Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-15
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE Nd. May IA. 1903.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Charles Edward
Brown and Miss Bertha Louise LEM. both
of Washington, came out to Rockville and
were married by Rev Thomas H. Campbell,
pastor of the Baptist Church, the ceremony
taking place at the Baptist parsonage. The
groom gave his age thirty and that Of
the bride twenty Soon after the cere-
mony the young couple returned TO the
city.
At the regular weekly meeting of the
orphans court for this county the follow
ing business was transacted: Letters of
administration on the personal estate of
Margaret G. Bohrer were granted to Will
liam r. Hodges; bond, 500 Letters of adj
ministration on the personal estate of Geo.
W. Fletchall were granted to Thomas Hos
kinson and Arthur p. Fletchall; bond,
81 600. Carson Ward was appointed guard
ian to H. c. w. Plummer and Mary G.
Plummer The last will and testament OF
Harriet Gibbs was admitted to probate
and record.
DIR. Lemuel Offutt of Greensburg Pa.
has purchased from Edward C. Peter and
William H Talbot, as trustees, the Loeffier
farm on the Washington and Rockville
turnpike, about four miles below this place,
for 1913 an acre. The tract contains twenty
two acres
Mrs Martha Beard and family have re-
moved to their country home near this
town after spending the winter months in
Washington.
Mrs William Z. Penn and little son OF
Chesapeake City are visiting relatives and
friends at this place.
Memorial day will be observed by the
people of Rockville and vicinity by APP
propriate exercises at the Rockville ceme-
terry. The program will consist of music,
an address and the strewing of the graves
with flowers.
Mr. Joseph z. Shaw, a respected citizen
of &c ia6 faut
days ago of heart failure, aged fifty-two
years. His wife and four children survive
him. The funeral took place from the NJ.
E. Church at Four Corners, the interment
being at Grace cemetery.
Miss Frances Sipes, daughter of Mr. John
Sipes, lockkeeper on the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal. at Lock No. 81, a short distance
above Great Falls, had a very narrow
escape from drowning a few days ago.
While attempting to cross her fathers
lock her dress caught in the paddle lever
and she was precipitated into the water.
which was at least twelve feet deep. Her
sister Annie happened to be near at the
time and seeing her sister Frances dis
appear, hurried to her assistance. She
grabbed her sister by the dress Just
she rose to the surface the second time
and dragged her safely ashore. Aside
from a severe shock, the unlucky girl suf-
fered no injury. Several years ago lit
tie son of Mr.. Sipes fell into the same lock
and was rescued, although in a nearly
drowned condition.
Messrs. Edmund L. Amiss and E. Hem
ming Etchison both of Gaithersburg dis
trict, today announced themselves cam
didates for the democratic nomination for
the house of delegates. There now
eleven avowed aspirants for these four
nominations and the entries will not close
for at least two months.
Susan McCorney, a young white woman
who is said to be the proprietress of the
Morgan House" at Bethesda Park, this
county, has been lodged in jail here charged
with violating the local option law. there
being six cases against her. She was ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff Edward Bradley
and was committed to Jail by Justice of the
Peace Loughborough. The warrants were
issued at the instance of Mr.. Purvis,
who resides in the lower section of the
county. She will be given hearing in q
few days.