The Washington times., 1912-01-19
MONTGOMERY GETS
GOOD BER7HS ON
. STATE COMMITTEES
Rockville Well Represented
/. In Both Branches of
1 Legislature.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Jan. 1s.-In the as
signments Of committee places In the
State senate and house of delegates
this countys representatives were given
the following places:
Senator Blair Lee-Judlciary, chair
man; railroads and canals, chairman;
finance. amendments to the constitution,
printing, sanitary condition Of the
State.
Delegate Andrew J. Cummings-Public
buildings. chairman; militia. section "a,
article of the constitution; civil SER
vice reform and rules.
Delegate Eugene II. Waters-Consti-
tutional amendments, chairman; ju-
dietary. education, public records and
printing.
Delegate John c. Bentley-Insurance
and loans. chairman; roads and high
ways, fish and game, labor, temperance,
and contingent fund Of the governor.
Dlegato Frank J. Downey-Internal
improvements, agricultural. library. and
pensions.
AT the first meeting Of tho recently
elected directors OF the Montgomery
County Agricultural Society, the follow
anG officers were reelected to serve one
year: President. Josiah w. Jones. Of
Oakdaae; vice president, Charles F.
KIRK. Of Olney; secretary. James T.
Bogiey, OF Rockville; treasurer, John ].
HagginA Mr.. Jones appointed the fol-
lowing race committees: Joseph H.
Bradley, William Dorsey, Lee Offutt,
John n Muncaster, and the president.
The board Of directors Is composed of
MeoRS. Jones, Bradley, Kirk, Offutt,
Huncaeter. Dorsey, F. Hazel Cashell.
1asnEx !s.- ~ 9rfhth' 10 John IN. c. Bentley. 2.
Charles Veirs.
The circuit court here will have to
6sGSrm1ne who is entitled to the $500
reward offered by the county commits
sionefS for Information leading to the
arrest and conviction of the person or
parsons who set fire to a barn on the
farm Of John w. Hoffman, near
Bethesda, this county, in the fall Of
l0o6 Matthew Griffin. Hoffman's SON.
ln-law. was convicted Of the crime and
was sentenced to the Maryland peni-
tentiary for ten years, The reward
the clerk Of the circuit court, and the
several claimants will have to tight II
out before the court.
George w. Beavers. thirty-f1ve years
old. was fatally injured. and George W.
Dove severely hurt in fellins a uee on
the farm Of L. W. Howard, near Ounce
Orchard, four miles from Rockville. A
heavy limb struck Beavers or the head,
crushing his skull. He died one hour
later. Dove was knocked down, but his
injuries are not serious.
George T. Nichols. of the vicinity
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record for hig hogS butcheYed this win
ter. A few days ago he killed q Berk-
shire hog that dressed 675 pounds and
weighed 800 pounds gross.
Thomas c. Keyes. Of Rockville, has
been appointed to a position on the
senate side Of the Legislature at An
napolis.
George r. Bell, Of Potomac district,
Is reported to be critically Ill with pneu-
Col. Spencer c. Jones left Yesterday
for New Orleans to visit his daughter,
Mrs. T. Richard Falvey.
Mrs. Evelyn Glascott entertained the
Rockville Womans Club yesterday af-
ternoon. Many members attended.
ard T. Burdette, is dead at her home
in Clarksburg. Her death was due to
pneumonia and followed a brief illness.
Her husband and twelve children sur
vive her. The funeral will take place
from her home at II o'clock tomorrow
morning, tnterment to be at Boyds.
william w. Onutt, son Of Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Offutt and the late Nicholas p.
Offutt. jr., Of this town, and Miss Nellie
Howey, Of North Basin. Wash, were
married recently at the home Of the
brides parents. Mr.. Offutt has been
in the State Of Washington for the
last two years.
Clarence e. Anders and Robert l..
Saunders have been appointed deputy
sheriffs for Rockville and Potomac dis
tricts, respectfully, by Sheriff Clifard l..
Howard.