Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.
Correepondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Nd August p. 1904.
Inc Montgomery County Alumni Associa-
tion of the Washington and Lee University
met here yesterday and elected the follow
ing officers: President, Mansfield White OF
Jacksonville: first vice president, William
Williams of Poolesville: second vice presi-
dent, John B. Brewer of Rockville; secre-
tary, John w. Warner of Rockville. A
scholarship in the university was award
ed to Mr. Randolph Luhn, jr, of Pooles-
VILE
Cora Butt. a Washington woman, was
arrested on the fair grounds here yester-
day upon the charge of assauiting Ada
Ricketts,, young woman of this vicinity.
1t is alleged the former gave Miss Ricketts,
rather severe humping. considerably dis
figuring her. The accused woman furnished
bail for her appearance at a hearing before
Justice Brewer.
Howard Hall, George Mccain and Rose
Mccain, all colored. were before Judge
Motter here yesterday upon wills Of habeas
corpus. They were sentenced to Jail for
three months each by Justice of the Peace
habitually disOrderly, but Judge Motter
held that the commitments were defective
and ordered the release of the prisoners.
The proceedings were Instituted by MI.
Thomas Dawson.
Messrs. Ralph F.. Jones and Roger Shaw
Of this place will leave tomorrow tor 81.
Louis to attend the exposition.
Mr. Irving l.. Gauldlng and Miss INDIA
W. Burnett, both of Hanover county, Va,
visited Rockville Thursday afternoon and
were married by Rev. 8. X. White at the
home of the minister After the ceremony
they visited the fair and took in the s ghtS.
A license has been issued by the clerk OF
the court at this place to Mr.. John W. Ling
of Baltimore and Miss Mary Eta Grace or
Baltimore county.
The exhibition of a "monkey-faced boy
at the fair here yesterday afternoon was IN
terrupted in the height of business by
Sheriff Arthur Williams, who arrested the
attraction and placed him in the Rockville
iail to await the determination OF habeas
corpus proceedings. a man from the west
arrived in Rockville yesterday morning ana
represented that the freak was MS prop
erty, having been bound OUT 10 mn, ny .n ,o
chiId's parents He explained that the
freak had been stolen by the people VINO
were exhibiting him here. and that he only
located them after long search Hapeas
corpus proceedings were instituted anu the
hearing has been set for next Wednesd ~.
The funeral of Mrs. Barbara King wire
of Mr.. Albert King of this place, who died
Tuesday afternoon, after long ana pam
full Illness, took place yesterday from
the M. E. Church South at this place The
services were conducted by Rev. w. r.
Locke pastor of the church, and the inter-
ment was at Rockville cemetery. Messrs'
Spencer &. Jones, EDWARD u 1eteI, wash
inpton d. Waters George II. Lamar, John
p. Wilson and Joseph Reading acted as
pallbearers. $780,
Gov Warfield has commissioned Messrs.
Joseph T Moore, Tarton B. Stabler. David
II. Warfield and Mortimer o. Stabler 10
represent Montgomery county at the ma
tional farmers convention, to meet In st.
Louis September 20.
Mr. Robert Welsh has returned to his
home here, after spending about two
mont his in the WildS of Maine.
The Montgomery County Museum, recent
Iy Instituted by the Rockville Woman's
Club. is assuming interesting proportions.
The nucleus for the museum was donated
by Miss Mary Dorsey Davis, and has since
received a number of valuable and historic
additions. A building has been fitted up
for the purpose, and the same will soon be
opened to the public.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. g. Wilson,
near Lay Hill, this county, was few even
inss ago the scene of enjoyable leap
year dance, about forty of the young people
of the neighborhood participating. Refresh
ments were served at II o'clock, after
which a german was danced, DR.. II. G.
Thompson and Miss Mary Willis Farquhar
leading