at Tappahannock, Va, Mr.. and Mrs. +.
Hazel Cashell have returned to their
home at Redland, this county.