Evening star., 1918-01-13
AND COUNTY

ROCKVILLE. Nd. January 1.-THE
office OF the clerk Of the circuit court
here established a record for itself dur
ing the year 1917 in the number of
marriage licenses issued. During the
twelve months. 700 such papers were
issued. more than 100 more than ever
before issued in single year To
couples from the District of Columbia,
$50 licenses were issued. 1Ss from this
county. Virginia 152. and the others
from various parts of the country.
The funeral of Fred D. Osborn, rs
years old. of Somerset. this county,
who died Wednesday morning follow
Ing an illness of only a few hours, took
place yesterday from Humphreys
chapel here. Services were held by
Rev. A. T. Howard. pastor of the Rock
vile Baptist Church. Burial was in
Rockville Union cemetery.
The county commissioners have re-
appointed the following as trustees
of the county almshouse: Harry Riggs.
Henson T. Miles, Samuel d. Byrd,
Charles J. Lyddane and Eleazar Ray.
,.aIni Additional deputy shsriffs have been
appointed by Sheriff William L. Aud as
liz I.
Chase: Luther A. Hoellman, Rockville: !:
Frederick A. Reid, Martinsburg, and
Miei e. Linthicum. Browningsville.
Leland S. Hendricks of Kensington.
this county. has been appointed a
deputy game warden at large for the
state of Maryland.
Mrs. Rebecca Thomas Eeirs. widow
of William A. Veirs, died yesterday
afternoon at the home of her daughter.
Miss Fannie Veirs. in Washington. She
was eighty-four years old. She had
been in failing health for several years.
daughters. They are Charles and James
T. B. Vefrs and Mrs. Jane Bradley of
Rockville and Miss Fannie Veirs of
Washington. The funeral will take
place Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Veirs was before her marriage q
Miss Riays, and had been a resident of
this county more than half a century
Two hundred men of Rockville and
vicinity will next Thursday evening at
tend the Billy Sunday service They
Will make the trip to Washington in
special electric cars. The party will be
in charge of the ministers of the town,
including Revs.'O c. Barnes. J. w.
Duffey, A. T. Howard, John r. Hender-
son and Millard F. Minnick.
w. B. Burdette, former county superin-
tendent of schools, the only republican
elected to the legislature from this
SouHly idSl november. mas Deen made
chaiDman of the education committee
and also a member of the committee
on agriculture Of the house of dele
gates.
Mr.. Burdette is a friend of public
school teachers. AS head Of the COM
mfttee on education teachers expect he
will make a successful fight to have
their pay increased.
Others who represent this county in
the house of delegates have been given
committee assignments. as follows:
Josiah w. Jones. agriculture and hy.
giene; William H. Fawsett. militia, and
Cashell, fish and game.
]. Dawson Williams, who represents
this county In the state senate. has
been made chairman of the committee
on executive nominations and a MEM
ber of the following committees: Elec-
tions. civil service reform. education,
corporations. finance, printed bills. pub
lie buildings and sanitary condition 1
of the state.
Tho Montgomery County Chapter of
the Red Cross has offered It's services
to assist members OF soldiers families
in making proper application to the
government for the monthly allowances
provided for the wives and other de- !
pendent members of aoldierE families
The odice- Of the chApter ct Rockville l
win be open, every day excepting sat-
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