Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
NEWS Of ROCKVILLE
AND THE COUNTY
"SWat the Fly" Crusade Now
Is Planned for
City.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, April 6. 1912.
Rockville is preparing to swat the fly
The idea was suggested by Mrs. Henry j.
Finley of Washington. who read a paper
on the subject before the Rockville In
quiry Club a few days ago. when a COM
mittee, consisting of Mrs. Frank A. Spen-
Ger, Mrs. Robert G. Warfield and Mrs.
Finley. was named to arouse interest in
the subject.
It has not been decided what induce
ments shall be offered to interest the
school children and others, but it is be-
lieved that an effective plan will be
agreed upon. 1t is hoped to start the
work of determination in the near future.
The members of the Presbyterian Church
at Cropley, this county. have elected Off
GERS for one year as follows: Trustees. Levi
Hill, Joseph H. Bodine, Percy E. Redden.
Charles F.. Bodine, Arthur f. Hill and
Thomas Bissett: treasurer. Mrs. Charles
F. BOdine; organist. Miss Vivian l.. Rich
ardson; flower committee, Mrs, Sarah r.
Pennif1eld, Mrs. Samuel Bissett. Mrs.
Kate Bolden, Mrs. Roberts and Miss
Susan c. Lynch.
Domestic Strife Aired.
The domestic affairs of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon Davis of Clarksburg district. this
county, were given an airing in the circuit
court here today, when a habeas corpus
case. instituted by the husband to obtain
the custody of the couples only child,
aged three years, was heard by Judge Ed
ward c. Peter.
The couple separated several weeks ago,
according to the testimony, and the child
has since been with its mother. Judge
Peter refused to separate mother and
child. but directed that it be allowed to
n fhrnn he
it's fathers people. and that the father
be allowed to visit the child at any time
he might desire.
The Horticultural Club Of the Sandy
Spring neighborhood has. elected Roger
B. Farquhar president, John c. Bentley
vice president and Mrs. Charles A. Iddings
secretary. 1t was the forty-second time
Mrs. Iddings was elected secretary.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following are among the trans
| fers of real estate recorded in the Of
| fee Of the clerk of the circuit court
| here during the week: Cyrus Keiser to
| William M. Grain, lot at Bethesda
| John w. Walker to Matte E. Will
| liams. lot in Gaithersburg: Louis N
Langabala to William L. Browning
lot in Chevy Chase; Oscar X. Poole to
| Reginald D. Poole. 207 acres; Clara E
| Keble to Mary A. Barnes, lot at Wood
| mont: Annie E. Lewis to Mary A
Barnes, lot at Woodmont; Jennie Hep.
| burn to Frank NJ. Johnson, 1O7 acres
Luther H. Brown to Clay V. Dane, LOT
at Silver Spring; Alexander G. Car.
Isle to Arthur J. Robinson. lot in
Gaithersburg; Frank Higgins, trustee
to Harry G. White. 10 acres; Lewis
| u. Whip to Clay +. Carlin acres
| Blanche A. Matthews to L. c. Evans
| 61s acres; Charles w. Bowdle to Johr
w. Hoffman, lot near Bethesda AL.
| bert NJ Bouic, trustee, to Helen c
Bean, 108 acres; Herman E. Burgess
| to Henry p Ames. lot near Chevy
| Chase; Hester A. Counselman to Anna
| o. Miller lot near Bethesda: Gertrude
| Dorsey to Willis b. Burdette, property
| In Rockville; Mary H. Clark to Molli<
! H. Clagett, lot at Woodside; American
| Land Company to Elizabeth. D. Yates
| 40 acres. .4
Miss Katherine Elizabeth Dusan
| nineteen years old, and Myrtland Lin.
wood Hancock. twenty-one years old
both of Richmond. Va, were married il
Rockville this afternoon by Rev. sam
| uel X. White of the Baptist Church
the ceremony taking place at the HON,
| Of the minister.
Rev. William D. Keene pastor o.
the Southern Methodist Church, Off
| ciated at the marriage here this after
noon Of Miss Maude Lorena Kane
twenty-one years old, and BENJAMIN
Franklin Burgess, aged twenty-seven
both Of Bealeton. Va. the ceremon,
taking place at the parsonage.