Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-27
ROCKVILLE.

Special Dispatch to The star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. November 81
tSpeciaD In a petition filed in the
circuit court here asking the annul-
ment of her marriage to Frank IL.
Smith, who is said TO live now IN
Erie County, y. Y, Mrs. Annie Craig
of the lower section of this county
charges that the defendant took hold
of her ard threatened her, compelling
her to so through with the ceremony
at Frederick, Md. April IS last. She
said that after living with him three
weeks in Buffalo, y. Y. she discov-
cred that he had another wife, from
whom he had not been divorced, IN
the person of former Miss Corirne B.
Stafford TO whom he was married in
Buffalo on April 81, 1914. She also
states that after learning about wife
No. I she Immediately left the de-
PENDANT Attorneys l.. II. Fisher of
Washington and Robert Peter, jr., of
Rockville represent the plaintiff.
The funeral of Mrs. Katherine NJ.
Choate, widow of Warren Choate and
for more than so years resident OF
Rockville. who died at her home here
Monday night, aged So years. took
place yesterday afternoon from the
home. the services being conducted by
Rev. Nolan h. Harmon, jr.. pastor of
sisted by Rev. Willard F. Minnick,
rector of Christ Episcopal Church.
Rockville. Burial was in Rockville
Union Cemetery. Mrs. Choate was
the mother of Mrs. Ohio II. W. Tai
bolt and Miss Eliza Choate of Rock
VILE and the late Warren r. Choate
OF Washington. and before her mar
riage was a Miss Ragan of Washing
ton.
~, he
clerk OF the circuit court here for the
marriage of Homer L. Drummond, IS.
Of Washington and Miss Belle l..
Boggs, so, of Remington Gap, Va.
Under auspices of the Rockville
Volunteer Fire Department and for
the benefit of the fund being raised
for erection of a fire engine house
and headquarters, a dance was held
in st. Mary's Hall here last evening
1t was in charge of committee of
which Warner T. Humphrey was
chairman, was largely attended and
proved a social and financial success.
Convicted of Auto Theft.
Charles A. Miller, young Wash
ingtonian, and Joseph A. Hartman,
said to be from South Carolina, were
found guilty in the Circuit Court
here of stealing an automobile from
Mrs. Margaret Case of Kensington
several months ago. Miller was sem
fenced by Judge Robert r. Peter to
tour years in the Maryland House of
Correction and Hartman was given
three years in the same institution.
Both boys admitted their guilt in
statements made to county officers
Immediately following their arrest.
Wild ducks are said to be more
plentiful just now along the Potomac
River in this county than for many
years. According to Chief of Police
william l.. Aud, who owns a large
farm in Poolesville district, not far
from the river, thousands Of them,
unable to find sufficient food in the
usual places along the river, are Wis
iting corn fields as far away from
the river as mile and are helpin e
themselves to recently shucked corn
as it lies in piles in the fields. Hun
dreds of them, he says, have for a
week or more been visiting a. 60-acre
field on his farm, morning and eve
ming. and have done damage. Many
are being killed.
At the request of tho Montgomery
County Social Service League each
of the so organizations comprising
the Montgomery County Federation
of Womens Clubs will, it is under
stood, select at least one needy fam
lily for Christmas giving and will
have representatives deliver the gifts
in person. Such a plan was followed
by a number Of the clubs last year
with success.
Frederick j. Young, A. years old,
of Washington visited Rockville yes