Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE Md, October IL. 1904.
Mr.. Walter ]. Muncaster, general manager
Of the Cumberland Steel Company, and cid
est son Of Mrs. Harriet Muncaster of this
town, AMI Miss Mary l. Spear, daughter OF
DR.. James H. Spear of Cumberland, were
married last evening at the home of the
bride Rev Edward N Jeffreys of Emanuel
Episcopal Church, Cumberland, officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. MuncaSter will visit the st.
/ outs exposition.
Miss Lizzie Haney, who has been in Mex
ECO for the past two years as a missionary
under the Baptist Women's Home Board of
Chicago, arrived in Rockville yesterday on
q visit to her parents Mr.. and Mrs. S. B.
Haney. She will remain here about two
months.
Mr. Walter A. Johnston, the democratic
candidate for Congress in this district. has
completed his letter of acceptance. He de-
clares in favor of tariff revision, stating that
the prices of the necessaries of life have in
creased, while wages have decreased He
also stands for white supremacy" declar-
ing that with the colored vote eliminated,
this district stands out boldly democratic"
Miss Rose Henderson of this place was
among the large party from this county
that left few days ago for the st. Louis
exposition
Mr. G. Minor Anderson of this place has
gone to West Virginia to deliver a number
of speeches in behalf of the republican can
didates.
Mr.. James Thomas Lewis and Miss Annie
Lucy Connor, both of Washington, visited
Rockville yesterday afternoon and We're
quietly married by Rev. w. F. Locke pas
tor of the Nj. E. Church South, the cere-
mony taking place at the home Of the min
lister. The young folks were unaccompanied
and returned to Washington Immediately
afterward. The groom gave his age as
twenty-five and that of the bride as twenty.
Miss Apolonia Estelle Poss. daughter of
M. Jacob Poss of this place and Mr.. Wal
lace E. Ricketts,. also of Rockville, were
married at o'clock this evening at the
home of the bride, Rev. Philip MCGUIRE
pastor of ST. Mary's Catholic Church, Off
ciating. The ceremony was witnessed by
large gathering of invited guests from
Rockville, Washington and other places
The house was prettily decorated and light
ed for the occasion. Both the bride and
groom were unattended. The wedding
marches were rendered by Misses Lillian
and Nellie Koechling of Washington. A
reception followed the ceremony and later
IN the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Ricketts, left for
an extended trip.
Singleton Brown, colored, has been lodg-
ed in Jail here to answer a charge of assault
with intent to murder 1t is alleged that
he attacked John Smith, also colored. with
a club at Mount Zion about a week ago and
administered to him severe drubbing rem
dering his condition extremely serious for
few days. The accused was committed to
jail by Justice of the Peace Leonard Weer.
license was issued here today for the
marriage of Mr.. Edwin B. Higgins of
Washington and Miss Mary Lynch of Po-
tomac, this county.
James Bolden, who claims to reside in
Baltimore, was found wandering about the
streets of Rockville last evening and was
placed under arrest and lodged in Jail. He
showed signs of mental arrangement and 1t
Is though. that he possibly escaped from
come institution. He states that he was
once an inmate of Bay View Hospital
Every effort will be made to establish his
identity.