Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-16
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
A. M. carp Announces Candi-
dacy for House of Delegates.
Road Contract Awarded.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. April 16, 1913.
Miss Caroline Burdette Mccullough,
daughter of Rev. Charles E. Mccullough,
pastor Of the NJ. E. Church at Selbyville,
DEL, and Alvan Harlan Gallaher Of
Childs. Cecil county, Md, were married
by the brides father at the home OF
Richard H. Miles. an uncle of the bride,
i'm Gaithersburg The bride was attended
by her sister, Miss Anna Mary McCul-
Tough of Gaithersburg, and the bride S
brother. Dr. Kenneth Mccullough OF
Baltimore, was best man. They will live
at Hudson Heights, n. j., where the
bridegroom is engaged in business.
Alfred NJ. carp of Colesville district an
nounces his candidacy for the house OF
delegates subject to the decision OF me
democratic primary election. He is the
first to make formal announcement or MS
desire to represent the county at Annap-
Oils although it is understood that An,
drew j. Cummings of Chevy chase ana
Eugene II. Waters of Germantown, men,
hers of the last house, will seek re-elec
ton. and that Charles r. Darby of
GAINESVILLE and J. FUR White of Pooles-
vile will also be candidates.
Miss Grace Elizabeth Frye of Mount
Jackson. Va. and Price Davis Hall OF
Harrisburg. Va. were married in Rock
vile by Rev. Oscar w. Henderson, pas
tor Of the Baptist Church.
The county commissioners have award
ed to Forsythe & Smith of Belaire, Nd
the contract for the construction of
pike from Cohasset along the River road
to the District of Columbia line, a dis
lance of a little more than three miles,
the price being S24.SG6S4. 1t is understood
the work will be started at an early date.
Warner Oratorical Contests.
The annual orator.cal contests among
public school pupils Of Montgomery
county for prizes donated by Brainard
H. Warner of Kensington, will be held
May 16 and "a. The preliminary con-
tests for one and two room schools will
be held May 16 at the following schools:
Laytonsville, Clarksburg, Poolesville,
Rockville. Colesville, Jamestown, Sandy
Spring, Gaithersburg, Potomac. Barnes
VILE Damascus and Kensington. Winners
of these contests will participate in a
general contest to be held at Rockville
May "a.
On May "a representatives of schools
with three or more teachers will parti-
cipate in a general contest at Rockville,
contestants coming from Rockville,
Jamestown. Sandy Spring. Brookevlile'
Gaithersburg PoOlesville, Bethesda, Ken
sington, Woodside, Damascus and Chevy
Chase. First. second and third prizes of
$15 $40 and S., gold. respectively, will be
awarded in each of the Rockville con-
tests.
These contests were inaugurated sew
eral years ago by Mr.. Warner and have
become one of the chief events of the
year in public school circles. In the be-
ginning both boys and girls were al
lowed to compete, but for the last two
or three years the girls have been barred,
as will be the case this year. County
Supt Earle b. Wood has charge of the
affair.
Welded in Washington.
Miss Margaret Katherine Windham.
daughter of MI and Mrs. Charles F..
Windham of Montrose, this county, and
Luther Boblets of North Carolina were
married in Washington by Rev. Park P.
Flournoy, pastor of the Bethesda Presby
terrain Church The ceremony was per-
formed at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
Alexander Mowett, grandparents Of the
| bride. Before proceeding to their future
| home in North Carolina, they will visit
the brides parents for a few days.
Milford Offutt, colored, Of this place
was charged in the police court here with
assault, preferred by jamie Jackson. col
ored. who represented that he struck her
with his fist and chased her with a razor.
He was adjudged guilty and was SEN
| fenced to the house of correction for sixty
days
| The state roads commission has award
/ ed contracts for the immediate construc-
| ton of Az miles of pike in this county.
Two miles will be built on the road from
| Ridgeville to Damascus at a cost of $26,
30 and 2.12 miles on the road from Cedar
| Grove north toward Damascus at a cost
Of SIS, 1881.