Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-17
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.
of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE Md, June TO- 1904.
The closing exercises Of the Rockville
Academy were held in the opera house here
last evening, a large gathering of the
friends and patrons of the institution being
present. Prof. w. Pinckney Mason, princi-
pal of the school, presided. The program
rendered was brief, opening with prayer by
Rev. Robert L. McNair, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church. followed by brief re-
marks and the presentation of medals,
diplomas and certificates by Professor
Mason and concluding with the benediction
by Mr.. McNair. There were but three
Observation-Disclosures Hattie B. Mcfarland and
Mary L. Hurley and Mr.. f. Bache Albert.
Medals We're awarded as follows: Scholar
ship, Miss Hattie B. Mcfarland; language,
Mr.. F. Bache Albert; mathematics, Mr.. Ar
thur NJ. sherwood; junior scholarship, Miss
Margaret T Stokes.
The honor list included Misses Hattie B.
Mcfarland. Margaret T. Stokes, Mary l..
Hurley and Kate L. Packard, and Messrs.
F. Bache Albert, Arthur M. sherwood,
Daniel J. Carr Reginald 7. Friebus, w.
Guy Hicks, I. Paret Hicks and James X
Wilson.
The year just closed is said to have been
one of the most successful in the history OF
the ancient institution. The faculty con-
sisted of Professor Mason, principal, and
Prof. r. Waller Blain and Miss A. Barry
Albert, assistants.
A dance followed the commencement pro-
gram.
The directors of the Montgomery County
National Bank, at this place, have pur-
chased from Mr.. William H. Rabbit a
building site on the corner of Montgomery
avenue and Perry street, the consideration
being 5000. The old frame building which
stood there is now being demolished, and
the erection of bank building to cost
$4,000 will begin at an early date
AT the annual commencement of the
Maryland Agricultural College Mr. Wei
stead White of GAINESVILLE, this county, was
awarded the presidents gold medal for the
highest sta nding in the junior year.
Mr.. William B. Veirs, formerly of this
county, but now resident of Melbourne,
Australia, where he has been in business
for the past sixteen years, left this morn
ing on his return trip, after spending about
a month visiting his old home near Rock
vile. Mr.. Veirs is the head of the firm OF
Veirs & Co, said to be the largest
implement concern in Australia, which rep
resents a number of the leading American
implement manufacturing companies. In
connection with his business he has MADE
ten trips from Australia to this country,
representing 1900 miles; has crossed the
American continent ten times, the Atlantic
ocean six times, and has visited all the
grain producing countries of the world he
speaks in fiattering terms of his adopted
country, and says 1t is rapidly forging
ahead in all lines of business.
Mr.. James Marvin Compton, aged TWEEN
ty-one, and Miss Alvesta Ray Newton. aged
seventeen, both of Fredericksburg, Va,
visited Rockville early yesterday afternoon
and were married by Rev Robert l.. Nc
Nair, pastor of the Presbyterian Church.
The ceremony was performed In the off1oe
of the clerk of the circuit court, In the court
house. in the presence of an interested
gathering. While this knot was being tied
Mr.. Jesse b. Bond of Clarksburg. w. Va,
and Miss Ethel Morris of Bristol. w. Va,
appeared on the scene in quest of mar
rage license This soon furnished
them, and finding a minister, they promptly
engaged his services. The three then entered
a carriage and were driven to the home OF
Mr. McNair, where the young couple were
soon made man and wife, The ages of this
couple were also given as twenty-one and
seventeen, respectively. Both couples ar
rived in Rockville on the ha1f-past electric
car, and one hour later were on their way
back to Washington.
One of the most interesting social events
of recent years in Rockville was the mar
riage, at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening. OF Mtss