Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-13
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
WetzIer-FIeetW0od Marriage
Applicants for Post
mastership.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ROCKVILLE Md, December Ii, 1912.
Miss Mary Eta Wetzler, seventeen
years old, and Holt OVERLY Fleetwood.
twenty-one years old, both of Waverly,
Va, were married in Rockville Wednes-
day afternoon by Rev. Samuel r. White,
retired Baptist minister.
Gideon Bussard has purchased from
Robert E. Kanode a farm of 2S5 acres
near Middlebrooke, this county. the con-
sideration being $40. 465.
The county public school commission
has granted to the Social Service League
of Montgomery county permission to sell
Red Cross seals through the public
schools of the county, and the seals are
now being sold through eighty of the
schools.
Death of Mrs. Waters.
Mrs. Martha E. Waters. widow of DR..
William A. Waters of Clarksburg, this
county, died recently in Baltimore. where
she had made her home several years.
Although the term of the incumbent
does not expire for more than a year, ap-
plicants for the appointment Of postmas-
contest promises to be lively The
avowed aspirants for the place are Mrs.
Addie Maddox and Joseph Reading, and it
Is rumored that J. Abby Henderson is
also expecting to enter the contest. The
present postmaster is Willis B. Burdette.
The Washington and Rockville Electric
Railway Company has appointed William
H. Talbot of Rockville its officer or at
torney at Rockville, fully authorized and
empowered to accept service Of summons
for the railway company. The appoint
ment of such an officer was made neces-
sary by an act of the last legislature.
Wills Admitted to Probate.
The will of Edwin Smith. for many
years connected with the United States
coast and geodetic survey, who died re-
Gently at his home here. has been admit.
ted to probate in the orphans court al
this place. The entire estate, consisting
of real estate in Rockville and other
property, is left to the testator's widow
Mrs. Lucy s. Smith, who is named al
executrix without bond.
The will of Warwick NJ. Stabler, who
died a few days ago at his home neal
Sandy Spring, has also been admitted tc
probate here. 1t disposes of an estate
valued at about 5000. the beneficiaries
being the twenty-four nieces and nephews
of Mr.. Stabler. who share equally. Asa
M. Stabler, brother of the testator, il
named as executor.
Miss Hattie ]. Snyder of Gaithersbure
and Arthur M. Plummer of Laytonsville
were married a few days ago by Rev. AL.
Ian PoOre. pastor of the Methodist Church
at Tenleytown. D C. The bride is a
daughter of Mrs. Harriet Snyder Of Cedar
Grove, this county.
Pension List Revision.
The county commissioners have decided
to revise the pension list of the county,
and to that end have directed that all
pensioners file new petitions and that nc
pensions be paid except in cases where
new petitions have been received and ap-
proved. About $1,000 a year has been
paid in pensions, and the commissioners
are understood to believe that a consid-
cradle portion of this amount has been
going to persons who should not be on
the pension list. The revision of the list
il expected to mean substantial saving
to the county.
The county commissioners have granted
to the Potomac Power and Electric Com
pany Of Washington permission to erect
poles and string wires along the Freder-
lex road from Rockville to Gaithersburg
and on the roads leading from the Fred
erick road to Derwood, Oakmont and
Washington Grove. It is understood to
be the purpose of the company to extend
it's electric lighting service to Derwood.
Washington Grove and Gaithersburg.