Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
STILL GRETNA GREEN
Rockville Maintains Title, De-
spite Adverse Conditions.
LICENSES ISSUED IN 1910
Greater Number Of Marriages Than
in Any Previous Year.
MINISTER TIES 1900 KNOTS
Greenbury c. Beckwith Dies, Aged
Seventy-Five Years-News of
Montgomery County, Md.
LICENSES ISSUED IN 1910
MINISTER TIES 1900 KNOTS
pecial Correspondence of The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Nd. December 81. 1910
In view Of protests by citizens of Rock
vile against alleged lack of discrimina-
ton on the part of certain ministers of
the town in performing marriage ceremo-
MES and the PRONUNCIATION OF orders by
the clerk of the circuit court against the
issuance Of marriage licenses after the
regular closing hour Of the Office. it was
thought that Rockville's popularity as a
Gretna Green would suffer, but this con-
clusion seems not to have been correct.
The records in the office of the clerk OF
the circuit court here show that during
the year 1910 more licenses were issued
than in any previous year. The total
number issued was 49, which exceeds
the record of the best previous Tar by
about .. To white couples So were is
sued, and 100 to colored couples
District Leads the List.
Of the 81 couples from without the
county to whom licenses were issued
very large majority, or 1877. were from
the District of Columbia. Virginia stood
second. with 80; Baltimore third, with is,
and the others were as follows: West
Virginia. &: Pennsylvania, q: New York,
.; Frederick county. I: Prince George
county, 4. and the remainder from vari-
Gus parts Of the country, one being from
Texas and another from South Carolina.
Rev: S. r. White, retired Baptist
minister, vino is known the marry
Ing parson,'' again led the Rockville min
listers in the number of ceremonies per-
formed. He of1iciated on just 100 occa-
sions. making the total number of nup
dal knots tied by him during his minis
terial career about LOO. Rev. w D.
Keene. pastor of the Southern Method st
Church, stood second, with Is to his cred
1t: Rev. Thomas J. Packard. rector of
Christ Episcopal Church, aided - to en-
Philip r. Mcclure. pastor of ST. Mary's
Catholic Church. was called on a dozen
times. The cOlored ministers of the town
were also kept busy. The others to whom
ministers in various parts Of the county.
Legislation Probable.
There is believed to be little doubt that
as result of the unenviable reputation
gained by Rockville as a marrying
mart" the next Legislature will be asked
to enact laws requiring more care by all
intrusted with the administration of the
marriage laws.
The annual holiday entertainment of
the Rockville Southern Methodist Sunday
school was held in the church Thursday
evening and attracted a gathering that
packed the edifice. The exercises were
In charge of the superintendent, Mr..
Charles w. Prettyman. and consisted OF
songs, Rotations, presentation of pre-
miums and goodies to the scholars and a
visit from Santa Claus. The pastor of
the church, Rev. w. D. Keene. was the
recipient of a well-filled purse from the
scholars.
Greenbury c. Beckwith. aged seventy
five. died this morning at the home of
John w. Day, near Gaithersburg of
paralysis. He was stricken yesterday.
Surviving him are three daughters and
son. Mrs. Charles Schultz of Washing
ton, Mrs. James F. kelchner and Miss
Bessie Beckwith of Rockville, and Percy
Beckwith of Chicago. He also leaves a
brother, Waters BeckWith of this vicinity.
Montgomery county, and was widely
known. The funeral will take place at II
o'clock Monday morning.
Real Estate Transfers Recorded.
The following are some of the recent
transfers of r<al estate in this county:
Chevy Case Land Company to George
p. Merrill, property in Chevy Chase
$4,25L George P. Merrill to Titan ".
johnson, property in Chevy Chase: Susan
4. V. Butcher to George T. Ricketts, one
acre; Alfred F. Fairall to Mary E. Pfeil,
lot at Derwood; George B. Ellis to John
N. Kelley. two lots in Garrett Park:
Sarah +. Deland to Margaret A. Hender-
son, lot at Forest Glen; Charles Selden to
Viola c. Hanf. lot in Takoma Park; Cal
vim w. Mullinix to Alton c. Bell. sixteen
and half acres: Maude +. Booth to
Joseph J. Wear. fifteen and a half acres
in Bethesda district Fannie j. Barrett to
II. e. L. Yellott, lot in Chevy Chase;
Arthur W. Gather to w. Z. &. Hyatt
eighy-nine and u half acres: Charles w.
Morris to William T. Gallihcr. sixteen and
a. half acres; Edwin c. Fowler to Harry
G.. Weeks. property near Kensington;
Richard r. Burdette to Laura w Bur-
dcttc, ninety acres; Harry NJ. Hale to Lii
lian G. Brady. lot in Somerset; Henrietta
NJ. HaIledy to Harry NJ. Hale, lot i'm
Somerset.