Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-11
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal Items From
Montgomery County's Capital.
of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. March 10. 1903.
Mr.. James Cushman Greene Of San Fran
cisco, Cal, and Miss Mary Elizabeth Hoy
den Floyd of Washington came out to
Rockville this afternoon and were quietly
married by Rev. S. R. White Of the Baptist
Church. The ceremony was performed In
the office Of the board Of county public
school commissioners. in the court house,
and was witnessed by number of persons
who happened to be in the building at the
time. Immediately afterward the young
folks returned to Washington. The groom
gave his age as twenty-one and that Of the
bride as eighteen
A license was issued here today for the
marriage Of Mr. Willard G.. Steward, aged
forty-two. of Washington, and Miss Mary
Louise Darby, agenty twenty-six, Of this
county.
1t Is understood that the EpiscopaIians Of
the vicinity of Glen Echo, this county,
have started a movement for the erection
OF church building at Glen Echo. To this
end a committee, consisting of Messrs W..
H. Roach Walter G. Carroll and Ernest
Bruce Aidrich has been named to take
charge Of the matter. 1t is stated that
there is every prospect that the building
will be completed by the fall.
DR.. William P. Hill, formerly Of this
town, but who Is now stationed at Fort
Clark, Tex, as veterinarian in the United
States army, is reported to be critically Ill
of meningitis. Several years ago DR.. Hill
married Miss Bessie Hill of this place.
Beard Woodward, colored, of Rockville.
was given a hearing before Joseph Read
ing. justice Of the peace. here yesterday
afternoon upon the charge OF grand lar
ceny. He is accused of stealing SO and
several articles from the store Of Wash
ington Hicks, at this place. He was ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff George Meads. In
default Of security in the sum of 500 the
accused was committed to jail to await the
action Of the grand jury, which will be In
session within a few days.
Judge Henderson has drawn the follow
Ing to serve as jurors at the March term
of the circuit court for this county in the
places OF those previously drawn, but who
were excused for various reasons: Laytons-
Vile district. Messrs. Henry II. Griffith and
Thomas C. Parsley. In the places Of Elisha
Riggs, excused. and William H. Kimball.
deceased: Poolesville. Thomas F. Chiswell.
in the place Of James T. Trundle, excused;
Colesviile, Robert H. Miller, In the place OF
John NJ. Bryan, removed from state
The report that diphtheria Is. or has been,
epidemic in the vicinity of Glen Echo, this
county, is understood to be incorrect It is
true that there were two cases in that sec
ton and that the public school was closed
as a matter Of precaution, but It is stated
that there is now no fear of additional
cases.
w ME 1.OliluS mas DeeH uedTu from the
Washington and Rockville Electric Rail-
way Company as to what 1t proposes to
do toward getting back into Rockville, the
citizens who conducted the movement for
the forfeiture Of the company's franchise,
because Of its failure to build its road to
the western limits of the town. are quietly
proceeding upon the theory that the losses
TO the road due to its present out-of-the-
way terminus will sooner or later cause 1t
to try for q new franchise, or that some
other road will extend its lines to Rock
Vile.
The greatest difficulty heretofore ei1coun-
tered has been to find a route which would
furnish transportation facilities to the en-
tire town, prove free from the objections of
individual citizens and at the same time
present no engineering obstacles to a road.
Through the action Of certain public
spirited property owners these require
ments have at last been met by signed
agreements to dedicate land for "a new
street, which. In connection with those al
ready existing. viii furnish an avenue
parallel with the main street OF the town
one block north of 1t. straight to the west
ern limits OF the town. Access 60 this new
route could be had by the railroad from
its old terminus. Immediately in front of
the court house. by a short street through
the Maddox property. or by following the
back lane from Humphreys corner
Is 10 also said that II the railroad should