Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Mi. March 1G, 1906
A telegraph pole, which had fallen ace $
the Baltimore and Ohio track near the
station at this place. having been borne
down by the heavy sleet was struck by
west-hound train No. IL about 2 O'clock
this morning. The pole WIS knocked some
distance and splntered The eae1ne he
came entanglei In the nU2lHIous wires at
tached to the pole and dragee down four
other poles. \ bad tanele was the result.
A force Of wor<men spent the entire day
Strengthening ont the mixup. The engine,
which was No. 1876, lost rs headlight, and
was otherwise damaged. hut was able to
proceed on its way. The .r.lia was moving
at u low tate OF speed Whea it struck the
pole.
According to the quarterly distribution of
the public school fund. announced ly
Controller Gordon T. Atkinson, Mont
gomery county gets S., le2 -.
The Mite Society of the Rockville NJ. Z.
Church South met last evening at 5ha LONE
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert +. L. Smith. the
occasion being the regular monthly meet
Ing of the organiza ton. Ia addition to the
members, there were present number of
invited guests, the totai number of guests
being about fifty. The usual business ses-
sion was held, following which program
of entertainment was rendered Mrs Mary.
f. Green and Mr.. James +. Allen CON
tributed readings, Miss So catrr and Miss
Mary Brewer recited Rev. Ernest l. Wolf
and Mr.. George Allnutt sang solos, and
there was a guessing book cortesT, in W hich
Miss Mary Almonev md Mr. George ALI
mutt carried off the honors. Refreshments
were served.
The Bethesda Citizep; Association ero-
tests against the appoint neat of the Rev.
Mahlon II. Austin as plst:ea Of the leace
for Bethesda district To succeed Alfred VIII
son. Mr.: Austin has male the following
statement in relation thereto:
Some of those who protesting against
iiy appointment are newcomers To the
county Neither they any of the others
whose names appear caa truthfully and of
their personal know ledge show any just
cause that would dtSquatfS me for Il JUS
tice of the peace No one can say that I
was ever guilty OF lnalfeasan,e in office,
and do not fear the Tsrdirt Of fair ana
impartial public. When Mr.. Wilson was
appointed two years ago II my stead, l
quietly vacated in MS :a"os. and now have
large number of bona fide citizens of the
county to indorse me
1t Is understood that charges have been,
or Will be- preferred against S;r Austin
but their character has 10. been learned
Mr.. Austin is minister of the baptist de-
nomination. but at present IS wittou. reg
ular charge.
Miss Lille Bennett yesterday afternoon
entertained the Rockville syoman.s Club
Because of the stormy weather, the attend
ance was not large, but The proceedings
WSaC Va tIc usual interesting eHttfacItT
The program Included responses II a mis-
cellaneous character, a tea ling by Mrs.
n. d. Offutt, and paper on william ind
Mary by Mrs. Theodore Masoa.
Reports from members OF the Civic
League, an adjunct of the club. shovel tina;
gratifying success is being net with in the
effort to raise funds for The bettsrment
of the sanitary condition of Rockville ana
the beautifying of the town. sor which lur-
poses the league was organized. The pro-
gram committee submitted program for
the club for next year. hut 40 action on
this was taken.