Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
AND COUNTY
,.ci.l Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, May 27.-Claiming
s425 as commission on a real estate
transaction. ]. Jerome Lightfoot of
Washington has filed suit in the cir
cult court here against George F. Gar
| rett. a well known farmer of Gathers
burg district. He is represented by
Robert B. Peter of Rockville
Lightfoot represents that Garrett
agreed to pay him a commission of
per cent If he would bring him a pur-
chaser for his farm of seventy-six
acres at not less than 800 An acre, and
that he refused to sell for $500 to a
person sent to him by the plaintiff.
DIR. Eugene Jones. who has repre-
scented this county in the state senate
| the last two sessions. has been ap-
by Mayor Edgar w. Moore. He sue
ceeds DR.. William l.. Lewis, who re-
Gently resigned after having held the
position many years.
The annual examinations for certifi-
Gates to teach in the white public
schools of Montgomery county will be
| held in the high school building here
June s, Z and S, and will be conducted
by Prof. Willis B. Burdette. county
superintendent of schools. The exam
nations for certificates to teach in the
colored schools will be held here later.
Because of the condition of his health,
Thomas Davis. colored. who was con-
victed of larceny in the circuit court
| here two years ago and sentenced to
| the house of correction for three years,
has been pardoned by Gov. Harring-
| ton.
| The annual class night exercises of
| the graduating class of the Gathers
| burg High School were held last even
| ing in the assembly hall of the school
and were attended by a large number
of the students. members of the fac
| ulty and patrons and other friends of
| the schools. An interesting program
was rendered, feature being the pres
| entation to the school of a handsome
| piano purchased with funds raised in
| various ways by the graduating class,
consisting of Misses Lillian Lorraine
Day. Annie Mary Bottlemay. Mary
Ella Ward, Alverda Griffith Cooke.
Anna Louise Williams. Ida Eileen
Kemp, Lillian Belle Hoyle and Ellen
| Britt Ricketts,, and George F. Pollock,
| William c. Gloyd and Oscar T. Gather.
| The Campfire Girls of the Sandy
Spring neighborhood were entertained
at supper a few evenings ago by
Misses Margaret Jones. Eleanor Miller.
Mildred Janney and Mary Downey,
members of the organization.
Miss Eva Marsden of Lawrence, Mass.
| is a visitor at the home of her brother
and sister-in-law. Rev. and Mrs. Henry
|
At meeting Of the members of the
| Rockville Chautauqua Association off,
| GERS were chosen as follows: President.
Willis b. Burdette: vice president. Frank
Higgins: secretary. Clifford H. Robert
| son; treasurer. William w. Welsh Com
mittees with the following chairmen were
named to make arrangements for the
! annual chautauqua to be held here the
Mrs William "; welsh !: reception, vii
liam H. Talbot: parade: Edwin w.
decorations-stage Mrs. William H. Tai
bott; town, Wilson S. Ward; junior
chautauqua. Miss Mary Welsh.
The following transfers Of real estate
We're recorded in the Office of the clerk
of the circuit court here during the
week: John J. Carlin to William J. H.
Carlin. 14S acres: James H. Offutt to
Danfsl w. o'Donoghue. twenty-five
Moberly to James H. Eckersly, twelve
and one-half acres; Sarah E. Boyd to
Daniel w. Baker. trustee. 325 acres:
Edmund P. B. Margerum to Walter L.
Edmund P. B. Margerum and others.
two acres; Edward Shoemaker to
Henry Shoemaker. one-quarter of an
acre; Edward Shoemaker to Kath-
ward Shoemaker to Eva E. Bremmer-
man. one-half acre; Ethel L. Walker
to Edwin w. Chick. seven acres; John
T. Bevens to William A. Bogley. four
teen acres: oliver ]. Hughes to Fran
ces I. Cissel. lot at Silver Spring: NJ.
Wade Hughes to Frances l. Cissel. lot
at Silver Spring: Thomas NJ. Gale to
Chevy Chase Land Company. lot at
Chevy Chase; Chevy Chase Land Com
pany to Emanuel G. Zies, lot at Chevy
Chase: Willard r. Haight to Mary j.
Haight, ten lots near Bethesda; Chevy
Chase Land Company to William j.
Louck. lot at Chevy Chase; Martha
Winrode to Mrs. Franklin E Beall lot
near Damascus; Sidney P. Thompson
to Margaret p Ingraham, lot at Chevy
Chase: Chevy Chase Lend Company to
| George P. Hoover, lot at Chevy Chase
Mary F. Christensen to Cratic Gather,
lot at Halpine.