Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-03-16

maryland Will have candidate for the
$4,000 job as clerk of the House of Req
resentatives, when the new CONGRESS- meets
in extra session on April l6. The Mary
land candidate is William Tyler Page, of
this county.
Hon. David J. Lewis, former Congress
man from the Sixth Maryland District, was
appointed member of the Tariff Com
mission by President Wilson Wednesday.
The name of Mr.. Lewis went to the Senate
with those of Prof. Frank W. Taussie, of
Harvard; Daniel C. Roper, of South Caro-
INA; William Kent. of California VIM, S.
Culbertson, of Kansas, and Edward P.
Costigan. of Colorado.
Pleading guilty in the police court here
Monday. the four motor truck operators
who were arrested last Saturday by James
ID. Bozman, of Baltimore, deputy motor
vehicle commissioner, were fined by JUS
tice j. Abby Henderson, as follows: E. W..
Oliver. of Washington, fictitious license
number. SIS and costs. and no operators
card. 81 and costs; Ernest Fraley, of Lay
louisville, fictitious license number, SIS and
costs; E. Wilson Walker, of Gaithersbure,
fictitious license number, two cases, $40
and costs; Douglass McGraw, Of Rockville,
operating truck while under IS years of
age, $40 and costs, but sentence suspended.
james Dawson Williams, trustee ap-
pointed by the Circuit Court of this county
to make sale of the homestead of the late
John Henry Williams. at Poolesville, this
county. consisting of 260 acres OF land,
more or less, has reported private sale of
the farm to William W. Williams for SOS
an aere. The trustee reports that the
widow, who is entitled to a life estate, re-
ceives an income from the rental of this
farm. after paying fertilizer bill. keeping
up repairs. and payment of taxes. of about
$500 year. and that the sale of the farm,
and the investment of the proceeds, will
more than treble her present income. There
are eleven interests involved in the estate
besides the widows, and it is reported that
nine have given their consent to the rati-
fcation of the sale by the Equity Court.
The motormen and conductors of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany. of Washington city. concluded last
Sunday night to strike for an increase of
pay and shorter working hours. Their
places were taken by strike breakers and
Monday morning the cars were running on
schedule time almost. and have been i'm
proving daily in that respect ever since.
The Rockville and Georgetown line is in
Guided in the strike. Upon request the
County Commissioners appointed on Tues
day six officers to give protection to the
cars while running within the county. No
violence so far has been used either in
this county or Washington city. The
managers Of the road and the strikers are
standing out stubbornly against each other
in the contention. What will be the final
result no one knows.
The marriage of Miss Annie Poole Blake
h'SaNa ~ "NohAhStChs dlu ~
Pyles, Of Baltimore. took place last Satur-
day evening at O'Clock. at the home of
the BRIDES parents, Rev. and Mrs David
L. Blakemore, 142 S street northwest. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Blake
MORE father Of the bride, assisted by DR..
H. M. Canter. Preceding the ceremony
Miss Norma Schwendener. accompanied
by Miss Elizabeth Shannon, of Norfolk. Va,
sang a solo. The wedding march was
played by Miss Shannon and little Miss
Mary Poole Shannon carried the ring in a
silver basket. The bride was attended by
her sister. Miss Ellamay Blakemore. while
Mr. j. Warner Pyles. of Baltimore. brother
of the bridegroom, acted as best man.
The members of the two families were the
only guests present at the ceremony. Mr.
and Mrs. Pyles left Immediately after for
Chicago. They will be at home in Balti-
more after March 25th.