Evening star., 1925-01-03
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md January (Spe-
ciaD a long illness of
a complication of diseases, James P.
Beall, a lifelong resident of Pooles-
Vile district. died Wednesday in d
Washington hospital. aged 80 years.
He is survived by a daughter and
Ave sons and was a brother of Mrs
Julia Sycophas of Point OF Rocks
Md. and Winfield Scott Beall of
Pooiesville. The funeral took place from
the home of his daughter. Mrs. Charles
l. Poole, in Poolesville. Burial was at
Beallsville.
Deeds, mortgages and deeds of
trust totaling 5.109 were recorded in
the Office of the clerk of the Circuit
Court here during 1924. OF these
223S were deeds and 2,ss0 mortgages
and deeds of trust.
To serve as watchmen or traffic
officers while the work of construct
ing the subway at the crossing OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
the Brookeville pike is in progress
the county commissioners have ap-
pointed Edgar Boteler, s. W. Hop
pins, Harry Lee Miller, Terrence
Bradley and Eugene Raney, all Of
Wheaton district. The salary of
each has been fixed at 800 a month.
For violating one Of the motor We
hicle regulations John Diggs, col
ored, of this county was sentenced
by Judge Samuel Riggs in the Police
Court here to six months in the house
Of correction and Thomas Martin
colored. found guilty of carrying
revolver. was given IL months In the
same institution. Diggs noted an ap-
peal and his case will be tried again
at the March term of the Circuit Court.
Jpon the advice of Drs. Gilbert ".
JirskS
Gillian of this county has been ad-
Judged by the county commissioners
to be OF unsound mind and has been
ordered committed TO Sprfngneid
asylum at Sykesville, Md, for treat
ment at the expense of the county and
State.
Frank Dorsey and Wilson Cagett,
colored, found guilty of disoroeriy
conduct. were fined $16 and $zo. re-
in the Police Court here, and John
II. Frazier was assessed $3.50 for
violating a motor vehicle regulation.
woodnrcn to Initiate.
Announcement has been made that
Silver Spring Camp, No. 81, Wood
men of the World. will next Wednes-
day evening initiate a class of 20
new members The booster degree
team of Washington will. 1T is under
stood, confer the degrees. The exer-
c,ises will be held in the community
hall of the Methodist Church at
woodside and are expected to be
attended by many members of the
order from this county and the Dis
trict of Columbia
A cement block factory for Rock
Vile is understood to be certainty
Of the near future. The promoter
will be Nathan E. Burdette of Danas-
Gus, Md, who has purchased a lot
in the eastern section of town upon
which to erect the necessary build
ings.
The Damascus Building and Loan
Association has been organized at
Damascus, this county. with the fol-
lowing officers: President, P. Ray
Souder: vice president, Nathan E..
Burdette; secretary, A. c. Bready;
treasurer, Archie w. Souder. Five
thousand shares at 500 each have.
IL is stated, already been subscribed
for.
While parked in front of Rock
Vile barber shop yesterday an auto
mobile belonging to Elijah T. Bean
of Rockville was badly damaged when
a Washington and Rockville electric
car. bound for Washington, left the
tracks and plunged into it. No one
was in the auto. The accident was
caused by the grooves of the track s
becoming clogged with snow and Ice.