Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY

special correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. January 2a-Miss
Leona Floyd GLAND, daughter of Mrs.
Margaret GLAND of Brookeville. this
county, and Leonard Cole Burns. jr., of
Olney. were married at o'clock this
afternoon by Rev. n. c. Clough, pastor
of the Methodist Church at Brookeville.
Immediately afterward, the couple left
for short honeymoon trip.
Joseph Reading. recently appointed
by President Wilson postmaster of
Rockville to succeed Winfred E. Berry,
resigned, has appointed George w.
Mullican. formerly sheriff of the coun-
ty, assistant postmaster. to succeed
Wilbur S. Day. Mr.. d, Reading expects
to take charge of the Office in about a
week
The midwinter meeting of the Mont
gomery County Medical Society was
held at the clubhouse of the Mont
gomery Country Club here and was at
tended by about twenty physicians of
this county and the District of CO.
lumhia. DIR. E. L. Billiard of Rockville.
president of the society, presided, and
DIR. Frederick n. Henderson of Rock
vile was secretary.
The program included papers on
diagnosis of Abdominal Conditions"
and Prevention of Fatal Typhoid
Hemorrhages," by Drs. w. p. Carr of
Washington and Edward Anderson of
Rockville. respectively: report of sew
eral unusual cases by DR.. James E.
Deets of Clarksburg and general dis
cussions. Following the meeting
luncheon was served.
The Rockville Academy basket ball
team visited Manassas, Va. last even
ing and sustained defeat at the hands
of the Eastern College Quint of that
place, 25 to 20. 1t was one of the best
played and most interesting contests
participated in by the local players this
sea son.
At conference participated in by
the county commissioners for this
county and representatives of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture and the Maryland Agricultural
College. F. J. Van Hoesen of Dor
chester county was selected for county
demonstration agent for this county.
He will have his headquarters in Rock
vile and will begin work February l.
The duties of the demonstration will
be to establish in each district of the
county practical field demonstrations
in farm crops and live stock manage
ment: to conduct demonstrations in
farm practices, having assistance from
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture and the Maryland Agricul-
tural College when necessary; to CO.
operate with farmers clubs. oranges
and community organizations; to be ac-
tive in promoting boys agricultural
club work in connection with the
schools and to encourage contests in
the growing of corn. potatoes, pigs,
poultry, etc.
Transfers of real estate were record
ed in the Office of the clerk of the cir
cult court here during the week as fol-
lows: Marcellus Etchison to Franklin
Z. Beall, fifty-tive acres; Willie n. Bird
to Charles E. Woodfeld. fifty-seven
acres: Ashley c. Trigger to Northwest
ern Savings and Loan Association, two
lots in American University Park {:
James NJ. Mount to John +. Burdette,
two acres; Charles f. Allnutt to Benja-
min Anderson. one acre: Charles p.
Case to Lawrence H. Thompson, thirty
two acres Frederick f. Bowman to
Samuel r. Plummer. ninety acres: l..
J. Gaddis to Allan +. Walker, thirty
six acres; Elizabeth l.. Colt to Grady
Barnes, twelve acres; Harry w. Miller
to H. w Chilson. lot at Takoma ::
Washington Loan and Trust Company
to William b. Shres, lot at Takoma:
Harriet Z. Houser to l.. Whitney
Estes, two lots at Woodmont: Frank
B. Severance to George n. Kephart. 40
acres; John b. Davis to Thomas H.
Davis. two acres; Edgar Merson to
John H. Merson, one acre. Berroit Pol
let to H. Jennings, three lots at Chevy
Chase. and Evelina Dyson to Jane r.
Dyson, five acres
At the January meeting of the Olney
Grange officers to serve one year were
installed as follows: Master. Calvin
Bready; lecturer, Miss Anna NJ. Far
quhar: steward, William J. Thomas
overseer. Samuel Thomas; chaplain,
Rev. F. F. Neel: treasurer, Miss Eliza
beth Stabler; secretary, Miss Mary Z.
Thomas: gatekeeper, William Moore
ceres. Mrs. Calvin Bready: pomona
Mrs. Johnson; flora, Mrs. Josiah W.
Jones: lady assistant steward, Miss
Gladys Brooke.
A fair and oyster supper for the ben
eft of the Catholic Church fund is to
be given Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, February Is and II, in Ma
sonic Hall at Gaithersburg, Md A
special musical program is to be given
the first evening.