Evening star., 1915-04-11
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
Mrs. George Dunlop Chases Robbers
From Home, But Loses Dia-
mond Ring.
Special Correspondence of The star.

| ROCKVILLE, Md. April 1U.-The home
| Of Mrs George Dunlop near Chevy Chase,
this county, was entered several nights
ago and a diamond ring. valued at $3.50.
and a silver liable stolen. The robbery
was attended by an exciting experience
on the part of Mrs Dunlop. her three
children and maid, who were alone III
the house at the time. Shortly before
midnight Mrs. Dunlop was awakened by
noises on the tin roof of a porch and IN
her bedroom Thinking it was her so'i'
she called out Robert. is that YOU
at the same time noticing man standing
| at the foot of her bed.
The intruder made for an open windo"
and swung out Mrs. Dunlop seized her
revolver and fred out of the window
She then went to the telephone and called
up "a number of her neighbors. Upon
/ returning to her bedroom, she found one
robhcr still on the porch roof and the
| other under the window. Upon hearing
! Mrs. Dunlop. in an effort to quiet the
| fears of her children, remark that men
are coming the robbers made off. Mrs.
Dunlop sending number OF bullets III
the direction they took.
! The Washington and county authorities
were notified. but as yet nothing has been
learned as to the identity of the burglars.
! Harry M. Boland Dead.
! Harry NJ. Boland a farmer of the vicin-
| ity of Germantown. died last night in Il
Baltimore hospital. where he had been
under treatment several weeks. aged
forty-one years His wife. who was be
fore her marriage Miss Mary Dorsey of this
county, and Il little daughter survive him
The funeral arrangements have not ncen
completed. Mr. Boand was son OF
William F. Bolanu a ClarkSbtrg district
farmer
The annual exhibit of the industrial
departments of the colored public schools
of Montgomery county was he'd here TO-
day. Ten schools we're represented ana
! a most creditable showing was made.
In connection with the exhibit the an
nual meeting of the Colored lndusi RIA !
AsSocia tipn was held 1t was presided
over by Prof Willis B. Burdette. county
supernt endent of schools. and addresses
were delivered by DR.. NJ. Bates stephens.
state superintendent of schools; Judge
Stanton J. Peele Of the county scho"
board: D. W Baker Of Washington and
Prof Burdette.
Mrs. Harris Victim of Paralysis.
Mrs Alice L. Harris. widow of Richard
T. Harris. died yesterday at the home OF
her son-in-law and daughter, Mrs. Perrie
T. Waters. at Germantown. aged seventy
eight years Her death was due to pa
ralysis and followed an Illness Of only two
DAYS The funeral will take place at II
O'Clock tomorrow morning from the
Presbyterian church at NeelesN'lle MIS-.
Ha rris is survived by one child, MIS-
Waters
At the annual parochial meeting OF
Christ Church parish. kensinston. NJ
thur Williams, DIR. Warren Price, Johii
were reelected vestrymen for two
years. The other members of the YES
try are Merritt Q. Chance. George
Peter, A. f. Mckeever and Frank BlrS-
field
Roy Il. Hargett. twents-six years old.
son of Albert Hargett of Germantown.
died in a Washington hospital as result
Of being kicked by a horse two weeks
ago
Arrangements are being completed
ters of the American Revolution, OF
this county, for marking powders
Ordinary" at Clarksburg. this county.
The unveiling will take place the sec
ond week in May with elaborate ex-
ercises. The committee in charge is
composed of Mrs. Frank =. Stone.
chairman; Mrs. William Wall, Mrs.
Charles c. Waters, Mrs. James H..
Loughborough, Mrs. Richard l.. Waters.
Mrs. James B. Maughlin. Mrs. J. Frank
Wilson and Mrs. Frederick P. Hays.
''Dowden's Ordinary was the second
place at which Gen. Braddock with divi-
Sion OF COLONIAL anu EnSllSn troops
camped during the march through
Maryland.
Real Estate Transfers.
Transfers of real estate were recorded
in the Office of the clerk Of the circuit
court here during the week as follows :
Mary B. Barnesly to James W. Barnesly.
266 acres Nancy J. Jackson to John w.
Ashton, four acres; Stephen b. Balch to
Smith w. Allnutt, 40 acres: Jane A.
Walter to Emma j. Walter. 113 acres !.
Henry Hemke to Charles ". Chiswell,
fifteen acres; Joseph Reading to Mary F.
Reading. lot in Rockville; Carrie A.
I-ongfellow to Eliza p. Betzger, lots at
Takoma Park; NJ. S. McConihie to Robert
c. Warfield. lot In Rockville Park; Will
liam Dorsey to Bernardine d. Means. lot
| in Rockville: Frederick A. Tschiffely to
Herman c. Briggs, one and three-quar-
ter acres; Charles +. Galleher to Henri
eta B. HUFF. twenty-six acres: Marie
Dawkins to Francis G. Stevens, lot at
Takoma; Chevy Chase Land Company to
John S. Weidman. lot at Chevy Chase !:
| Richard H. Gorgas to Annie f. Dawson.
lot at Chevy Chase; William E. Emory
to Robert H. Martin. lot at Woodmont !:
Cyrus Keiser to Robert Wilson, lot in