The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-10
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MONTGOMERY
BARN
Horse Perishes in Flames on
Townsend Farm Near
Sunshine

ROCKVILLE, Md. July 1o.-A
barn on the farm of James L
Townsend, near Sunshine. this
county, was destroyed by fire yes.
terday afternoon. A number of
farming implements and quantity
of feed also were destroyed and n
valuable horse persisted in the
flames. The Rockville and Sandy
Spring volunteer fire departments
went to- the scene but reached there
too late to check the flames. The
loss is placed at $4,000 and Is
covered partially by insurance. The
fire was caused by lightning.
In the circuit court here, Judge
Robert B. Peter has signed a~decree
to Mrs. Harriet G. Walls, of
Bethesda, this county, an absolute
divorce from Melvin r. Walls, of
Washington, on the ground of de-
sertion. According to the bill. the
couple were married in Washington.
March 16, 1920, and lived together
there and in this county until
November Is, 1921. Mrs. Walls was
represented by Attorney Albert NJ.
Bouie, of Rockville. Before her
marriage Mrs. Walls was Miss
Ryan. Of Bethesda district.
William H. Eskridge and Miss
Rosalie H. Gett. both of Falls
Vance, Of Washington, and Miss
Doris Daisy Lattimer. of Ready,
w. Va, were married in Rockville
SrxfkI h. lar Raxry hu he
Reverend B. W. John, pastor of
the Methodist Church, at the home
of the minister.
TheS Reverend p. J. Murdoch,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church,
officiated at the marriage here of
Gus Peterson Emmett, of Chester,
Pa, and Miss Allie Mae Halfway,
of Childress, Texas, the home of
the minister being the scene of the
ceremony.
Martin Luther Carroll. of Wash
ington, has been granted an abso-
Lutte divorce by Judge Robert B.
Peter in the circuit court here from
Mrs. Loretta o. Carroll, of Glen
Echo, this county. The bill. which
set forth that the couple Were mar
ried in Rockville January 9, 1922,
s, 1924, charged infidelity and
namsd a correspondent. No chill
dren were born Of the marriage,
so the bill stated. The plaintiff
was represented by Attorney P.
Kenneth Lyddane. of Rockville.
John F. Welsh, of Washington.
and Miss Gladys Bennett. of Fair
fax, Va. visited Rockville wednes-
day and were married by the Rev
erend s. j. Goode, pastor of the
Christian Church, at the home of
the minister.
Rockville at Boyds. Silver Spring
at Bethesda and Glen Echo at
Dickerson are the games scheduled
for Saturday afternoon in the
NJ ont ON cry County Baseball
League.
A tournament in which only
ladies' will be permitted to ride
will be held at Falkland. this
county, on Saturday, July Is, for
the benefit of st. Marks Episcopal
Sunday School of that place. Sim
lar events were held there last |
year and the year before and |
proved successes. Cash prizes will |
De awarded those finishing among i
he first four in. their respective
classes.
The office Of the county treas
lrer here has begun to mail bills
or county and State taxes due for !
he year which began July /. Doc
or John Gardner, the treasurer,
has given notice that all such
axes bear interest at the rate of /
per cent from September l and
hat all property upon which taxes
ire not paid by January 1 will he
advertised for sale at public
auction.