Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-14
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, March IA (Spe-
ciaD. - The Montgomery County
Guernsey Breeders Association was
organized here last evening with
membership of 20 of the county's
leading owners and breeders of
Guernsey cattle and the following
officers: President, Harry C. Hurley
of Rockville; vice president, Finley
Pollock OF Boyds; secretary, w. w.
Kirby of Montrose; treasurer, Wilson
Poole Of Sellman. The officers will
constitute the executive board.
Josiah w. Jones, president of the
Montgomery County Farm Bureau,
was POSTMASTER at a banquet, and
Louis Merriman of Cockeyeville, Md,
formerly president of the State Guern-
sey Breeders Association, and o. c.
Jones, field agent of the Eastern
Guernsey Breeders Association, spoke.
The 132-acre farm of the late
Charles c. Bohrer, about a mile north
of Bethesda. was purchased by Will
liam B. McGrann of Baltimore for
$4,000. George G. Bradley of Be
thesda and DR.. william H. Trail of
Washington and Rockville have sold
to Walter r. Tuckerman of Edge
moor the Dorcas farm of 31s acres, on
the Rockville-Potomac pike near
Rockville, for a price said to be
around $4,000.
On the ground of desertion, Thomas
j. Echols of this county has been
granted an absolute divorce by Judge
Robert B. Peter in the Circuit Court
here from Mrs Mildred r Echols of
Washington. He was represented by
Attorneys Dawson & Welsh. They
were married in Alexandria, Va, Oc-
tober 20. 1907, and lived together
there and in Washington until Octo-
Der, 1919. Two children are in the
custody of their mother
The Rockville Base Ball Club was
reorganized at a well attended meet
ing last evening, when officers and
directors were chosen, as follows:
President, Robert L. Tolson; vice
president, DR.. Chauncey Grub; sec
retary-treasurer Reuben Riggs: rep
resentative of club on board of man
ayers of Montgomery County Base
Ball League, E. Steadman Prescott;
manager of team, Roger Shaw; bust
ness manager, Harry A. Dawson; di-
rectors, George NJ. Hunter, Leonard
L. Nicholson, Robert L. Tolson, Harry
A. Dawson. F. Hazel Cashell. ]. Harry
Gormley, Roger Shaw, L. Steadman
Prescott, Joseph L. Clagett, J. Brooke
Edmondston, J. Vinson Peter. Charles
NJ. Jones and DR.. Chauncey Grub.
The Dickerson Club of the county
league has also reorganized, the new
officers being: President, r. Brooke
Colt; manager, r. B. Jones; repre-
sentative on board of governors of
league, Lloyd ]. Jones.
A meeting will be held here next
week to determine the teams to COM
pose the Montgomery County Base
Ball League this season and to trans
act other business necessary to get
ting the organization going. Rock
Vile, Boyds, Dickerson, Bethesda and
Glen Echo, all members of the league
last season, will, it is understood,
again belong, but Washington Grove
has forfeited its franchise and either
Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, Pooles-
Vile or Olney will, it is stated, be
substituted.
George C. Esworthy of Jamestown,
pitcher on this city's county league
base ball team for the last several
seasons, has signed TO play this sea-
son with the Richmand team of the
Virginia League.
The quarterely meeting of the
Montgomery County Anti Saloon
League will be held in the Presby-
terrain Church at Jamestown next
Tuesday. State Supt. George w
Crabbe, Rev. p. Rowland Wagner,
pastor of the Rockville Baptist
Church: Rev. ]. w. Lowden, pastor
of the Jamestown Presbyterian
Church, and Rev. C. H. Corkran of
Washington Grove are scheduled for
addresses. Morning and afternoon
sessions will be held.
Basil +. Ray of this councy has
been granted an absolute divorce by
Judge Robert B. Peter in the Circuit
Court here from Sarah Ray of Wash
ington on the ground of infidelity
He was represented by Attorney
Harriet Frieby.
Miss Belle Veirs, who recently sold
her fine farm near Rockville to
Joseph H. Bradley of Washington and
Rockville, has bought from Henry
Hamke a dwelling and two acres of
land in the eastern section of Rock
willie.