Evening star., 1902-08-18
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.
cial Correspondence Of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August II. 1902.
Miss Fannie Peter entertained number
Of her friends at a dancing party Friday
evening. Among those present were:
Misses Annie Beverly and Annie Williams
of Winchester, Miss Madeline Bradley and
Mr.. Bedford Brown Of Washington. Misses
Mary Almoney. Margaret Stokes. Margaret
and Mary Dawson, Mary Owens, Lavinia
Dawson, Messrs. Albert Bouic, John and
Walter Higgins. Camillus Stokes, Bache
Albert. somerviue and Edward Dawson.
A slight fire in the home of Mr.. W. B.
Burdette at this place about noon yesterday
created considerable excitement and at
tracted a large portion of the population of
the town TO the scene of the trouble.
coal oil stove exploded and lgnited por-
tiOn Of the woodwork, but this was quickly
extinguished, the damage being very slight.
Rev Thomas H. Campbell. pastor of the
Rockville Baptist Church. has returned
from a visit of several weeks to his former
home in Kentucky.
Mrs. John G. England of this town is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. William T.
Brown. in Kent county, Nd
Partridges are said TO be numerous in
spOrtsmen are looking forward to frst-class
shooting this fall. Rabbits are also said to
be unusually plentiful
Miss Lizzie Prettyman Of Baltimore is
visiting relatives and friends at tbs place.
Exceptions to the auditors report in the
matter of the deed of trust from Upton
Darby & Son to H. NJ Talbot and William
H Talbot were argued before Judge Hen
derson in the circuit court at this place
The exceptions were filed by the F. s.
Rysten GuanO Company, through their
counsel. Talbot and Prettyman, and were
as to the allowances made by the auditor
to certain creditors. The court held the
case sub cuCia.
At the regular weekly meeting of the
orphans court for this county Clara v.
Mace was appointed guardian of Eloise
Mace. under bond of 81 200; the last will
and testament Of Benjamin F. Thompson
was admitted TO probate and record and
letters teStamentary were granted TO Geo.
W. Wachtel. the executor named in the
VIII; bond, $4,000; the last will and testa-
ment of Julia A. Singleton was admitted
70 probate and record and letters testa-
mentary were granted to Caroline NJ. Ma
gruder and VIM. E. Muncaster executors
named; bond. IS 000; the last will and testa-
ment Of Martha A. Johnston was admitted
TO probate and record and letters testa-
mentary were granted to Newton Stabler
the executor named; bond, 800; the last
will and testament of Elizabeth C. Vinson
was admitted to probate and record.
Major Ralph Porter. U. s. A. has been
granted a three months leave of absence
and will reach here within the next ten days
to visit his wife. formerly Miss Lydia Kill
gour. daughter OF Mr- Francis 8. Klgour
of Glen this county. During service in the
seriously injured in the leg and is still on
crutches a result Of his Injury.
Mrs Ella Showalter. formerly Miss Ella
Burriss. daughter of Mr.. Zedekiah Burriss
of this town. died In Elfcott City a few
days ago OF smallpox. She was the wife of
Daniel T. Showalter, also a former resi-
dent Of this county.
Rev and Mrs Forest ]. Prettyman of
Washington are the guests Of Mrs. Pretty
mans father. DIR. E. E. Stonestreet. at this
place.
Tuesday was the last day allowed for
aspirants for the democratic congressional
nomination in this district to signify their
desire to be on the primary ticket In this
county Mr.. Bowie F. Waters of the Rock
Vile bar was the only one to take ad-
vantage Of this. consequently his name will
be the only one on the ticket This as
sures him the unanimous Endorsement OF
the county for the nomination, and he will
be allowed to select the county's delegates
10 the congressional conYentiOu.