The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-06
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS.
4 Rockville Minister Who Performs
Mnnx Mnrriage Ceremonies

ROCKVILLE Md. March 6-F w
RoIgiano. owner of the largest kale. farm
in this country. which is at Hya1tstown.
this county, has forty acres devoted ex-
cIusir ely to the raising OF this important
vegetable Mr. Boigiano ships kaIe TO all
parts of the country and the product this
year will likely reach SG000 pounds from
the Hyattstown farm
Mr. Rolgiano is an authority in the
matter of seeds and comes by his knowI-
edge through a long line Of ancestors who
followed the business for years. His
great-great grandfather was Samuel
AuIt, the pioneer seed grower Of Ameri-
ca. who located in Baltimore in 1918.
Rockville has become a regular Gretna
Green. Many young couples desiring to
be married come here from Washington
and other nearby points. Within the past
year 100 couples from without the limits
Of Montgomery county were united in
marriage in Rockville OF these sixty
FIVE were Washington people, eleven Viz
ginians. several BaItiIroreans, and others
from various points IN nearly every case
a request was made that the marriage be
kept secret and in each OF these cases the
record book in the clerks office bears the
endorsement on the margin of the appIi-
cation for a license to marry, Please
notice OF the newspaper cOrrespondents
Rev 5 r. White. OF the Baptist Church
has generally been found by stray con
pies he - now Secretary to the Board
OF County School Commissioners and has
an ofIlce IN the Court House He holds
the record for the county IN the nuwbar.
OF marriages celebrated Since his or
dlnAtlon IS minister he has oficiated
on over SEQ occasions Of the kind = Iarge
majority OF which took place IN Rock-
Vile Within the last twelve months he
tled between thirty and forty nuptial
Pearl G King, son of John NJ. King, and
Mrs Alice E Bowers daughter OF Mr.
Ihomas II Price, both of Hyattstown
this county, were married at the home OF
the bride, that place, last evening at :
o'clock. The Rev. Mr.. Cullom Of the
Methodist Protestant Church performed
the ceremony 4 reception followed the
James Philip Bays, for many wears a
resident OF this district, and for some time
leading merchant Of this town died ar
his nome IN Baltimore on SUNDAY after an
illness Of about 4 year Mr. Biays suffe--
ed an attack Of paralysis about a year ago
and another attack about three weeks a 20
lie was born at Annapolis seventy years
ago, and was son Of Philip q. Biays and
one Of the defenders of Baltimore in 1910
grandson of Col James Biays q rOau1ba-
of the first city council OF Baltimore He
was eTeat-SraudsOu Of John Hanson
whose statue viii be placed with that Of
Charles Carroll, Of CarrOIltOn. in StatIIarv
Han, at Washington Mr.. BAYS was :
lifelong Democrat and held his position ar
the Court Of Appeals from 1879 to 1851 He
was JEen clerk il the State treasury, nm
III 1885 Since that time he had resided in
Baltimore. While holding his position at
Annapolis he resided at Rockville
Mr. BAYS married IN 1868 Miss Rebecca
Hodges. daughter Of Benjamin r Hodges
Of Upper Marlboro After her death ne
in 1851 married Miss Lydia Hodges her
sister. who. with two sons and one daugh-
Ha
James Philip Bays, jr. and BENJAMIN II
BIays and the daughter is Mrs r II
CHappelL The funeral viii take place In
Baltimore today from his late residence
after which the body viii be brought To
this place and inferred in Rockville Gem
eterE beside that OF his first wife