Evening star., 1924-06-10
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Nd, June 10 tSpc-
years in the mercantile business si
Jacksonville and Bcallsville, this
county, died on Saturday at his home
in Frederick County. where he had
lived for several years. He was sew
entytwo years old. His death was
due to pneumonia and an affection
of the heart. He is survived by his
widow. formerly Miss Susan Gott o.
this county, and three daughters
Funeral services were held this
morning at the chapel at MonocacI
cemetery, Beallsville. Burial was il
Monocacy cemetery.
When the volunteer hrcmcn ui
Rockville visited the homo of Rich
ard Z. Harmon, in the eastern sec
tion of Rockville. in response to d
fire alarm early yesterday, the,
found the blaze in a bureau. Matche
and a mouse are believed to have
been the cause.
AS a result of a collision on the
Rockville pike, near Rockville, Sun
day, James Doy, young negro, was
before Judge Samuel Riggs in the
police court here yesterday on q
charge of reckless driving. He was
fined 800 and costs. Dogs machinc
was wrecked and one of his com
panions, Arthur Offutt, colored, oi
this vicinity, was injured.
Licenses have been issued by tn
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage of the following
James A Stone, aged twenty-fouv,
and Miss Hazel c. Ashford, twent!
one years old, both of Washington;
Barney E. Bullock, twenty four. OF
Stafford County, Va, and Miss Edna
E. Morgan, nineteen, OF Fredericks-
burg Va: Richard ]. Titus, twenty
six, of Hawthorne, y. j., and Mis-
Sylvia NJ. Kemp, twenty-five, Of
Washington. and Guy II. Wood, TWEEN
ty-eight, of Hyattstown, Nd, anu
Miss Alice D. owens. twenty-six, Of
Brookeville, Md.
Myers Maddox, colored. of St Mary :
County, Md, started out into this
county Saturday night to visit d
arrested on a charge of drunkenness
and carrying concealed weapon, and
in the police court yesterday was
sentenced by Judge Samuel Riggs To
nine months in the house of correc
tion.
Rev. c. K Ray of Washington. for
mer pastor of the Methodist Church
at Poolesyille, this county, delivered
the baccaiaureate sermon to the grad
uation class of the Poolesville high
school, Sunday evening.
The annual closing exercises of the
high school at Farland, this county,
were held last evening. They were
conducted by the principal, Prof. Will
liam E. Furnas. who gave a short
talk and presented medals. diplomas
and certificates. The address to the
graduates was delivered by Rev. p.
Rowland Wagner. pastor of the Rock
vile Baptist Church. The graduate
were Catherine Baker, Warren Adams.
woodward Clark Adams. Truman H
CiSSel, James Earl Lehman
SeVenfAen normal school
all Of them members of this years
graduating class of the Maryland
State Normal School and all but one
resident of Montgomery County, will
be added to the teaching force of the
county at the beginning of the nexi
school year. They are: Misses Flor
ence B: Brooke, Savilla Nelson Burns.
Ocie y. Dodd, Ethel Mary Garner.
Anna Gilpin, Catherine Vessel Hines.
Elizabeth Hicks. Ellen Marie Lawson.
Ethel Lorraine Luhn, Constance Clough
Mullinix, Elsie May Pearson, Sara
Virginia Powell, Loretta kathryn
Schwartz, Beulah Russell Shry, Mary
Evelyn Watkins, Helen Cecilia Welsh
and Anna Young.