Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-09
NEWS Of ROCKVILLE
AND THE COUNTY
Mrs. Anna Carl Dead-Pro-
posed Encouragement of
County Collection Districts.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Md, February 9, 1912
Mrs. Anna Carl, aged seventy-nine
years. died Wednesday night at the home
of her son-in-law, Rev. DR.. Thomas D.
Richards, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Neelesville, this county. Her
death was due to apoplexy, with which
she was stricken last Sunday afternoon.
The funeral will take place at o'clock
next Monday afternoon at Warfords-
burg, Pa.
Mrs. Carl was the widow Of DIR. William
Carl of Warfordsburg, Pa, who was for
forty years a prominent physician, and
who was widely known in western Mary
land and southern Pennsylvania. Her
maiden name was Gregory. One child,
Mrs. Richards, survives her. She also
leaves a sister and a brother Mrs. Will
liam p. Gordon of Warfordsburg and
William III. Gregory of Kansas City,
Kan, and a large number of relatives in
Baltimore. Cumberland and Hagerstown:
Mrs. Carl had made her home with Rev.
and Mrs. Richards about five years.
A memorial service will be held In the
Neelesville Church at 1890 o'clock next
Sunday morning, the services to be con-
Quoted by Rev. r. Buhrman a lifelong
friend of Mrs. Carl. The funeral services
will be in charge of Rev. j. L Winger
of Gaithersburg and Rev. Thomas 3.
Long of Baltimore.
Weddings Chronicled.
Miss Blanche II. Bennett and Mr.. Clyde
c. Bennett, both of Germantown, this
county, were married In Rockville
Wednesday afternoon by Rev. s. r.
White of the Baptist Church, and the
same afternoon DR.. White off1ciated at
the marriage here of Miss Ruth L. Jones
and Mr.. Stephen d. Williamson. both Of
Spotsylvania county, Va, both cere-
monies taking place at the home Of the
minister
Miss Emily Howard England. daughter
of Mr.. John G. England of Rockville. and
DIR. MacGowen Greenlee Of Atlanta, Ca,
We're married a few days ago in Atlanta.
They will make their home in Xenia,
Ohio.
The county commissioners have, 1t is
understood, decided to ask the legislature
to redistrict the county, so far as collec-
ton districts are concerned, and a. bill
embodying their ideas will soon be intro
duced in the legislature. AS the county
| is now districted each collection district
| is composed of two or more election dis
| tricts and parts of one or more others.
Effect of the Change.
| If the plan of the commissioners is
enacted into law, each district will be
the various collection districts will be
made up as follows: First collection dis
/ trict-Laytonsville, Olney and Damas-
Gus election districts; second district
Clarksburg. Jamestown and Gathers
burg election districts: third district
Poolesville and GAINESVILLE election dis
tricts; fourth district; Rockville. Bethes-
da and Potomac election districts; fifth
charlottesville and Wheaton election
districts.
| AS now constituted. the collection dis
tricts are as follows: First district
Laytonsville and Olney election districts
and a. portion Of Gaithersburg district:
second district-Clarksburg, Damascus
| and a portion of Gaithersburg election
districts, third district-Poolesville.
GAINESVILLE and portion of Jamestown
election districtsi fourth district-Rock-
willie, Bethesda, Potomac. Jamestown
and a portion of Gaithersburg election
districts; fifth district-Colesville. Wheat
on and a portion Of Olney election dis
| trictS.