Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY


Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. July 17.-Disap-
pointment is apparently in store for
Miss lneZ Blake, young Washing
tonian, should she visit Rockville with
matrimonial intentions. The marriage
license clerk here is in receipt of a
letter from Mrs. Mary A. Blake of 349
N street southwest, mother of the girl.
informing him that her daughter Is but
a few months over fifteen years old,
and asking that a license be refused
should she and young man make ap-
plication for such a paper.
Mrs. La Sale Corbell Pickett, widow
OF the Confederate general. delivered
her lecture, Friends of Yesterday, at
the annual chautauqua here this aft
ernoon. being heard by a large gather
ing, including number of Confederate
and Union veterans, who attended as
special guests of the association. The
chautauqua closed this evening with
concert and the presentation of 1.-THE
Man From Home.
Clarence Firebaugh, twenty-one years
old, and Miss Minnie Shifiett, aged
twenty-nine, both of Charlottesviile,
Va. were married in Rockville this
afternoon by Rev. Samuel r. White of
the Baptist Church.
y license to marry was issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here this aft
jr., twenty-thrce years old. and Miss
Myrtle Isabel Mitchell. aged twenty
one. both of Washington.
Wheat threshing is in progress in this
county, and some fine yields are being
reported. Josiah w. Jones of Olney
district averaged thirty-four and one
half bushels to the acre, and many
have reported yields ranging from
twenty to thirty bushels to the acre.
In some sections of the county. how
ever, the yields are considerably below
the average.
Transfers of real estate were record
ed in the office of the clerk of the cir
cult court here during the week as
follows: Thomas w. Stubblefeld to
Eldredge Z. Jordan, sos acres; Hill
leary l.. Offutt to Georgetown College,
81 acres: George p. killian to Rosa V.
Sands, Is acres, Charles NJ. Heaton to
Charles S. Woodin. lot at Takoma Park;
American Land Company to Ira Sheetz,
lot in Cabin John Park; William ..
Bohrer to j. Hampton Jones, house and
lot at Garrett Park: Grace G.. Nash to
Evan A Condor, lot at Woodmont;
Mary A. Giddings to E X. King, lot at
Takoma Park; William NJ. Terrell to
Johnston V. Best, lot al Takoma Park;
Harry NJ. Martin to Frances n. Marin,
lot at Chevy Chase; Laura G. Chandlee
to Lee d. Latimer. lot at Chevy Chase;
Frank B. Van Horn to Emma T. Creecy,
lot at North Takoma; Henry P. Amos to
Anderson b. Lacey, lot at Oakmont-
Baltimore have been visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George 2. Hem
derson here.
Mrs Lewis R. Watson returned to
Rockville a few days ago after spend
ing several weeks visiting in Virginia.
Mrs. Harry G. Poss and little daugh-
ter are guests of relatives in Allegany
county for a few weeks.
Mrs. George l.. Edmonds and little
daughter, Olive, have returned to Rock
a
Mrs. Edmonds' mother, Mrs. Hollis. in
Washington.
Mrs. Maynard Hoyle had as her recent
guests at her home at Derwood. Mrs.
Helen NJ. Lysle and daughter of Alex
andria, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. Crawford of
Gaithersburg are at Atlantic City for a
stay of several weeks.
Misses Alice and Laura Allnutt and
Valeria Darby of Jacksonville spent
the week in Rockville as guests OF
Mrs. Florence Hickerson and Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Clinton Allnutt.
George c. Dawson, for a number of
years a resident of the west is spend
ing few weeks in Rockville, his
former home.
j. Hampton Jones' deputy clerk of
the circuit court for this county,
whose marriage to Miss Ethel May
Pate, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam A. Pate, of Bethesda will take
place Wednesday afternoon at the
home of the bride-elects parents, has
bought from DIR. William o. Bohrer a
handsome home at Garrett Park, where
he and his bride will take up their
residence upon their return from their
honeymoon trip.
Benjamin F. Hicks of Brooklyn, Iowa,
Is visitor at the home of relatives
here, where he was for number of
years in the mercantile business.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Waddey of
Washington have been spending some
time at the home of Mrs. Margaret
Griffith. near Rockville.
Mrs T. Randolph Hall and little son
of Poolesville spent the week in Rock
willie at the home of Mrs. Halls par
ents. Rev. and Mrs. Samuel r. White.
The members of the Rockville Wom-
ans Club are understood to have under
contemplation the erection of a club
house. H. Clinton Allnutt, register of
wills for the county. has offered to
donate a site in the western section of
town. and steps to raise funds for the
erection OF the building will, it is
stated. at once be taken.
DIR. George II. Wright of Forest Glen
left few days ago to visit the EXPOSE
tons at San Francisco and San Diego.
Miss Lena Petit of Dallas Tex, is
visiting Miss Lucy Eleanor Wright at
Forest Glen.