Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
Said to Be Weak-Miuded,

1t was not claimed that the defendant
did not set fire to the building, but it wa!
commended that he was weak-minded anl
| was mentally unable to appreciate TIN
seriousness Of the act. A number of per
sons testified that he was not right men
tally but the evidence failed to shov
| that he did not know right from wrOnl
| and the court promptly decided hin
| guilty. ~ t..s
| Gilbert Hall, George Hall. Norman Da
| Wis, Robert Brown. Julian Diggs ant
Grant Dorsey. young negro" residents o
| the vicinity of Etchison, were tried on al
| Indictment charging them with the lar
ceny of goods from the store of Louis
Pachino at Etchison. 1t was shown tina
| the goods were stolen by some one in tn,
crowd, but as the evidence was not at al
| clear as to who got them all were &C
quilted.
A license to marry was issued here thi.
afternoon to Miss Lena B. Trego, aget
nineteen, and Kemp Beckman Cockrell
aged twenty-five. both of Alexandria, Va
Work on the Catholic Church to be
erected at Kensington this county, under
the direction of Rev. Charles 0. Rosen.
steel. pastor of st. Johns Church a,
Forest Glen, will, it is understood, soon
be started. the contract having already
been awarded
The edfice will occupy the site at the
corner Of Connecticut avenue and Pros
pect street, which was purchased from
Brainard II. Warner. The structure will
be frame, with peddle dash exterior, and
will cost about $4,000.
Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the
United States weather bureau, and Mrs
Moore have returned to their home neaI
Rockville. after spending the winter in
Washington.
To Name Council Candidates.
A meeting of the voters Of Kensingtou
has been called for the evening of April
II to nominate candidates to succeed J.
NJ s. Bowie, E. E. Baer and W. L.
Scott as members of the town council
Those who succeed Messrs Bowie and
Baer, whose terms expire. will serve two
years. and the successor of Mr.. Scott
who resigned. will serve until the cleo
ton of 1912. The election will be held the
! first Monday in May.
The following are some of the recent
transfers Of real estate in this county:
Mrs. George Gather to Elgie Riggs, 12S
Richard L. Mackall farm, near Olney
containing 174 acres, to Robert ]. Isher-
wood. o. 100; Keystone Realty Company
to Elizabeth Clark. lot in Takoma Park
lot at Derwood: Edward H. Briggs to
Charles E. kronk. 81 acres; Horace f.
Alexander to Frank E. label. two lots
near Chevy Chase; Berry f. Clark
treasurer, TO Clarence II. HosltnsOn, lot
In Glen Echo: Julia r. Trumbull to
Charles A. Beard. lot in Rockville; James
II. Monkey to Anthony w. Smith. lot at
Kenilworth: John v. Shea to Harry
Lakeman. lot in Takoma Park; Arthur
w. Ewell to William 8. Ewell two lots
at Woodside: Oliver N. Cole to Frederick
n. Wright. lot in Kensington Park
Andrew Geddes to William w. Bishop
house AMI lot in Kensington; Chevy Chase
Land Company to Thomas w. Perry, lot
In Chevy Chase; William s. Caulfield to
John b. Diamond, IT acres near Middle
brooke; Lawrence B. Jones to Albert B.
Strubel. 172 acres: James e. Thompson
to Benjamin H. Kelly. "a acres. near
Colesville: Rosa Miller to Anna L. Laugh
| lin, lot in Oakmont.