The Washington times., 1923-12-17
MONT GOMERY
BUILDING Is
ACTIVE
Mrs. ApoNonia E. Ricketts, Dies
at Her Home in
Rockville.

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Mrs. Apollonia Estelle Ricketts,
wife Of Wallace E. Ricketts,. died
at her home here shortly before
noon yesterday, aged fifty-eight
years. She had been an invalid
since stricken with paralysis sew.
eral years ago, but her condition
did not become alarming until
about ten days ago. She is sur.
vived by her husband, three step
children-MisS Estelle and Lena
Ricketts, and Theodore Ricketts,
and three sisters and five brothers.
Her father, Jacob Poss, Of Rock.
vile, also survives her. The funeral
will take place at 10 o'clock to.
morrow morning from st, Mary's
Catholic Church here.
The funeral Of Charles T. Brosius.
ST., retired farmer, who died at his.
home at GAINESVILLE, this county.
early Saturday morning, aged sew
enty-eight, took place at 10 o'clock
this morning from st. Mary's Cath.
Ollie Church, GAINESVILLE. the pastor,
the Rev. p. j. Richie, conducting
the services. Burial was in the
cemetery near the church. Mr..
| BrosiuS had been ill with q COM
plication Of diseases.
The State Department of For.
estry has called attention of the
public to the fact that the Iegisla!
ture Of 1913 enacted a law making
it a misdemeanor. punishable by a
fine Of $25 or ninety days inprison-
ment, or both, for any one to re-
move, injure or destroy any tree or
shrub without the written consent
or personal direction Of the prop
erty owner. It was deemed op-
perfume to refer at this time to
the existence of the law as the
annual raid on Christmas trees and
greens is about to begin.
Evangelistic services were in
progress in the Presbyterian Church
at Nealesville. this county, last
week. the Rev. John Carpenter
Palmer, of Washington, occupying
the pulpit every evening.
Since the building permit law
enacted by the last legislature, be-
came effective July /, 1922, 800
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buildings in the county. have been
issued by Berry E. Clark, clerk
to the board OF county commits
| sioners. The estimated cost Of con.
! struction under those permits is
! approximately $4,000,000. Since
July 81 last, 100 permits have been
issued for the construction OF build
| ings, the cost aggregating about
| 1875, 900. About 900 of these per-
mits were for the construction of
buildings in Bethesda and Wheaton
districts.
A license has been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage OF David Halliday,
sixty-four, of Old Orchard, Me-, and
Miss Sarah Miner, forty-two, Of
| Chevy Chase, this county.
Governor Richie has appointed
Hugh r. Thompson. of Rockville.
| a notary public for the county and
his commission has been received
by the clerk Of the circuit court
here.
DR.. Dexter M. Billiard, son Of
DIR. and Mrs. Ernest M. Billiard. Of
Rockville, left Thursday for San
Francisco, from which place he will
sail December Is to become an
inferno at Queens Hospital, Homo
lulu.
Charles Onley and William HG
Kelly, adjudged guilty in the cir
cult court here of stealing a pocket
book containing $50 from Mrs. Rose
v. Kinna, were sentenced by Judge
Robert b. Peter today to eighteen
months in the Maryland house of
correction. The testimony showed
Mrs. Kinna dropped the pocketbook
and that it was found by the boys,