Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE
AND THE COUNTY
Raymond G. Moore of Somer-
set Heights Is Granted
a Divorce.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Md, March Is, 1912.
Judge Edward c. Peter in the circuit
court Of this place has granted an abso-
lutte divorce to Raymond G. Moore of
Somerset Heights. this county, from
Marisa B. Moore. on the ground of de-
sertion. The bill represented that the
couple were married in Rockville, Novem-
Der 4. 1903, and lived together until jan
uary. 1907. when the plaintiff was de-
serted. Mrs. Moore who was before her
marriage a Miss Milstead Of Lynchburg.
Va, is said to live in New York. Mr.
Moore was represented by Attorney
Alexander Kilgour.
The March term Of the circuit court for
this county convenes here Monday morn
ing with grand and petit juries in at
tendance. The docket contains the fol-
lowing number Of cases: Criminal, 49,:
criminal appeals. 2; trials, 30; civil ap-
peals, II; foreign trials, IS: appearances,
SO. The number Of criminal cases will,
it Is thought, be considerably increased
by the work of the grand jury. The term
promises to be short.
A license to marry has been issued by
the clerk Of the circuit court here to Miss
Sarah Ellen LipscOmb and Gordon AID
rich, both Of Washington. They will, 1t
is understood, visit Rockville tomorrow
to have the ceremony performed.
State Fund Distributed.
Emerson c. Harrington. controller Of the
state treasury. has made the first quar-
terly distribution Of the state school tax.
and also Of the free school book fund,
Montgomery county's share Of each being
as follows: School tax, $7,79O.17; book
fund. S1.O34.77.
Delegate John c. Bentley of this
county has introduced in the house OF
delegates bill providing for q clerk for
the states attorney of this county.
The executive committee Of the Ken
s1ngtOn Improvement Association has
announced the appointment of the follow
ing committees: Transportation, Merritt
o. Chance and Capt. Albert Hendricks;
health and sanitation, DR.. Eugene Jones
and Dr. William l.. Lewis; water supply
and sewers. ]. Dawson Williams William
E. Birgfeld, James b. Cook and ]. w.
Townsend; education and schools. Eden
]. Hartshorne and Albert D. Welt; fire
and police protection. Messrs. Dickson
and Chappell; streets, light and side
walks, Messrs Eldredge and Martin
membership, the executive committee and
Messrs. Alfred c. Warthen, Henry Runner,
0 ]. Field, Birnkerhof and Mormon
landscape gardening, Messrs. B. w.
kumler. Bliss. Linton and Rawlings.
The chairmen Of these committees will
report at meeting of the association to
be held next Wednesday evening. when
matters Of importance will be given con-
sideration. The president of the asso-
citation is Mr.. Joseph w. Buck.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following are the transfers Of real
estate recorded in the Office of the clerk
of the circuit court here during the week:
Clara S. Owens to Walter s. Hoye. lot
in Rockville; Lucy A. Graham to Mary
A Barnes, lot at Woodmont: Samuel S.
GIoyd to Willie Minerva Gloyd, lot in
Gaithersburg: Zachariah G. Cooley to
Howard C. Robertson. lot; John N. Still
to John M. Hawkins, lot at kengar;
Emily C. Prentiss to Anna NJ Kingan.
lot at Chevy Chase: Henry ]. Juenemann
to Appleton p. Clark. jr.. 81 acres; Har-
Margaret o. Fraley to Harry A. Fra!ey,
215 acres; Margaret A. Fraley to Mary
D. Zimmerman, IT'S acres; Viola e.
Hanf to Wallace Lamond, lot at Takoma
Park: James T. Gilroy to Mary E. Greg
DRY, lot at Woodmont: Mary T. Harper
to Mary E. Harper, l acre: Mary E.
Harper to James E. Madore. acres:
Mary F. Harper to William L. F1ack. ~
acres; George Taylor to Nelson F. Budd.
3 acres; Washington Loan and Trust
Company to American Security and
Trust Company. property at Chevy
Chase; Michael Whalen to Bertha e.
Edith A. Dean, 1 acre: George w. Dali
zell to Gift R. Richards. lot at Chevy
Chase: Collington B. Coe to John T.
Ricketts, so acres.