The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10
ROCKVILLE GIRL
Webs IN D. {.
CHURCH
St. Adams Is Scene Of Houser-
Graft Marriage
Ceremony.

NUN v 4AAAEhs 10u., sept. 1V.-~g0AS0
Margaret e. Houser, daughter Of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. William f..
Houser, of Montgomery county, and
George c. Graft. of Washington,
were married this morning at St.
Adams Episcopal Church, Washing.
ton, by the rector. Rev Charles T.
Warner. Only q few relatives and
friends we're present. Immediately
afterward, the couple left for AN
extended trip.
Miss Lucille Weaver. Of Rockville,
has been appointed a clerk in the
office of the clerk Of the circuit
court here in place OF Miss Ruth
Goode, resigned.
The property of the international
Shoe Heel Corporation at Halpine,
consisting of seventy eight and one.
half acres, will be offered for sale
at public auction on the premises
ut noon on September rs. The fac
tory buildings and about nine acres
If land were recently sold for about
$4,000. Attorneys Albert M. BouiC
id Clifford n. Robertson, of Rock
lille. have the sale in charge.
montgomery county and the politir
clans of both parties are putting
in some busy hours looking after
the interests OF their friends who
are candidates for the various NOM
nations for office to be made.
The rank and file OF the voters,
however, have not been very much
excited at any stage of the cam
align and the indications are that
l light vote will be polled. General.
Y, the smaller the vote the easier
he victory for the party organiza
!. ions. IT liz understood that very
title money was distributed among
-le workers in the various districts
Fhich 10 another reason why the
.ote is expected to be light. The
'olls close at z o'clock this eve.
ing.
Impetus to the campaign in
ogress in the county for funds
the japanese earthquake sui.
rers was given yesterday by an
)uncements in behalf of the drive
ON the pulpits Of many of the
1urches of the county. The re.
1rts 50 far received by Mrs. J.
ernerville Dawson, secretary OF
he Montgomery county chapter of
he Red Cross, who is in charge
of the campaign, have been en-.
couraging and Mrs. Dawson ex-
poets the county's allotment of
$1,1O0 to be raised before the end
Of the week.
In the circuit court at this place,
Judge Robert B. Peter has signed
a decree annulIing the marriage Of
Lawrence Harmon, Of Washington,
formerly Of this county, to Mrs
Bessie Harmon. OF Washington,
which took place in Rockville on
March /, 1891. The plaintiff
charged in his bill that at the time
Of the marriage, the defendant, WHO
represented herself to be Miss Bes
sic Burns. had a husband living
from which she had not been
divorced, and Judge Peter so de.
cided.
According to the bill, the courle
lived in Rockville for more than a
year following the marriage and
that on May Is. 1922. the plaintiff
was deserted. 1t was after the
alleged desertiOn that the plaintiff,
so he represented. learned Of :.
deception practiced on him. Har
mon was represented by Attorney
John A. Garrett, of Rockville.
In order to give a picnic or dance
for profit in Montgomery county
the law requires thatta permit first
be obtained from the clerk to the
county commissioners. Joseph Hill,
colored, had that fact impressed on
him in the police court here when
Judge Samuel Riggs fined him SO
and costs for not attending to such
a preliminary few days ago.