Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE
AND THE COUNTY
Officers Chosen at Recent
Election Are Sworn In.
Deaths Reported.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ROCKVILLE. Nd, December Is. 1911.
Clifard l.. Howard. who was elected
sheriff of Montgomery county at the cleo
ton last month to succeed W. E. Welt,
did not assume the duties of his office
today. as was expected, 1t was discov-
cred that his bond has not been approved
by the court. This matter will be ar
ranged today and the new sheriff Will be
sworn in tomorrow. Sheriff Howard will
appoint John p Whalen his chief deputy
and county detective The appointment of
the following additional deputies Will be
| announced: Hugh c. Townsend, office
deputy: Aaron R Hewitt Of Rockville
cum of Damascus, ]. Lloyd Whip of
Germantown, j. Melvin Etchison of
Gaithersburg He Will appoint other
deputies later.
deputy for about eight years. All Of the
other deputies named by the sheriff serv-
ed under Sheriff Welt, excepting Deputy
Hewitt. who. however, has had experience
in such work.
Sheriff Howard announces that he will
have no use for the bloodhounds kept by
his predecessor.
Other officials Sworn In.
Richard T. White, jr.. elected last month
! a member Of the board of county COM
| missioners for Montgomery county, took
| the oath of office before the clerk of the
| circuit court here yesterday and entered
| upon the discharge of his duties. In the
afternoon the board. composed of Mr..
| White and Messrs. Josiah ]. Hutton, Jo-
| seph T. White and Hazel W. Cashell.
unanimously reelected Berry r. Clark
clerk to the board and county treasurer
Tor a term of two years, beginning July
| l. 1872, and Mr.. Clark reapointed John r.
| Lewis, Eugene II. Cissel and Mrs. Octa-
via B. Wood as clerks. The board also
| elected John A. Garrett attorney in place
| of ". Outerbridge Spates. recently elect
ed states attorney.
| The board deferred the election Of a
president until a successor to Commission
er Richard III. Cissel. who died last week,
| is appointed and qualities. Commissioner
Joseph T. White was chosen president
pro tenn.
The newly elected judges Of the orphans
court, Messrs. Remus r. Darby, John e.
! West and Alfred c. Tolson. took the oath
of Office before the clerk of the court here
| yesterday and afterward held their first
session. Judges Darby and West succeed
| themselves and Judge TOlson takes the
place of Judge George w. Meem Gov.
Crothers has designated Judge Darby as
chief justice.
Washington Couple WEEDS.
|
thur Stoneburner. both of Washington
were married in Rockville yesterday
afternoon by Rev. S. r. White. They
left for Washington Immediately after
ward. The young people said they came
out to Rockville to have the knot tied
because they We're anxious to keep their
marriage a secret for d while.
y license to marry was issued here
yesterday afternoon to Miss Lottie NJ
Cleveland and Mr. James Franklin Cum
berland, both of Mount Rainier. Nd.
Recent Deaths.
citizen of the county, died yesterday after
noon in the siXtieth year Of his age. He
was stricken while attending the funeral
of d relative at Lay Hill and died while
being brought to Rockville in an auto
mobile. Heart failure is given as the
cause of death. He had been in poor
health several months. His wife and ten
children. three of whom were by a for
mer marriage. survive him.
years, died yesterday afternoon at his
home in Gaithersburg Of a complication
Of diseases. His wife, three daughters
and two sons survive him. He was q
lifelong resident of the county and was
we'll known
Miss Annie Lowe. aged sixty years, died
at the home of her brother near Lay
Hill, this county, after a long illness
The funeral took place at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning from the Methodist
Church at Lay Hill. interment being in
the cemetery nearby.
The county public school commission
ers have announced the appointment OF
Miss Josephine CLANCY assistan
ton Grove.