Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County
Special Correspondence of The Star.


Special Correspondence of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Nd, April T. 1906
Mr.. George H. Earl. jr, a PHILADELPHIA
capitalist, is buying up a large quantity
of land In this county. Within the past few
months he has acquired about 100 acres.
and is now negotiating for the purchase of
more. Among the properties he has bought
are the following: Mrs. H. ". Talbot 200
acres; Nicholas NJ. Howes, 1T5 acres; Chas
II. Parker, $40 acres; Tarlton B. Stabler
and Albert Stabler AZ acres; William Stone
Hutton, 162 acres; heirs Of P w. Dorsey,
ZUo acres, and Mrs Mary A. Carter, 272
acres. These tracts adjoin and include a
large portion of what is known as the big
Pines. 1t Is rumored that the purchaser
intends to establish a game preserve but
it is also stated that he intends to hold the
property as an investment.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. o. B. Cissell of Wheaton
this county have Issued invitations for the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Hilda
Ridgley Cissell, to Mr.. John c. CisselI. The
ceremony is to occur In ST. Johns Catholic
Church, Forest Glen Wednesday, April 1S.
Miss Katherine Brooke has returned to
her home at Sandy Spring, after an ex-
tended visit to her brother, Mr.. r. H.
Brooke, at New Orleans.
Mr.. Dick Crosby of the Department of
Agriculture. Washington. last evening adj
dressed a meeting in Masonic Hail. at this
place, on Civic League Work" He spoke
at the instance of the Rockville Civic
League, recently organized for the purpose
of improving the sanitary condition of
Rockville and the betterment of the town
generally.
Miss Bertha Shaw has returned to her
home In Washington. after spending sew
eral weeks visiting friends here.
The county commissioners have appoint
ed the following road supervisors: First
district, Samuel r. Plummer c. p. Hig-
gins. C. 7. Hawkins and F. NJ. Price; escond
district David Rhinehart, Joseph Hender-
son. Noah Watkins and John Purdum; third
district Christopher Luhn, Thomas CHS
fourth district, William a. Bogley, George
r. Rice, j. J. Stearn and w. NJ. Lewis
fifth district, Wilson G.. Johnson, Enos c.
Keys, Benjamin d. Candy and Gordon Ray.
Licenses TO marry have been issued to
Perry Jackson Thompson and Miss Nettie
Viola Collins, both of Washington, and
Charles Uriah Small and Miss Anna NJ.
Stang and William Holland Tabler and
Miss Bertha May Hail. all of this county.
1t is understood that the Sandy Spring
Savings Institution viii soon begin the cree
tion of a new bank building.
Mr. George w. CaShell of Olney district
has been appointed justice OF the peace.
Mr.. ]. Walter Carroll of Glen Echo has
been chosen TO represent the Cromeim
Lodge of knights Of PythiaS Of Potomac
district at the meeting of the Grand Lodge
to be held soon in Baltimore.
Bruce Dreamer, twelve years of age son
of Mr.. John Dreamer of Potomac district
this county, died Wednesday morning as a
result of injuries received the evening be-
fore by being kicked by colt.
The Rockville town council has appointed
Messrs. Thomas Vinson, John b. Brewer
and William +. Morgan judges OF the town
election, to be held here Monday, May I, TO
elect a mayor and four counciimen TO sue
coed Mayor Hattersly w. Talbott ana
Councilmen David ]. Bready, Willis B. Bur
dette Lee Offutt and Robert c. Warheld