Evening star., 1916-01-02
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
Special corre.ropdepce o, III. Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, January IA
large number of guests from this coun-
ty. Washington. Baltimore and other
places attended the annual New Year
ball of the Rockville Assembly. which
was held in the opera house here last
evening. The committee Of arrange
ments was composed Of Charles A.
Beard, Albert NJ. Bouic. Berry E. Clark.
Edward S. Dawson. Thomas L. Daw-
son, Arthur B. Mcfarland. Charles G.
Myers, Wilson s. Ward. Robert L. War
field and Roland Wootton. and the
chaperons were Mrs. Edward c. Peter,
Mrs. Willis L. Moore. Mrs. william Dor
sey and Mrs. Howard Larcombe. At
midnight refreshments were served
Frank L. Hewitt. chairman OF the
campaign committee recently organ
lied in this county in the interest of
the candidacy of Gist Blair for the re-
publican congressional nomination TO
succeed Representative David J. Lewis
is engaged In forming committee Of
one hundred Of the more prominent
members of the party in this county to
help boost Mr.. Blair's candidacy.
No Motorists Arrested.
Neither Sheriff Frank Gather nor
any of his deputies made any arrests
today of operators Of motor vehicles
for their failure to have displayed oil
their machines Maryland license tags
for 1916; neither will these officials mo-
lest any of them tomorrow. Next week.
however, 1t will be different. Sheriff
Gather announced today that he had
instructed his deputies to allow none
to escape, no matter what his excuse
oSoh he aft q h
ly probable that all who venture out on
Montgomery county roads with ma
chimes minus 1916 license tags after
the two-day period of grace will find
themselves in the clutches of the law.
There are a number of constables in
the county, however. several of whom
patrol on motor cycles the principal
thoroughfares leading out from Wash.
of Sheriff Gather. While SO far as
known no arrests were made by any
of these officers today. 1t Is possible
they will not be as lenient as Sherin
Hymen Wins After All.
When Samuel A. Anthony of Jackson,
Va, was refused a license in Washing
ton yesterday for his marriage to Miss
Nellie S. Sharp. also of jackson. be-
cause the license clerk was in receipt
of telegram from the youths father.
imparting the information that he was
but eighteen years of age. the couple
did not give up their marrying project
by a good deal. Instead, they made
straight for Rockville. where matri
monial obstacles are more easily sur
mounted. Upon presenting himself at
the marriage license Office here he rep
resented that he had attained his ma
jority on the 26th of last May. The
license was accordingly issued and the
couple were soon afterward married by
Rev. Q; c. Barnes. pastor of the Chris
tian Church, at the home of the min
lister. Immediately after the ceremony
the couple returned to Washington.
In honor of her sister-in-law. Mrs.
Miss Griffith of this county, Mrs. f.
Bache Albert entertained at tea at her
home here Wednesday afternoon.
Issued 54s Marriage Licenses.
During the year just closed 54s
licenses to marry were issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here. This is
record for the Office. exceeding by
about fifty the greatest number issued
in any previous year. and shows that
Rockville is still popular as a Gretna
Green.
OF the licenses issued during the
twelve months. 241 were to District of
Columbia couples. 167 to couples from
Montgomery county. lis to Virginia cou-
Piles and 90 to couples from various
parts of the country.
Rev. Samuel R. White. retired Bap.
tist minister, again topped all of the
ministers of the county in the number
OF ceremonies performed. He officiated
on 20 occasions. making total of more
than 1000 nuptial knots tied by him
during his career of sixty years as
minister of the gospel Rev. oscar W.
Henderson, pastor OF the Rockville Bap-
tist Church, married ffty-five couples
during the year; Rev. Frank M. Rich
ardson, pastor of the Methodist Church,
forty-flve couples; Rev. John r. Hender-
son, pastor OF the Presbyterian Church.
fifteen couples; Rev. John T. Coolahan,
pastor of st. Mary's Catholic Church
twelve couples. and Rev. U. e. Barnes,
pastor of the Christian Church, nine
couples. The others were married by
ministers in various parts of the county.
Transfers of Real Estate.
Transfers of real estate were record
ed in the office of the clerk of the
circuit court here during the week as
follows: Sarah E. Boyd to d. w. Bak-
er, trustee, 3a5 acres Charles E. Mob
ley to James H. Eckersly, 12k acres;
Edmund p. b. Margerum to Walter l..
Bryan, acres; Truman r. Cissel to E.
Lloyd Fawcett, one-half acre: Edward
Shoemaker to Henry Shoemaker, lot
Edward Shoemaker to Katherine V.
Mcintyre. lot: Edward Shoemaker to
Eva Z. Bremmerma lot: Chevy Chase
Land Company to William +. Lauck,
lot at Chevy Chase; Edmund S. Parker
to Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany, lot at Takoma Park: Thomas NJ
Gale to Chevy Chase Land Company,
lot at Chevy Chase: Chevy Chase Land
Company to Edmund G. Zies, lot at
Chevy Chase; Willard r. Haight to
Mary j. Haight, lots in Norwood
Heights; Ethel L. Walker to Edward
W. Chick, acres.