Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-02
ROCKVILLE.

The wheat harvest in this section has
tdosed, and farmers are now engaged in
threshing out the crop. Reports represent
the crop as larger than for several years
and Of very fine quality. The hot, dry
" Gather Of the past two weeks appears t.
thave had a bad effect on the corn and early
potato crops Gardens have also suffered
much for want of rain. The heat has also
been so great as to interfere materially with
farm work.
During the past few days marriage Il
censes have been issued to the following par
ties: John w. Ennis and Margaret War
ner; Moses Lewis and Susie Green; Henry
Howard and Mary F. Jones; Lewis b. But
Ter and Mamie b. Mccormick Of Washing
ton
Misses Julia and Mary Williamson. after
visit to their aunt, Mrs. W. p. Mason,
this town, have returned to their home In
Frederick City.
Mr. and Mrs H. C. Frost and Misses Viz
ele ana Dottie Frost of Laurel have recently
peen guests at the residence of Mr. and
MIS- Carroll Frost at this place.
Mrs Lewis jackson of West Washington
Is the guest of her mother, Mrs NJ g. Jack
son. at Washington Grove
among the recent arrivals at the Wood
lawn Hotel are Messrs. Charles and Clar-
ence Conard of Washington.
Miss Bessie Daw, who has been visiting
the Misses Choate at this place, returned to
her home IN Georgetown on Friday
Miss Mary Polk of Washington was q re-
cent guest at the residence OF DR.. c. ].
Maddox, this town.
Aessrs- w. B. Harris of Washington and
Marshall King OF Alexandria are guests at
the Corcoran Hotel.
At the next meeting of the Waverly Club
o. GaithersburS, on Tuesday evening, an ad-
dress ON The Immortality of the Soul will
De delivered by DR.. Lee Davis Lodge of CO.
Iumbian University. Fine music will also
De furnished by Meem Brothers orchestra.
Il at hlr ir1a IDN-Ia - n
recent graduate at the Episcopal College at
winchester, Va. received gold medals for
Gerrnan and composition.
Ar. G. c, Lawson and Miss Fannie Du-
troM have been elected delegates and Mr.. A.
Il Darby and Miss Birdie Reall aIternates
10 represent the hdgerStOwn NJ. e. SUNDAY
school at the Montgomery county Sunday
slant.
Mr.. j. Walter Assheton, chairman of the
sixth congressional district committee has
ISSUED a call TO the members OF the populist
party IN this county to elect three delegates
from each election district TO attend a con-
Ventlon to be held here on July rs TO elect
IN executive county committee. He also
calls Tor convention of the committees
ltorn each OF the counties composing the
sixth congressional district to meet at
Keichner's Hotel. this town. on the 9th of
August for the purpose of nominating a.
candidate for Congress for said district
Henry Miller colored man, residing
about mile from Linden, on the Met-opoli-
tan branch railroad, was brought here Sat
urday evening and lodged in jail, charged
with cutting Jos. Smith with a razor. The
ARRAY in which the cutting was done &C.
Cured during a dance at a place of resort
Kept by Miller, in which several persons
were engaged. Smith is said to be danger
Ously wounded.
Mr.. Samuel Williams. an aged and we'll
known citizen of the county, died Oh Friday
evening last at his home near Germantown,
In the eighty-fifth year of his age, and on
saturday evening his wife, Mary L. WILL
Jams. about the same age. also died. The
old couple were laid to rest on Sunda y
evening, followed to the grave by a large
eoncourse of friends and relatives.