Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-19
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Suit for Damages Resulting From q Row
Over Post once Location.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star

over Post ONCE Location.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, May 1S, 1893.
Maj. Thompson. U. S. A., and family have
taken rooms at the residence of Mr.. Isaac R.
Maus for the summer
The clerk of the circuit court yesterday issued
marriage licenses to the following parties
Alonzo E. Lambeth and Susie E. Quinter
francis E. Davis and Lula H. Hager.
An adjourned meeting of the board Of school
commissioners will be held here on the 25th, at
which important business will be transacted.
Mrs. Rachel Baughman, residing near Hunt
lig Hill, this county, having recently shown
evidences of unsound mind, was brought here
yesterday and after investigation by Jury was
adjudged insane and sent to the ASYLUM at
Frederick city for treatment.
The engagement of Mr.. Chas. s. Hilton, son
OF the late George w. Hilton Of Clarksburg, to
Miss Anna Mae Tyrrell Of Aberdeen, Hartford
county. is announced The wedding will take
place on June in the Presbyterian Church at
Aberdeen.
Mr.. Washington Danenhower is Just COM
pleting the erection of three handsome six.
room cottages on his subdivision in the eastern
section Of town.
Rev. W. C. Griffith Of williamsport, Md,
will deliver a sermon to the Knights of Pythias
at Epworth NJ. E. Church, Gaithersburg, on
Sunday night, May %.
Mrs: Fannie c. Talbot. wife Of John o. Tai
bott died at her home near Edwards Ferry
on Friday, aged fifty-two years.
The residence Of Mr.. P NJ Smith, at
Gaithersburg. was on Tuesday night entered
by thieves. who succeeded in securing about
$50 in money and other articles.
Mr.. Z. G. Duley of Gaithersburg had mar.
row escape with his life few nights ago. Upon
visiting his stable he found a stranger there
who upon being accosted, fired a revolver al
MIR. Duley, the ball passing through the rim OF
his hat. The intruder made his escape in the
darkness.
Mrs. Mary B. vickery of this place by her at
torneys, Messrs. Talbot Il Prettyman, has
entered proceedings for a divorce from Chas.
b. Vickery in the circuit court for this county,
with the right to resume the name OF Mary b.
hulingues, borne by her before marriage to de-
PENDANT.
An all-day shooting tournament will be held at
this place on Decoration day. 30th instant, be-
tween the Takoma and Rockville Gun Clubs.
Liberal cash prizes will be contested for.
Alexander Garrett Of Hunting Hill has
authorized his attorneys, Messrs. Peter & Hen
derson, to bring suit against Elmore Magruder.
a merchant. also of the vicinity of Hunting
Hill, for damages in the sum Of $4,000, the
grounds Of complaint being assault and battery
and the infection of gross personal indignity.
1t appears that Magruaer is an applicant for the
post Office at Hunting Hill and Garrett strongly
favors the present location and occupant OF the
office. The two men met on the road a short
time since and stopped to exchange words IN
relation to the contest. Magruder asked Gar
rett If he had been to Rockville to secure the
continuance of the present postmaster. Garrett
replied, somewhat sarcastically. that he had not
presented a petition signed by a number OF
children. Magruder stated that whoever init
mated that his petition was signed by "A lot of
children was addicted to making false state
msnts. The reply was of such a forcible char
acter that Magruder sprang from his own wagon
into that OF Garrett and proceeded to pound
his nelghbor. Garrett was driving a fractions
horse, which became frightened at the rumpus
behind him. and started to run away. While
his owner was striving to stop him his assailant
was getting in his fine work. BY the time the
horse was brought to a standstill Mr.. CARROTS
countenancs was SO badly battered that he con-
siders his injuries the amount of damages for
which he has brought suit
After visit of several weeks to friends in
Washington Miss Irene Sellman has returned to
her home at Dickersons station. s. A. NJ