Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-12
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal Items From
Montgomery County's Capital.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. April IL. 1901.
Mr. William Pierce Familiarity known as
Bose Pierce, a well-to-do and widely known
farmer of Wheaton district, died at an
early hour this morning at the home of his
brother-in-law. Thomas Hunter, near Lay
Hill. of heart failure. resulting from
yphoid-pneumonia. He was about sixty
three years of age and unmarried. Mr..
James Pierce his brother, resides in Wash
ington.
Messrs H. W Talbot. John w War
ner. John G. England. Thomas Dawson,
H c. Miller, R. H. Stokes and Philip D.
Laird have been elected yestrymen for
Christ Episcopal Church, this town, and
Nessrs. Thomas C. Groones and James w
Mcfarland. wardens. The Easter offering
amounted to S325-
. Mr.. James H. Hawkins. a well-known
citizen of CIarksburg district this county,
recently had his leg broken by kick from
"A horse. He rode over to visit his brother
in-law. Noah Watkins, and as he passed
several horses in the barn yard one of
them kicked with the result stated.
Edward NJ. Huffer. well-known young
man of PoOlesvilIe, this county, was ar
rested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Bod
mer and taken to Frederick to answer the
charge of perjury He is accused of having
sworn falsely to the age of Mary Mat
thews, granddaughter of Peter K. Moss
burg of Whites Ferry. for the purpose of
obtaining a license for her marriage to
: Arthur Miles, also of the Poolesville neigh
bOrhOOd. The girl is said to be but four
teen years of age. 1t is understood the
warrant for Huffer's arrest was sworn out
by the young ladys mother, who, it is I'M
derstood. was violently opposed to her
daughter marrying.
The Rockville Rod and Gun Club has
Just received from Wichita. Kan con-
Signment of four dozen cartridges for lib
GRAFTON in this section OF the county for
restocking purposes Upon their arrival
here the birds were all alive and in excel
lent condition. The liberation of western
and southern cartridges has been tried
. here several times with excellent results,
and the custom has become an annual one
with the Rockville Rod and Gun Club. The
imported birds are somewhat smaller than
those of this section.
Since the close OF the Lenten season
Neutrality-suspicious. have again begun to visit
Rockville in large numbers for matrimonial
purposes. Within the past two days no less
than four couples from the capital city
have journeyed to this town to get mar
RED Three of these couples were very
anxious that nothing be published in the
newspapers, and County Clerk Dawson
granted their request for secrecy. The
fourth couple-John Henry Taylor and
Mary Ann Riley-were married here this
afternoon by Rev. G.. Dorsey White pastor
of the Rockville NJ E. Church South.
Harry Best, young white man of the
vicinity of Barnesyille, was fined 81 and
costs in the circuit court here yesterday
for assault upon Catharine Edwards
The testimony showed that Best and Jas.
Mcdonald We're both attentive to Miss Ed
wards. and that one day last summer Nc
Donald escorted her to a picnic. Best also
attended the picnic. and seeing Mcdonald
and Miss Edwards sitting in buggy ap-
preached them and inquired of the young
lady if she were angry with him. She re-
piled that she was not, but finally told
Best TO leave her. This angered him. and
he slapped her face. Mcdonald took her
part. and he and Best passed several
blows In imposing sentence Judge Hem
Tderson stated that in consideration of the
youth of the defendant and the fact that
his act was prompted by jealousy he
would impose a light penalty.