Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-15
NEWS Of ROCKVILLE
AND THE COUNTY
Mrs. Mary Offutt and Husband
Sue Railway for Damages.
General items.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ROCKVILLE. Md, January II, 1911
The supper and bazaar given py the
pupils of the Rockville High School in
the school building last evening was at
tended by several hundred people from
the town and vicinity. and proved to be
a success in every particular. 1t was in
charge OF committee composed of Prof.
Roger ]. Whiteford. Misses 'Elberta Rice,
Virginia Brewer. Frances Horner, Cecelia
Kilgour Mary c. Davis. Mary Brewer
and Alma Wathen. and Messrs. Wilson
s. Ward and Roy Warfield, teachers of
the school.
A feature that was much enjoyed was
an old-time spelling bee, in which the
participants numbered about thirty Mrs.
George II. Lamar and Mrs. Robert c.
Warfield were the leaders of the oppos-
ing sides.
After a stubborn contest. Miss Marie
Talbot oe Mrs. Warfields team, and
Frank Higgins, of Mrs. Lamar's team,
were the only ones left standing MIR.
Higgins finally capturing the prize-a big
fruit cake. The others who participated
were Mrs. John B. Brewer. Mrs. Z. L.
Billiard. Mrs. William c. Beck, Mrs Ad-
die Greene, Mrs. William H. Talbot,
Mrs Wallace Welsh. Mrs. Carey King
don. Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Frank Hig-
gins Mrs. Thomas Barnesly. Misses Lucy
Garrett Verde Kingdom, BERTHE Higgins
and Rose Henderson. DR. Claiborne II.
Mannar and Messrs. Warren Choate.
James +. Allen, William G. Beck, Joseph
Reading, Howard A Larcombe. Robert
e. l.. Smith. Edward Monday, Bache
Albert and Edward Greene.
Sue Railway for Damages.
Mrs Mary Offutt Of this county has filed
-, .ir IL hnr aiy1cf ha
Washington and Rockville Electric Rail-
way Company. claiming 5000 damages
for personal injuries. She is represented
by Attorney Alexander kilgour OF Rock
vile. The declaration alleges that con-
yeyance In which Mrs. Oftutt was riding
was struck by car of the defendant
company in Wisconsin avenue, Washing
ton. last November, and Mrs. Offutt
thrown out and permanently injured.
Is charged. George Offutt. husband OF
the injured woman. has also entered suit
against the company as result of the
accident. He claims $500 damages for
loss OF his wife's services.
The county commissioners have desig-
mated the following to collect taxes in the
various districts for the year 1911: Lay
louisville district, Arthur l.. Watkins;
Ciarksburg. William w. Hesse, Pooles-
vile. Randolph Luhn; Colesville, William
H..
da. l.. A. Lochte;. Olney. Artemus SulH-
van Potomac, Robert l.. Saunders;
Gaithersburg, Thomas Small: Barnes
vile, Richard Gray: Damascus, J. o..
King. The collectors for Rockville and
Wheaton districts have not been named.
An addition to the cOrdage factory at
Gaithersburg is being erected and steam
power plant installed. 4 new industry
that Is about to be started there Is a
plant for the manufacture of ice. 1t is
said the capacity OF the plant will be
sufficient TO supply the needs of the en-
tire county. j. Frank Trazzare, who is
the head OF the new industry.
Transfers Of Realty.
The following are some of the recent
transfers Of real estate recorded in the
office OF the clerk OF the circuit court
here: Fannie j. Barrett to Caroline ].
Baker, lots in Chevy Chase: Fannie j.
Barrett to Grace M. Gardiner. lot in
Chevy Chase: James p. Gooch to w.
James Slater, lots in Rockville.
Fannie J. Barrett to Bruce Cleveland.
| lot in Chevy Chase; Elizabeth Thoma s
to Edwin c. Brandenburg, lot at Hal
pine; Remus r. Darby to John z. Oar
| by, 2l0 acres near Buck Lodge: Elena
acres near Bethesda Park; Vandelia
owen to Elijah T. Miles, 23 acres; John
S. Cuttings to Herbert o. Stabler, lO7
acres; James T. Purdum to Harrison
| Ward 200 acres near Darnestown; Adds
3. Browne to Harvey $. Wilson, lot in
| Northwest Park; Preston B. Ray to AL
fred Ray, = lots near keuSingt0u: Lewis