The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-14
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Mrs. Frederick Weinberg, Liv-
ing Near Rockville. Seeks
Freedom From Mate

ROCKVILLE. Nd. Oct. H.
Charging that her seventy seven.
year-old husband, Frederick Mein.
berg, a well-knpwn farmer OF the
vicinity fof BurtonsviIle, this coun1
ty, was not only guilty of cruelty
toward her and failed 10 provide
adequately for the support tof her
and the couples two children. aged
two and five years, but that lie
demanded that she ''go into the
fields and. do the work OF a man
while he lived in idleness" and
finally ordered her to leave the
house, Mrs. Lille Weinberg, aged
twanty.six, who, with her children,
Is now making her home with her
mother, Mrs. Mary Becraft, ut Am
mondaie, Nd, has filed suit in the
circuit court here asking that main.
tenarce be allowed for herself and
children and that the court give
whatever other relief the facts war.
rant. She IL represented BY At.
torney George A. Fisher. Of Rock.
vile.
Mrs. Meidberg states in her bill
that she and the defendant were
married In Washington on June IL
1919, ana lived together Al Bur
louisville for four years; that she
was forced by his conduct to gleaye
him ana that after returning to the
farm MS conduct became more un.
oearaDIe than ever and that she
was finally ordered off the place
Mrs. Weinberg represents ia her
bill that when she LEFT him the
ctrst time she did so upon the ed
vice Of q physician.
The value Of the volunteer fire
departments Of Montgomery county
was again demonstrated Sunday
night, when those at Rockville.
sandy Spring and Remington went
to Laytonsville in response to sum.
monsea and prevented the destruc-
ton Of large part Of that attrac.
tive village.
Shortly after half.past nine. the
large barn on the farm OF George
Mobley, adjoining the town Of Law.
louisville, was discovered to be on
fire and because of its close prox.
unity to, the town the seriousness
Of the situation was recognized.
When the firennen arrived. the barn
was in ruins. but several other
buildings ON the Mobley farm had
begun to burn and the roofs of
several buildings in the town were
on fire. Assisted by citizens Of the
community, the firemen soon ex.
tinguished the incipient blazes.
The dance and reception to be
given Thursday evening by the
Rockville branch of the Women's
Democratic Club, OF MONTGOMERY
County in honor OF Mrs. William,
McMillin Adams, daughter OF John
w. Davis, Democratic presidential
candidate, win take place at the
Manor Club, at Norbeck, instead Of
the Montgomery Country Club,
Rockville. as heretofore announced.
Mrs. w. Ernest Offutt is chairman
Of the committee in charge.
The pumping station on the
Lambert farm, near Germantown.
was DESTROYED by fire yesterday
morning. entailing loss Of about
insurance. The Rockville volunteer
firemen responded to the alarm but
when they reached the scene the
structure was in ruins.
The funeral Of Fremont Duley,
nineteen.year-old son Of Richard T.;
Dudley, Of Potomac, this county, who
was fatally injured late Friday night
when an automobile In which he
was riding and which was being
driven by his brother-in.law. Joseph
Cross, upset on the Rockville pike.
near Montrose. took place yesterday
from the Methodist Church ut Pc.
tonlac. The service was conducted
by Reverend r. L. Wittig, and bur-
iaI was in the cemetery adjoining