Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY


Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, April HI Dorsey
Etchison of Frederick. who is a can
dIdate for the democratic congressional
nomination to succeed Representative
David j. Lewis, and who, it is thought,
will have no opposition spent the
greater part of yesterday in Rock
VILE
Proceeding on the theory that he will
be his party's nominee, Mr.. Etchison is
already at work among the voters of
all parties, and processes to be much
encouraged over conditions as he finds
them. In discussing his November
election chances here yesterday, he de-
clared that his home county of Fred
erick would give him not less than
1000 majority, and he expressed con-
fidence that this county would do as
well, if not better, for him. Mr.. Etchi-
son does not believe the three other
counties of the district, all of which
are normally republican, will do as
well for his republican opponent, no
matter who is nominated.
Rev. Oscar w. Henderson. pastor of
the Baptist Church, otficiated at the
marriage here yesterday afternoon of
Miss Dorothy E. Davis, seventeen
years old, and John Vincent Shea, jr,
aged twenty-five. both of Washington,
the ceremony taking place at the home
of the minister.
The body of Mrs. Anna J.. Patterson,
who died at her home in Washington,
following long Illness, was brought
to Rockville this afternoon and inter-
red in the Rockville cemetery. Mrs.
Patterson was sister of William A.
Dobson, a former resident of Rock
vile.
The jury in the case of Paris Berk-
ley, young negro. who was tried in
the circuit court here yesterday an
indictment charging him with the
murder of Ernest Bright, also colored,
at the home of Samuel Bright. uncle
of the dead man, near I.aytonsville,
this county. the night of December )
last. returned verdict finding the de-
PENDANT guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree. He was remanded 20 Jail
to await sentence, which proba bly, Will
be imposed within the next few days.
The case was given to the jury short
| ly before midnight, and hour later
an agreement was reached.
The maximum penalty for second
degree murder is eighteen years in the
penitentiary.
, State Senator Harvey J. Speicher of
Garrett county has announced him
congressional nomination in this dis
| trict. to succeed Representative David
| ]. Lewis. Other aspirants are Gist
Blair of this county, State Senator
county. and State Senator George l..
| kaufman of Frederick county. The
nomination will be made May /.
| Rev. Oscar W. Henderson. pastor of
| the Baptist Church. officiated at the
marriage here today of Miss Katherine
nd
| Mr.. William Thurman Spencer. aged
| twenty-seven. both of Clarendon. Va,
the ceremony taking place at the home
of the minister. Like many other
| couples who visit Rockville on matri-
monial missions. they didn't want il
| published Immediately after the
ceremony they left for Washington.
| The funeral of Philip r. Stabler. who
| died Thursday of general debility.
| aged eighty-five years. took place this
afternoon from the family residence,
near Ashton. large number of per-
| sons attending. Burial was in the
Friends cemetery at Sandy Spring.
Mr. StabIer was life long resident
| of this county and for many years
was prominent farmer. He is sur
vived by a daughter and A son, Miss
Virginia ADLER and Maurice J. Stab
| Ter, both of Ashton.
| Rev Charles q. Cady. pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church al Sparrows Point
Md, has been called to the pastorate
Of Warner Memorial Presbyterian
Church at kensington, this county.
, which church has been without q pas
tor since the resignation of Rev. Henry
Runner, about year ago.
Upon pleading guilty in the circuit
court here today TO indictments c'a-g-
ing them with breaking into and robbing
the store of chiSWell * Nicholson al
Dickerson. this county, several months
ago, Solomon owings and Lawyer
Granison, young negro residents of
that vicinity, were each sentenced by
Judge Edward C. Peter to the Mary
land penitentiary for five years
Owings, who pleaded guilty to break
ing into and robbing the store of Nor
ris Rosenberg. near Barnesville, was
given three additional years in the
same institution.
Transfers of real estate were record
ed in the Office of the clerk of the cir
cult court here during the week as
follows: Rufus j. Burdette to William
f. Warthen, 10 acres; Rufus J. Bur
dette TO Albert f.. Warthen, acres
Clifford V. Sparrow to Thomas f. Jar
rell, acres; Mary F.. GoIdsborough to
Edmund X. Goldsborough. 81 acres
Thomas r. Riley to Locust Grove
Building Association I04 acres; Hen
%. acres; George A. Pearre. jr to
Albert NJ. Thomas, Sc acres; George w
Dove to Frederick A. Tschiffely, 10
acres; Chevy Chase to Great Falls Land
Corporation to II. Ellsworth Sands. 5A
acres: George G. Abrams to George X
Dickson. lot a Takoma Park. Charles
W. Prettynan, trustee to Hubert C.
Hickerson, I acres; Jacob S. Gruyer to
William S. Clark, lot at Chevy Chase;
William NJ. Terrell to Joseph w Shade,
) lots at Takoma Park. Mary +. Ches-
lev to Emma S. Pleoka, 2 lots al Forest
Glen; Edward Mellon to John r. Jar
Doe. lots at Glen Echo Heights;
Clarence E. Ernest to Edward Mellon,