Evening star., 1902-01-06
- ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Statistics Compiled From the Office of
the Clerk Of the Court.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, January g. 1902.
The congregations of the Baptist, Chris
tian, Methodist and Presbyterian churches
of Rockville began the observance of the
week of prayer last evening with union
service in the Presbyterian Church. A
large congregation was present, Rev. G.
Dorsey White of the NJ E. Church South
preaching the sermon. The services will
continue throughout the week.
At the special election called to choose
councilmen for Kensington to take the
place of Messrs. Walter a. Johnston and
James Rannie, recently resigned, Messrs
James H. Massey and II. c. Armstrong
were elected without opposition.
At a recent meeting OF the congregation
of the Presbyterian Church at Forest Glen
it was unanimously decided to apply for
release from the Baltimore presbytery and
to seek admission to the Washington pres
bytery.
Montgomery county's share Of the recent
quarterly distribution Of the public school
tax was $3,59001 for white schools and
81 ,S69.36 for colored schools.
Kensington Lodge, No. 19S. A. F. and A.
NJ, has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: DR.. George W. Wright, w.
M; A E. Van Week s. W.; Mr.. Bliss, j.
W.; George Snyder, S. D.: Paul Cooke J.
D.; Loren II. Miliken, treasurer; John H.
Pickell, secretary: John H. Wagner, tyler
At a special meeting held Friday evening
past masters jewels were presented to Dr..
William L. Lewis.
At a recent meeting the following were
elected as officers of the Sandy Springs
Savings Institution: Charles G. Porter
president: w. w. Moore, vice president; Al
ban G. Thomas, treasurer; Henry H. Mil
Ter, assistant treasurer; George T. Nesbit.
jr., clerk; Frederick Thomas, assistant
clerk.
During the year 1901 312 marriage IL
censes were issued by the clerk of the cir
cult court for this county, of which num-
Der 152 were to parties residing without
the limits Of the county, as follows: WASH
ington couples 81; Virginia, &c; Baltimore,
8; Frederick county 81 Howard county 5;
Charles county, 3, the others being to per-
sons from different sections Of the country.
Requests for secrecy We're made in the
cases of fifty of those from distance, and
in each case the record book in the court
house bears the Endorsement please don't
publish
Mr.. Eugene Hazelhurst McMichael and
Miss Mary Amelia Hatfield, both of Wash
ington. were married here Friday after
noon by Rev. Thomas H. Campbell, pastor
of the Rockville Baptist Church, the GER
emony being performed at the home of the
minister.
Wednesday last Mr.. Samuel Edgar Riggs
and Miss Mary Catharine Lindsey, both of
this county, were married by Rev. G. Dor
sey White, pastor of the Rockville NJ E.
Divorce proceedings have been Instituted
in the circuit court here as follows, all the
parties being residents of this county: De-
liza Davis against Mark Davis Annie T.
! Duffin against Nathan T. Duff1n William
o. Powell against Mary c. Powell.
Ernest Norriss. the man who is charged
| with the murder OF Henson Smith. colored,
by shooting him in the stomach several
| months ago on the farm Of Mr. Zach.
Briggs, near Gaithersburg. was given a
hearing here Friday afternoon before Jus
| tice Of the Peace John B. Brewer. and was
committed to jail to await the action Of the
grand jury, which convenes in March.
| Smith. it will be remembered, was taken
| to a Washington hospital shortly after
being shot, and remained at the institution
| for several weeks, and was finally dis
/ charged as cured. After reaching home in
| this county he suffered relapse said to
have been brought on by indiscretion in
/ diet. resulting in his death.
| Norriss has retained Alexander Kilgour
and Edward C. Peter to defend him.