Evening star., 1903-07-01
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. June 80, 1903
Articles of consolidation and merger be-
tween the Norfolk County Industrial Com
pany and the Montgomery Power Company
were filed in the Office of the clerk of the
circuit court here today. The new COM
pany will be known as the Potomac Power
Company" and will have a capital stock of
$4,000, divided into shares of the par
value of 500. The principal Office in Vir-
ginia will be at Alexandria and the princi-
pal Maryland Office will be in Montgomery
county The government and management
of its affairs will be vested in the following
officers and directors who were the officers
of the Norfolk County Industrial Company:
Horace G. Williams, president; Clifford L.
Pullen, vice president; William +. Shorter,
secretary; George S. Candy, treasurer
Charles Adamson, w. c. Patterson, Clifford
L. Pulen, William E. Stokes and Horace
G. Williams, directors. The company con-
trolls valuable water rights along the Po-
tomac between Great Falls and Washing
ton.
Mr.. Elias Henry Palmer and Miss Eunice
Alma Gaines, young Washingtonans came
out to Rockville late this afternoon and
were married by Rev. Thomas j. Packard,
rector of Christ Episcopal Church, the
ceremony taking place at the home of the
minister. The young folks returned to the
city Immediately afterward.
"A Weii-ureSSeU stranger maze MS appear
ance Sunday afternoon at Cabin John
bridge and began to operate a gambling
table, with the result that he soon gathered
about him large crowd eager to risk their
coin. He was informed that gambling In
any form was not allowed on the grounds
He, nevertheless. continued to operate hts
table and the matter was finally called to
the attention of Mr. Noonan. manager OF
the resort. With one or two of his employees
Mr.. Noonan hunted up the intruder and
found him in a defiant mood. The result
was that lively fight ensued during which
the gambling table was smashed and the
race OF Its owner almost as badly treated
1t Is needless to say that the game did not
proceed, but the stranger did-to Washing
ton.
The eight-year- old son of Singleton Re,-
lows. colored, of the vicinity of Sandy
Spring this county, was drowned yester
day in the Patuxent river near HayiIands q
mill. With several companions the little
fellow was endeavoring to catch the debris
as it was washed down the stream by the
high water and he lost his balance The
stream was running madly and the boy
was carried rapidly down. his companions
! being powerless to assist him. His dead
body was found several hours later caught
| in wire fence.
After all it seems that Rockville is not
to have electric lights. neither is it to have
| the much-talked-of wrapper factory II
| will. however, have an increase of 20 cents
| In the tax rate. At a special meeting Of the
| mayor and council last evening the action
or few evenings before was undone and
1t was decided that the town could not af-
! ford to have electric lights just yet, bat
would have to get along with the present
| lighting system-gasoline lamps. move
ment has been on foot for the establish
ment of a wrapper factory here. Penn
sylvania capitalist was interested and he
promised to start the enterprise If he was
assured of sufficient help. After consider
able difficulty the required help was prom
ised. The gentleman visited Rockville yes
| terday. however. and informed those prom
| inent in the movement that he had become
convinced that Rockville was entirely ito
| slow and the residents too aristOcratic''
| for him and that he did not care to risk his
money in any enterprise here.