Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md, February (Spe-
ciaD. A charge of manslaughter
against Archie Gather, colored, of
Gaithersburg, growing out of an auto
mobile accident on the Laytonsville
pike the night of December /, which
resulted in the deaths of John Clark
Riggs of Howard County and George
Bartlett of Woodside. this county, was
dismissed by Judge Samuel Riggs in the
Police Court here yesterday. The testi-
mony failed to show how the accident
happened.
John Elgin Poole, merchant and
farmer, of Martinsburg, this county,
died wednesday evening at his home, at
Martinsburg. aged 65. He had been i'll
but few days, apoplexy being the sup
posed cause OF death. Surviving are his
wife, formerly Miss Reed, and nine
sons and daughters. Mr.. Poole was
lifelong resident of Poolesville district.
When young man he served the
county as a deputy sheriff and con-
stable.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the Circuit Court here for the
marriage of William Howard Baker. %.
and Miss Alice Leigh Donce, 81, both of
Hallsboro, Va, and Leslie M. Wright,
20, of Fredericksburg, Va, and Miss
Virginia Carvel Moultrup, 81, of Hern-
don, Va.
Camp Fire Girls Meet.
. At the weekly meeting of the Camp
Fire Girls of Rockville Miriam Pasna
was elected president. Helen Mathews
vice president, Natalie Hicks recording
secretary Margaret Huntington corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. Harold G.
Smith treasurer. 1t was announced that
Mrs. Harold G. Smith would be the new
guardian. The hostess of the evening
was Miss Margaret Huntington.
Mrs. Margaret E. Black of the lower
section of the county has, through At
torney James l.. Pugh of Wheaton, in
stituted suit in the Circuit Court here
for an absolute divorce from Ralph D.
Black OF Washington. She charges that
because of drunkenness on the part of
the defendant and his failure to pro-
vide for his wife and child the plain
tin was forced to leave him twice.
finally in September, 1925. She there
fore asks for the divorce on the ground
Of desertion. She also asks that she be
awarded the care and custody Of the
couples 10-year-old son and only child.
An all-day meeting of the. Aid So
ciety OF the Rockville Baptist Church
was ileiu at the cnurcn yesterday. Bush
ness sessions were held in the morning
and afternoon. conducted by the presi-
dent. Miss Verde Kingdom, and at noon
luncheon was served.
Three Forfeit Fines.
Floyd Lucas, Bennie Hamilton and
Porter Payne were not in the Police
Court here when their cases In which
playing poker was charged, were called
and their collaterals, $3.50 each, were
declared forfeited They were arrested
by Sergt. Leroy Rodgers of the Bethesda
substation. On charges of disorderly
conduct. Henry c. Herbert and Walter
Clay was fined $3.50 each and James
Havener S2750, and for violations of
motor vehicle regulations the following
paid fines or forfeited collaterals: Paul
Holmes. $50; William Bishop, $27. SO;
Earle Hopkins Cue, Raymond Gray,
Arthur r. Bussler, Eugene Woodward.
Anna B. Livingstone, Martin l.. Michael
and w. B. Bowers, $3.50 each: H. d.
Haynes, Claude F. Mullinix, David
Groom and Harry F. OHara, $3.50
each.
Preliminary arrangements for the
eighth annual smoker, or he-night, of
the Rockville Volunteer Fire Depart
ment. to be held February %, were
about completed at the monthly meet
ing OF the department last evening.