Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-07
Rockville and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md August 9, 100

Special Correspondence OF Inc Evening Stdr.
ROCKVILLE, Md August 9, 1908.
The following gentlemen have been Sc
lected to represent Montgomery county in
the democratic judicial convention. which
meets here on August II to nominate a
candidate for chief Judge OF the sixth ju-
dicial circuit, composed OF Frederick and
Montgomery counties: Messrs. William NJ.
Candy. Montgomery Clagett. James E.
John II. Janney, William B. Mobley, NJ.
Wilson Offutt. Richard Poole, Samuel r.
Plummer. William H. Rabbit Louis b.
Scholl, Edward c. Peter. William H. Tai
bott and Samuel D. Waters. The name OF
Judge James McSherry will probably be the
only one presented to the convention, and
1t Is believed that his denomination will be
made by reclamation.
The regular quarterly meeting Of Pomona
Grange, No. Z, Of this county was held at
the Rockville fair grounds, with a good at
tendance Of delegates and others Among
those who addressed the gathering were
Prof. T. B. Symons Of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College. Mr.. Samuel L. Phillips of
Rockville, Mr.. Freeman, secretary Of the
National Grange; Dawson Lawrence and
others.
At the regular weekly meeting Of the
orphans court for this county the follow
ing business was transacted: Samuel L.
Byrd. administrator Of Clara Byrd. passed
his first and final account; Magruder K.
Offutt. administrator OF H. L. Offutt. passed
his final account and made distributions:
Alban G. Thomas. administrator of Walter
H. Brooke. passed his first and final ac-
count
Mr.. William B. Weller. one Of the best
known farmers Of this county, is reported
to be dangerously i'll at his home near
Wheaton.
The Westminster League of the Rockville
Presbyterian Church has established cir
culating library here. the need of which
has long been felt. Under the plan an an
nual membership ticket must be purchased
able to each member upon the payment of
cents weekly. The library is being grad
ually enlarged by the donations of books
and new members are daily being added
Mr. E. L. Amiss, recently nominated as a
democratic candidate for the house of dele
gates has resigned as principal Of the pub
lie school at Middlebrooke. this county
Among the recent arrivals at Lake View
Farm. near this place. are Miss Clarissa
EdmonstOn, Miss Jeanette Sicken and Mr.
and Mrs. Halpine, all Of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Siddons and children
| Of Washington are located in Rockville for
a few weeks
Mr.. James Arthur Burgess and Miss Ida
out to Rockville this evening and were
quietly married by Rev Thomas H. Camp-
| bell. pastor Of the Baptist Church. The
ceremony took place in the parlor of the
SofCofdh 11otci. III Inc presence OF several
guests Of the hotel. The young folks were
unaccompanied and returned to the city
Immediately after the ceremony, The
groom gave his age as twenty-five and that
of the young lady as twenty-one. It IL nm
derstood that the young folks had not dis
closed their matrimonial Intentions to even
their most intimate friends
Misses Emma Bogiey and Pearl Fowler of
Washington are the guests of Miss MaheI
Haney at this place.
The Rockville and Laytonsville base hal,
teams engaged in an interesting THOUGH
loosely played game at tho fair grounds
here this afternoon. the score standing n
to II at the end of the ninth inning, when
the game was called on account Of dark
ness. The batteries were Braddock and
Carr for Rockville and Benson and Benson
for Laytonsville