Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-27
ROCKVILLE.

Potomac Chapel. situated about four miles
from this place. was. on Wednesday, the
scene Of a fashionable marriage. the con-
tracing parties being DR.. w. Thawley
Pratt and Miss Ethelyn Clagett the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. ]. H WILL
hite Of the n. e. Church South. The fair
bride entered the church leaning upon the
arm Of her father, Mr.. Darius Clagett, and
accompanied by her sister. Miss Daisy
Clagett. as maid Of honor At the altar
the party was met by the groom. accompa-
MED by DR.. Black Of Providence, r. l., as
best man. The bridal party entered the
church to the strains Of the organ, accom-
panied by Lohengrin's bridal chorus sung
by Miss Annie Poole Of Poolesville. The
bride was attired in white India silk. en-
traine, trimmed with handsome lace and
ribbons. and carried a bunch of white
chrysanthemums. The maid of honor was
dressed in white albatross, trimmed with
white satin and lace, and also carried a
handsome bouquet. The groom and best
man were attired in conventional black.
Messrs. Dunbar and Fred. Clagett, Wallace
Poole. tr.. and Jack Jones acted as ushers.
The church was brilliantly lighted and
Handsomely decorated for the occasion
with yellow and white chrysanthemums.
ferns and crowfoot. At the conclusion of
the ceremony the newly married couple
received the congratulations Of their many
friends present and afterward took a train
At this place for an extended northern
tour.
On Monday night two fine work horses
were taken from the pasture field Of Mr..
Alex. Garrett, near Hunting Hill, about
four miles west of this place. by two men
who were afterward seen by a neighbor
coming in the direction Of Rockville. MIR.
Garrett was notified. and he in company
with his informant, at once took the road
In pursuit Of the thieves. Finding them
selves closely pursued. the thieves aban-
doned the horses about hah a mile from
town, and took to the woods. The brides
with which they had been riding were
taken on the horses and they were turned
loose in the road. The men are described
by those who saw them as being one white
and the other colored, the white man wear
ing plaid coat
An all-day union meeting viii be held ct
the Germantown Baptist Church on next
Sunday. Several ministers and large con-
gregation are expected to be present.
The following transfers Of real estate
have been recorded in the office Of the clerk
Of the circuit court during the week: Alex.
A. Gassaway to Charles Connors. one
fourth OF an acre; SIS. Carlton Spaids to
Geo. B. Crittenden. the Olin farm; s..
Geo. B. Chittenden. the Ohio farm: =.
the Olin farm; =. American Security and
Mary E. Buckley. acres Of lanl; s.. Same
to VIM. l. Leighton, 10 acres Of land; =.
Chas. J. Corrick to Michael McMahon. parts
Of lots and 4. square !. Janetta, $500. VIM.
T. Hayden. trustee. to ]. J. Dudley. lots
and 8. square 3. Janetta: =. John Brown
to Harriet A.. Mason. l IA acres of land;
y: Morris Sykes to Sarah and Joseph
Saks. lot on Jacksonville road 800. Ste
phen Robertson to Mary J: Bean. lot q.
block l. Rockville Park; $50. Fannie E.
Gilpin to Jno. c. Bentley, 6 acres of land;
?zlo. Stephen Robertson to Samuel +. Briggs,
lot q. block T. Rockville Park; $50 John
w. Bean to John L. Mills. 3-lo0 acres. Bur-
gundy; SIS. David ]. Towers to John Paul
Jones. lots Is and 10. Woodside; S, 900. H.
Maurice Talbot to Francis Thomas Is IL
acres Of land; S302.25. Francis Thomas to
$465. Francis NJ. Griffith to Mary H. Davis,
q acres Of land; $500. Chas. F. Ricketts, to
s: J. Ricketts,. "a 1-3 perches Of land near
Potomac; =. Emile Huek to Edward
Hoeke, lot at Kensington; $20S27 John w.
Cecil to George p. Hirsh. IS "A acres Of
land; $S7S.a5. Chas. p. Williams to NJ. N
Crenshaw. lots at Takoma Park; 1,63l.
Robert B. Peter. trustee. to John T. Hoylc.
Chas. NJ Barrick, 142 l-2 acres Of land: =.
Mary e. Baker to w. B. Monkey. acres Of
land; $&. Elias Price to Mary E. H. Price.
acres Of land; $500. Augustus Stabler to
Richard Whitehead. IL acre Of land: =.
Margaret Musgrove to Richard Whitehead,
16 1-2 acres of land; $500. VIM Ballantyne
to Presbyterian Church. lot In Takoma
Park; =. Washington Danenhower to w.
Irving Boswell. lots Ii and II, Rockville
Park: -. T. E. Lee to Wash. Danenhower,
lots q and q, block Z, Rockville Park; 3.
]. Irving Boswell to T. e. Lee, lots 8, 10. II
and II. block 4. Rockville Park; $3.50. Jas.
Harper to United States. lot on Aqueduct
road; $500. Lavinia C. Bryan to Richard
Anderson, IS IA acres near Wheaton; -
Rev. L. r. Milbourne. pastor of the Bap-
list Church at this place. and several MEM
bers Of his congregation. have during this
week been In attendance at the Maryland
Union Association. which convened in Balti-
more on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, returned mission
aries from India, will deliver addresses in
the Christian Church on Monday, Goth In
slant. Mrs. Brown will address ladies only
at p. m. and Mr.. Brown will speak on
'Heathenism in India" at 7:30 p. m.
The clerk of the circuit court has issued
marriage licenses to the following persons:
Southey Carroll and Sallie NJ. Beail. VIM
T. Pratt and Mary e. Clagett, Bennett R.
Wilkerson and Octavia B. Cashell.
Forest Oak Lodge. X. Of p. on Monday
night passed resolutions Of respect to the
memory Of the late VIM. N. Fowler Of this
place s. A. NJ.