Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-28
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE
AND THE COUNTY
Mrs. Sarah Frances Matthews
Granted Absolute Divorce
From A. D. Matthews.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
ROCKVILLE, Nd, January 70. 1912.
Mrs. Sarah Frances Matthews Of this
county. has been granted an absolute di-
vorce by Judge Peter in the circuit court
here from Arthur D. Matthews, who Is
said to live in Pittsburgh. The decree
awards her the custody OF the couple s
only child, Catharine Matthews. nine
years old.
According to the bill, the couple were
married in September, 1888, and lived to-
gether until 1904 Mrs. Matthews was
represented by Attorney Alexander Kill
gour of Rockville.
Sheriff Clifard l.. Howard has appointed
additional deputy sheriffs as follows:
Poolesvilre district-Randolph Luhn, in
place of James L. Miles, deceased; Da-
mascus-James o. King: Wheaton-Hen-
ry w. CrismOnd Mr.. King has also been
appointed a constable.
The Chevy Chase to Great Falls Land
Company has appointed j. Hampton
Jones Of this vicinity its general superin-
tendent. Mr.. Jones was for several years
a deputy in the office Of the clerk Of the
circuit court here.
Real Estate Transfers Recorded.
The following are among the transfers
clerk of the circuit court here during
the week: Eliza M. Bartlett to Harry j.
Howes, lot in Rockville; Frances T.
Burns to John T. Knott, lot at Forest
Glen; George e. Fleming to William
Blum. lot at Chevy Chase: Elizabeth J.
Wilson to Jasper w. Long. 100 acres near
Bethesda: Thomas J. Mitchell to Edward
H. johnson. ten acres; Jacob Wilbert to
H. Bradley Davidson. lot at Bethesda;
John ]. Mullinix to Rachel v. Mullinix.
four acres; Charles c. Tucker to Leroy
s. Lyon. lot at Chevy Chase; Carl {.
Davis to Harry E. Smith, lot at Takoma
Frank Waters to William e. Harper. fifty
acres; Amos W. Magruder to Jasper w.
Long, 1873 acres near Bethesda: Anna o.
Miller to Osmond H. Tibbotts, lot at Alta
Vista: Conrad Roger to Ria F. Stanley.
George A. Howe. lot at Silver Spring:
Abbey w. Crossnan. to Katherine G.
Pechin, lot at Silver Spring: e. Baker
Evans to Evan A. Condor. lot at Oak
mont; James Brown to Mary A. Cooke.
ten acres; James H. Saville to Fritz Her
zOg thirty-seven acres.
List Of Supervisors.
The republican state central committee
for Montgomery county. consisting OF e.
Scott Duvall, Thomas Dawson, James M.
Mount. Alfred G. Buhrman and James A.
Warfield. has sent to Gov. Goldsborougf
the names of the following. from which
the two republican members of the board
of supervisors of elections for the county
will be selected: Thomas Vinson. Henry
M. Lendig, Maurice NJ. Browning, Charles
T. johnson and Malcolm FarQuhar.
George H. Snyder of Kensington has
been Endorsed by the same committee for
appointment as automobile commissioner
for Maryland In the District Of Columbia.
Messrs. Clarence e. Dawson Of Chevy
Chase and George z. Ayton of Laytons-
willie are also applicants for this position.
James NJ. Mount Of Damascus has the
unanimous backing Of the committee for
appointment as member Of the good
roads commission, in place OF Commits
sioner Francis c. Hutton OF this county,
whose term expires May /.