Evening star., 1901-07-06
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, July g. 1901.
Mr.. Walter Burroughs. welI-known
young farmer. who resided on the farm
of Col. Washington Bowie. near Norbeck.
this county. committed suicide about ~
O'Clock yesterday morning by cutting his
throat with a razor. A short while after
ward the young mans dead body was found
in the barn with his jugular vein severed.
Several days ago he was overcome by the
heat while working in the harvest field.
and his mind had since been affected. 1t is
the universal opinion that the rash act
was due to the diseased condition of his
mind, as his domestic life is said to have
pering in business. He was twenty-eight
years old His wife and three children
survive him.
Among the Washingtonians who are
guests at Lake View farm, near this town.
are Mr.. ]. NJ. Jester and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Neill and daughter. Mr. and
Mrs S. H. Edmondston and Miss Edmonds-
ton Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Stevens, Mrs. NJ.
B. Scanlon and Miss Scanlon. Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Lyddane. Mr.. and Mrs. Exley and
daughter and Master Walter Collier. -
What is certain to prove a decided nov
city in lawn fetes to the people Of Rock
lawn adjoining the residence of State Sem
ator W. V. Bouic. 1t will be Chinese
Go-Hing,' and about one hundred Wash
frgton celestials are expected to attend. A
very large number of other Washington
ians will also be present. and several cleo
tr1c cars have been chartered to convey
them to Rockville Minister WI has been
Invited and is expected to be present.
Oriental music. vocal and Instrumental,
will be rendered by an orchestra from Sun
King. China. and visitors from the orient.
In costume, will add to the attraction of the
occasion. Chinese curios, sweetmeats and
fnn rryi1 ha Ia TLN n,HG M
to the relief Of India famine orphans and
prosecuted Chinese Christians. The affair
is under the charge of Miss Claudia White
Of this town. for eight years missionary
in China.
Miss Alice Edmonston, eldest daughter Of
Mr.. Edward o. EdmonstOn. residing near
this town. died of consumption yesterday
afternoon aged about thirty-six years
She had been i'll several months.
A marriage was solemnized In Rockville
last evening the contracting parties being
Mr.. John T. Butler and Miss Mary D. Cash,
both of Washington. They reached here on
an electric car, and after locating Mr.. Daw-
son, the clerk Of the county court. secured
a license and were conducted by him to the
home of Rev S. r. White Of the Baptist
Church. where the ceremony was par-
formed. The young couple returned to
Washington Immediately after the cere-
mony. 1t is said to have been a runaway
match.
Mr. Eugene H. O'Neale of Chevy Chase
and Miss Susan B. Purvis of Montreal. Va,
were married Wednesday evening at the
Methodist parsonage here by Rev. ]. II.
Balthis. assistant pastor of the Rockville
NJ E. Church South
Mrs. T. R. Falvey of New Orleans is
spending the summer here with her father,
Mr. Spencer c, Jones.
The funeral of Miss Frances r. ". Wal
lace, who died in Washington Tuesday
evening. took place here this morning from
the residence of Mrs. Emma B. Williams
The services were conducted by Rev. Rob
ert l.. McNair, pastor of the Rockville Pres
byterian Church. assisted by Rev. 'rhoras
J. Packard. rector of Christ Episcopal
cemetery.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B.
Gleason of this town tied of cerebro spinal
meningitis about o'clock this morning
aged twenty months.