Evening star., 1924-01-02
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, January (Sps-
ity to serve papers issued in the
circuit court, the members of the
county police force-Charles T..
Cooley, chief, and Earl Burdine,
Lawrence Clagett, Oscar Gather, Guy
Jones and Leroy Rodgers-have been
appointed deputy sheriffs by Sheriff
H. Clay Plummer
c. c. Carstens, director of Child
Welfare League of America, held a
conference here with representatives
of various organizations of the coun-
, ty in the interest of the Social Service
League of the county. He empha-
sized the need of a social survey in
the county, referred to the need OF
boarding fund to help pay for the
care of dependent children, and stated
that the delinquency rate has greatly
declined since social service work
has been recognized as a necessity.
A preliminary social survey in the
county for the early summer was
given consideration.
The season for shooting partridges.
raDplts, pheasants. squirrels, wood
cock and wild turkeys. closed yester
day, and heavy penalties are provided
Tor shooting during the closed season.
Sportsmen report that partridges
county throughout the season, and
that many are left from which good
results are expected for next season.
Rabbits are said to have been scarce.
More than thirty-five hundred resi-
dents of the county and the District
| of Columbia. obtained licenses to
hunt In the county.
| Matilda Dorsey colored, of Mount
| zion, this county, was found guilty
! in the police court here of violating
4 . hn
| costs by Judge Samuel Riggs. Her
husband. Joshua Dorsey, and Isabel
| Cook, also colored. were acquitted. =
Miss Helen T.. Merson and Earl II.
Robey. both of Colesville district.
were married on Monday. Licenses
! have been issued by the clerk of the
| circuit court here for the marriage
| of Frank b. Bowman and Miss Helen
! h. Omohundro, both of Clarendon,
Va; j. Elder Little of Charlotte, n
| Maysville, Ky. Benjamin r. Gist and
! Miss Bernardine NJ. Lauer, both of
Washington, and Wilmos l.. Boswell,
| of Brandywine, Md, and Miss Char
| lotte f. Moore of Beltsville, Md.
| For violations of the motor vehicle
| regulations the following have paid
| fines in the police court here: John
| NJ Mahoney, $3.50; Daniel c. Rob
bins, $3.50; Charles w. Hayes, 1925;
! f. Barron, 81.
| On a charge of disorderly conduct
| George Davis, a negro, was fined 500
| and costs by Judge Samuel Riggs in
! the police court here, and oliver f.
FELTON, was held for the action of the
| March grand jury on charge of
! larceny.
Rockville continues popular as n
| Gretna Green, Notwithstanding that
! licenses to marry now cost So each. or
Just twice as much as they once did.
| That couples from distance still like
| fn htT matrimonial
was demonstrated during the year 1923
| when of the 6SS licenses to wed issued
! BY the clerk of the circuit court here
/, 532 were to couples from out OF the
county. OF these, 315 were obtained by
couples from the District of Columbia,
/ I42 by Virginia couples, fifteen by Balti-
moreans and the other sixty by resi-
| dents of various parts of the country.
| Eluding the vigilance of the "old
| folks" who. il is said, suspected
she had matrimonial intentions, Miss
Odell f. Burnett, pretty eighteen
year-old resident of Forest Depot
| Va, slipped away from home early
! Sunday night, Joined Harry F. Wood
| ford. twenty-one. and friend, who
! were waiting nearby, and the trio
started by automobile for Rockville
| where they arrived about daybreak
the following morning.
| They hung around until the court
house was ready for business and
! then presented themselves before the
| clerk of the circuit court as appli
| cants for license to marry They OBJ
\ tanned the permit without difficulty
/ and soon thereafter were made hus-
band and wife by Rev. P. Rowland
Church. Immediately after the
ceremony the little party departed
for Washington. 1t was stated that
the girls parents objected to her