The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-07
COIPLE
FAIL To Ct
LICENSE
12O-IMiIe Trip From Virginia
Comes 10 Naught n
Rockville.

HOCAV1Ia1akE, M0.y II Lee w.
When Miss Bernice Al. Einks. the
eighteen-year-old daughter 81 Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Finks, Of the viCtn-
ity of syrie. va. left the home of
her parents wednesday morning, +
was with the Ostenstble purpose %
spending few days with an aunt
On = farm few miles away. The
young girl did so to the place i1ak
catsd, but that she had other thing
On her mind than enjoying the -.
ciety Of her relatives was ind5-
Gated when she ana William E
Coates, whose home Is not Tar from
tho Finks farm. arrived in Rock
Vile yesterday Ia quest Of license
to marry.
ing couples sometimes 60 wrong.
however, was demonstrated IN the
case of the young people. A.
though they succeeded in eludtnE
the Watchful aunt, whose home
they left early Wednesday night
and, accompanied by a young man
friend. reached Rockville after
Bonnie trip by automobile ana
train. they made the fatal mistake
81 not bringing with them the writ
ten consent Of the young mans
parents. Young Coates is only
twenty years old and. when he IN
formed the license clerk here Of
that fact the clerk had no alter
native but to refuse the license.
The couple admitted being run.
nWays. The youEg man explained
there was no objection on the part
OF his people, but that the parents
or the girl consider her too young
10 marry.
The fiftieth wedding anniversary
.of Mr.. and Mrs. Gideon D. Briggs
was celebrated at their home II
.Csaithersburg, this county. Tuesday
evening. There were persent all Or
the couples children Mrs George
Stuart and Mrs. Charles Phoebus,
Of washington; Mrs. James Duva1l.
OF Damascus, Md: Mrs Marshall
Walker and Frederick and Royal
briggs. Of Gaithersburg; nine grand
children. and d few intimate friends
and relatives. "A feature OF the Oc-
casiOn was an old-time serenade BY
members or the board Of stewards
III Grace Methodist Church, Cath
ersburg, Of which board Briggs II
q member. Mrs. Harry Critten, Ok
washington, granddaug hfer. sang
several solos, and Charles PhoebUs
rendered several yio1in solos, being
accompanied by Mrs. Phoebus. The
couple received many handsome
gifts.
Briggs is seventy-two years old.
AMI Mrs. Briggs is four years his
junior Both are enjoying excellent
health. Mrs. Briggs was before
her marriage Miss Ida Sparrow.
In the case Of Thomas CHARLES
Williams, Of Baltimore, against
William c. Dodge, OF Virginia, and
j. E. Libbey ir. of this county;
which was an action to recover
money loaned by the plaintiff to
The Ranger Consolidated OH Com
pany. Of Dallas. Tex. OF which the
defendants were directors, and
which was tried in the circuit court
in favor of the defendants. Wit
-liams claimed something over
So, 200.
He contended that the defendants
We're responsible for the obligations
u the company. but the jury hell
otherwise. Williams was represent
ed by Attorneys Robert Peter, IT,,
Of Rockville, and q. T.. Young. or
Baltimore, and William F. Pretty
man and John A. Garrett appeared
iCr the defendants.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage OF John L. Whiteside
and Miss Bertha NJ. Minnick, both
If Washington. ard Carl w. Davis.
Of Fairfax Station, Va. and Miss
Ethel Early, OF Alexandra, Va.
For violations OF motor vehicle
regulations, the following have for
feited collateral in the police court
here. r. II. Ricketts,, $1150; Frank
Carlisle, $11.50; Joseph Saunders,
81; William A. Jones, SEQ
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