The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-06
BONDS To.
PAY FOR NEW
STREETS
Alta Vista. Md, Citizens Plan
to Extend Highway
improvements.

ROCKVILLE, Md. Sept. g.
Under authority of. an act of the.
last legislature making Alta Vista
a special taxing area, the county
commissioners will issue bonds In
the amount of $4,000 for street i'm
provements in Alta Vista. To pay,
the interest and gradually redeem
the bonds, a special tax will be
levied against all real and per-
sonal property in the village. The
proceeds from the bond issue will
be turned over by the commits
Sioners to the Alta Vista Citizens
Committee for use for the purpose
indicated.
Licenses have been issued by
the clerk of the circuit court here
for the marriage of the following:
Miss Virginia E. Thomas, of Lynch
burg, Va, and James O. Williams,
of Washington; Miss Mary L. Tub
man and Joseph M. Keefe, both of
Washington; Miss Julia Frisbie, Of
Washington, and Conrad B. Gen
try, of Atlanta, Ca, and Miss
Marjorie l.. Kanode and William
b. Honeycutt, both of Washington.
The public schools of the county
opened yesterday morning with an
aggregate attendance of. approx
mately 1000 pupils, which Is an
increase of something like 500 over
the enrolment of the previous year.
There were no vacancies in the
teaching force and, according to
Tysre
superintendent of schools. the year
began under most promising cir.
lcumstances.
On Tuesday, the 200 or more
teachers of the county held a
conference in the high school build
ing here. 1t was in charge of
Prof. BroOme, who addressed the
teachers on matters pertaining to
their work. In the afternoon,
Prof. Samuel M. North, supervisor
| OF the high schools of the State,
spoke to the high school teachers.
In compliance with request of a
delegation of citizens Of Poolesville,
this county, who appeared before
the board here on Tuesday, the
| county commissioners have directed
that the assessment against all
property destroyed by the recent
disastrous fire at Poolesville be
abated. The property destroyed
was assessed at something like
| $50, 900.
In view of the fact that his
father, Judge Robert B. Peter. will
be on the ticket at the November
| election as the Democratic candi
date to succeed himself, it is under
stood that Robert Peter, jr., who ii
the Democratic candidate for States
attorney to succeed Thomas l.
| Dawson by reason of the fact that
he was the only member of his
| party to file with the supervisors
of elections certificate of his
candidacy, will withdraw, putting II
up to the Democratic State central
committee for the county to name
someone to take his place on the
ticket.
Speculation is being INDUCED in 81
to whom the committee will nomi
nate. 1t is understood that John A
Garrett, who was. defeated by Daw
son four years ago, is willing t.
make the fight, and if that is true
there is believed to be little doub
that he will be the committee selec
ton. In case Garrett doesn't wan
the nomination no one seems to have
any idea who the nominee will be
The Republican candidate is Walter
| P. Plumley, of Takoma Park.
| With about fifteen of the Sunday
schools of Wheaton district repre-
scented by delegates and other Sun
day school workers. Sunday school
| convention was held in Warner
Memorial Presbyterian Church, Ken
sington, yesterday afternoon and
evening. 1t was conducted by w
Wilson Briggs, president of the
Montgomery County Sunday School
| Association, and was addressed by
Rev. Maurice Hamm, Dr. Wilbur
Smith and Miss Lillian Mccormick,