Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-31
OUT OF WASHINGTON.
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal Items From the
Montgomery County Seat.


ROCKVILLE, Md. July 30. 1900
Zachariah Dowden, a farmer residing
near Germantown, this county, died very
suddenly Saturday afternoon, while at
work on his farm He was stricken with
heart disease and expired almost instantly.
He is survived by nine grown children
five daughters and four sons. Deceased
was seventy-one years old and had resided
in the Germantown vicinity for fifty years.
The funeral took place at IL o'clock this
morning, from his late residence, Rev. 7. d.
Richards of the Presbyterian Church con-
Quoting the services. The interment was
In the cemetery NeelSVille Presby-
terrain Church.
Chestnut Grove" the home of Mr. Au-
gustus c. Flack. near Wheaton, this county,
was yesterday the scene Of a happy gather
ing. The occasion was a family reunion in
honor of Mr.. Flacks birthday, and guests
to the number of thirty or more were pres
ent to celebrate the event. The day was
spent in social intercourse. and at noon
sumptuous dinner was served. Those pres
ent were Mrs. Sarah Franck, Mrs. Eliza
beth Killan, Mrs. Annie Flack, Mrs. Thos.
Franck, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Raymond Flack.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Zimmerman, Mrs.
Bretow, Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs. Mr. l. n.
Runyon, Mr.. Ralph Kleindienst. Mr.. Harry
Franck, Mr.. Karl Xander, Mr.. W. Gerde
and Mr.. Holmead of Washington, Mrs. e.
V. Carr, Miss Maud Kleindienst and Messrs.
Lawrence Flack and Thomas c. Keys of
Rockville, Miss Valera Flack and Messrs.
Augustus C. Flack and Clayton Window
of Wheaton, Mr.. Loeffier of Tenleytown,
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Flack and Miss BERTHE
Flack of Garrett Park, Mrs. Charles Ken
drick of Herndon, Va; Mr.. James g. CASH
ell of Redland.
Mr. Stephen Lyddane son of Mr. Stephen
b. Lyddane of this place, and Miss Mamie
Peck, daughter of Mr.. Hugh T. Peck of
Washington Grove, were married in WASH
ington on Friday.
President William Dorsey of the Mont
gomery County Agricultural Society has
made arrangements with the Baltimore and
Ohio and Washington and Rockville rail-
ways in regard to special transportation
facilities for the fair to be held here Sep
TENDER 4, 5, and Z. The Baltimore and
Ohio has agreed to run a special train on
each of the last three days of the fair.
The train will leave Washington at 1918
each day and will arrive at Rockville in
time for the races. The cars the Wash
ington and Rockville road will be r1rl&on a
fifteen-minute schedule or every ten min
utes, If necessary, from in the morning
until pm, and from until in the even
ing, during the four days of the fair
Mr.. Alexander kilgour has returned from
a visit of several days to Newport News,
Va
Much complaint is heard from the pa
irons of the Washington and Rockville
electric railway at the iyregularity of the
cars on that road Before the cars began
running to the center OF Washington they
were usually close to schedule time, but
unsatisfactory to the public, and the desire
for return to the old plan seems to be
general
Mr.. Harry V. Bouic of Baltimore is
spending week with his parents at this
place.
A meeting of the citizens of the vicinity
of Cabin John Bridge. this county. was held
last evening and action was taken which
1t is believed. will result in the closing
down Sundays of the various amusements
at the bridge The unanimous opinion of
those present was that the operation of
the day, and 1t was decided to use every
effort to break 1T up. committee. ccn- =
sfsting Of Messrs E. E. Crockett and Thos.
Bissett, was appointed to lay the matter
before the county officials and request them
to take action looking to the prosecution.
IL necessary, of the offenders This morn
ing Messrs. Crockett and Bissett visited
Rockville and held a consultation with
Sheriff Williams. The sheriff assured them
that he will leave no stone unturned to
that the law is strictly observed. He
stated that he will notify the persons re-
sponsble for the operation Of the amuse-
nents to close them down on Sundays, and
IL his warning is not needed he will resort
to the law.
The amusements objected to are the
board, the throwing of balls at wooden
babies and game of chance.
French Troops XIII Sultan Rabah.
A Paris dispatch of yesterday says: NJ.
Decrais. the minister OF the colonies. has
received a dispatch announcing the juno
ton OF the expeditions organized by Danny
against Sultan Rabah A hard battle &C.
CURED at Kousi. in which Commander
Lami and Capt. Decointel were killed RAJ
bat's troops were put to flight. Rabah was