Evening star., 1928-12-08
ROCKVILLE.

ROChV WILLIE, N1Q., OCCcLIlDcI NOPC-
ciaD Columbus G. Bean, farmer died
near Lay Hill. aged Sc years. He was
stricken after returning to his home
from visiting a friend in the hospital
at Sandy Spring, and died within a
very few minutes. Heart disease Is
given as the cause. He Is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Effie Bean, formerly a
Miss Nullican of this county, son
and daughter. The funeral will take
place from the home at 230 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. burial to be In
Forest Oak Cemetery, Gaithersburg
Mr. Bean was son of the late Cor
nelius Bean and was lifelong resident
of the county. He was a brother OF
John H. Somervi1le and Windsor L.
Bean of Washington and Elijah T. and
Spencer j. Bean and Mrs. Maggie
welsh of this county.
The monthly conference of the high
school teachers of the county, of which
there are approximately rs, was held
In the Rockville High School auditorium
Yesterday afternoon, conducted by Prof.
Edwin W. Broome, county Superintend-
ent of schools, assisted by Thomas w.
Pyle, county high school supervisor.
The teachers were separated into
groups according to subjects taught
different subjects as being taught dur
ing the current month All were en-
tertained by the faculty of the Rock
vile High School.
Marriage License Issued.
A license has been issued by the
clerk of the Circuit Court here for
the marriage of Cornelius H. Holt. 26
years old, of Chicago, and Miss Beulah
Esther Kidwell, 18, OF Arlington, Va.
The Norman B. Price American Legion
Post of Sandy Spring has elected the
following officers for the ensuing yCar:
Commander, H. M. Carroll; vice COM
mander, L. T. BusSler; adjutant Reuben
Brigham; finance officer, F. A. Thomas;
historian, r. L. Benson; chaplain,
Thomas Hyde, 4th; sergeant-at-arms, H.
L. Harding: color bearer, A. T. Clark;
executive committee members. Edward
Snowden and j. Ferguson BarnSley,
delegates to meetings of Montgomery
County American Legion Council, H. M
Carroll, Reuben Brigham and j. Fergu-
son BarnSley.
The Post decided to present bronze
medals to the boy and girl making the
best all-around record as members of
this years graduating class of the Sandy
Spring Grammar School. Refreshments
were served following the meeting.
The contract for the erection OF
modern banking building for the Farm
ers' Banking & Trust Co. of Rockville
has been awarded to the TighlmSn
Meyer Co. of Allentown, Pa, by the
building committee, consisting of Robert
G.. Hilton, president of the bank, and
DR.. Ernest l.. Bullard and Thomas w.
Perry, directors. and 1t is stated that
work will be started early next year and
M k.xy ,tNnr I no
will be something over 100000. The
structure will occupy the site of the
present building, according to present
plans, and will be of stone and brick
construction and two stories In height.
The lower floor will be exclusively for
banking purposes and on the upper
floor will be Office rooms.
Driver Given Is Months.
Andrew Wood, colored, of Washing
ton, found guilty in the Circuit Court
here last week of manslaughter as
result of the death several months ago
of Maurice L. Thompson, we'll known
young resident of Colesville district,
who was struck and instantly killed by
an automobile driven by Wood while
he was repairing tire of his own car
on the side of the ColeSville pike, near
Colesville, was yesterday sentenced by
Judge Robert B. Peter to Is months in
the House of Correction. other SEN
tences imposed by Judge Peter were:
Walter Booker, colored, 18 months in
House of Correction for larceny, and
Irwin Hoes and Leonard Hoes, colored,
brothers, one year In the House Of Cor
rection for larceny.
Rev. Joseph H. Balthis of Washing
| ton, presiding elder of the Washington
district of the M. E. Church South, will
deliver the sermon in the Rockville
Methodist Church tomorrow evening,
according to announcement by the
pastor, Rev. Frank T. Tyler.
Licenses were issued by the clerk of
the Circuit Court here yesterday for
the marriage of Thomas Vernon Gar
rison, 33, of Hyattsville, Md. and Miss
Merle j. Payne, 26, Of Washington;
James S. Searle Of Los Angeles. Calf,
and Miss Pearl Aurdrey Bursler of
Clarendon, Va, and Angelo Borello and
Miss Angelina Bruno, both of Wash
ington.
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