Evening star., 1900-08-03
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Picnic and Tournament Near Olney-
The Successful knights.
Special Correspondents Of 'fhe Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of srhe Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. August 2, 1900
The annual picnic and tournament for the
benefit of St. Peters Catholic Church at
Olney, this county, which was held yester-
day in the woods belonging to ]. w. Jones,
near Olney, attracted a crowd estimated at
300 or more Many sections of this
county were represented, and a large num-
ber of Howard countians were also in at
tendance. The affair was a success in
every particular. and about $50 was
realized. .;-
The tournament began at noon. The
judges were Messrs. Charles F. Kirk, Jo-
siah w. Jones. Josiah J. Hutton, Perry En-
sey and Everett Brown. The marshals were
Joseph Bcrrett, chief; Walter Dorsey, as
sistant, and Lawrason b. Riggs and James
?. Holland. aids. State Senator William v.
Bouic delivered the charge to the knights
The successful knights were:
Professional-First, Edward Kemp; prize.
set of harness Second, Oliver Shaw; prize
laprobe Third, Arthur NJ. Sullivan; prize,
whip.
Amateur First Douglass Blanchford; ;
prize, saddle Second, Clarke Marlowe;
prize, bride. Third. Harry S. Wheeler;
prize, whip.
Miss Agnes Murphy of Olney was crowned
Queen Of Love and Beauty. and Misses An
ME Martin of Washington, Margaret Boss
of Spencerville and Beulah Fawcett Of
lcleSNllle were tne maids OF nonOr.
The board of school commissioners for
this county has awarded the following
scholarships: Maryland State Normal
School, Misses Emma NJ. Thorn. Katherine
Ward and Viola Gilliss; Western Maryland
College, Miss Eugenia Chiswell; Charlotte
Hall Academy, Edgar Chiswell.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Bean and Mr. James r.
Bean both of this vicinity. were married
Rev s. R. White of the Baptist Church.
Immediately after the ceremony an elabor-
ate supper was served. The bride is the
widow of John w. Bean.
Mr.. William H Bailey of Philadelphia is
spending few weeks with relatives near
here.
Mrs. Maggie Mewshaw. wife of Mr.
Charles A. Mewshaw. died at an early
brief illness. Her death occurred at Elk
Ridge. Md, to which place she recently re-
moved from Rockville. Her husband and
two children survive her Deceased was
daughter of the late Isaac Ricketts, of this
county.
Walter F. Hewitt of Washington, who
was lodged in jail here about a week ago
upon the charge OF violating the local
option law of this county by selling intoxi-
eating liquor near Glen Echo, was released
this morning upon furnishing bail in the
sum of 5000 in each of two cases. Mr..
Frederick A. Tschiffely, jr of Washington
went his security. The cases against Hew-
lit and the four cases against Robert Holtz-
man, who was arrested at the same time
will be tried at the November term of the
circuit cOdrt
The devotional committee of the B. Y p
L. of the Rockville Baptist Church has an
nounced the following leaders for the
August meetings: August 5, Percy Trfppe:
August 12, Mrs. E. V. Robey; August 10,
Mr.. Lewis Watson; August %, missionary
meeting.
Alde D. Green. son of Mrs. Fannie Green
of this town, has been awarded four
year scholarship in McDonough School in
Baltimore county. He was required to take
a competitive examination and was one of
the fifty successful ones out of 200 appli-
cantS