Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-01
EACH GIVES BAIL.
EmInet e. Griffin and Robert DennisOn
Held for November Court.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April 80, 1900.
Emmett E. Griffin and Robert E. Dennison
have furnished bail in the sums of $1,000
and $500, respectively, for their appearance
at the November term of the circuit court
for this county. Griffin will have to answer
to the charge of killing Albert A. Johnson,
and Dennison was held as a witness. They
were released from the custody of the
sheriff and returned to. their homes in
Washington.
Bishop Henry w. Satterlee of Washing
ton Sunday last confirmed a class and
preached to a large congregation in Christ
Episcopal Church. this town. In the after
noon he visited Ascension Church at Gath
ersburg, where he also administered the
sacrament Of confirmation and preached.
A meeting Of the citizens of Garrett Park
was recently held for the purpose of nomi
mating candidates for mayor and council
men, to be voted for at the election to be
held May I. Mayor f. d. F. Brady pre-
sided and Mr.. W. s. Soleau was secretary.
Mayor Brady was the unanimous choice of
those present for another term. and Messrs.
Byron c. Tiffany and c. S. Montague were
nominated for councilmen to succeed
Messrs. S. H. Austin. and Paleman H. Dor
sett. 1t Is stated that there will be but
one ticket in the field.
The tax collectors recently appointed for
tnlS county nave 1urnlSheO tnelr DOnQS,
which have been approved by the county
commissioners. The amounts of the bonds
are as follows: First district, E. Wilson
Walker. collector, $4,000; second district
district. Benjamin c. Gott collector, 800.
600: fourth district, Howard A. Garrett. col
lector, $4,000; fifth district, Hazel w.
Cashel, collector, $4,000 Under the law
passed at the recent session of the legiS-
lature collectors are required to furnish
bonding companies of good standing as
surety.
A dramatic entertainment was given in
the Opera House here Saturday evening by
Washington talent for the benefit Of ST.
Mary's Catholic Church, this place. six
Cups of Chocolate" ''Petticoat Perfidy
and "A Marble Arch" are the titles of the
pieces given, and each of them was pre-
scented in excellent style. Those who par
ticipated were Misses Jane Clark, Dorothy
Burgess, Mary S. Polk. Grace Hopkins.
H. Virginia Miller, Mrs. Julian Morton.
Mrs. John r. Cox, Messrs. Fred r. Hert-
ford and William B. Crowell.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Montgomery County Grange was held with
Liberty Grove Grange, with Worthy Master
Cassard in the chair. The attendance was
large and the meeting proved interesting
and profitable.
The committee on legislation reported
that the recent legislature was not in favor
Of legslat ton along educational or pro-
gressive lines and that little was accom-
UlISneu.
Messrs Joseph B. Ager. H. ]. Patterson.
Asa M. Stabler, NJ. B. Thomas and o. B.
Beall were appointed as an executive COM
mittee to look after the business interests
of the Grange until the next election of
officers.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted
denouncing 1.-The lawless character of GER
tain public houses at Cabin John bridge.
as fully described in The Washington Star
of April 49," and calling on the county au-
thorities to "indict the offenders and per-
manently suppress the evil"
Two of the members-Asa NJ Stabler and
Louis H. Duvall-were appointed to visit
the sheriff and states attorney and per-
sonally urge the matter upon their atten-
ton.
The Brosius pure food bill, now pending
in Congress, was Endorsed. as were the bills
to increase the powers OF the Interstate
commerce commission and to give to the
states the control Of imitation dairy pro-
ducts.
Lecturer Taliaferro proposed a number
Of questions, which provoked interesting
discussions.
Mrs Susan Bottlemay. wife Of Mr. John
Bottlemay, we'll known in the upper sec
ton of this county. died about i o'clock
yesterday at Garfield Hospital Washing
ton, where she had been under treatment
for a complication Of kidney and heart
trouble She was thirty-nine years Of age
Her husband and five children survive her.