Evening star., 1923-09-20
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Nd. September 20
Especially Following a long illness,
James Albert Mccullough, aged twen-
ty-two years, died at the home of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Nc
Cullough, at Woodmont, this county.
The funeral took place yesterday
morning from the family residence
the services being conducted by Rev.
Hugh A. Curley, pastor of the Catholic
Church at Tenleytown. Burial was in
Rockville Union cemetery.
Bail Fans to Celebrate.
Rockville is arranging to celebrate
the achievement of its base ball team
in winning the pennant in the Mont
gomery County Base Ball League,
which closed it's season last Satur-
day. 1t will be an open-air affair and
will be held on the Fairgrounds of
the Rockville High School. A bonfire,
addresses by prominent speakers,
program of vocal and instrumental
music and other features will be
rendered. Gifts will be present.
| ed to the players, and there
will be an abundance of good things
to eat. Miss Alice Cashell and Rev.
P. Rowland Wagner are in charge
of the arrangements and are being
assisted by large number of the peo-
pie of the community.
Rockville won the championship
after the liveliest kind of a contest
throughout the season with the Boyds
team. The final and deciding game
was played last Saturday at Boyds,
between the Rockville and Boyds
teams, which at the beginning of the
contest were tied for first place.
Rockville won, to 2, making the
final standing of the two teams:
Rockville, won II and lost 4, and
Boyds, won 20 and lost 5.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage of Samuel NJ. Taylor and
Ruby Hammond; both of Washington !;
w. Sinclair Atkinson and Christina
r. Robinson, both of Washington;
John F. Bowers of Culpeper. Va, and
uel C. Smith and Bernice L. Will
liams, both of Washington; Edgar
Wynne and Gertrude Brandon, both of
Washington, and Frank A. Brostow
of Washington and Elizabeth d. Wal
ter of Chevy Chase, Md.
The county commissioners have ap-
proved the contract entered into be-
tween the citizens committee of sec
ton of Chevy Chase, this county,
and the George 3. Mullen Company
of Thornapple and Underwood streets,
Chevy Chase, the price being $12,719.
1t is understood the work will be
started at once. To pay the cost the
special tax against all property
Adjudged Insane.
Upon the advice of Drs. Barber and
Broschart the county commissioners
have adjudged Mrs. Nellie Benjamin
of this county to be of unsound mind
and have directed that she be COM
mitted to Springfield Asylum, at
Sykesville, Nd, for care and treat
! ment at the expense of the county and
state.
The campaign for funds for the
Japanese earthquake sufferers which
has been in progress in this county
| for the lastxten days, under the direc-
! tion of the Montgomery County Chap
| ter of the Red Cross has so far net
ted $S61.97, but several of the Red
Cross branches are yet to be heard
| from and when all contributions are in
| the total viii, it is thought, be con-
siderably in excess of the county S
allotment of S1,100.
According to Mrs. j. Someryilie e
| Dawson, secretary of the chapter, who
! is in charge of the drive, the amounts
| contributed by the various Red Cross
branches are as follows: Rockville,
$371.S4; Sandy Spring, $2Ss.13: Silver
! Spring, S1S5; Garrett Park, s17s