The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-06
12TAKONA PARK
HOUSES ARE
ROBBED
Montgomery County Officials
Are Investigating Series
OF Hcusebreakings. :.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, March e.
Sheriff Clay PlumTner and Police.
man Lawrence Clagett are investi.
eating the robbery Of twelve houses
at TAkom0 Park, this county. early
Tuesday morning, six Of them being
on Chestnut street and the others
on Baltimore street. The houses
were entered, It Is thought, between
and 4 o'clock In the morning and
cash. In amounts from S. to $25
stolen. n
To serve during the illness of
Deputy Sheriff J. Stanley GinRell!
who is Ill with pneumonia at his
home here, Theodore Ricketts,, of
Rockville, has been made a special
deputy sheriff by Sheriff Clay
Plummer. He has subscribed to the
oath Of office before the clerk of
the circuit court here.
The Rockville troop of Boy Scouts
will be entered by the Rockville In.
CURRY Club at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert e. L, Smith here Fri.
day evening. Under the direction
Of the Rev. p. Rowland wagner,
scoutmaster, the boys will execute
VI,
demonstration Of how to make good
things to eat disappear. A musical
program win be given.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here for
the marriage of Albert K, Long, Of
Fort HUMPHREYS, Va. and Miss
Maize Lands, of Harrisonburg, Va:
Wallace +. Boyd and Miss Mabelle
l.. Coldenstroth, both Of Washing.
ton; John M. Milroy. Of Prince
Georges county, Va, and Miss Dor.
othy SpierS, Of Petersburg, Va.
Not to be outdone by other COM
munities Of the county, Sandy Spring
has organized q volunteer fire de-
partment and is now engaged in
raising funds for the purchase Of
equipment. An up-to-date, triple
combination, motor fire engine will
1t IL stated, be purchased at once at
a cost OF around $4,000, and other
equipment will be procured without
delay.
The formation Of the Sandy Spring
department gives the county five
organizations Of the kind, the others
being those at Rockville, Kensing.
ton. Silver Spring and Takoma Park
and gives a very large portion of the
eastern and southern sections of the
county good protection against fires.
1t is understood that similar organi-
cations will soon be formed in other
sections Of the county.
Pneumonia is prevalent In Rock.
vile and vicinity. Among those III
with the disease are Alfred Schiff.
ner, Samuel Riggs, J. Stanley Gin
gell and James r. Burriss.
Although the Montgomery county
authorities continue to adhere to
the belief that Henry OVAL, aged
recluse, who was the only inhab.
liant Of Riverview Island, compris.
ing fifteen acres located in the
Potomac river, about two miles
above Seneca, this county. and who
has not been seen since February
16, met with foul play, they have
not succeeded in locating his body
and are, therefore, handicapped in
the investigation.
Deputy Sheriff Clifford L. How.
ard. who IL at the head Of the in.
vestigation. says that just as soon
as the mans body, which he be-
lieves to be in the Potomac river,
is found an arrest will be made.
Although the shack which OVAL
occupied was burned to the ground,
the authorities do not believe that
the old man lost his life in the
fire. They think he was murdered
and robbed.
Robert Lee Snapp, formerly Of
Virginia, but for the last five years
a resident Of this county, died sud
denly on Monday at his home at
Glen, this county, aged sixty years.
He was stricken soon after partak.
ing Of hearty meal and died
within a few minutes, acute indi.
gestion being given as the cause.
He Is survived by his wife and two
daughters, Miss Mamie E. Snapp,
Of Washington, and Mrs. Lena
Switzerland. Of Dante, Va. The
funeral took place yesterday, burial
being at Harrisonburg, Va.