Evening star., 1911-01-08
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
AND ROCKVILLE NEWS
Frank A. Spencer, Patent At
torney, Dead Tuberculosis
Conference Called.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. January

ROCKVILLE, Nd. January I. 1911.
Frank A. Spencer. patent attorney.
who had practiced in Washington many
years, died at his home here at IL o'clock
today. aged sixty-six years.
He had been i'll several weeks of gas
tric trouble. A day or two ago grip de-
veloped.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Mary A. Arnold of Washington. He
also leaves brother, Albert II. Spencer
of Boston.
The funeral will take place from the
house at IL o'clock Monday morning In
terment is TO be in Rock Creek cemetery.
Washington.
Mr. Spencer was a native OF Connecti-
cut, but spent most of his life in Cleve-
land, Ohio He located in Washington
in 1885 and twelve years ago removed
to Rockville.
The Social Service League of Mont
gomery county has requested a confer
ence of the county commissioners and
trustees Of the county almshouse with
leading physicians and citizens OF the
county and experts In tuberculosis OF
the state. as to the care of the tubercu-
lous poor of the county The conference
will be held in Rockville Tuesday.
The annual Christmas celebration OF the
Rockville Presbyterian Sunday school was
held in the church yesterday afternoon.
Misses Rosalie Gassaway and Mary
Reading. instrumental music by MISS
Helen Gassaway and Margaret Thomas,
vocal music by Mrs. Lloyd Brewer and
Masters Harry and John Dawson and ad
dresses by Joseph Reading and Calvin
superintendent of the school. respectively:
The scholars were given premiums and
goodies. The superintendent and assist
ant superintendent were recipients OF gifts
from the school.
pointed a deputy sheriff for Potomac dis
trict and subscribed to the oath of or
flee before the clerk of the circuit court
here.
The county commissioners have under
consideration a petition from citizens OF
the Colesville neighborhood for the con-
struction of two and a half miles OF pike
on Columbia road. from White oak 70
the end of the Shoemaker pike. recently
mated that the section Of road asked for
would cost about $4,000. one half to be
paid by the state and the rest by TAX
payers Of Colesville district.
The trustees Of the county almshouse-
Charles J. Lyddane. Henry B. Gardiner
Eleazar Ray, Harry Riggs and William
v. Robertson, all recently reappointed by
the county commissioners-qualif Tor
the new term this morning by subscr1b-
ing to the oath of office before the clerk
of the circuit court here, and later nelo
q meeting at the almshouse.
The principal business transacted was
the reelection of Mr.. Lyddane as presi-
dent of the board Following the trans
action Of business the members OF the
board and few others were entertained
at dinner by Supt. Philip ]. Case.
The following are some of the recent
transfers Of real estate recorded during
the week in the office Of the clerk of the
circuit court here: Arthur w. Gather to
". q. c. Hyatt. eighty-seven acres near
Damascus. $3,6GO; William B. Ricketts, te
winfield s. Overton, 227 acres near Coles
willie, $4,000; Joseph A. Buckhart to Hor'
ace r. George, lot in Chevy Chase; Fan
Chevy Chase Park: Frank T. M. Webster
to James q. Wallace. five acres; Charlie:
j. WInn to W.nneiu 5. Ove,to.., .",ns
acres.