Evening star., 1905-10-27
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Young Man, Matrimonially Inclined
Solves Prob1em-Other News.

Special Correspondence OF Inc Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, October 26. 1905.
With license in his pocket to marry
Miss Addie NJ Nicholson Of the upper sec
ton of this county, and holding In his
hand another he had just procured for his
marriage to Miss Mary Case, also OF this
county, Sidney Smith Hawkins, a young
resident of the vicinity Of Clarksburg
stood in the office of the clerk of the cir.
cult court here yesterday afternoon anc
pondered long and seriously trying to de-
eide which of the young women he really
preferred for his life's companion. Seated
in the young mans buggy in front of the
court house door was Miss Case, not know
ing why it took her betrothed SO long to
attend TO such little matter as procuring
a marriage license.
in the clerks office at the time, and young
Hawkins, in sheer desperation, finally ap-
pealed to the good tured officer to help
him out of his difficulty He explained
that he loved both of the girls, but was
in a quandary as to which to make his
wife. He stated that Wednesday he pro-
cured license to marry Miss Nicholson
thinking she was the one, but on his way
home persuaded himself that he had made
mistake and that he believed he pre-
ferred Miss Case; he had about changed
his mind again. He asked the sheriff to
name the girl.
career, faced all kinds of danger and
tackled numerous sure-enough desperados
without so much as f1inching. but when it
came to inviting the ire of one of the
sidestepped. He told young Hawkins that
he sympa thiZed with him in his predica-
ment, bat that was about as close as he
cared to get to the trouble. Deputy Clerk
Darby Bowman was then appealed to, but
that discreet young also declined o
make any recomme ndation, although he
happened to be acquainted with both young
ladies'
After again thinking the matter over
the desperate young fellow suddenly started
for the door and hastened to where Miss
Case was awaiting him. He jumped into
the buggy and the two drove hurriedly to
the home of Rev. Ernest Wolf pastor of
the NJ E. Church South. That gentleman
was found at home and the nuptial knot
was quickly tied Immediately afterward
the young couple drove out of town in the
direction of Clarksburg. The incident
caused considerable merriment among the
court house officials
The will of the late George e. Brooke of
Olney, this county, which has been filed
court at this place, bequeathes to State
Fish Commissioner Charles f. Brooke son
OF the deceased, the home farm Brooke
Grove, containing 212 acres, and to his
other children, Mrs. Alice Stabler and Mrs
anne Kirk, farm of one hundred acres
each After making other bequests to his
children and grandchildren, he directs that
the residue of the estate be divided equally
among the three children
Inc Will of Mr.. Zachariah Briggs who re-
Gently died at his home in Gaithersburg,
has also been filed for probate and record.
HIS entire estate. which is a valuable one
is LEFT to his widow, Mrs Mary J Briggs
Mr Charles Albert Murphy of Washing
ton and Miss Ella Minerva Beall of Laurel
came out to Rockville las. evening and
were quietly married by Rev. S, R. White,
the ceremony taking place at the home of
the minister.
A warrant was issued by Justice of the
feace Reading here today for the arrest of
James IL Hilton of Clarksburg district,
TINS county, who has been prominent in
democratic politics, charging him with dis
turolhg the peace. Mr.. Philander Stans-
pufy, VINO resides near Rockville declares
tHat the accused man visited his home
ABOUT three o'clock in the morning about
week ago and banged on his door and
otherwise disturbed the peace. hadiv
frightening the lady members Of his fam
ily. 1t is alleged in behalf of Hilton that
ne lost his way and merely wanted to be
taken care of until daybreak, and that
County Surveyor Maddox, a nefghhor or
the stansburys, afterward took him In.