The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-01
DIVORCED F OUR
DAYS; To WE'D
AGAIN
William w. Johnson Obtains
License for Second Venture
at Rockville.

though granted divorce by Judge
Edward G. Peter in the circuit
court here but four days ago, Will
liam w. Johnson, young resident
| of this vicinity, evidently does not
consider marriage a failure, for
yesterday he obtained license to
wed Miss Bertha Rustman, of
Travilah. The marriage will, it is
stated, take place Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Ray, of Rockville, and
George B. Snouffer. of Gathers
burg, were married in Washington
Saturday by Rev. S. C. Cole at the
home of the minister The bride
is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. Ray.
Central closing exercises for a
number of public schools of the
county, inaugurated last year when
they proved a success, will he
tried again this year in a number
| of additional schools. Laytonsville,
Unity and Etchison schools will
hold joint closing exercises in the
lLaytonsville school; Clarksburg,
Boyds, Slidell, Kingsley, Comus,
<,
Poolesville, Sugarland, Elmer, Mar
tinsburg and Jacksonville schools,
at Poolesville; Bailey, Montrose,
Avery, Dryers, Darwood and Gar
rett Park, at Rockville; Falkland,
Colesville, White Oak and Buttons
vile schools, at Burtonsville;
Ounce Orchard, RedIand and Snouf-
| fers schools, at Gaithersburg;
Brookeville, OIney, Brighton, Oak.
dale, Ednor and Lay Hill school. at
Sandy Spring: Dickerson, Barnes.
vile and Buck Lodge schools, at
Dickerson; Clagettsville, Kings
Valley, Woodfield, Mt Lebanon,
Cedar Heights, Browningsville,
Cedar Grove and Lewisdale schools,
at Damascus; Kensington and
Wheaton schools, at Kensington;
Woodside and Blair schools, at
Woodside; Germantown, Old Ger
mantown and Middlebrooke schools.
at Germantown.
Rev. p. Rowland Wagner. pastor
of the Baptist Church, officiated at
the marriage here Sunday evening
of Miss Annie NJ. Wells and Clar-
ence e. Dickerson, both of Seat
Pleasant, Md. the, ceremony taking
place at the home of the minister.
The funeral of Mrs. Anna Poole
Hersperger, wife of Elmer c. Hers
perger, who died of pneumonia
early Saturday morning at her
home near Seneca. took place yes
terday morning from the chapel at
Monocacy cemetery, BeallsviIle. The
services were conducted by Rev.
Walter p, Griggs, formerly pastor
of st. Johns Episcopal Church
Poolesville. Mrs. Hersperger was
a daughter of the late Charles Sell
man, of this county.
County Commissioners Perry and
Hilton. Berry E. Clark, clerk to the
commissioners; Preston 3. Ray,
clerk of the circuit court, and Ohio
H. w. Talbot, of the local bar,
who compose the committee named
by DIR. Benjamin G. Perry, presi-
dent of the board of county com
missioners, to submit plans for pro-
viding more room for the offices of
the clerk of the court, have reached
the conclusion that it would not
be wise to build an addition to
the courthouse at this time and
have decided that the present
crowded condition of the clerk S
office can be relieved by partition
ing off about twelve feet of the quar-
tiers of the orphans court adjoin.
ing, and cutting an arch between
that and the present office of the
clerk. 1t is understood that the
report of the committee will be APP
proved by the commissioners.