Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-11
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
November Term of Court - Judges
Charge to Grand Jury.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. November 10. 1903
The November term of the circuit court
for this county convened here yesterday
morning Judge Henderson on the bench.
Mr. Richard Waters of Colesville district
| was selected foreman of the grand jury.
the other members of the body being drawn
| as follows: John NJ. Heagy, Willis b. Bur-
dette, Harry C. Hurley. Charles E. Eng
| land, Dewalt j. Willard, John w. Williams,
| George F. Ray. William s Purdum, Hazel
W. Cashel EleaZar Ray, Joseph West, Ja-
cob Bodner, Charles NJ. Ward. Zadoc II.
Cooke. Richard II. Cissell, William E Wat
kins, Thomas S. Perry Martin f. Helm.
John A. Reed, Lawrence Allnutt, James z.
Day, John w. Boyer.
The petit jury is composed Of Messrs.
Edward w Horner, Samuel F. Thompson.
Philip A Meyer. Charles J. Norriss, Jas.
NJ. Suddath, Seth Warfield. Edward p. B.
Hopkins, Joseph f. Chiswell. Alexander A.
Gassaway Benjamin A. Bean. Frank Simp-
son, Q. w. Robey. Tarlton B. Stabler, r.
L. Mackall. George f. Nicholson. Samuel
r. Plummer William J. INSTEAD Mont
gomery CIagett Richard H. Hoofnagle j.
p. Gott William A. Waters, August War;
then and Charles NJ. Clark.
In his charge to the grand jury Judge
Henderson called attention to the laws
relating to abortion and the defalcation
of public officers; reminded the members
II.
marks to the local option law. He rec
commended that the law be amended 50
that Il persistent violator of the law
might be sent To prison in the discretion
of the court. an authority the court does
not possess provided the convicted party
pays his fine. He also stated that the law
should be so changed as to make the fact
Of the maintenance of Il barroom suf-
ficient evidence of the guilt Of an ac-
cuSed.
Immediately upon the conclusion of the
oh. "a
room and organized by electng John w.
Williams secretary. The examination Of
witnesses was at once begun.
1t is expected the term will be long one.
States Attorney Talbot will conduct the
prosecutions. his newly elected success
sor. Mr.. Robert b. Peter. does not assume
charge of his duties until the first of the
year.
The trustees of the poor for this county
have reelected Mr.. Leonidas Ricketts, over
seer of the almshouse farm. The board
has also appointed DIR. Edward Ander.
son physician to the poor. The clerk to
the board to succeed Mr.. John L. Bru-
nett resigned, has not yet been named.
but it is understood Mr.. Clifford Robert.
son will be chosen at the next meeting
Mr. Arthur William Richardson and Miss
Rita Crew Whitmire, both of Washington,
came out to Rockville yesterday afternoon
and were quietly married by Rev. Thos. II.
Campbell, pastor of the Baptist Church.
the ceremony taking place at the home of
the minister. Immediately after the cere-
noHy tHS young IctuIHeu TO Inc
city.
The Montgomery county public school
teachers have elected Prof Edmund l..
Amiss president of the County Teachers
Association He succeeds Prof. p 8.
Barnes, who removed from the county
Fenton Carter a well-known citizen of
this county, died last evening at the home
of his son. Mr.. John Carter. at Derwood,
aged about seventy-fve years. Heart fail
ure is given the cause OF death. He was
stricken several days ago while at work in
a corn field His wife and the following
children survive him: John Carter, Benta-
min Carter, Nathan Carter. Milton Carter
and Fenton Carter. and Mrs Susan Carlisle,
Mrs. Minnie Cross. Mrs. Angelo Grimes all
of this county. and Mrs. Norris of WASH
iEgton.
Mr.. Charles Norris. proprietor of a livery
stable at Poolesvile. this county, has re-
ported to the county authorities the loss Of
a horse and buggy. Several evenings ago
he hired the team to a young man who
drove to Seneca to call on friends. When
the young man started to leave for home
he discovered that the team had disap-
peared and nothing has since been seen OF
1t. 1t is believed that it was stolen. Tho
authorities of the District of Columbia and
nearby counties have been notified.
A license has been issued here for tho
marriage Of Mr.. John Franklin Young and
Miss Mary. G.. Warfield, both of this county.