Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, November Is. 1904.
While on their way from Washington to
their homes, in the lower section of this
county, Mr.. Charles Cunningham and two
young friends were few evenings ago held
up and robbed of $32 a gold watch and a
lot of groceries. Not far from Takoma Park
the wagon in which the three men were rid
| ing was entered by three negroes. Mr.. Cum
ningham objected to hauling them. Two
OF the negroes jumped from the wagon and
stopped the horses, while the third drew
revolver and demanded of Mr.. Cunningham
and his companions their money and
watches. Being unarmed, the three men
did as directed, and handed over the arti-
cles mentioned, the negroes mrrying OF
While the matter Is being investigated, no
trail of the highwaymen has yet been de-
tected
Mr.. Harry Gilliss. son of Mr.. John s. Gill
liss Of this vicinity. was a few "a days ago 6
is now In the Pasteur Institute at Balti-
more undergoing treatment. The animal
attacked some chickens on the farm. and
young Gilliss went to their assistance. The
dog turned on him and bit him as stated
The dog was killed and his head sent to the
Pasteur Institute, where 1t was decided he
| had genuine rabies.
The following cases have been disposed of
| in the circuit court at this place: Clarence
Griffith agt: J. Tyson & Son; Judgment for
Tyson for $35. Maria Wade agt. the Chevy
| The Southern Fertilizer Company ast.
| George Bontfant; judgment for Bonifant for
| costs. Annie Smith agt Edwin NJ. West;
Smith agt. Samuel r. McAtee; Judgment
for plaintiff for $40. Annie Smith agt Cor
rad Roger; judgment for plaintiff for S124.50.
Annie Smith agt. John r. Mount; judgment
for plaintiff for $50. John Wanamaker agt.
| Edwin Baltzley; Judgment for plaintiff for
cent damages and costs. Joseph N. Phil
/ lips agt. the Washington and Rockville Rail
| way Company; case removed to Howard
| county Annie Smith agt James w. Kim
| Abraham Lisner agt. Joseph Small; judg-
ment for plaintiff for $297. so. John w. Lowe
| agt Ira w. Kline: judgment for plaintiff
| for s2l2. Kate J. Cole agt. the Washington,
| Woodside and Forest Glen Railway Com
| pany; case removed to Howard county. Au-
! gustus H. Ebert agt. Frank c. Boswell and
John c. Boskell; Judgment for plaintiff for
$117.76. Augustus H. Ebert agt. J. Tilden
Burch; judgment for plaintiff for $397.29
Mr.. Claude Poss, son of Mr.. Jacob Poss
| of this town, now a resident of South Da-
| kota. met with a painful accident on his
! ranch a few days ago. While engaged in
| throwing him from the wagon and breaking
| one of his legs.
/ That Judge James B. Henderson was very
| much in earnest in his recent charge to the
/ all cases of carrying concealed weapons SEN
fences Of sufficient severity to discourage
the practice was demonstrated In the circuit
/ court here this morning. when Charles Hop
carrying revolver. Several other similar
cases are to be tried this term.
i Mr.. William Poss of this place has gone
to South Dakota to make that state his per-
1 manent home
i Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Berry have return
| ed to their home here after trip to Cali
fornia. On their return trip they visited the
st. Louis exposition.