Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY
Keeper Of Glib s. Lock on c. and O
Canal Accidentally Drowned.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Nd, September "a, 1903.
John Sipes. one Of the best-known lock-
keepers on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal,
and for the past ten years keeper of what
Is known as Gibbs lock-" was accidentally
drowned In the canal Just below his lock
about o'clock last night. About the hour
mentioned, he left his home for the pur-
pose of letting a boat pass but failed to
return His wife and others went in search
OF OF MN, but failed to find him, and their
tears We're aroused. His fate was ascer-
tanned this afternoon, when the body of
the unfortunat" man came to the surface
or the canal short distance from his
home. 1t is presumed that in manipulating
the lock he lost his balance and fell In.
Mr.: Sipes was about fifty years of age
and leaves his wife and six children.
At meeting of the republican state CEN
trail and county committees for this coun-
ty, held here this afternoon, Mr.. Columbus
F. Purdum was nominated as a Candidate
for the house of delegates in the place of
Mr. D. W Baker. declined, and Mr. Wind
for county commissioner from the third
collection district in the place of Mr.. A.
Clinton Brown. also declined The ticket
Is now complete and will appear on the
of sixth judicial circuit William H. Kinks:
for states attorney, Gist Blair; for clerk
OF the circuit court, Thomas Dawson; for
sheriff: BENJAMIN c. Riggs: for register of
delegates. Cornelius w. Clum, Mortimer O.
Stabler. Columbus F. Purdum and John T.
Smith; for judges of the orphans court,
Roger B: Farquhar. William r. Fulks and
Jacob Hager; for county commissioner
from the third collection district. Windsor
w. Hodges; for county commissioner from
the fourth collection district. Cyrus Keiser;
for county surveyor Norman L. Jackson.
1t was decided to formally open the cam
palgn at Rockville the Afternoon of October
8. when Stevenson A. Williams, candidate
for governor. and George Whitelock, can
didate for attorney general will sneak The
evening OF the 9Th a monster mass meeting
will be held at Gaithersburg, Messrs VIII
liams and Whitelock to be among the
speakers.
A subordinate tent of the knights Of
Maccabees has been organized at Rock
vile. with the following officers: Com
mander, Rev. Thomas ]. Packard; past
commander. Winfred Beck; lieutenant
commander, Joseph L. Clagett; record and
finance keeper. John M. Heagy; chaplain,
Rev. Thomas H. Campbell: sergeant, w.
Seymour Poole; master-at-arms, Edward
Candy: first master of guards. Charles q.
Garrett: second master of guards, Calvin
Hicks: sentinel, Harry Howes; picket Ed
ward ]. Schaffer. The Rockville tent is
the only branch of the organization in
Montgomery county.
The funeral Of Mr.. James G. Cashell a
prominent farmer of the vicinity of Red
land. this county. who died early Tuesday
morning of dropsy. took place at IL O'Clock
Church this place. and was very largely
attended. The services were conducted by
Rev. Thomas D. Williams, pastor of the
church, and the interment was at the new
Catholic cemetery near Rockville. Messrs.
Josiah ]. Hutton, Edward c. Peter, Chas.
F. Kirk. William Dorsey. Nicholas D. Of
futt and DR.. Bready acted as pallbearers
The floral tributes were numerous and
handsome.
Mr.. Charles Henry Reynolds and Miss
Ethel Wagner, young Washingtonians,
came out to Rockville last evening and
were quietly married by Rev. s. r. White
at the home of the minister. They returned
to Washington soon after the ceremony,
The groom had visited Rockville earIy in
the day. obtained the license and made ali
necessary arrangements.
Misses Bliss Edmonston and Lottie Pun
phrey of this place are spending ten DAYS
with friends in Baltimore.
Miss Letitia Johnson of Rome. Ga, is the
guest of Miss Nellie Printup at this place.