Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
NEWS Of ROCKVILLE
AND THE COUNTY
Sheriff Welt to Get Motor
Cycle to Chase Down
Speeding Autoists.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, June "a. 1911.
Sheriff Welt today received word from
State Automobile Commissioner George
to be on the lookout for a motor cycle
that had been shipped to him for use in
patrolling the roads of Montgomery
county In search of violators Of the
automobile laws. Sheriff Welt has also
been notified that the automobile laws
must be rigidly enforced and that no
leniency be shown any one. The sheriff
says he is going to follow instructions
and that autoists had better look out !"
Which of the deputies will be detailed
for motor cycle duty Sheriff Welt has
not decided. The sheriff was at one
time an expert bicycle rider. and he says
that If he finds he can manage the
motor cycle he himself will use the ma
chine for a while, at least. He has
announced his intention of spending to-
morrow patrolling the principal roads
leading out OF Washington.
BailiR Aaron Hewitt Of Rockville has
also received instructions regarding the
enforcement of the automobile ordi-
nances Of Rockville. The speed limit
is six miles an hour and the penalty for
exceeding that speed is SS. Bailir
Hewitt has had notices posted at proml-
nent points about town and declares his
purpose of strictly carrying out the town
councils instructions and arresting in
every case in which the law is violated.
Miss Resale Makely. aged twenty-five
years. and William E. Demory. aged
twenty-one years. both Of Fair fax Court
House, Va. were married In Rockville
of tho Rockville Southern Methodist
Church. the ceremony taking place at
tho parsonage.
Mrs. Butcher Asks Divorce.
Mrs. Susan E. v. Butcher Of the upper
section Of the county has instituted suit
In tho circuit court here for an absolute
divorce from William T. Butcher. who
also lives IN this county. The bill sets
forth that the couple were married thirty
years ago and are the parents Of several
children, all but one Of whom are grown,
and charges that the plaintiff was several
years ago deserted. Mrs Butcher is
represented by Attorney Thomas Dawson
Among the recent transfers Of real es-
tate recorded in the office Of the clerk
of the circuit court here are the follow
ing: Leonard Voght to Joshua E. Broad
hurst, lot at Woodmont; Stanley D. VIII
lis to John w. Latham, six lots In Chevy
Chase; George A. Myers to Bernice p.
Province. lot in Takoma Park; Lillian w
Bowie to Ella c. Wetherald. lot at Wash
ington Grove; Clare Mannakee to John
A Cannon, house and lot In Kensington,
81. 1876: Percy s. Foster to Henry B. F.
mcfarland. two lots at Washington
Grove; William II. Walker to Mary Nix
on, lot at Kenilworth: Elizabeth M. Car
rison to Martin e. Anderson. lot in Ia
koma Park: Rhoda A. Waldron to George
A. Rock, two lots in Takoma Park
James E. Broadhurst to George w. Of
futt. two lots at Woodmont: Morris Gar
flnkle to James E. Broadhurst. lot al
Woodmont: Joseph Richardson to VIII
liam T. Galliher. fifty-eight acres: VIII
liam McFarlane to James E. Broadhursr.
two lots at Woodmont: Percy s. Foster
to Henry B. F. Mcfarland, twenty five
shares Of stock of Washington Grove
Camp Meeting Association lots at Wash
ington Grove; Benjamin G. Wilkinson to
George Coursen, lot in Takoma Park
Esther ]. Downs to William McFarlane,
lot at WoQdmont.
Miss Louise Welt has returned to Rock
vile after an absence Of several weeks
in Washington.