Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-06
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Confederate Veterans Elect Officers
PersOnal Mention.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, August 5, 1900.
The annual meeting Of the Ridgeley
Brown Camp of Confederate Veterans of
this county was held yesterday in the court
house. Colonel Spencer c. Jones presided,
and the business transacted consisted of the
election of officers for the ensuing year. the
appointment of delegates and alternates to
the national and state conventions and the
donation of S25 TO the Jefferson Davis monu-
ment fund.
The officers elected were: Spencer c.
JONES' commander; John p Sellman, lieu
tenant commander; Edmund L. Amiss, ad-
jutant: Elgar L. Tschiney, treasurer;
Frank B. Horner chaplain; Cooke d.
Luckett, David Griffith and David H. Hor-
ner executive committee.
Delegates and alternates were appointed
as follows:
National Observation-Disclosures, John P.
Sellman. Thomas Griffith, James Anderson,
Elgar l.. Tschiffey: alternates, Spencer c.
Jones. David Griffith Benjamin D. Candy,
Henry Warng.
State OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Spencer c.
Jones. Henry Waring. David Griffith, Ben
jamfn d. Candy; alternates. John P. Sell
man, James Anderson, Elgar L. Tschiffely
Thomas Griffith.
Upon the adjournment Of the business
meeting the camp repaired in body to the
Montgomery Hotel and enjoyed a sumptuous
dinner, after which "reminiscences of the
war and humorous stories were exchanged
The veterans present were Edward ].
Chiswell, Captain James Anderson, Egar
l. Tschiffely, Colonel Spencer c. Jones'
Thomas Pyles. Henry Waring, John P.
Sellman, David H. Horner, David Griffith
Cooke D. Luckett, Edmund l.. Amiss, Frank
B. Horner, Captain Thomas Griffith and
Benjamin d. Candy
A number of the young folks Of the vicin-
a lnf ON
ride Friday evening They travelled in a
four-horse farm wagon and visited Wash
lngton Grove, where the entire party at
tended the camp meeting services. Those
in the party were Miss Alice Vermlion OF
Washington, Miss Helen Raglan of Whining
ton, Misses Jessie Admonson. Emma Barnes
ley. Harriet Admonson. Bessie Belt, Effie
and Beulah Barnesey Ruby Holland. An
ME Belt, Murtle Howard and Annie Thomp-
son and Messrs. Charles and Lee Admon-
son. Thomas Barnesley, Pearl Holland,
Claude and Millard Belt, George Barnesley
of Avery and vicinity, Walter Thompson of
Rockville.
The Rockville and Washington boys who
several weeks ago went in a party to Ocean
city. Md. for sojourn returned last even
ing. While at Ocean City they occupied a
cottage, which they named Rockville Cot
tage.' In the party were Harry Beard
Frank Carr, Harry Dawson, Charles and
Ralph Jones, Roger Shaw. DR.. William H.
Trail and Barnard Welsh OF Rockville and
Frank Benjamin, Thomas Green and Rich
ard Schayer Of Washington.
Miss Nettie Garner Of Washington, who
has been visiting relatives here for the past
month, left today for the Plains, Va, to
spend few weeks.
The funeral of Mrs. Maggie Mewshaw.
wife of Mr.. Charles A. Mewshaw who died
"Wednesday after brief illness of typhoid
fever, took place yesterday morning from
the Catholic Church at Elk Ridge A num-
Der OF the relatives and friends of deceased
from Rockville attended the services. The
1nterment was at Elk Ridge.
Rev George Bowman of Washington oc-
cupled the pulpit of the Rockville Baptist
Church this morning Rev Thomas H.
campbell. the pastor of the church, will
return from his vacation within the present
week.