Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-16

Cases Disposed of in Court-victfms Of
Cupid's Shaft.


Cupid's Shaft.
| Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. November 16, 1900.
Mr.. Charles W. Thrift. well-known and
| respected farmer of Jamestown district.
this county, died of kidney disease about
| IL o'clock Wednesday morning at his home
| near Travilah. after a long Illness. He is
survived by his wife and the following chill
| dren: Sylvester, Charles and Mary Thrift
and Mrs William T. Fisher, all of this
county. Deceased was sixty-four years Of
| age. The funeral took place at 1880 o'clock
| this morning from st. Gabriefs Catholic
| Church. near Potomac. Rev. John Gaynor,
pastor of the church, officiated.
The following cases have been disposed OF
Alexander N. Mcbride and Roderick J. Nc
Bride against the Washington and Great
Falls Railway Company of Montgomery
county; judgment for plaintiff for $13717.
john Mccain against Louis c. Gardiner:
judgment for plaintiff for $24916. Howard
A. Garrett and Oliver S. Maus against Levi
Hill and Julia Hill; judgment for plaintiffs
| for S34o.66. Samuel Grigsby and Ella john
| plaintiffs. Bernard Monday, administrator
| of Reuben A. Baker. against Alexander Gar
rett, administrator of William Garrett;
Judgment confessed in the sum of $50
Grace F. D. Sprigg against Paleman H.
Dorset; suit for. $4,000 for alleged mali
cious prosecution; judgment for defendant
by instruction of court. Julia Mailet
against Charles W. Fisher; judgment for
against Wilbur c. Jones! judgment for
plaintiff for $963S.
Appeal cases have been disposed of as
follows: William Dowden against T. o. An
derson, administra tor; judgment below re-
versed. Joseph Duvall against William F.
Gather; judgment affirmed. Louis G. Gar
diner against I. o. Anderson. administra-
tor; Judgment below reversed; F. Hazel
Cashell against w. l. Brooke & Co.. judg-
ment for appellee for $3.50. Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal Company against James E.
Bissett; held sub curia. Clarence E. Price
against c. l.. NJ Kohlhoss and Harry Kohl
hoSs, trustees of Charles kohlhoss; judg-
ment below affirmed. Galveston Norris
against Carson Ward; writ of attachment
quashed. L.. Reese Kinsey against Wilson
B. Tschiffeley: verdict for appellant
Miss Pansy A. Mann and Mr.. Bailey Earl
Clark, both of Washington city, We're mar
RED mere about noon yesterday by Rev
IhomaS ii. Campbell, pastor of the Rock
Vile Baptist Church. The ceremony was
performed at the Baptist parsonage in the
presence OF two Washington friends of the
contracting parties. few minutes after
the marriage license had been issued, Mr..
Thomas Dawson. clerk of the circuit court
received telephone messag e from some
one in Washington asking that he refuse to
issue license to the parties mentioned, be-
cause the young lady was not of age. Mr..
Dawson replied that the license had al
ready been secured, and that the applicant
LOT II mad made oath that Miss Mann was
nineteen years of age or three years older
than required by the laws of Maryland 1t
is understood Miss Mann's parents objected
to the match.
Mr.. Harry Bradley of North Dakota is
visiting relatives and friends in this county
Miss Katherine Carr has returned to
Rockville from weeks visit to friends In
Washington.
Mr.. Charles E. Garrett and Mrs. Rose s,
robertson. both of this county were mar
ried Tuesday evening by Rev Robert l..
McNair. pastor Of the Rockville presby-
terrain Church.
Miss Bessie Thompson and Mr. Edgar
ERWIN, both OF this county, were married at
+ O'Clock Wednesday evening in the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, at Ashton, by Rev
W Nick. Hammock of Berkeley Springs
w. Va. formerly stationed at Ashton The
bride Is daughter Of Mr.. Benjamin F.
Thompson of Ednor and the groom a son
of MIR. James Edwin of Ashton The deco
rations OF the chancel and church were I'M
usually pretty, consisting of chrysanthe-
NUNS, ferns and roses. The ceremony was
performed under a beautiful bell of chry-
santhemums The ushers were Messrs
Herman Willard of Laurel and William
Harding of Ashton. Mss Annie THOMPSON.
sister Of the bride, presided at the organ.
After the ceremony supper was served at
the home Of the brides parents to a few
invited guests