Evening star., 1902-08-05
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Cores spondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Md. August 4, 1902
MT. Joseph Taylor and Miss Mary Flor
ence Boteler, young Washingtonans,
visited Rockville yesterday evening and
were quietly married by Rev s. R. White
of the Baptist Church, the ceremony taking
place at the home of the minister 1t was
apparently runaway affair, as the young
folks were in a very great hurry and
seemed very i'll at ease until after the cere-
mony. Immediately after being declared
man and wife the young folks returned to
the city.
Saturday afternoon Mr. Walter Sisemoore
and Miss Eva Stinson, both of Washington
were married here by the same minister
In this case the age of the bride was given
as seventeen and that of the groom as
twenty-siX.
The county commissioners for this county
have refused to grant the recent request Of
Judge Henderson of the circuit court to
designate certain number of constables
for patrol duty along the Conduit road and
to make an appropriation for their pay
ment- The commissioners take the stand
that the direction of criminal matters is
without their province, but state that they
are anxious to do all within their power to
aid In the preservation Of public peace and
morals.
Justice of the Peace Mahlon Austin of
Bethesda district has issued warrants
for the arrest of Rolf, Guy and Walter
Harrlss, brothers, who are said to reside in
Washington, upon charges of opera ting
shell games. sweatboard and games of
chance on the Conduit road. The warrants
were placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff
William Embbrey.
Prof. and Mrs E. B. Prettyman of Bal
timore are visiting their daughter, Mrs. A.
j. Almoney, at this place.
The annual meeting of the RidgAy Brown
Camp of Conferedate Veterans of this
county was held In the court house here
SATURDAY. of the old hay q
present. The only business of Importance
transacted was the election Of officers. the
following being chosen: Commander, Spen-
Ger c. Jones; vice commander, John P.
Sellman; chaplain, Frank Horner; treas
| urer. Edgar L. Tschiffely; adjutant, Ed
mund L. Amiss; executive committee, Da-
vid Horner, William NJ. Candy and ]. Ed
ward Pennybacker. Spencer C. Jones and
Edgar L. Tschiffely will represent the camp
at the national encampment, and Edmund
L. Amiss and Henry Waring were selected
| as delegates to the state encampment.
Upon the conclusion of the business all
repaired to the Montgomery Hotel, where
| they were entertained at dinner, prepared
| in true Maryland style, by Commander
Spencer c. Jones, after which some time
was spent in relating anecdotes, swapping
| jokes, etc. Those present were Edmund L.
Amiss, William II. Childs, David Griffith,
David Horner, Frank Horner, Spencer c.
Jones. George r. Rice, John P. Sellman,
| Edgar L. Tschiffely and Henry Waring.
The first of a series of open-air services
arranged by the Protestant churches of
Rockville was held yesterday evening on
the academy campus, the attendance being
large. At 7 O'Clock the young peoples So
cieties of the different churches held ser
vice and at o'clock there preaching
by Rev. Robert L. McNair, pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church. Arrangements have
been made to hold these services twice a
week, Thursday evening on the court house
green and Sunday evening in the academy