Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
ROCKVILLE.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, February 2S.-
Announcement has been made by the
Public Service Commission of Mary
land that a hearing will be held March
Z at the commissions offices in Baltl
more. to enable those interested to
submit their views regarding the pos
sible restoration of the street railway
service between the District of Column
bia line and Forest Glen.
Usher 3. Charlton, for so years a
resident of Poolesville and one of the
best known citizens of that locality
died recently in hospital near Balti-
more, where he had been a patient Cor
several weeks. The funeral took place
from the Methodist Church at Pooles
vile, the services being conducted by
the pastor, Rev. w. w. McIntryle, as
sisted by Rev. Stockton Myerly, a
former resident of Poolesville.
A license has been issued by the
clerk of the Circuit Court here for the
marriage of Norman c. Bunch, 28, of
Washington, and Miss Lille Mae
Ware, %. of Baltimore.
At recent meeting of the WoOdside
Park Property Owners Association it
was voted to incorporate, principally
for the purpose of holding property as
a community center for social and ath.
letic activities Of residents of the sub
division.
School Bonds Proposed.
Within the next few days bill, it is
understood, will be introduced in the
Legislature by the Montgomery County
delegation authorizing the Montgomery
County commissioners to issue bonds
considerably in excess Of 100000 for
public school purposes in the county.
The amount of money to be thus raised
will not be sufficient to make possible
everything in the way of new school
buildings, enlargement and modern.
iZing of old ones, equipment, etc. de-
sired by the County Board Of Educa-
ton, but will enable the educational
board to provide the most urgent needs
by putting through the greater part
of the building and equipment program
1t had planned.
A scramble is said to be on for the
position of bailiff of the Circuit Court
for the county, made vacant by the
death last week of Thomas c. Keys,
who held the place a number of
years. Judge Robert B. Peter will
make the appointment and is expected
to do so before the opening of the
March term of court, on Monday,
March 81.
To Increase Police Force.
If bill introduced in the Legisla-
ture last week becomes law, as is
thought certain, the Montgomery
County police force will be increased
from 9 to 20 men and will consist
of a chief, lieutenants and II
privates, instead of a chief and 8
privates, as at present. It's enactment
will make possible the proper manning
OF the police stations it is planned to
establish at Bethesda and Silver
Spring.
A troop of Girl Scouts has been
organized at Poolesville with IL mem
bers. Mrs. Arthur G. Elgin is cap
tain, Miss Mary M. Clagett, secretary,
and Miss Betty Brewer, treasurer.
A bill introduced in the State SEN
ate by Senator Eugene Jones of this
county authorizes the county COM
missioners to appropriate $500 year
toward the support of each Of the
volunteer fire departments OF the
county. The departments are located
at Kensington, Bethesda, Silver
Spring, Takoma Park, Rockville,
Chevy Chase and Sandy Spring.