The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-22
MO N 7 GOMERY
CANDIDATE
SPENT STA
Woman Socialists Campaign
Cost Only Little for
Transportation.


ROCKVILLE, Nov. 23.-Accord |
ing 10 her sworn statement, filed |
with the clerk OF the circuit court |
here, as required by law, Mrs. Mary |
county, spent -$14.2O during her re-
cent campaign as the Socialist can
didate for clerk of the Maryland
court of appeals. Virtually all was
paid out for Transportation. Mrs.
Miller led all other Socialist can
didates, both in this county and
State, by wide margins, her total
vote in the county being 1874 and |
that In the State 1850.
The Rev. o. A. Gjllingham, pas
tor Of the Presbyterian Church at
Germantown, officiated at the
marriage at Carrot Park a few days |
ago Of Miss Marie A. Early, of New
York, and Willard p. Smith, of
Newark, N. j.
Miss Mary M. Cornell and EN-
NETT L. Lynch, both of Washing
ton, were married in Rockville a
day or two ago by the Rev. w. B.
Taylor, Of the Christian Church, as
were Miss Anna NJ. Michael and
Marcus D.. Kolufus. both of Wash
ington.
The will Of the late Judge Edward
G. Peter, OF Rockville, has been
admitted to probate in the orphans
court at this place. It was executed
September %, 1907, and names the
testator's widow, Mrs. Mary G.. Peter,
executrix to serve without bond. The
will bequeaths to George Peter, eld-
est son, the testator's gold watch,
chain and charm, and to each of his
children-Mrs. Albert M. Bou!c,
George, John Vinson and Edward
Peter$1, 500. The residue is left to
Mrs. Peter.
At meeting here Of the officers
and executive board Of the Rockville
branch of the Women's Democratic
Club of Montgomery county, the
gave an interesting talk in which
she spoke OF the progress of the
county organization and urged that
every effort be made to increase the
membership of the local branch.
It was decided to hold a meeting
Of the officers and executive board
the second Friday of each month,
the first on December IA, and to hold
quarterly meetings for all members,
the first Of the kind in the early part
of February. Chairmen of new COM
mittees were named as follows
Legislation, Mrs. James p. Colt;
publicity, Mrs. Preston. B. Ray; PRO.
gram, Mrs. F. Hazel Cashell; mem
bership, Miss Naomi Bogley. s
For violations of the motor
vehicle regulations, the following
have paid fines or forfeited col
laterals in the police court here:
Mrs. j. Montgomery, $3.50; Her
man Hobbs, $3.50; Winfred L. Arty,
1925; E. ]. Gray, 81.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here for
the marriage of Charles M. Daven-
port and Miss Glenna Z. Ruble,
both of Washington; Gordon c. lib
bits, Of Somerset, Nd, and Miss
Margaret c. Knoll, of Tokogna Park,
Md, and Edward F. Turner and
Miss Mary A. Herbert, both of
Washington.
Plans are being formulated for
the erection of new public school
building at Brookeville, this county.
The proceeds from the recent sale
Of the Brookeville Academy prop
erty-around $8,000-are available
for the purpose, and it is under
stood to be probable that the county
board Of education wiz provide the
remainder of the funds necessary
for the erection of an up-to-date
building to consist of two school
rooms and an assembly hall. It is
understood that the work of con-
struction will be deferred until
spring.
Charles Swami, a young negro,
pleaded guilty in the circuit court
here when arraigned before Judge
Robert B. Peter on an indictment
charging him with breaking into the
home Of Mrs. Annie c. Schutt, in
the lower section of the county, and
stealing jewelry and clothing of
total value of 1888. Sentence was
deferred.
Alonzo Snowden, colored, acknowl-
edged his guilt when arraigned on
an indictment charging him with
stealing so cents worth of corn from
AtAOAA1S ~ Mig, d CIdfKBOufR ulS-
trlct farmer. He will be sentenced
next Tuesday.
AT the suggestion of the young
mans attorney, Albert M. BouIc,
ana with the approval of States At
torney Thomas l.. Dawson, the State
Iunacy commission will be asked to
make an examination of Burman
Norris, Rockville youth, under in
dlctment in the circuit court here for
setting fire to buildings at the Rock
vile fair grounds, to determine his
mental condition.
Norris has admitted, so the officers
say, that he caused the fire which
destroyed the main exhibition hall at
the falr grounds several weeks ago,
and also has confessed, so it is said,
mat he several nights later set fire
10 one or the stables on the grounds,
which fire, however, was extin-
guished before much damage was
done.
Mrs. Mary ELAN Rucker Theisz.
an aged resident OF Garrett Park.
thlS county, died at her homo
there Tuesday, aged eighty years,
Her death was due to a general
breakdown incident to her adj. |
vanced age. The body was sent to |
Amherst, Va, where the funeral
will take place today.
Miss Zoe Haley, daughter of the