Evening star., 1927-09-11
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, September 10
(SpeciaD.-On August 8 Ira l.. Leaman n
OF Takoma Park filed suit in the Cir
cult Court here for an absolute divorce
from Mrs. Annie D. Leaman, charging
that more than three years prior to
that date she technically deserted him.
Through her attorneys, Cissell &
Woodward of Rockville, Mrs. Leaman
yesterday filed cross bill, in which
she charges her husband with having
deserted her on July 81, 1927, and with
drunkenness and cruelty, and asks
that she be granted limited divorce.
Mrs. Leaman charges in her bill that
on or about August s, 1926. her hus-
band went to Reno, New, to obtain a
divorce, but was unsuccessful and re-
turned several weeks later. She asks
the court to allow her alimony and
counsel fees and award her the Gus
tody Of the couples three minor CHI.
dren-Helen. Hildegarde and James.
They were married March l, 1905, and
since 1909 have lived at Takoma Park
Mr.. Leaman is represented by Attor.
ney Milton Whitney, Jr., of Takoma
Park.
w. r. Armstrong, corresponding
secretary, has given notice that q
meeting Of the Montgomery County
Civic Federation will be held in the
public school auditorium at Bethesda
Monday evening, and that, as there
has been a lapse of four months since
the last meeting, many questions aris-
ing during the Summer will be pre-
sented for consideration.
Postal Receipts Gain.
That the receipts Of the Rockville
post Office have kept pace, in a. meas
ure. with the development of the
county, is shown by the fact that dur
ing the fiscal eur July 81 the total re.
ceipts were the greatest-$l3,16
OF any year since the office was es.
tablished, and substantially larger
than those of the preceding year. Ac-
cording to Postmaster Willis B. Bur
dette, the total receipts for last month
were S2,359.43, as compared TO
$l,Ol2.62 for the same period last year.
The office is of the second class and all
employees are under the civil service
laws.
Lee NJ. Duncan, 90. Of Richmond.
Va, and Miss Gladys E. Hoyle, -, of
henderson, \. g., were married in
Rockville this afternoon by Rev.
Rertram NJ. Osgood of the Baptist
Church and the same minister offici-
ate at the marriage here last evening
OF Paul a. Bowbeer. %, of Clarendon,
| Va, and Miss Grace w. Wakefield,
20, Of Falls Church, Va.
Upon pleading guilty in the Police
Court here TO charges of fishing with
out licenses j. w Flanagan and H
Erickson of Washington were fined
| SI250 each by Judge Samuel Riggs
! They were arrested by Charles r.
| Spong, deputy game warden, on the
| Potomac River near the District of
Columbia line.
Br.,ks Close Monday.
| In Observance of Old Defenders
day. which is legal holiday in Mary.
land, all OF the banks of the county
will be closed on Monday.
Rev. Millard +. Minnick. rector OF
Christ Episcopal CHURCH, officiated al
the marriage in Rockville during the
week of William j. Weber Of Balti
more and Miss Gladys Pearl Robert
son of Richmond, Va. and Ernest T.
Escherger and Miss Marie X. South
worth.
For the benefit of Epworth Metho
dist Church, GaithersDurg. harvest
home supper" will be held at the
church Thursday evening. Women oi
the church will be in charge.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the Circuit Court here foI
the marriage of WILDER Il. Fieghenne
Il, of Berwyn, Md, and Mi: Mildred
E. Sweeney. Is, Of Groom. Md; Edwi1
Ely Adams, 25. of Detroit and Miss
Anne e. Pollard. y. OF Washington
Ralph NJ. Dean, 81, and Miss Edna
NJ. Robinette, 10. of Washington: Da
iel ID. Blaker. Al, and Miss Susan NJ
Mallory, 27. both of Washington, anc
Theodore T. Zitzer. "a. and Miss Ro
berta Moore. 20. both of Washington
The funeral of Charles Albert
schrider, lifelong resident Of the lower