Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-03
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Reward Offered for Discovery of q
Poisoner-aeneral News

special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE Md. August 2. 1904
At meeting OF the board OF county
commissioners. held here today, It was de-
cided TO offer reward OF $50 for Informal
tion leading to the arrest of the person or
persons who several days ago poisoned sew
eral animals-a colt and three head of cat
tle-on the farm OF Mr.. Edgar Henley. near
Etchison. this county. They were taken
suddenly II. while grazing in a field and
died soon afterward. An examination was
made and the fact disclosed that strych-
nine had been administered to them in a
feed OF corn. rigid investigation will be
made
Mr.. William H. Summers and Mrs. Mnty
Cody. both of Washington. visited Rockville
this afternoon and were married by Rev.
s. r. White. the ceremony taking place at
the home of the minister.
Mr.. William b. Rock and Miss Clara A.
Ballard. the former from Washington and
the young lady from Bristol Tenn. were
married here yesterday afternoon by Rev.
w. F. Locke. pastor OF the NJ E. Church
south. at the home Of the minister. and
Sunday the same minister officiated at the
marriage here of Mr.. George Roscoe Rock
of Washington and Miss Edna Luke OF
Wilkesbarre Pa.
Miss Katie Carr OF this place has gone
to Chester, Pa. for an extended visit to
relatives.
Marriage licenses were issued here today
70 John }. Sweeney. tr.. and Miss Mary
Elizabeth Reagan. and to Charles White
and Opera Virginia Warfield, all of Wash
ington.
There Is understood to be an excellent
prospect that the Baptists OF Rockville and
vicinity will soon have a new house OF
worship At a recent meeting Of the mem
bers or the congregation a committee was
appointed to consider the feasibility OF
building. and 1t Is understood the commit
tee Will report In favor of the project.
state Senator Spencer C.. IODox a
OF the church has signiied his willingness
to contribute dollar for each dollar con-
tributed or raised by the other members OF
the church and this generous offer will. it
ize long-cherished ambition. 1t is thought
that definite action will be taken at a
meeting to be held in September
Julius Carow OF Washington and Capt.
of Glen Echo. this county, were the prin-
cipals in an interesting trial before Justice
OF the Peace Reading here today. The case
was ar action brought by Carow to compel
at Glen Echo. Husband claimed that he
leased the house for one year. but Carow
denied this and Justice Reading decided
that Husband had received the proper no.
tice. Unless an appeal Is taken Husband
Will have to vacate at once.
oliver T. Dutrow. apparently about sixty
years of age. arrived in Rockville Thurs
day of last week and engaged apartments
at one of the towns boarding houses for
an indefinite stay. He appeared to be all
right until yesterday. when he showed signs
OF mental arrangement and the authorities
at St Elizabeth's Asylum. Washington.
that it was learned he was an escaped
patient. An attendant from the institu-
aon came out to Rockville in the after
noon and persuaded Dutrow to accompany
MIN back The man imagines that he il
about to come into enormous wealth: other
wise he seems rational.