Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-30
ROCKVILLE.

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At the Travilah Baptist Church the even-
| ing Of the 21st instant a largely attended
marriage took place, the parties to the
| same being Mr.. Joseph f. Giliss of Travi-
lab and Miss Emma NJ. Clagett of Choppers
| station. Rev. ]. d. Rayfield officiated. The
! church was prettily decorated with ferns
| and chrysanthemums. Miss Gertrude Gill
| liss, sister of the groom, was the attendant
| of the bride, and Mr.. MacWalters acted as
| best man. Messrs. j. Boyer of Damascus
| and w. Garrett of Hunting Hill were the
Cshers. The wedding march was rendered
| in good style by Miss Virgie Ricketts, of
| Washington. The bride was attired in a
becoming suit of blue and brown cloth,
with hat to match, and carried bunch of
white chrysanthemums. After the cere-
mony reception was held at the home of
the grooms father, Mr.. John Gilliss, at
1ravilah. Among those in attendance were
Misses Virgie Ricketts,, Viola GilliSs Ethel
Gilliss, Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Miller of
Washington, Mrs. Davis of Tenleytown,
| Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Thompson, Misses
| Edith and Bessie THOMPSON of Seneca Mr.
and Mrs. Magruder Ricketts, of Rockville
Mr., and Mrs. r. Jarboe, Misses Thrift and
brother, Miss NJ. Hughes, Mrs. II. Waters,
MIR. Hughes and Mr.. Ruger of Damascus
The bridal presents were numerous and
handsome.
Previous to the adjournment Of the cir
cult court Wednesday evening the follow
Victed of larceny the previous day, was
sentenced to five years Imprisonment in the
Maryland penitentiary; state against Alex
ander Wright, assault; six months in the
mouse OF correction; state against Charles
w. Gray. assault; fined $50 and costs; state
against Benjamin Lenowitz, selling whisky;
not guilty.
Thanksgiving day was observed here by
suspension of business during the greater
part of the day. Union services were held
in the Baptist Church, and largely attend
services were opened with prayer by Rev.
I: j. Edmunson, evangelist, of the Baptist
Church, followed by able sermon suita-
bic to the occasion by Rev. T. ]. hewitt
OF the NJ. E. Church South The meeting
closed with an appropriate prayer by Rev.
c. Shelbourne of the Christian Church
| Revs. J. d. Rayfield and L. R. Milbourne
were also in attendance.
The opera house at this place was We'd
nesday night, the scene of brilliant gather
ing of ladies and gentlemen from all parts
or this and adjoining counties and the Dis
trict of Columbia. Dancing commenced at
o'clock. and from that time until the early
hours of the morning the scene presented
upon the floor was one of rare grace and
beauty. Among the participants were Eva
Russell, lavender chiffon and satin; Kath-
arine Choate, scarlet satin.g auze trimmings;
Eliza Choate, white null; Rosale Healie
blue organdie over blue silk; Carrie Dor
oughty, pink organdie and silk; Lydia
Brawner. black silk. with rose velvet trim
mings: Jamie Bailey, black net; Nellie OAR
ling, red silk: Lula Lay, lavender organdie
blanche Lay. pink organdie and satin; Mrs.
Benz. Miller, blue and white striped silk
ruby velvet: Miss Glasscock, heliotrope silk
and velvet; Eva Darnellle, Nile green satin
and gauze; Maggie Darneille, white null
and canary satin ribbons; Kate Weller
white null, yellow satin ribbons; Maud
Manning, lavender silk, all of Washington
MISS Harrison. white silk. with black satin
stripes; Rena Sellman, blue satin, with sill
yer gauZe over dress; Miss Porter crea N
chinon and silk. all of Baltimore. Mrs.
Lieut. Hogg Philadelphia, rose organdie
and silk; Anna Matile, Richmond cream
SILK, ruby velvet; Miss Keys, Linden black
silk with pink stripes; Helen Watkins, black
satin, cream bodice: Anna Watkins, white
| null. both of Bethesda; Mary Griffith, white
null. blue ribbons: Hattie Griffith, white
organdie; Frances Griffith, white null; An
ME Griffith. blue crepe black Jet; Lottfe
Grifith, yellow null and black silk; Anna
Farquhar. white silk. bodice trimmed with
Nile green velvet: Sarah Farauhar terra
Gotta and black silk; Florence Gassaway.
violet silk: Laura Bradley, pink chiffon and
satin; Sadie Bradley, organdie and green
satin. all of the county. Marie Webb dotted
muslin. olive ribbons; Daisy Prescott, black
skirt. changeable silk waist; Cora Edmon-
ston, white satin and null; Estele Talbot
pink SILK and black velvet; Isabella Bouic
canary crepe; Blanche Nicolson ivory sa tin,
cream lace; Priscilla Dawson, dotted null
blue ribbons; Mary Dawson, white and blue
null; Louise Edmonston, white null over
pink, apple green trimmings; Jennie Bailey
cream and pink; Ethel Fletcher, white
crepe, green and pink satin trimmings:
Maggie Dawson, blue null; Emma England
cream and blue silk; Florence Fletcher dot
ted null. blue ribbons, all of Rockville
Inc gentlemen present were: Washing
ton, Harry s. Roome, Andrew Seaman a
II. Ryan, Arthur Peter, W. l.. Farnham.
Maurice Kirby. r. d. Douglass, T. c. Mel
son, John F. Doame. f. p. Doroughty Robt
Hillard, John Leahy N s. MCLEOD. J. +.
Waggaman, ]. l.. Tucker, Arthur Wasser-
bach, X. B. Durfee. A. Alexander, John
Brennor, NJ. F. Falls, William Oonnelly,
James DuSan Rich. r. Costello; lew York
Thos. Edwards. John Jones, Stephen Ouig-
ley, Harry Bouic, r. f. Lay; Baltimore,
Walter Dawson, Brookville, Thos. Clark;
Glenwood, Howard county, Thos Aisauith:
Gaithersburg, c. B. Beall Olney Edward
Beady; Garrett Park, H. T. Waters; Tako-
ma, F r. Keys. Linden, Lee NJ. Lipscomb;
Theodore Jones; Potomac, u. NJ. Waters;
Goshen: Thos. Griffith; Redland, Chas.
Mackall; Olney, Caleb Stabler; Sandy
Springs, Chas. S. Peters; Silver Springs, E.
c. Keys; Linden, Thos. C. Keys; Wheaton,
Chas. j. Maddox, Chas. and Ralph Jones,
Garner Bouic, Leonard Nicholson. James p
b. Veirs, Harry Dawson, Bowie Vinson
Abby Henderson, Ohio Talbot Geo NJ
Hunter, Thos. ]. Viers. Lee Dorsey, Thos
Ninson, ]. A. Kemp, Worthington Talbot,
II. c. Beverly. c. P. Carter. A. F. Prescott
w. w. Russell, eco. Henderson, Thos Tai
hott, Robt B. Peter, Roger Farquhar, jr.;
Luckett. all of Rockville. The chaperones
were Mesdames VIM. v. Bouic, jr; H. W.
Talbot and VIM. Dorsey.
SEVENTY-CENT GAS.