Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-28
GAITHERSBURG.

Miss Ida B. Watkins, daughter of Mr..
Josiah Watkins, and Mr.. Robert +. Clagett
of Laurel were united in marriage in the
Bethesda NJ. Z. Church at B-owninssville
on Wednesday at 0 am. Messrs. Vernon
and Sylvester Watkins ustered the relatives
and friends into the large edifice. which had
been beautifully decorated with green briars
and cedar. Miss Viva c. Walker. orsanist
of the church. played the wedding march.
and at the altar the bridal party were met
by Rev. j. W. Steele. who read the we'd
ding ceremony. The bride wore a cream
cashmere gown and the groom the conven-
tional black. Mr.. and Mrs. Clagett left
later in the day over the Baltimore and
Ohio for Laurel, where they will reside.
Miss Emma Jones of Goshen and Mrs
Nathan Cooke and family of this town have
left for Wesley Grove Camp, where they
Will remain as tenters for a fortnight in at
tendance upon the annual camp meeting.
Miss Katie Carlisle is very i'll with ty-
Phold fever at her home on Summit avenue
For a week many scouts from the regular
CoXey armies that have passed through this
place have been loafing around the railroad
and telegraph stations between their beg
ginS calls upon the neighboring houses. AS
this is leading point on the Metropolitan
branch, they try to steal rides into the city
on trains that lay in the sidings here. giving
the railroad men no little annoyance. On
Thursday Constable Thompson and Detec-
tive Lloyd Were apprised of the fact that
number of these tramps had boarded a
freight at Brunswick and were bound for
Washington, ard that they would be joined
here by a detachment. The officers were on
the lookout. and when the freight pulled up
TO the station some fifteen more made
break to join their comrades, making about
forty In all. who paid no heed to the train
men when ordered to leave the train. They
were quickly dispersed, one very SUSPICIOUS
one being arrested and arraigned before Jus
lice crawford, who released him on condi-
ton that he at once leave town.
Thursday ha
Lodge meeting was unusually ENJOYABLE
with full attendance and several visitors
present. Besides the customary routine of
business. concluded with an address under
good of the ORDER by Mr.. F. W. Watkins
on Temperance in Ohio" The quarterly
election Of officers occurred with the fol.
lowing result: Frank T. Hodges, chief tenn
plar; s. Lizzie Fairall, vice templar super
tntendent Of Juvenile Temple Emily C.
Poole; secretary, John Swartzback: iinan-
cial secretary, VIM. s. English treasurer.
Susie Dove: chaplain. Rev. VIM. c. Brian
marshal, David Virts; guard, Clarence
Burns; sentinel. N. w. Day; assistant sec
rotary, Morris Crawford; deputy marshal,
Mary Poole. Delegates to the annual meet
ing OF District Lodge, No. /, which will be
held at Browningsville on August 49, were
named as follows: Rev. w. c. Brian Fam
ME K. Grimes. 8. Lizzie FairaH, with John
Swartzback. David F. Virts and Zadoc M.
Easton, alternates.
MIR. Bradley Purdum was the successful
applicant for the principalship of the
Clarksburg public school over twelve com
petitors. Mr. Purdum graduated from the
State Normal School with high honors.
Rev. X. X. Murphy of Baltimore and Rev.
T. f: Peters Of Pikesville visited former
parishiorers at Clarksburg
Mr.. Robert Owens is seriously III with ty-
phoid fever at Avery.