Evening star., 1930-05-24
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, May "a Especially
Following long illness of compli-
cation of diseases, Mrs. Leanah Harriet
ellis, widow of John L. Gillis, died on
Thursday at her home near Montrose,
this county, aged 78 years. The funeral
will take place at 2:30 o'clock Sunday
afternoon from the home, burial to be
in Rockville Uni Cemetery. Mrs. Gill
lis is survived by the following chill
dren: Mrs. Florence Perry and Joseph
E. Gillis of Washington, Mrs. Peter
Decker, Miss Viola L. Gillis, Mrs. George
D. Meyer and Miss Myrtle Gillis of this
county. Mrs. Herbert Richardson of
Carroll County, John and Maurice Gil
lis of Warren, Ohio; Randall Gillis Of
South Carolina and Harry Gillis Of
Woodbine, Md. She was sister of
w. Ricketts,, Mrs. Della Davis and Mrs.
Theodore Miller of Washington, Walter
Ricketts, of Baltimore and Mrs. George
Jacobs of New York.
Mrs. Gillis, who was formerly q Miss
Ricketts,, was lifelong resident of this
county.
To fill vacancies caused by the deaths
Of Hezekiah Trail, Samuel B. Hege and
Lee Ofutt, the directors of the Rock
elected DR. Robert G. Warfield, F..
Bernard Welsh and F. Bache Albert
members of the board Otho H. w.
Talbot is president, Clifford H. Robert
son secretary treasurer, and other men,
bers of the board are Albert M. Buic
and George P. Henderson.
Rev. Gather Warfield, who has been
engaged in educational and missionary
work in Poland for the past five years,
under the mission board of the Baltimore
Conference of the M. E. Church South,
tU of I,a of I1ic nr h
ert c. warfield, in Rockville. He plans
to be in this country about a year be-
fore resuming his work in Poland. He
is accompanied by his wife, who is a
native of Poland. Mr.. Gather will
speak in the Rockville Methodist Church
Sunday morning, according to an
nouncement by the pastor, Rev. Frank
A. Tyler.
Licenses have been issued by the clerk
OF the Circuit Court here for the mar
riage of Rudolph j. Turco, 81. of WASH
1ngton, and Miss Bessie E. Fisher, 10,
of Milesburg, Pa; David Cohen, So,
and Mrs. Louise Clines, IS, both of
Washington, and Glenn B. Stout, "a,
and Miss Ethel Mae Harlowe, 81, both
Of Takoma Park.
Charles w. Carl, proprietor Of con-
fectionery store in the State Theater,
Bethesda. has filed suit In the Circuit
selling Ice cream. candies, etc. in the
same building. The plaintiff is repre-
sented by Attorney John E. Oxley OF
Rockville.
Carl claims he was granted exclusive
right to sell such goods In the building,
where Hiser conducts bowling alley.
Judge Robert B. Peter has signed a
rule to show cause why the injunction
should not be issued.
The county commissioners have in
vited bids for grading and construction
of concrete streets, curbing and cutters
on Hampden lane, Edgemoor; Hunt ave-
nue. and Langdrum lane, in section 2,
Chevy Chase Gardens, and on Morgan
Drive and Offutt road, section 3, Chevy
Chase Gardens, and have given notice
that the proposals will be opened in the
office Of the commissioners at Rockville
at noon on Tuesday June 8.
The annual supper and bazaar Of the
Rockville Volunteer Fire Department
held in the fire engine house here We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings, netted
around $1,000, according to F. Barnard
Welsh, chairman of the general COM
mittee in charge.
Among the couples married in Rock
vile within the last few days were Her
man v. Sigworth of Washington and
Miss Emma M. Cast of Cheverly, Md;
Richard Henry Ford of Dickerson, Md.
and Miss Sarah Rose Craig of Mount
jackson, Va, and David Cohen and Mrs
Louise Clines, both of Washington, Rev
Bertram M. Osgood of the Baptist
Church performing all the ceremonies
at the parsonage.
At the Jamestown Church tomor-
row the exercises will be in commemo-
ration of Memorial day The pastor,
Rev. j. w. Iowden, will speak from
an appropriate topic and the choir will
do its part In the same way.
On Memorial day May 80, the ladies
Of the church will serve the usual sup
rerf and strawberry festival on the
C.lurch rrcunds.