Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-17
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal Items From
Montgomery County's Capital.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd. July 10. 1893.
The annual convention of the ". c. 7. L.
OF Montgomery county was held Tuesday
in the Lyceum at Sandy Spring. the eleven
unions OF the county being well represented,
while the attendance of others interested
in temperance work was large. Sessions
were held in the morning and afternoon and
We're presided over by Mrs. Sarah I. Miller.
the president of the county union.
The program of the morning consisted Of
statistical reports from the various unions.
which showed the temperance forces of the
county to be in good condition.
At the afternoon session officers for the
ensuing year were elected as follows: Mrs.
Sarah 7. Miller, president Mrs Rebecca
Miller. vice president; Mrs. Nellie Farquhar.
secretary. and Mrs. Florence Wetherald.
treasurer. The feature of this session
address by Mrs. Ellis. She spoke Of her
work in securing matrons for the immi-
grant station at New York of the necessity
for men and women both to aid in the
temperance work. and for equal suffrage.
and urged all to become better acquainted
with their representatives
Theopha Brown. who was arrested and
brought to Rockville several days ago upon
the charge of horse stealing. has been
taken to Ellicott City and lodged in Jail
there.
The heirs of the late Mrs Christian Rick
etts have sold to Mr.. Bernard Monday OF
Hunting Hill their house and lot in the
western section of Rockville for S1.s1. 1t
is understood Mr.. Monday will make Rock
vile his future permanent home.
The board of directors of the Montgomery
County Agricultural Society met here Tues
day afternoon for the purpose of max
ing arrangements for the annual Rockville
fair to be held August Is. 10, ~ and IL In
addition to the transaction OF considerable
other business the following judges of ex-
hibits were appointed Horses-C =. Smith
of Hagerstown. F. c. Hall of Halls Md;
II. b. Witter and J. w. Bruhart of Balti-
more. Farm products-James t. Henderson
of Sandy Spring. Garden products-Miss
Eliza Brooke and Miss Ellen Farquhar of
Sandy Spring. Flowers-Mrs. William b.
Mobley of Laytonsville and Mrs z. u.
Laird of Rockville Flour-James I. Hem
derson of Sandy Spring. Dairy products
James F. Oyster of Washington. D. c. Gull
nary department-MrS. William Dorsey Of
Rockville. and Mrs. Alexander Gassaway OF
Jamestown. Childrens department-MiSs
Mary Bentley Thomas of Ednor. Vehicles
f. ID. Hawkins of Olney, and George w.
Mr.. NJ. w. Phillips has resigned as prin-
cipal of the public school at Poole's Track,
this county.
Mr.. Julius Reiners and Miss Jennie Eliza
Taylor young WashnStonians came out to
Rockville about I o'clock last evening and
were married by Rev. w. F. Locke. pastor
of the NJ +. Church South The ceremony
was performed in the office of the clerk OF
the circuit court in the court house. and
was witnessed by quite little gathering.
The young folks made their arrangements
by letter, and upon their arrival here found
Clifton Dronenburg, deputy clerk OF the
circuit court, awaiting them in his office
Miss Beulah Fawcett Of Colesville has
been appointed principal OF the public school
at Spencerville.
A large crowd of persons from different
sections of the county attended the annual
picnic of Cromelin Lodge. No. 81. Knights of
Pythas, of this county, which was held
Yesterday in Harrisons woods. near Poto-
mac. The affair was in charge of n COM
mittee composed of Mrs John w Carroll.
Mrs. John Ct. Stone. Mrs. Edward Perry
and Mrs. Reuben Dreamer. and Messrs.
John C. Stone. John w. Myers John w.
Carroll Edward Perry. Watson Fields.
Samuel X. Bready, William McGaha and
several Others and was success in every
particular.
4 ludicrous feature of the day was a
creased pig contest, it being announced
that the boy catching the animal was to
keep him. About twenty youngsters par
ticipated, the winner proving to be William
Hill. who finally secured tight hold on the
slippery porker after a lively and highly
amusing chase