The Washington times., 1923-12-20
8 MONTGOMERY
MEN TAKEN IN
RUM RAID
Nine Gallons Of Alleged corIt
Whiskey confiscated by
Officers.

FtOChV1ALEp NO. Lee. zU.-Ina
confiscation Of nine gallons OF al.
legged corn whiskey and the arrest
Of three young men were the result
Of a visit late Tuesday night to q
house on the Lay Hill pike, meas
Glenmont, this county, Of Chief o.
Police Charles T. Cooley, Deputy
Sheriff Stanley Gingell, Motorcycle
Policeman Oscar Gather and Spe-
cial Officer Lyddane.
The men arrested G. q. Sullivan
John Tragreser and Preston Pierce
residents of Wheaton district, and
charges Of having Intoxicating
liquor In their possession with the
intention. Of selling it were proa
ferred against them. The morning.
following their arrest, they were
released on bail in the amount Of
$500 each for their appearance for
trial December 81.
The recently-elected directors Of
tural Society met here yesterday
and named officers as follows: Pregtp
dent, Clarence L. Gilpin; vice prests
dent, John B. Diamond, jr.; secres
tary-treasurer, John E. Muncasters
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday Of the last week in August
were tentatively selected as the
dates for the next annual fair.
Clarence M. Shelton, Of Victoria,
Va, and Miss Hattie G.. Ailiff, Of
Meherrin, Va, visited Rockville
yesterday in quest of a marriage
license, but were unable to obtain
such a paper because the young
girl was but seventeen years OF age
and did not have with her the
written consent of her parents, as
the law requires of girls under
eighteen.
The following were more fortunate
and obtained the necessary permits
to wed: James A. Morris and Miss
Henrietta Herman, both or WASH
ington; Alva p. Steele and Miss
Josephine o. Wilson, both Of WASH
ington.
In a suit against George L. Good
acre, of Washington, for q balance
claimed to be due for building sew.
eral houses near Takoma Park, this
COUNTY walter I, and Charles I,
Smith, composing the firm of Smith
Brothers, builders, of Washington,
were awarded judgment for $895.91
| by Judge Robert B. Peter In the
circuit court here. GoOdacre cone
tended that the plaintiffs charged
him for more work and material
than the work involved, but Judge
Peter decided the. evidence showed
otherwise.
Charles Giddings, a young resi-
dent OF the vicinity of Silver Springs
was in the police court, at Takom4
Park, this county, on a. charge OF
violating a motor vehicle regulation
He pleaded guilty and Judge Samuel
Kyle sentenced him to jail for three
months, but suspended sentence
pending his good behavior.
Ernest Clark, a young resident on
the same neighborhood, had the
misfortune to have his machine
collide with one belonging to his
cousin, Clifton Clark, his arrest
following on a charge Of operating
car while under the influence OF
liquor. He gave bail for his ap4
pearance in the police court heret
for trial.
A community Christmas servic4
will be held in the Rockville Chrisp5
tan Church next Sunday evening"
and will be participated In by thas
congregations of the Baptist, Chr1sA
ton, Episcopal, Methodist and
Presbyterian churches Of the town.
the pastors of which churches
Revs. P. Rowland Wagner s. j
Goode, Willard F. Minnick, and
Nolan B. Harmon, jr., being on
the program for short addresses
A large choir will sing carols and
there will be other features.
Christmas Eve the usual Christi
mas carols will be sung on the
streets of the town.
The Rev. P. Rowland Wagner
pastor of the Baptist Church, win
be in charge and will lead the
singers from place to place. Where
ever a lighted candle is displayed,
the singers will stop. The presence
of the candle indicates that a donae
ton for the Social Service League
of the county is to be had inside.