The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-11
OEA CLAIMS
COLESV|LLE
RESIDENT
!ohn w. Gates Passes Away
After illness Of Long
Duration.
Special to The washington Times.

Special to The Washington Times.
ROCKVILLE, Md, June 11.-John
". Gates, well-known resident of
tolesville district, died Friday at
his home, aged sixty-nine years.
lie had long been ill of an internal
malignant affection and his death
1as not unexpected. He is survived
y his wife, five daughters and
l son.
On charge of assault preferred
" his tenant and next-door neigh.
or. Mrs. Bernice Gibson, Harry E.
Dodge, of Takoma Park, was adj
Judged guilty by Judge Samuel
Riggs in the police court here Sat
urday and fined $50 and costs. He
noted an appeal to the circuit court
and furnished bond for his appear
ance for trial, which will take place
at the November term of the upper
court.
While the Gibsons were moving
from the house owned by Dodge,
the latter, so the testimony showed
went there and had some words
with Mrs. Gibson, and, according to
Mrs. Gibson, seized her by the arm
and handled her rather roughly.
Dodge denied this.
A good airing was given the
domestic troubles of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. III. Moneymaker, of Potomac dis
trict, in the police court, when the
saulting his wife. 1T was shown
that the couple had trouble over a
trivial matter and the wife testified
the defendant slapped her and
treated her roughly Judge Riggs,
however, couldn't see where the
husband had been guilty of any
thing serious and acquitted him.
Increase of business in the office
of the clerk of the circuit court
here has necessitated an addition to
the clerical force and Preston b.
Ray, clerk of the court, has Sc
lected Miss Ruth f. Goqde, daugh-
ter of Rev. and Mrs. S. j. Goode,
of Rockville, for the position. Her
appointment brings the clerical
force up to eight. the others being
James r. BogIey, chief clerk; Clay
ton K. Watkins, Mrs. Roger SpaIes
and Misses Margaret Scherrer, V1r-
ginia Jones, Helen Kirkland and
Mary England.
The county commissioners were
in session every day last week ap-
proving bills preparatory to signing
the annual tax levy. The levy will.
it is understood, be signed on Satur-
day, June 80, when the county tax
rate will be fixed for the coming
year.
Community Day will be observed
at the public school at Woodside,
this county, next Tuesday. Demon
strations of the work. done in the
school will be given, luncheon VIII
be served, and there will probably
be an address and other features.
The closing exercises of the school
will be held in the assembly hall
next Thursday evening.
The Olney District Pig Club, the
membership of which comprises
about twenty wide.awake farm boys
OF the district, will go on tour
of inspection Saturday under the
direction of Josiah w. Jones. presi.
dent of the Montgomery County
Farm Bureau. They will visit the
home of each member of the club
and inspect the pure-bred pigs that
are being raised by the club mem
bers. Later in the day the boys
will hold a picnic in Bready's
meadow, where they will be ad-
partment of Agriculture.
Under the auspices of the Level
Club of Washington Grove, st.
Johns Day services will be held
in the auditorium at Washington
Grove the afternoon of Sunday,
June "a. DIR. John Carpenter
Palmer, of Washington Heights
Presbyterian Church, Washington.
will direct the ritual; men of promi-
hence will deliver addresses, and
there will be music and other fea-
lures. Many members Of the vari-
GUS Masonic bodies of this county,
the District of Columbia. and other
nearby sections are expected to at
to be the most impressive of their
kind ever held in the county.
Licenses were issued by the clerk
of the circuit court here today for
the marriage of Miss Hilda c..
Bowen, of Chevy Chase, and Dorsey
J. Griffith, of Washington; Miss
Gladys l.. Goetz and William 3.
Shanahan, both Of Washington;
Miss Coda e. Reese, Of Cape Girar-
dean, Mo-, and Eugene D. Douglass,
of Dallas Texas; Miss Augusta l..
Lesser and Leroy A. Kaufman.
both of Washington; Miss Margaret
e Dewey, of Seat Pleasant. Md,
and Earl F. Dement,, Of Washing
ten, and Miss Blanche Mulligan, OF
Lay Hill, this county, and Raymond
Burriss, also of this county.
TO BUILD HOMES ON SITE