Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-28
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County, Md.
special Correspondence of The Star.

correspondence OF ne Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, December %, 1906
olem Tyler, colored, who was engaged in
the olacksmithing business at Burdette,
thls county, was killed on the Baltimore
ana ohio railroad, near Gaithersburg. late
saturday night or early Sunday morning.
His body was found Sunday morning by
the crew of a freight train. with his head
badly crushed. 1t is supposed he was
struck by one Of the express trains that
pass between midnight and morning. JUS
tice of the Peace James E Garrett sum-
moned jury and held an inquest over the
remains the verdict being that the man
met his death by being struck by train"
the company not being held responsible.
Tyler was about sixty years of age, and
was we'll known throughout the Burdette
neighborhood.
The funeral of Benjamin Candy Riggs,
who died at his home here yesterday after
noon, was held this afternoon from the
late residence of the deceased. Rev. Thomas
]. Packard, rector of Christ Episcopal
Church, conducted the services and the in
terment was in Rockville cemetery The
funeral was private. Mr.. Riggs died of
dlphtheria after an illness of only a few
days.
The Evening Card Club met Wednesday
evening at the home of Mr.. j. L. Dawson
with Misses Margaret and Priscilla Dawson
as hostesses. Prizes We're won by Misses
Rose Armstrong and Eliza Choate, and
Messrsc Eddie Dawson and William Stall
maker. Others present were Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Arthur Kemp, Mr.. and Mrs Lee S. Dor
sey Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Henderson,
Misses Daisy Hege. Bessie and Veva Fields,
Margaret Stokes, Lavnia Dawson and Ella
Anderson and Messrs Darby Bowman Sam
uel Wimsatt, James H. Starkey, Roland
Wootton, Somerville Dawson and Stephen
Quigley.
The Rockville Woman's Club was enter
tanned at its regular bi-weekly meeting yes
terday afternoon at the home Of Mrs o. H.
w. Talbot. The responses for the day were
from miscellaneous writer's Miss Anna NJ.
Farquhar read paper on wonders of
Nineveh and Babylon" Mrs. E. H. Offutt a
paper on Music Among the Ancients'' and
Miss M. Rose Henderson a paper on Mary
land Philanthropists.' An interesting word
drill was conducted by Mrs. Talbot and
pleasure of the occasion.
The annual Christmas entertainment of
the Rockville Baptist Sunday school was
held last evening in the church and attract
ed a gathering that taxed the capacity of
the edifice The decorations were elaborate
and tasteful. and a large tree. laden with
goodies. and other decorations, added to
the beauty of the scene. Mr.. c. Norman
Bouic, superintendent of the school, pre-
sided pleasing program of Rotations
and music was rendered, among those par
ticipating being Daniel Moffett. Eugene
Ricketts,, Grace and Anna Smith, Eunice
Lehman, Joseph Edwards, Dorothy Welt
and others. Mr.. Harry Buck of Washing
ton gave a very clever representation of
Santa Claus, this feature proving especially
pleasing to the little ones.
The pastor Of the church, Rev. Thomas H.
Campbell, was presented with a well-filled
purse, and Mr. Bouic was the recipient of
handsome umbrella.
Miss Teresa A. O'Donnell of 1915 Sth
street northwest, Washington, D. c. and
Mr.. John Willard Haring of A Florida
avenue visited Rockville yesterday after
noon and were married by Rev. Thomas
E. Campbell, pastor of the Baptist Church,
at the home of the minister. The young
folks were anxious to have the knot tied
by the Presbyterian minister. but that gen.
tleman was not in town. They next in
quired for Lutheran minister, but were
informed that there was none of that de-
nomination in Rockville. SO they decided
that a Baptist would do. and were shown
to the home of Mr.. Campbell. The young
folks were unaccompanied, and returned
to the city Immediately after the ceremony
Philip d. Laird of this town. whose name
was recently mentioned in connection with
the democratic nomination for governor,
has nipped the movement in the bud by an
nouncng that he is in no sense a candidate
for the position.
Mr.. William Haywood. formerly United
States consul general at Seoul. Korea who
died last week at the army hospital at
Fort Bayard. N. NJ. was a son of Col
Edward Haywood of this vicinity Mr.
Haywood was taken i'll several months ago
at his post of duty in Korea, and was
brought home and sent to New Mexico
In the hope that the climate of that sec
ton would prove beneficial to his health
His condition continued to grow worse
however, and few weeks ago he resigned
his consularship.