Evening star., 1916-12-31
AND COUNTY

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, December 30
During the year 1916 SIS licenses to
marry were issued here by the clerk
| of the circuit court. This is a record
for the office, exceeding by something
| like a half hundred the greatest num-
ber ever before issued during the year
OF the licenses issued during the year
,, 227 were to couples from the District
of Columbia, 1877 to Montgomery coun-
ty couples, ia to residents of Virginia.
II to Baltimoreans and the others to
couples from various parts of the
country.
Rev. Samuel r. White. a retired Bap-
tist minister. who, because of the large
number of marriage ceremonies he per-
forms, is known as the marrying par
son." led all Rockville ministers in the
number of nuptial knots tied during
the year. He officiated on 20S such oc-
casions, which largely exceeded the
number of any previous year of his
career of more than half century as
a minister of the gospel
Rev. John H. Schooley. pastor of the
Methodist Church. and his predecessor.
Rev. Frank NJ. Richardson, together
married eighty-eight couples; Rev. A
T. Howard pastor of the Baptist
Church, and his predecessor. Rev. Oscar
W. Henderson. were the officiating min
listers on forty occasions, and the num-
Der of marriages to the credit of the
other Rockville ministers were as fol-
lows: Rev. John r. Henderson, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church, seventeen;
Rev. o. c. Barnes, pastor of the Chris
tian Church, fourteen; Rev John T.
Coolahan. pastor of ST Mary's Catholic
tanned licenses here were married by
ministers in various parts of the
county.
In the Methodist Church at Goshen
this afternoon Miss Lucille Higgins.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles p
Higgins of Laytonsville. and Wallace
J. Clark of Howard county. We're mar
ried in the presence of a large assem-
blage, including many prominent resi-
dents of this and Howard counties. Rev.
+. p. Neel, pastor of the church, Off
ciated.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. Her maid of honor was her
sister. Miss Daisy Higgins. and the
Ter of Washington. Mary Owings of
Howard county. Mary Gott of Boyds
and Alice Parsley of Brookeville. Lloyd
Owings of Howard county was best
man. and the ushers We're Edwin and
Warfield Higgins. brothers OF the
bride. and George Banks and William
Dorsey Of Howard county. Miss Ella
Plummer of Gaithersburg played the
marches. Immediately after the cere-
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Clark departed for
their honeymoon trip.
At the home of the brides parents
last evening the members of the bridal
party and about fifty other young peo-
pie were entertained at supper.
| Miss Virgie Estelle Maxwell, daugh-
! ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley A. Maxwell
of Comus. and William Windsor
Hodges. one of the best known young
| farmers of the Comus neighborhood
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| brides parents. the ceremony being
performed by Rev. G. r. Mays. pastor
of the Southern Methodist Church at
| Clarksburg, in the presence of small
company of relatives and friends of the
| couple.
| A large number of guests from va
rious parts Of this county, Washington
| Baltimore and other places attended
the young men Of Rockville and vicin-
| ity, which was held in the opera house
last evening. 1t was in charge Of a
committee consisting of Charles G.
Clark, Vinson Peter. Robert L. War
| field, Thomas l. Dawson. Wilson S.
| Ward, c. G. Warfield and H. Worthing-
ton Talbot. The patronesses were Mrs.
| William Dorsey, Mrs. Edward G. Peter.
Mrs. Alexander Kilgour and Miss Min
ME Lowry. The music was furnished
| by Washington orchestra and at mid
night refreshments were served. The
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| Mrs. Alfred Schiffner entertained at
| dinner few evenings ago. her guests
including Misses Mary and Lottie Wind
ham OF Washington and Amy and Ruby
Robertson and Katherine Clagett of
1 Rockville.
| Transfers Of real estate were recorded
| in the office of the clerk of the circuit
court here during the week as follows:
| Carl A. Carrier to Robert Elkins, 124
{ acres near Dickerson; William NJ Ter
| rell to Raymond c. Kidd. lot at Takoma
| Wilmer G. Platt to Effie NJ. Lilly. lot at
| Takoma; Sarah C. Watkins to Andrew j.
| Cain. one acre; John d. Snyder to w. J.
| Adams. lot at Takoma. William White
| to Jane Ethel White, lot at Takoma
| Miss Beatrice McCrossin daughter of
! Mr.. and Mrs. William II. McCrossin of
| Traviiah, this county, and Edwin Dice
| Henley Of Potomac were married in
| Rockville yesterday afternoon by Rev.
| Samuel r. White at the home of the
| minister.
| J. Herbert Cissel has resigned as cashier
| of the rational bank at Silver Spring and
George Burns has been chosen to sue
| ceed him Mr.. Cissel retired from the
| bank to enter other business at Silver
| Spring. The new cashier will enter
| upon his duties next week.