Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
AND COUNTY

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, December 22.-Im-
billing too freely of Christmas "cheer,"
it is charged by the police. John Brax-
ton, colored. and his wife, Josephine
Braxton. went on rampage in Gathers
burg. this county. last evening. The
two are now in the Rockville jail with
serious charges against them, and De-
putty Sheriffs Melvin Etchison and Arte-
mus Sullivan are suffering from in
5uries inflicted. it is said. by the woman.
When Deputy Sheriff Etchison at
on a. charge of carrying concealed
weapon. the negro, it Is claimed, dis
charged his revolver at the officer. The
latter. however, arrested him. but was
forced to release him shortly after
ward when the mans wife is said to
have opened UP on Etchison with a
volley of stones. one of the missiles
striking him in the face and painfully
inJuring him. When Deputy Sheriff
Artsmus Sullivan placed the woman
under arrest 1t is said that she bit one
Of his hands, badly decorating II. The
woman was landed in Jail, and this
afternoon Sheriff William Aud arrest
Cd BrAxton and lodged him in Jail, too.
. deadly weapon and with carrying
. concealed weapon have been pre-
fefred against Braxton. while his wife
viii have to answer two charges OF
assaulttng an officer.
Two Marriage Ceremonies.
Rev. A. T. Howard. pastor of the Bap-
fist Church, off1ciated at the marriage
here today of James NJ. Garrett. thirty
three years old Of Gardensville, Va,
and Miss Duane Earle Flynt, age TWEEN
ty-one Of Lindsay, Va. the ceremony
taking place at the home of the min
lister.
Miss Nettie May McDonough and Os-
car Perry Johnson, both of Comus, this
county. were married today by Rev.
Frank Y. Jaggers. pastor of the Meth
mony taking place at tho home Of the
bride in the presence Of q small COM
pany of relatives and friends.
The COMMITTEES NAMED At q recent
the Montgomery County Chapter Of the
American Red Cross to confer with a
committee representing the Montgomery
County Social Service League with q
whereby the two organizations would
Jointly employ 4 county nurse to take
the place Of Mrs. Bernardine Means.
who recently resigned as county nurse
ing served several years, reported at a
meeting Of the Red Cross executive
committee here this afternoon in favor
of the proposition. AS a result. a nurse
her salary to be paid BY each orgAniza-
ton.
The executive committee named Edwin
w. Broone, county superintendent of
schools, chairman Of the committee on
It was reported that the membership
drive now in progress in the county was
being prosecuted with vigor. and that
fine results were being obtained but
that 1T had been somewhat Handicapped
by false report. which gained consid-
cradle circulation, that any one becom-
ing a member OF the Red Cross would
render himself liable to military service
of some kind.
Christmas Holidays in Schools.
The public schools Of this county closed
yesterday for the Christmas holidays
and will not reopen until January 3. In
many Of the schools appropriate exer-
cises were held, several Of the programs
being quite slahorate.
Licenses to marry have been Issued by
the clerk Of the circuit court here to
Small both OF Choppers. this county.
and Leonard Disney Of Sandy Spring
and Miss Myrtle Virginia Cochran Of
Rockville.
The local draft board mailed $40 ques-
|tionnaires to Montgomery county regis
trants from December Is until the close
Of business this evening, leaving 1910
get TO be sent out. OF those mailed $50
have been returned to the board filled
out and of these fully 80 per cent were
lawyers who are in daily session in the
circuit court room here from 10 a. m
until 1870 p. N. The lawyers expect a
big rush from now on. and some doubt
is felt as to their abilit to complete the
work imposed upon them within the time
specified.
Decision by Appeals Court.
The Maryland court Of appeals has
handed down a decision reversing a de-
cision of the circuit court for this
county in refusing to grant a tempo
rary Injunction restraining the Ken
sington Electric Railway Company
from collecting increased fares on its
line from Kensinston to Chevy Chase
lake. The decision restores the former
fare of cents between the points men
toned until suit Of the public service
company. which is designed to force the
company to comply with an order OF
| the commission regarding fares to b
! charged, is finally decided by the
courts
Unable to resist temptation to enjoy
| little rabbit hunt while snow was
on the ground. Mark Owens. Frank
owens, William Owens and Lloyd
Grubb. residents Of the upper section OF
! the county, paid for II. A deputy
| sheriff. who happened to know that II
was against the law to hunt any kind
| of game while the ground was covered
| with snow. ran across them and placed
| them under arrest.
| They. we're taken. before Justice OF
| the Peace Thomas r. Hall. at PooIes-
vile. They were fined each SIS and