Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-01
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, January / (Spe.
ciaD.-Joseph B. Pyles, elected sheriff
of the county last month for a term
of four years, has subscribed to the
oath of office before the clerk of the
Circuit Court here and entered upon
his duties. He has announced ap-
pointment of Clifard l.. Howard and
Charles NJ. OrTne as chief deputy and
Office deputy, respectively, to succeed
themselves. Sheriff Pyles succeeds
Clay Plummer, who held the Office
three years and who will, he an
nounced today, become a professional
bondSman.
Rev. Bertram NJ. Osgood. pastor of
the Baptist Church, officiated at the
marriage here Thursday Of Lewis Mel
son Digges of Washington and Miss
Laura Louise Easton of Gaithersburg,
the ceremony taking place at the home
Of the minister.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the Circuit Court here for
the marriage of Newton H. Smith, 90,
of Silver Spring. and Miss Janet r.
Rabbit, %, of Aspen, and Joseph H.
Ietmore. "a, and Miss Dixie Elizabeth
Layden, 20, both of Washington.
AT a hearing before Judge Samuel
Riggs in the Police Court here Charles
Adams. colored' of the vicinity of Hell
pine, was sentenced to two years in
the House of Correction on a charge
of assaulting' Policeman Darby near
Halpine a few evenings ago He noted
an .appeal, and bond was fixed at
$1,000. Being unable to furnish ball.
he was committed to Jail. Darby
claims that when he attempted to ar
rest Adams at the request of members
of his family, the negro grappled with
him and threatened to shoot him with
a revolver he took from the officer.
Sandy Spring Man WEEDS.
The marriage of Miss Hilda Cath
crime Thompson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Howard Thompson Of Fulton,
Md, and Thomas Earl Brown, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown of Sandy
Spring, took place on Tuesday in the
Catholic Church at GAINESVILLE.
Calvin Bready, G.. Rust Candy, VIII.
lard Harvey, H. D. Barnes, Mr.. and
Mrs. James D. King, Walter M. Ma
gruder, Preston l.. Snyder. E. S. Wal
ker and D. +. GLAND have been select
ed to represent the Montgomery
County Farm Bureau at the annual
meeting Of the Maryland Farm Blu
reau Federation in Baltimore Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday of next
week.
In observance of New Year day. the
banks and most of the stores were
closed and business generally was sus-
pended. Last night watch services
were held in a number of the churches
Of the county.
The funeral of DR.. John Gardner,
county treasurer and leading citizen
who died early yesterday at his home,
at Clarksburg, aged "a years, follow
ing an illness Of about a mouth, will
take place at o'clock tomorrow after
noon, from the home, the burial to be
in the cemetery at Clarksburg.
Although the 1926 automobile license
tags died" at IL o'clock last night, It
is not thought likely any arrests will
be made by Montgomery County off,
GERS for a few days. Chief of Police
Monkey stated today that, SO far as he
personally was concerned, a. few days
of grace would be allowed, but he
would not speak for the other officers
of the county or the State police.
Franklin T. Garrett, %, of Takoma
Park and Miss Anna Mae Davidson.
26. of Washington, and Harry Spur
rier Daily. 81, Of Brookvilie and Miss
Mildred Caroline Ray, %, of Coles
vile obtained marriage licenses from
the clerk of the Circuit Court here
yesterday.