Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
Mrs. Jane 1ruxton Dead
Second Annual Horse
Show Tomorrow.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, August %, 1913.
Mrs. E. Jane Truxton, widow Of Will
liam Truxton. died this morning at her
home near Wheaton, this county, aged
sixty-nine years. Her death was due to
an affection of the kidneys and followed
a long illness. She is survived by two
sons. The funeral will take place at II
o'clock Tuesday morning from st. John $
Catholic Church. Forest Glen. burial to
be in st. Johns cemetery.
The second annual exhibition of the
Montgomery County Horse and Colt Show
Association will be held Monday at Coles
vile, this county. The list of entries
shows all Of the twenty-seven classes to
be filled with high-class animals from this
and adjoining counties and elsewhere.
Three speed contests are on the Pro-
gram. Benton G. Ray is in charge of
the arrangements.
The supervisors Of elections have given
notice that the officers Of registration for
the various districts Of, the county will
sit at the usual places September 3 and
30 and October for the registration and
transfer Of qualified voters. and on Oc-
tober II for revision only.
Wife Beaten Is Whipped.
Fifteen lashes on the bare back was
the punishment administered by Sheriff
Howard in the Jail yard here today upon
Waverly Hill. colored. convicted in the
police court here yesterday of beating
his wife Martha Hill. 1t was the Sec
ond time within a few months that
Sheriff Howard has applied the whip for
wife beating.
Sheriff Howard welded the big cow
hide whip with vigOr. but Hill stood the
ordeal brayely although toward the last
as the sheriff warmed up to his work
he, emitted several groans. Aside from
q number of welts across his back. he
seemed none the worse for his expert
-ence., He was released Immediately aft
-erward.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following are among the transfers
of. real estate recorded in the Office of
the clerk of the circuit court here dur
ing the week: Charles A. Richard to
Emily h. Emery, lot at Glen Echo; NJ. b.
Dewitt to j.. f. Toone, lot at Glen Echo.
n H Warner to Lewis H. Davenport
property AT kensington. Francena Brain
ard to Roberta A. Hall. lot at TakoIha
Park: Robert G.. Lohr to Sadie r. Mil
Ter lot at Takoma Park: Alice S. Kehoe
to Mary G. Stewart lot at Chevy Chase:
Hugh A. Wright to Charles Boyd, lot at
Chevy Chase; John G. Slater to Alice s.
Kehoe, lot at Chevy Chase: Gathers
burg Milling and Manufacturing Com
nany to Joseph H. Mullinix, property at
Derwood: Harrison NJ. Bennett to Lisle
Morrison, lot at Takoma Park.
Personal Notes.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry e. Stratmeyer
and little daughter have returned from
a ten-day stay at Atlantic City.
Ralph p. Luckett of New York city
is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Cooke D. Luckett, here.
Misses Lillian Prettyman and Sadie
Magruder are spending ten days with
Miss Prettyman's sister, Mrs. Hugh
Magruder, in Salisbury, Md.
Mrs. Eden j. Hartshorn OF kensing-
ton is spending several weeks visiting
her mother In western New York.
Robert p. Peter has returned from
Atlantic City, where he spent ten days.
Mrs. Peter is at Stoney Man Camp. Va
Miss Naomi Bogley has returned to
her home near Halpine after spending
several weeks at Ocean CITY:
Filler of Kensington have been at
Ocean City.
Mr.. and Mrs James Rannte OF Balti-
more are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
as c. Groomes here.
Miss Mary Langford of Texarkana,
Tex, is visiting her uncle. MIR. George
M. Hunter. here.
George w. B. Bartlett OF Gathers
burg left q few days ago for Ontario,
Canada, where he expects to spend
several weeks.