The Washington times., 1920-04-19
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE
AND REST OF COUNTY
Montgomery Supervisors Perfect
Plans for Legislation To BE
Held April "a.

ROCKVILLE. Nd. April l9.-The
supervisors OF elections for Mont
gomery county have given formal no
tice that the officers OF registration
for the various districts OF the county
will sit on April 27. from g. m. until
n q. m. to register and transfer
qualined voters at tho following
places;
Laytonsville distriet-MobIey's store
room. Laytonsville.
cisrksburg-dibson's store room.
Clarksburg.
Pooiesville-Town Hall building.
Poolesville.
Rookville--First precinct. office Of
cuylsr o. Needs, Rockville: second
precinct, office OF supervisors OF cleo
tions. Rockville.
Colesville-w. C. T. U. Hall. Coles
willie.
Darnestown-RIcketts' store room.
Dsrnestown.
Bethesda-First precinct. office OF
Lewis Keiser. Bethesda: Second pre-
cinct. Library building. Chevy Chase.
olney--First precinct, Grange Hall.
olney; Second precinct. Odd Fellows
Hall. Brooksvilie.
GsithersburE--First precinct. Ma.
sonic Hall building. Gaithersburg;
Second precinct, residence w. T. Hos
kinson, Gaithersburg.
Potomac-Knights OF Pythias Hall,
Potomac.
Barnssviile-Grange Hall. Barnes
VILE.
Damascus--Jr. o. U. A. NJ Hall. Da-
mascus.
Wheaton--First precinct. Kicker.
sons store. Wheaton; Second precinct,
Armory building. Silver Spring: Third
precinct, Municipal building, Kensing-
ton: Fourth precinct, basement OF
Presbyterian Church, Takoma Park.
Miss Margaret Brooke, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Brooke, OF
Olney. this county. will leave within
the next few days for Austria to en-
gage in relief work among the
orphaned children. She will have
headquarters at Vienna. Miss Brooke
has been In charge OF the Home Serv-
ice section OF the Montgomery County
Chapter of the Red Cross, and has
also been prominent in social service
work in the county.
william r. Pumphrey. OF Rockville.
has purchased forty-eight acres of
land on the Norbock- Rockville pike
for s125 per acre. The land was for
many years the property Of the late
Thomas II. England.
William D. Clark, OF Rockville, has
purchased seventy acres OF the same
tract for s75 per acre.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk OF the circuit court here for
the marriage OF Miss Thelma Tyrrell
and Noah Harrison, OF Lawton. Va,
and Miss Elizabeth Quaig and Robert
l.. Butt. of Washington.
Two residences which belonged TO
the estate OF the late Mary r. Hewitt
were sold Saturday at public auction,
one being bought by James F. Kelch-
ner for s3,700 and the other by Abe
Aolfwon for $3.50.
At the annual athletic meet OF the
colored public school boys of Mont
gomery county, which was held here
Saturday under the auspices Of the
county board OF education and di-
rected by Edwin w. Broome, county
superintendent of schools. the repre-
sentatives OF the Rockville school
carried off the honors. rolling up a
total of 61 points. Thee Sandy Spring
athletes were second, with a total of
At points; Laytonsville and Spencer
willie tied for third place, each having
10 points.
The annual oratorical contest among
colored public school pupils was also
held here. The prizes were gold
medals offered by Andrew D. Owens,
supervisor of the colored schools OF
the county. First prize was awarded
to Cornelia Scott, of the Sandy Spring
School. and Sedgwick Turner. OF the
Rockville School, won the second
prize
Mr.. and Mrs. John Day, OF Gathers
burg. have announced the engagement
OF their daughter, Miss Mary Eliza