Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. December THAT
he was manly enough to offer his serv-
ices to his country at a time of threaten
ed trouble and enlist in Company h OF
the 1st Maryland Regiment is what saved
Harry Welsh of this vicinity, who recent
ly returned from the Texas border, where
he spent several weeks doing military
duty. from punishment following his con-
viction in the circuit court here on
charge of, disorderly conduct.
In Suspending sentence, Judge Peter re-
1erred to the young mans act in respond
ing to the call TO arms and remarked that
inasmuch as he had rallied to the de
tense of his country the court felt that
the country owed him something, and for
that reason no sentence would be I'M
posed
Douglass Shipley. who was found gull
ty of first degree murder by a jury in the
circuit court here Thursday afternoon. as
result of causing the death of his wife's
one-year-old baby girl. Sarah Elizabeth
Shipley. in the Shipley home. near Unity,
this county, on September Is, was yester-
day sentenced by Judge Peter to i'm
prisonment in the Maryland penitentiary
for life
In passing sentence Judge Peter told
the prisoner that he had been given a
,, a merciful verdict. The jury recommend
ed that capital punishment be not i'm
posed, which left the court no alternative
but to impose the life sentence. Shipley
will be taken to prison within the next
few days
Luther c. Cue, a farmer of Damascus
district, died last night at his home, near
Damascus. aged sixty-siX years. His
death was due to an affection of the kid
neys and followed a long illness. He
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following children by a former marriage:
Edgar b. and Ernest Cue of the Damas-
Gus neighborhood and Mrs. James NJ.
Mount of Gaithersburg. The funeral will
take place at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing from the family residence. Mr.. Cue
was lifelong resident of this county.
He was several times nominated for Of
flee by the republican party.
Among the marriages of interest in
this county during the week was that
of Miss Nellie Louise Hawkins. daugh-
| ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T Hawkins
of Cedar Grove. this county. and AL
| bert Edward Warthen of Damascus
which took place Wednesday evening
at the home of the brides parents The
ceremony was performed by Rev. John
E. Fort. pastor of the Methodist Church
at Laytonsville. in the presence of only
members of the two families.
Rev. Samuel r. White of the Baptist
church offciated at the marriage here
today Of Miss Addie Kilman eighteen
years old. of Machodoc. Va. and Rob-
ert Luclus Moone. twenty-five years
old. of Erich, Va. Because of the youth
full appearance of the young girl the
license clerk hesitated about issuing
the license. but was finally convinced
! that her age had not been msrepre-
sented
Funeral services for Harvey Watkins
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Wat
| kins. of Cedar Grove. this county who
died in a Washington hospital follow
ing an operation for an affection of the
stomach. were held at 9 o'clock this
afternoon in Epworth Methodist Church
Gaithersburg, the pastor. Rev. L. NJ
Rennett. officiating. Mr.. Watkins was
| thirty-five years old He is survived
| by his Wife, who was a Miss Defendorf
of this county. Mr.. Watkins wass at
one time in the mercantile business in
| Rockville
A basket ball team has been organ
lied here with John Mcdonald manager
and w. Valentine Wilson, captain The
players are: Right forward Brownell
| Riggs; right guard. Valentine Wilson;
center. Melvin Hutchinson: left for
ward. John Mcdonald: left guard
| Ernest Thompson; substitute LINDSAY
Edmonds.
| The county board of education has ac-
cepted the resignation of Miss Mary
F.. Loman as assistant teacher at the
| school at Travilah, and has awarded d
scholarship at Washington College al
Chestertown, Nd. to Merrill knight OF
Rockville.
The Rockville Woman's Club has Of
fered a prize to the pupil of the Rock
Vile High School who writes the best
essay on The Spirit of America" The
contest will close March Is.
George B. Schadmann of Washington
has sold to Richard T. Carman OF
Washington what is known as the
Sitka farm, near Avenel, this County
the consideration being. it is under
stood, $4,000. The farm contains about
400 acres. 1t is understood to be the
purchasers purpose to use the farm
blooded horses.
corded in the office of the clerk of the
circuit court here during the week
were as follows: Joseph Letter to
Juliette Letter. 81 acres: Sarah F.
Hodges to William 2. Needs. 50, acres:
r. Milton Sullivan to Florence NJ,
Wetherald. 44A acres; Annie E. Payne
to Florence NJ Wetherald, A acres.
Francis n. Rawlings to Luther E.
Musgrove. u !: acres; George w Of
futt to Reuben c. Rowzee. / acre: Nor
gan NJ. English to William T. Dove. |
acre; David r. Joyce to Merriam Car
Isle. lot in Gaithersburg: Beall Cngles-
bee to Florence +. Pierce lot at Ger
mantown: j, y. J.. Beall to w Gran
vile Guss, lot at Chevy Chase: Mary F.
dlipin TO Sandy Spring Savings Insti-
tuition, lot at Sandy Spring: Enoch H.
waters to Howard f. Gibson lot at
Iakoma: W Granville Guss to Frank
I'm H. Smith, lot at Chevy Chase;
Charles 5. Muir to Francis A Blundon.
lot.