Evening star., 1902-04-17
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
County Commissioners Appoint Con-
stables-Citizens Ask improvements

otabACS-Sis1xSAS xASh improvements.
Special correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, April 49, 1902
The county commissioners for this county
have appointed the following constables;
Laytonsville district-Thomas H. Pope,
Otho Williams and Charles T. Hawkins.
Clarksburg district-Robert E. Gibson and
William Hesse.
Poolesville district-James U. Miles and
John E. Poole.
Rockville district-William E. Welt and
James w. Beavers
Colesvle dstrict-Horace E. Johnson and
Edward T. Brown.
Darnestown district-James U. Tschiffely
and Alexander Broome.
Bethesda district-Edward Bradley and
Daniel Kraft.
Olney district-Artemus Sullivan and
John H. Janney.
GaitherSburg dstrict-Thomas Small and
John A. Selby
Potomac district-James E Wheatley and
William R. Embrey.
GAINESVILLE diStrict-HOWard White and
James A. Reid
Damascus district-William E. Watkins
and William r. Unglesbee.
Wheaton district-John E. Thompson and
Samuel III. Jones.
The bonds of Julian E. Walters, Lyde
Griffith, Charles w. Saunders and Stephen
B.. Lyddane, jr.. recently appointed tax
coilGctorS, Were approved.
A social held a few evenings ago by the
colored people of the vicinity of Derwood,
a few miles from this place, was responsi-
BILE for an entire afternoon session of Just
ice Brewer s court here yesterday. Reuben
Waters, charged with an assault with
intent to kill Joshua Dorsey. by shooting a
him twice with a revolver. was required to
furnish bail in the sum of $500 for his ap
pearance at the November term of court;
John Braxton was committed to jail In de-
fault of $50 bail for his appearance at court
to answer the charge of assaulting Reuben
Waters and Joshua Dorsey was also COM
mitted because of his inability to furnish
security in the sum of $50 upon the charge
of carrying concealed weapons.
Mrs Eliza B. Sparrow, an aged and high
ly esteemed resident of this county died
about ] o'clock this morning, at her home
near Gaithersburg. aged eighty-two years.
About two years ago she suffered a stroke
of paralysis and had been gradually falling
ever since. She was the widow of Benja-
min Sparrow. who died about seventeen
years ago. The following children survive
her: Mrs. Gideon Briggs. Mrs. John Briggs
and William B. Sparrow. all of this county;
Frank Sparrow of Washington, and Vim
cent and John Sparrow OF Missouri.
John c. Dancey, recorder of deeds for the
District of Columbia. and Bishop George w.
Clinton of the a. NJ. E. Zion Church, ad-
dressed the literary society of the A. NJ.
f.. Zion Church here last evening The SUBJ
tect of Mr.. Dancey's remarks was "The
Progress of the Negro Race" and Bishop
Clinton spoke along the same lines.
A Few evenings ago Miss Louise Cordelia
Elder, daughter of Mr.. James NJ. Elder,
near this town, and Mr.. Frank E. Wight
man OF Brunswick, were married at the
parsonage of St. Marys Catholic Church,
this place, by Rev. Thomas d. Williams.
pastor of the church. Immediately after
the ceremony the young couple left for
Brunswick. their future home.
A marriage license was issued here YES
terday afternoon to Mr.. Albert ]. Beatty
nd NIiS.P Pabo Moxr Ir,rIIa
Haven. Conn.
A delegation. consisting of Dr. Charles
Champion. Prof. Wiley and Mr. Miles Full
Ter. all residents of Somerset Heights. ap-
peared before the commissioners and urged
that the road leading from the Rockville
and Georgetown pike to Somerset Heights
be repaired, and the commissioners prom
ised TO inspect the road and improve it If
1t should be found necessary.
Messrs. Joseph B. Darby, Frederick P
Hays and Joseph n. Allnutt were appointed
examiners upon the bridge petitioned for
by Thomas l.. Hays and others. The bridge
is wanted across Little Monocacy, on the
road leading from Barnesville to Mount
Ephraim.
At meeting of the congregation Of
Christ Episcopal Church recently Messrs
Henry c. Miller. John G. England
Dawson and John w. Warner were elect
ed vestrymen. and Messrs. Thos c.
Groomes and James W. Mcfarland, war
dens. Mr.. Warner was chosen as the del
egate to the diocesan convention with
| Capt. John Mcdonald as alternate Rev
/ Thomas J. Packard was reelected rector
| for the ensuing year