The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-25
ROCKVILLE NJ A n
HELDON GUN
CHARGE
He Is Said to Have Set Trap
for Alleged Chicken
Thief

ROCKVILLE, Nd, March 25.-
BY direction Of States Attorney
John A. Garrett, warrant was
issued here today for the arrest of
Roy Watkins, a young farmer OF
the vicinity of Cedar Grove. this
county, as a result of the shooting
on the Watkins farm Sunday night
of Rosa Snowden, cOlored, whose
home is nearby. The warrant
charges assault. with intent to- kill,
assault with intent to MAIN land
discharging gun at a human
being.
watkins. it is said, rugged up
q shot gun in his. chicken house SO
that anyone opening the door
would receive a load of shot in the
legs. The woman, 1t seems, visited
the chicken house late Sunday night
and now is in the Sandy Spring
Hospital undergoing treatment for
gun shot wound OF the leg.
Watkins, so 1t is stated, set the
trap for chicken thieves, his flock
of fowls having been greatly de.
p1eted recently by visits OF such
persons.
Norman D. Tuohey, Of Cabin
John, Nd, apd Miss Viola 8.
Trout, of this vicinity. were mar
ried in st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Bethesda, Saturday, by the Rev
erend James kirkpatrick, rector Of
the church.
The annual card party OF the
Rockville Woman's Club for tho
benefit OF the Montgomery County
Social Service League has been
set for the evening Of April II.
It will be held at the Montgomery
Country Club. Rockville, and ar
tain about $50 guests. Mrs. j.
Darby Brown, of Rockville, chair.
man of the Social Service commit
tee OF the Woman's Club, Is In
charge of the arrangements.
When Spencer Lee Hart and
Miss Katherine Smith, young
Neutrality-suspicious., visited the office
of the clerk Of the circuit court
here yesterday afternoon in quest
of a license to wed, they were
given the surprise OF their young
lives when informed by Miss Mar
Raret Scherrer, deputy clerk, that
they could not obtain such q per-
NIT, because the young man was
but eighteen years old and did not
have with him the written consent
Of his parents.
The would -be-bridegroo at first
seemed to think that he was
twenty-on but when told by the
young lady deputy that his mother
or someone purporting to be his
mother, had telephoned out earlier
In the day and asked that license
be Adenied him as he was but
matter further and he and the
young lady OF his choice withdrew
and returned to the city by the
next electric car.
The county commissioners have
directed their clerk, Berry e. Clark,
and their attorneys, Talbot &
Prettyman, to at once make prep
arations to advertise for bids on
1926, 900 Of public school bonds
authorized to be issued by the last
legislature.
The act OF the legislature au-
thorized the issue of $55O,0OO in
bonds for the erection Of such
school buildings and the remo0ei"
ing of others as specified In the
measure. Last year 1925, 900 OF
such bonds were issued and the
proceeds used for such construc-
ton work as was most urgent.
The new issue is to complete the
program Of the county Board OF
Education as outlined in the law.
The bonds are In denominations
of 81, 900 each and bear interest at
the rate of Az per cent.
Governor Richie has appointed
Frederick r. Parks a notary public
for this county and Sheriff Clay
Plummer has made George n.
Trail a special deputy sheriff for
Bethesda district. Both have sub.
scribed to the oath of office be-
fore the clerk Of the circuit court
here.
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