Montgomery County sentinel., 1931-04-17
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Town and Country.

Town and Country.
Iudse Robert B. Peter, in the circui
court here, has signed decree granting u
william C. Thompson. Of Silver Spring, al
ohsolute divorce from Mrs. May A. Thomp
son of Washington. on the ground Of de
sertion.
The county commissioners last Tuesday
rejected the application for permit Il
establish cemetery on 100-acre trac
near Aspen, on the Brookeville pike. which
had been filed by the New Mount Olive
Cemetery Company.
Charles Y. Latimer, former clerk of the
police court here. Tuesday was appointed
assistant in the Office of Berry E. Clark
s.clerk to the county commissioners. Mr.
Latimer, who is a resident Of Takoma Park
has entered upon his new duties.
Charles L. Housen. merchant at Brown
inesville, died at his home there last
Saturday after an illness of one day. death
being due to paralysis. He was II years
old and had been engaged in the mercan-
tile business for the past so years. He
is survived by his wife.
Miss Nellie May Poss. daughter of Mr..
Harry A. Poss, of this town. and MIR. Nor
man E. Daley, son of DR.. Daley. of New
York, were married on Monday last at
ST. Patricks rectory. Washington. by Father
Aman. The couple left Immediately after
the ceremony for Atlantic City and New
York.
The Presidents northumberland in
the Magazine Of The Washington Star for
Sunday, April 10. is timely and intensely
interesting article, "A Presidents Vaca-
tion," an intimate story of President Hoov-
er's recent sea journey to the Virgin Is
lands. Order your copy of the next Sun
days Washington Star from your news
dealer today.
Announcement has been made that the
annual meeting of the Montgomery County
Federation of All Girls Clubs will be held
in the high school gymnasium here on
April 25th. Officers will be chosen and
other business of importance transacted
and All Girls rally will be held. The
federation comprises more than 20 clubs
with large aggregate membership.
The annual sale of Montgomery county
real estate upon which State and county
5000 60. tho vaar ondiod Davt Inlv 1sf
were unpaid. was held here Monday under
the direction Of County Treasurer }. Forest
Walker. approximately $50 pieces of
property in all parts of the county were dis
posed of at public auction. the total amount
of unpaid taxes represented being more
than 100000. Much of the property was
bought in by the county commissioners.
The law allows two years for redemption
of property thus sold.
Fines and costs totalins $3.50 were
collected in criminal cases in the month of
March by the police court at Rockville,
according to the report of Judge Charles
W. Woodward, filed Tuesday with the
county commissioners. Costs collected in
civil cases tried by the court totaled $4S.5O.
the report shows. The sum of $478 was
collected for motor vehicle law violations
and this amount must be deducted and
forwarded to the Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles in Baltimore. The balance was
credited to the police fund.
Nothing of value was reported taken by
thieves who prowled about the second floor
of the postofice building here. rified one
safe. failed to open the second strong box
and the door of third Office. The thieves
entered the offices of the Peoples Life In
surance Company of Washington and went
through the safe. but found nothing of
value. They also attempted to open the
safe in the law Offices of Thomas L. Daw-
son. but were not successful. They also
failed in their efforts to open the door Of
the office Of DR.. Robert C. Warfield.
Discovered afire by a tourist. Burdette
Inn. at Hyattstown, was destroyed by fire
last Sunday afternoon entailing loss of
nearly $4,000. Because of insufficient
water supply. firemen from Hyattstown
and Gaithersburg were unable to check the
flames. The building of 81 rooms had re-
Gently been remodeled at cost of about
$4,000 and at the time was occupied
only by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Burdette and
Newman Dutrow. They were in room
on the first floor when passing motorist
notified them the roof was afre. The
flames spread rapidly through the struc-
ture. which was of frame construction.
John c. Riley. for more than 40 years.
and until traffic on the waterway was dis
continued about seven years ago, lock-
tender on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
at Seneca. died suddenly at his home, at
Seneca, last Saturday, presumably Of a
heart attack, aged SO years. He is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Roberta Riley,
formerly Miss Ricketts,. of Darnestown
district, al d the following children: Cleve-
land j., Upton W. and Ernest P. Riley. Of
Washington; Mrs. Helen Bodmer, Of Mt.
Rainier, and Raymond and Melvin L. Riley,
Of Seneca. The funeral took place Monday
morning from his late home and burial was
in the Presbyterian Cemetery at Darnes-
town.
A victim Of heart disease, Jas. W. Bean
native Of this county and familiar
hsurs in turf circles died last Sunday al
his home, 1916 Allison street. Washington,
He had been i'll about ten days. Mr.. Bear