Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-17
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.
pecial Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. January 16. 1905.
The marriage of Miss Marguerite Rich
aEdson Prescott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Bowen Prescott of the vicinity of
Norbeck. this county, and William Henry
Beard, son of Mrs. NJ A. Beard Of this
| place, occurred at noon Saturday in Christ
Episcopal Church, this place. and was at
tended by a large gathering Of invited
guests from Washington, Rockville.
Chicago and other points. Rev. Thomas
J. Packard, rector of the church, was the
officiating minister. The edifice was taste
fully decorated for the occasion with
white roses and evergreens
The bride was given awayrby her brother,
Mr.. Alexander Fullerton Prescott of Nor
folk, Va. She was attended by Miss Anna
dale Beard. sister of the groom, as maid
Misses Rosalie Johns anu Hattie Muncaster
of Washington and Craze and Bettina Hill
of Chicago. The best man was Mr.. VIII
liam E. Hamilton of Pittsburg, cousin of
the groom, and the ushers were: Messrs.
Harry A. Dawson. Russell Brewer and
Charles Beard of Rockville and Mr.. Dut-
ton of Washington. The wedding marches
were played by Miss Mary; Trail of Rock
VILE
Following the ceremony breakfast was
served by Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott at the
home of the groom's mother about forty
SueSlS UelIlS present Later III the AFTER
noon Mr.. and Mrs. Beard left for an ex-
tended tour They will reside on the Beard
farm near Rockville
Among the out-of-town guests in attend
anee were the following: Mr. and Mrs;
Chalmers. Mr.. and .nrs. Mearns, Mr.. and
Mrs. Armes, Harry B. Armes, Rev. and
Mrs. Philip Prescott, DIR. Charles Beall, Mr..
and Mrs. Nathaniel Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs.
and sons and Mr.. William E. Hamilton of
Pittsburg; Miss Florence Mcintyre of Mem
phis. Tenn; Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Pres
colt of Norfolk. Va; DIR. and Mrs. Nc
Hill, Charles Hill. Misses Grace and Bet
tina Hill of Chicago; Messrs. Charles and
Samuel Abbott of Ohio, and Mr.. Charles
Hamilton of Columbus.
The January term of the circuit court for
this county convened here this morning
with Judge Henderson on the bench. The
docket was called over and a number of
judgments entered up in uncontested cases,
but no other business of Importance was
transacted 1t Is not jury term.
Mr.. Jesse Irvington Anderson and Miss
Maud Elizabeth Lavender, both of Wash
ington,. visited Rockville on Friday and
were quietly married by Rev. S. r. White,
the ceremony taking place at the home of
the minister.
A license to marry has been issued here
to Herbert F. Gibson and Mamie D. Coxen
both of Washington.
The funeral of Mr.. r. Bowie vlnson, son
of the late Judge John T. Vinson, who was
killed in a runaway accident at Rapid CITY,
8. D., January g. took place Saturday after
noon from Christ Episcopal Church, this
place. The services were conducted by Rev.
Thomas J. Packard, rector of the church.
and the interment was in Oak Hill ceme-
terry, Washington. There were many hand
some floral tributes. Messrs. Alexander
Kilgour, Abby Henderson, Charles M. Jones
Ohio H. w. Talbot, Harry A. Dawson and
W. Russell Brewer acted as pa!lbearers
Mr.. Edward w. Birgfeld of the v1cin-
ity Of Linden, this country, has 1nsti-
tuted suit in the circuit court at this place
against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company for damages alleged to have been
sustained by his farm, near Linden, by the
erection by the company Of a bridge, 1t be-
ing alleged that the structure caused water
to back up in large quantities on the plain
tiff's farm. Edward Z. Peter ana Ihomas
Dawson Of Rockville are Mr.. Birgfeld's at
torneys.
The funeral of R. Bowie Vinson, son Of
the late John T. Vinson of this place. who
was killed in a runaway accident at Rapid
City, S. D., last Sunday morning, took place
Saturday afternoon from Christ Episcopal
Church in Rockville. Rev. Thomas j. Pack
ard, rector of the church offlciated. and
Jones, Harry A. Dawson, Otho H. w. Tai
bolt, Abby Henderson and W., Russell
Brewer served as pallbearers. The inter-
ment was at Oak Hill cemetery, Washing
ton.
Treasurer John J. Higgins report shows
the receipts and expenditures of the Mont
gomery County Agricultural Society during
the year 1901 The receipts. including bal
ance on hand January ~ 1904, amounted to
50, 800 80; expenditures, including salaries of
secretary and treasurer and note in bank,
aggregated 50, 1862
An event of more than usual interest to
the people of this vicinity was the marriage
at noon Saturday of Miss Marguerite Rich
ardson Prescott, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Bowen Prescott of Norbeck this
county, and Mr.. William Henry Beard
eldest son of Mrs. NJ Aboard and the late
Henry Beard of Washington, which took
place in Christ Episcopal q Church, Rock
vile, in the presence of large gathering of
invited guests Rev Thomas J. Packard
rector of the church, was the officiating
minister. The church wasH tastefuly dec
GRATED for the occasion with white roses
and evergreens, and thelaffair in every par
tcular was one of the prettiest witnessed in
Rockville recently.