Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-08
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Death of Mrs. Andrews-RepubIica
Primaries Held-General News.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


Primaries Held-General News.
| Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. May Z, 1900.
Mrs. Caroline Andrews. mother Of DR..
William R. Andrews of this town, died of
heart failure here Saturday afternoon at
her sons residence. aged seventy-eight
years. Two children-Mrs. Flora Jones of
Washington city. and DR.. William r. An
drews. a practicing physician of Rockville
survive her. Deceased was formerly a resi-
dent Of Washington.
The funeral took place here at ii o'clock
this morning from the residence of her son.
DR.. William R. Andrews. The services
We're conducted by Rev q. Dorsey White
Of the NJ. E. Church South. The interment
was in Rockville cemetery.
Republican primaries were held through
out this county yesterday to choose dele
gates to county convention. There were
no contests In any Of the districts, and the
election passed off quietly.
Mrs David ]. Bready and little child Of
this town are visiting Mrs. Frank Baldwin
in Washington.
A movement is on foot among number
OF prominent citizens Of the vicinity Of
Sandy Spring for the organization of ma
tional bank. Application for the establish
ment Of the institution has already been
made. 1t will be located at Sandy Spring.
and will be known as the First National
Bank of Sandy Spring. Those who are back
of the project are DR.. Francis Thomas, Al
Ian Farquhar. E. c. Gilpin. Charles F. Kirk.
Alban G. Thomas and Cyrus Jones.
At a recent meeting of the directors of
the First National Bank of Gaithersburg,
Mr.. John B. Diamond was elected presi-
dent In place of Mr.. Upton Darby, resigned.
and Mr.. H. Maurice Talbot was chosen
vice president to succeed Mr.. Diamond.
MI. Richard T. Lowe, one of the Oldest
citizens Of the vicinity of Travilah, this
county. died last night of general debility.
a. r,la w. uyid, md
children survive him.
Mr.. Albert S. Rabbit. the well-knewn
base ball player Of this place, has received
offers to play with the Petersburg and
League. He will probably accept the offer
to play with Newport News. Rabbit sew
eral years ago played second base for Co
lumbus, Ga. of the Southern League, and
since played with the Albany team of the
New York State League.
The newly appointed board Of supervisors
of elections for this county-Messrs. Elisha
C. Etchison and Charles F. Brooke. demo-
Gratis. and Thomas Vinson, republican-met
here today and organized by the election
Of Mt. Etchison president, Mr.. Vinson sec
attorney. The new board succeeds Messrs.
Thomas c. Noyes and Edward H. Houck,
republicans, and George R. Rice. demo-
crat.
At the municipal election held here today
Mayor Spencer c. Jones and Councilmen
John T. Vinson, Hattersly w. Talbot, Jno.
G. England and W. W. Welsh were re-
elected without opposition. Only eighty
one votes were cast.
slight fire in the home Of Mrs. Martha
Chiffon, in the western section of Rock
Vile. occasioned considerable excitement
here about 6 o'clock this evening. The
loss by fire was slight. but the damage from
water was considerable, both amounting to
about $3.50. This is the second time within
a few months that the Chiffon residence
has suffered from fire.
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Burriss, wife of
James Burriss of Avery, a few miles from
this place, died yesterday morning of par
alysis, after an illness Of few days. She
was sixty-eIght years of age. and is sur
vived by her husband. six sons and one
daughter.