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ROCKVILLE NEWS.
Matters of Interest in the Maryland
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Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, January Il, 1905.
Several days ago, the board of county
commissioners for this county received a
letter from Washington, signed Sydney AL
Ian Benjamin. asking that the board set
aside a portion of this afternoon to hear
charges rejecting upon the character of
two of the county's constables. The letter
stated that lit will be proven by competent
witnesses that these men are professional
grafters, who have perpetrated every
scheme and device to defraud the public by
means of graft and threats" The writer
asked that if the charges We're proven that
the officers be dismissed In compliance with
the request the commissioners arranged for
the hearing this afternoon, but neither the
writer of the letter nor any one else ap-
peared to prefer charges. The commission
ers are of the opinion that the letter was
an anonymous one, written for the purpose
of prejudicing them against certain officers,
who have been particularly active in ar
resting violators of the law in a certain sec
ton of the county. The siSner of the letter
stated that he was lawyer.
A license was issued here today for the
marriage of Mr. James Washington Selby
of Goshen, and Mrs. Mary Margaret Hick-
man of Gaithersburg.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Albert of this place,
were rendered pleasant surprise Saturday
afternoon last, when their immediate rela-
tives and number of persons who were
present at their wedding twenty-five years
ago assembled at the Albert home to cele-
brate the 'silver wedding The affair was
planned by Miss Constania Albert, sister
of Dr. Albert, and Miss Barry Albert, daush-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. Albert, and was a COM
plete surprise to the Involuntary host and
hostess. Among those present were: Mr..
and Mrs j. Maury Dove, Rev. and Mrs.
Forest ]. Prettyman. Mrs w. d. Baldwin
of Washington; Miss Bessie Hodges OF
Bethesda, Dr. and Mrs. o. M. Linthicum,
Mrs Mary A. Green, Mr.. and Mrs. George
H. Lamar, Miss Constantia Albert, Miss
Barry Albert, Mrs 7. ]. Packard DIR. and
Mrs Charles Albert and Messrs. Charles W.
Prettyman and ]. Calvin Muncaster of
Rockville DIR. and Mrs. Albert received q
number of pretty remembrances.
The relatives here of Mr.. R. Bowie Vim
son, son of the late Judge John L. Vinson
of this place, who was several days ago
killed near Rapid City, 8. D., have received
a letter from prominent citizen of Rapid
City, giving the details of his death. The
account states that Mr. Vinson had been
at Rapid City several days awaiting the ar
rival of important mail and that about noon
on Saturday, December z, he started to
drive out into the country about thirty
miles to visit friend. About o'clock that
afternoon his dead body was found about
four miles from town. One foot was caught
between the spokes of wheel of his We
hicle and there was every evidence that he
had been dragged a long distance. 1t is
thought at Rapid City that he attempted
to alight from the buggy for some purpose
and that he slipped and fell. one foot get
ting caught as stated. When discovered,
the buggy was in its proper position and
the horses were standing quietly. The let
ter further stated that Mr. Wilson'S gen.
tlemanly conduct while at Rapid City had
won him many friends and that he was
much thought of by his acquaintance
there.
Miss Beulah Henderson has resigned as
rxrft. rs,, Of fxz h.
Spring, this county, the resignation to take
effect February "A.