Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-11
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, February 10, 1904.
At a meeting of the board of county COM
missioners yesterday the bond of Mr.. Rob
ert G. HILTON, clerk to the board, was APP
proved, and Mr.. Hilton took the oath of
office and entered upon another term. The
bond Of Richard Gray as constable for
Barnesville district was also approved. No
other business was transacted except the
passing of several accounts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A. Johnston of Ken
sington this county, have issued invitations
to an "at home the evening of February
20 in commemoration of the fifteenth ami
versary of their marriage.
Miss Helen Talbot, daughter Of Mr.. H.
Maurice Talbot of this place, left yester-
day for an extended visit to friends at Har-
risonburg, Va.
The young ladies of Boyds and vicinity
have issued invitations to leap year ball
to be held in the hall at Boyds the evening
of February II. The committee of arrange
mentS consists of Misses Georgianna Lewis,
Grace Humphrey and Louise Darby and
Mrs j. B. Laughl.n, Mrs. r. H. Humphrey.
Mrs. NJ. j. Laughlin and Mrs. NJ. f. Lewis
will act chaperons.
The regular fortnightly meeting of the
Rockville Woman's Club was held at the
home of Miss Belle Kingdom. In the alb
sence of the president Mrs. Frank Spencer
occupied the chair. The topic for the day
was Mexico and a paper on this subject
was read by Mrs. N. D. Offutt. Mrs. Geo.
S. Stone contributed paper on "MaXlmil-
ian;" Mrs F. c. Getzdanner sang a solo;
Miss Katherine Choate read a paper on
..Kinderga rtens,'' and Miss Sophie Higgins
gave illustrations of kindergarten work
The responses were from Sun God"
Miss Lillian Griffith, daughter of Judge
Charles H. Griffith of Laytonsvile, this
county. and Mr.. William 7. Warfield of the
vicinity of Goshen were married at o'clock
this afternoon in st. Bartholomew Episco-
pal Church, Rev. Peter NJ. Boyden of
Brookeville officiating. Owing to a recent
death in the family of the bride the we'd
ding was a quiet one and was witnessed
by only relatives and few intimate friends
of the young couple. Following the cere-
mOny the newly married couple left for
short honeymoon trip. The groom is son
of Mr.. John T. Warfeld of Laytonsville
district
The thirty-first annual convention of the
farmers of Montgomery county will be held
at Sandy Spring, February %. Committees
which have been investiga ting matters of
interest to the farming community will
make reports and there will be discussions
as follows Seed Corn" by Tarlton B.
Stabler; do We Need a New County Road
Law and What Should Be It's Main Fea-
ture?" Prof. A. n. Johnson; considering
Our Location, Would 1t Pay Us to Engage
in Fruit Culture Commercially" Harold
Hopkins; rs 1t More Profitable to Devote
a Farm of One Hundred Acres to Growing
Crops and Fruit or Growing and Feeding
Cattle?" Asa NJ Stabler; rs the Keeping
of Sheep Profitable in this County?" Roger
b. Farquhar. These questions will also be
discussed by others.
1T is announced that Mr. William Garner
Bouic, son of Mr. William " Bouic, of this
place, and Miss Margaret Wilbourne of
Pine bluff, Ark. are to be married Febru-
airy ~ at Pine Bluff. The prospective
groom Is court stenographer at Pine Bluff.