Evening star., 1902-08-15
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Kensington Railway Company Incor-
porated-General and Personal Items.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

special Correspondence OF Ihe Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August IA, 1902.
Articles of Incorporation of the Kensing
ton Railway Company of Montgomery
county have been filed in the office of the
clerk of the circuit court at this place
The capital stock is S25 900, and the incor-
pOrators are B. H. Warner. w NJ Terrell.
Charles W. Prettyman. John W. Town
send and Walter A Johnston the incor-
poratOrs to act as directors for one year
The new company recently acquired control
of the Chevy Chase and Kensington Elec-
trio railway. which connects Chevy Chase
lake and kensington. the purchase having
been made through Mr.. George E. EN-
mons of Washington. 1t is proposed to
place the road in thorough repair and to
extend IL 10 Wheaton and ultimately to
Garrett Park
William H Bobinger, proprietor of Cabin
John Hotel at Cabin John bridge, this
county. appeared before Justice of the
Peace Joseph Reading here this morning
to answer an aggregate of twenty charges
or violating the local option and anti-gam-
bling laws The warrants were issued by
Justice of the Peace Mahlon T Austin at
the instance of Walter H.. Guy c. and
Ralph Harriss. brothers. who reside in
Washington. The hearing was fixed for
10 O'Clock today. but the prosecuting wit
nesses failed to appear. and after waiting
nearly two hours for them Justice Reading
dismissed all Of the cases
Inc failure of the Harriss brothers to be
present at the hearing was explained by
the statement that a few days ago a batch
OF warrants charging each of them with
conducting gambling devices along the
conduit road was sworn out. These cases
make a total Of fifty against Bobineer that
have been dismissed within the past week.
u-itu in h.
also falling to appear
The annual convention of the w. C. T
= or Montgomery county was held in the
Baptist Church here today Notwjthstand
Ing the inciement weather the atten5anca
was large, all sections of the county be-
ing represented.
Mrs Sarah V Miller. president of the
county union, presided and delivered an
address. In the course of her remarks she
spoke enc0uragingly of the temperance
Work and declared that the cause had made
more progress recently than at any time
In recent years. Mrs. Mary Haslup prasi-
dent Of the state union. and Miss Clara
Hoffman. national secretary of the union
also delivered addresses, did the presi-
dents of eleven of the county unions
Officers were elected as follows. Presi
dent Mrs Sarah V. Miller: recording sec
retary' Miss Nellie Farquhar: correspond
leg secretary, Mrs r. T. Miller: treas
uTer' Mrs. F. NJ Wetherald. This evening
Miss Hoffman addressed an appreciatiye
audience in the opera house.
Mr and Mrs. George NJ. Hunter have
returned to their home here after a So
tOurn OF week at Atlantic City
a dance was given last evening at the
Noodlawn Hotel at this place. The affair
was placed in charge of Messrs- John Hig-
gins and John Brewer. and every detail of
the occasion passed off pleasantly Among
those present Were Misses Ruth and
George Potts and Daisy Elliott of Wash
ington, Misses Beverly and Williams of
Winchester. Mrs. Willis of Alexandria
Miss Marshall of Virginia Misses Mary AL
money, Virginia Brewer Lille Anderson
sadie Reading. Margaret Dawson, Eliza
beth and Genevieye Fietds, Rose Arm
strong. Margaret Stokes. Cecilia De.ihunt
and Messrs- John and Russell Brewer AL
bert Bouic. Wardaw and Theodore Ma
son. John and Walter Higgins Nicholas
and Lloyd Brewer, Somerville and Ed
ward Dawson, Edward Hege. Fred and
Walter Henderson. Theodore Mason Ralph
Luckett and James Kemp
Misses Beverly and Williams of Winches-
ter are the guests of Miss Margaret Stokes
ct this place.
Rev. j. A. Hopkins, pastor of the Rock