Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-22
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE. Md. November p, 1902.
Mr.. Charles Rountree Sugg of Greenville
N. c.. and Miss Edith May Wilkins of Aber-
deem, s. D.. visited Rockville yesterday at
ternoon and were quietly married by Rev.
Robert L. McNair, pastor of the Rockville
/ Presbyterian Church, the ceremony taking
place at the Presbyterian parsonage. I'm
mediately afterward the young couple left
Tor Washington. The groom gave his age
as tWenty-six, and that of the bride as
twenty-five.
Inc ladies' OF the Rockville Cemetery As
ISOLATION held their annual festival in the
opera house yesterday afternoon and even
ing. The affair was in charge of Mrs. r, T
teirs' MISS Emma Holland, Mrs w. w.
welsh, Mrs. R. c. WarfeId, Mrs. Robert
bayies. MRS N. ID. Ofutt and others. The
eoIal receipts amounted to nearly $500.
me FTotestant churches of Rockville will
90 mas Deen their custom for a number of
years hold a union service Thanksejvinp
oay The Baptist Church has been select.
ca, ana Rev. Robert L. McNair. pastor of
sne fresoyterian Church. will deliver the
Miss Susie Watkins. daughter of Mr. and
mrs. Rudolph Watkins, formerly of this
county, and Mr.. ]. Richard Durrett of Den
yer. Soi., were married November TO- Their
future home will be in Denver.
Mr.. James G. Cashell, a prominent fsrrar
OF the vicinity of Rediand, this countv and
MISS mary E. Hodges. formerly Of this
ried few eut d dews washington; were mar
| Gathollc Church. Washington, by Rev
| ralner cary. pastor of the church.
Sonn X. Carey OF this town was TODAY
Jnssnt - Ran ana costs by Justice of the Peace
| .oseph heaulng upon the charge of disturh
| ing the peace and quiet of Rockville
| me cottage meeting COMMITTEES ore.,
| lzeo py the pastors Of the Protestant
church work 1 h son1 lts to do aggressive
e!oeo TO hold meeting for men only each
Sunday afternoon. The county commisl
sioners nave granted the use of the circuit
court room, and the first meeting ,bsrs
Will De held next Sunday afternoon Tn tSts
| way II Is hoped to reached MANY who do
| not attend any church. Different ministers
| VIII Nj ADDRESS the various meetings
| MT George W. C. Spaid of Pleasant C,jtv
ohlo and Miss Bertha Bukey of Washine
ton were married here Wednesday afternoon
Dy Key. 3. r. White of the Baptist Church.
me ceremony was performed at the home
OF the minister and was witnessed bv two
washington friends OF the contracting mar
Ties. Immediately afterward the newly
married couple and their two friends left
for Washington.
At the regular weekly p,eo+,n. 10 ~.
| oIpnans court for this county letters of
aaministratton on the personal estate of
| ~. COOKE Robertson were granted to Annie
l eooh, oohO ana the last will
anu testament OF Thomas Bohrer was filed
for probate. '"
| Messrs: s: B. Hege. Edwin s. Hege and
arthur ATT b. Gleason have returned to Rock
| vile from hunt of two weeks in tha
mountains of Virginia and West Virginia
They report having had excellent luck
Inc following additional cases have been
disposed OF in the circuit court now in ses-
| SION mere Joseph s. A. Hartman vs. Robert
II. Humphrey and Augustus Taney. iudp-
ment for defendants and motion for a new
trial filed; Miller-Shoemaker Real Estate
company VS.. Laura F. Tschiffely and Thos.
w. Ischinely. case settled. each side agree
ing to pay Its own costs; Annie Horton VS.
Cara Robinson, verdict for pIaintifr for
| $500: Vermont Farm Machine Company VS..
John L. Burch, verdict for plaintiff for
$ldo, less commission of 10 per cent: VIM.
| e. Welt VS.. Mrs. Wheatlet, verdict for de-
PENDANT. ~
Mr. ]: Abby Henderson of Rockville has
resigned as first lieutenant Of COMPANY X
1st Maryland Regiment and the resignation
has been accepted by the adjutant general
1t is announced that Mr.. Claude ". All
mutt, son OF Mr.: H. c. Allnutt of this
town, and Miss Clara Leigh Choate. for
merly of this town, will be married in Raj
umore Thanksgiving day. =
But for the heroic efforts Of Mr. George
shaw and his daughter, Miss Mabel, the
residence of Mr.. George Hudson about
two miles from this place, would, it is be-
lieved have been destroyed by fire Wednes-
day night About 10 o'clock fire broke out in
the meat mouse on the Hudson farm. There
was no one on the place at the time but
MI. and Mrs. Hudson. both quite old, and
as the meat house and residence are but a
few feet apart, it looked as II both were
doomed. Mr.. Shaw. whose farm adjoins
that of Mr.. Hudson, and his daughter were
attracted to the scene The young lady
took charge Of the pump, Mr.. Shaw and
Mrs. Hudson formed themselves into
bucket brigade and Mr.. Hudson stationed
himself on the roof Of the house porch, and
by this means prevented the flames from
spreading. The meat house was destroyed
and the residence slightly damaged.
Mr.. Hudson stated yesterday that had
1t not been for the work Of Mr.. and Miss
Shaw he would now be without a home. He
spoke In enthusiastic terms of the noble
work of the Young ladv