Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-04
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery COuHty's Capital.

special Correspondence OF Inc Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, June 8, 1901.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Peters, wife of Mr.. John
H. Peters, residing near this town, died of
pneumonia yesterday morning, aged sixty
four years. She is survived by her husband
and the following children: Dorsey L.,
Charles, Ernest, John W., Bradley, and
Misses Laura and BERTHE Peters, residing
near Rockville; Mrs. Kate Wctzel of Ger
mantown, and Mrs. Alice Swartz of Wash
ington. The funeral will take place tomor-
row afternoon at Frederick.
Washington couples continue to come to
Rockville for matrimonial purposes Yes
terday Mr.. Edwin II. Serrin and Miss Irene
Thomas were married here by Rev. q. Dor
Sey White pastor of the M. F.. Church
South, assisted by Rev. ]. H. Balthis, as
sistant pastor of the same church. Satur-
day a license was issued here to Mr. Wal
ter T. Swingle and Miss Lucie Louise
Romstaedt, and today Mr.. Charles E.
Lloyd and Mrs. Flora A. Jones came to
Rockville for a similar purpose.
This afternoon John S. Mcmahon of Wash
ington was, in default of 500 bail, COM
mitted to Jail by Justice of the Peace
Brewer to await the action of the Novem-
Der grand jury upon the charge of malicious
destruction of property. He is accused CT
having thrown a stone. and smashed win
dow of a Washington and Rockville cleo
trio car Saturday evening, after being eject
ed from the car for disorderly conduct.
announcer man VINO was arrested with rim
released, it being shown that he was
not responsible for the damage done. An
other man named Kailler, also of Washing
ton, who was arrested with the others.
released prior to the hearing there being
nothing to implicate him in the trouble.
The three men, all said to have been
under the influence of liquor, came out
from Washington on the 4:30 car. When
accOSted for fares near Bethesda Park two
of the men, it is said, refused to pay. Upon
being told they would have to leave the car
they became disorderly and INDUCED in
violent language. The conductor and mo-
tOrman, assisted by several passengers,
elected them from the car. Just as the car
started off a club was hurled after it, and
a second later stone smashed one of the
windows, creating something akin to
panic among the passengers a number of
whom We're women. The three men pro-
ceeded to Rockville on 2 later car, and
We're taken into custody by Constable John
A. Selby.
The county commissioners met today.
They will remain in session for the entire
week to pass accounts preparatory to the
Mr.. Rocks Turner has been appointed
principal of the Rockville colored school,
vice Kate E. Wood
Bradley Carr, a bugler in the United
States marine service, now Stationed in the
Philippines, in a letter to his mother Mrs.
E. V. Carr of this town. states that the
climate of Pollock, ,Mindanao Island Is
the most healthful of any section of the
Philippine Islands. Among the forty-eight
men OF his company, who have been sta
toned at Pollock for the past four months,
not single case of sickness of any de-
ScrlptiOn has occurred.
In an interesting but loosely played game
the Rockville colored base ball team de-
feated the West End colored team of
Washington at the fair grounds here this
afternoon by the score of Ito ID. The bat
teries We're Saddle and Green and Carroll
and Diggs for the Washington team and
Lawson. Ross and Mears for Rockville.
The definite announcement that Mr.. Jas.
P. B. Veirs would be appointed postmaster
at this place was received with satisfae-
ton by the people of Rockville, among
whom Mr.. Veirs was born and reared and
whose full confidence and respect he en-
joys The news was especially gratifying
to the republicans of the district. He is
recognized as an Industrious and agrees
Sive party worker
The contest for the appointment was an
interesting one. there being six applicants
besides Mr.. Veirs, as follows: Charles NJ.
Jones, acting postmaster in place of his
father, Charles B. Jones. recently de-
ceased: John G. England, Thomas Vinson
Warren Choate, A. c. Scheirer and Col.
Haywood. Some time ago 1t became ap-
parent that the contest had narrowed down
to Mr. Veirs and Mr.. Jones. Mr.. Veirs was
backed by Messrs. Ashley M. Gould and
Thomas c. Noyes, leaders of the dominant
republican faction in the county, by about
three-fourths of the republicans of Rock
Vile district, and by many prominent mem
bers of the> party throughout the county.
He was also Endorsed by practically the
entire business interests of the town. The
appointment of Mr.. Jones was urged by
ex-Representative John Mcdonald, Circuit
Court Clerk Thomas Dawson and a number
Of other prominent members of the Nc
DOnald-Dawson faction from various sec
lions of the county.
A reception in honor of the Woman's
Club of Rockville was held Saturday even
Ing at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. B.
Hege. with Miss Daisy Hege as hostess.
About sixty guests, including several from
Washington were present. The affair was
an elaborate one, and was thoroughly en-
joyable in every particular. During the
evening an interesting program was rem
dered, among the features being instrument
tai music by Misses Mamie Hogg and Mary
Hege; a paper upon the History of the
Woman's Club" by Mrs. Robert Andrews;
several songs and recitation, by Mr.. VIII
Conley of Washington an original poem,
entitled The Wpmans Club" by Mr.. Carl
ton Hughes or Washington, and vocal
duet, by Misses Rose Armstrong and Eliza
Choate. Following the program refresh
ments were served. The entire lower floor
of the spacious home was tastefully dec
Grated with cut flowers and greens of va
rious descriptions.
MARLBORO' NEWS.