Evening star., 1924-07-13
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md, July IL (spe.
| cial).-Charles Veirs, well known re-
tired farmer and lifelong resident OF
the vicinity of Beane. this county
| died yesterday afternoon at his home
near Beane, aged sixty-three years
| MS death was due to pulmonary
| arection. He was unmarried. Sur
wing him are four sisters and a
| brother
Mrs. Mildred +. EchoIs of Washing
| ton Is the defendant in a suit for
an absolute divorce filed in the cir
cunt court here today by Thomas ].
Echols of this county. who charges
| desertion. The plaintiff is repre-
fsented by Dawson, Dawson G. Welsh
or Rockville. The couple were mar
rled in Alexandria, Va, on October
~. 1907, and lived together there and
| IN Washington until October, 1919.
There are two children.
Ihe Silver Spring National Bank
VIII soon begin the erection of an
up-to date building. A lot at the
corner of Oak street and the Brooke
vile pike, 50x190, has been purchased,
and Frank l.. Hewitt, James H. C-sel
and Ira c. Whitacre have been named
a committee to take charge of every
thing IN connection with the erection
| OF the building.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for the
marriage of James c. Jordan, twenty
| seven, and Miss Minerva ]. Martin.
tWenty-one, both of Richmond, Va,
and James NJ. Crawford, twenty mine.
and Miss Elizabeth Durrett, twenty
| one, both of Charlottesville. Va.
+. Clyde Harris. deputy game
warden for this county, has received
from L. Lee lie Compile, state game
warden. about two hundred ring
neck Vheasants for liberation in this
county. They will be distributed in
lunches OF fifteen or twenty, and
suits from that plan than if they
were liberated in pairs. The birds
We're raised on the states propagat-
ing farm in Baltimore County.
Rev. John B. Henderson, formerly
pastor of the Rockville Presbyterian
Church, now retired, officiated at the
marriage at his home here during
the week of Robert G. Umpleby and
Miss Mary s. Sheetz, both of Wash
ington.
The inadequate post office facilities
which have existed at kensington,
this county. for many years, will. it
is stated, soon be thing of the past.
Work of enlarging the present quar-
ters is already under way. and when
completed will provide room 15X30
fixtures will be installed and all i'm
provements are expected to be COM
pleted by August Is.
In honor of her daughter, Mrs.
Philip D. Laird Of Newcastle, Del,
Mrs. Washington B. Chichester held a
Olney a few evenings ago. Those
present were: Mrs Henry c. Halo
well. Mrs. Newton Stabler and chill
dren. Mr.. and Mrs. William ].
Thomas. Mrs: w. F. Green. Mrs
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and Cornelia Chichester. Anna NJ
Farquhar, Mary Brooke, Mary Green
and Edith Hallowell and Messrs.
Llewellyn Stabler. Robert Miller
Nicholas r. Griffith and Robert,
Richard and Ridgely Chichester.
In the presence of large number
of guests from this county, Balu-
more and other places. Miss Caroline
NJ. Muncaster, daughter of Mrs. Mary
Muncaster of Baltimore, and the late
Luther NJ. Muncaster of this county.
and DR.. Guy c. Kelley of Salisbury.
Md, were married this afternoon at
the home of the brides brother-in,
law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Millard
L. Rice, jr.. at Hunting Hill, TINS
county. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. o. A. Gillingham of
Germantown. Md, formerly pastor
of the Darnestown Presbyterian
Church. The home was attractirely
decorated with black-eyed susans
and hollyhocks. They Will live In
Baltimore.
The annual lawn fete and bazaar
of the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Rockville Christian Church was held
last evening on the lawn adjoining
the church and was largely attenoeo-
Mrs. Frank H. Karn, president or the
society, was chairman OF the general
committee of arrangements.
About thirty members of the ROCK.
VILE Girls Friendly Society motored
to Seneca, this county, Wednesday
evening and enjoyed bathing, boating
and feasting. They were chaperoned
hv Mrs. Douglas NJ. Blandford and
Mrs. Walter 4. Williams.
The annual picnic of the Rockville
Inquiry Club was held early in the
week at the home of Mrs. Henry IL.
Wells. near Rockville. Many of the
members and others attended.