The Washington times., 1924-07-29
D0CT OR |SF|IVED
FOR ALLEGED
ASSAULT
pr. r. !. lnman, Of Montgori1.
cry County, and EnpIoye,
Pay $500 and Costs

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ROCKVILLE, Nd. July ss.--Fol.
lowing his conviction In the police
i court here on d charge Of assault
preferred by Milton Holland. a
young negro resident Of Norbeck,
Doctor Frank J.. Inmafl, OF Oak.
dale, near Norbeck, was fined $500
and costs by Judge Samuel Riggs,
and his colored eInploye, Haskell
Singletary, was fined 500 and
costs for q similar offense against
Holland. Both were GWEN the
alternative Of serving three months
In the house OF correction. They
noted appeals to the circuit court
and the cases will be tried again
lat the November term Of that
court.
While Doctor Inman did not
actually attack Holland the testi-
mony showed that he ordered
Singletary to get out his knife and
/ go to work on him." which, e was
shown, the latter started to do.
Holland. however, was hurried
away by friends before Singletary
was able to do any Carving with
a big pen-lInife he displayed.
According to the testimony, Doc.
tor Inman and his man met Hol.
land ct q store at Norbeck and
that the physician heaped verbal
abuse on Holland without provoca-
ton.
Committees are at work arranging
for the annual lawn fete and bazaar
for the benefit Of st. Mary's Roman
Catholic Church, Rockville, which
will be held Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday evenings Of next week
and which Is always one OF the
county's biggest events. Reverend
John T. Coolahan, pastor OF the
church. is chairman of the general
committee Of arrangements. George
M. Hunter Is chairman Of the re-
ception committee and Joseph L.
IClagett is at the head Of the grounds
committee.
The dinner table viii be in charge
of q committee Of members Of the
choir, Of which Miss Margaret
Fisher is chairman. Mrs. Lee O.
futt will have charge OF the fancy
/ table, the ice cream table will be
looked after by Mrs. Harry q.
Poss, Misses Rose and Lavinia
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candy will de dispensed by Mrs.
Ebert T. Clagett, Geary A. Fisher
will conduct the country store and
Joseph J. Matthews will direct the
sale of soft drinks A dance will be
held each evening under the direc-
ion Of q committee Of which Berry
2. Clark is chairman.
y TAanNaNn, hoxyn hnnv. frssnnA A~8 ~. =
clerk OF the circuit court here f0g
the marriage Of Leonard Heath
Itwenty-three, and Miss Alma G.
Embrey, eighteen, both Of Bethesda,
and Frank c. Groves, twenty-five. OF
Remington, Va, and Miss Nellie
Moe Field. eighteen, Of Bealeton.
Va.
For operating an automobile
while under the influence OF liquor.
Charles Adams, colored, was fined
$500 and costs by Judge Samuel
Riggs. in the police court here. In
default Of payment, he win have
to spend three months in the house
of correction. He was also con.
victed of violating another motor
vehicle regulation and was fined
$35 and costs.
Ground has been broken for an
$4,000 addition to the Methodist
Ichurch building at Potomac. 1t win
be frame structure, 80 by 30 feet.
and, with portion Of the present
building, win form the main audi.
torium. The remainder Of the pres.
ent structure will be used for Sun
day school and other purposes. The
addition will form an L to the old
building.
The building committee is com.
posed Of the Reverend r. L. Wittig,
pastor of the church, chairman;
Robert l.. Saunders, J. r. Lech-
lider, q. Ellington Bell, J. w.
Walker, Edgar r. Perry. About
one-haK Of the cost has already
been subscribed. It Il planned to
have the building ready for use by
November i.
These have paid fines or for
feited collateral in the police court
here for violations Of the motor
vehicle regulations: T. M. johnson,
$3.50; James @. Dorsey, $7.25; s.
Muzels. Harold Lehman, H. Rosen.
field, John Simms and A. Briscoe, 81
each.