Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-18
Rocxv1ILE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Nom
gomery County.

Special Correspondents OF The Star
ROCKVILLE. Md. June IS. 1900
| Judge Henderson of the circuit court has
| signed decree granting James A. Boxsil
| OF the upper section of the county an alb
soiute divorce from his wife. Edith ]. Box
| all. The charges I'm the bill were admitted
by the defendant and the decree was
| granted just two days after the bill was
/ filed.
| At the recent meeting Of the Society OF
| Friends. held at Sandy Spring. resolution
| was adopted protesting against pool selling
| and other forms of gambling at the Rock
| VILE fair.
Licenses to marry have been issued by
| the clerk of the circuit court here to Cieye
Pickett and Miss Viola Sprouse. both OF
Craigsville, Va. and Marshall Thomas and
Miss Mildred Lieby. both OF this county.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has several large gangs of workmen
employed between here and Washington
raising the tracks. Strengthening the road
bed. Many heavy grades viii be done away
with. and the Improvement will. 1t Is stated.
enable trains to run at much greater speed.
The closing exercises of Rockville Insti
tute. Miss Lucy Simpson. principal. were
held Thursday evening and were enjoyed
by large gathering of friends and patrons
of the institution. pleasing program OF
music and reeitations was rendered
The salary of the postmaster at this place
was recently Increased from $500 to s1.0o0
per year.
Among this years graduates from the
Academy of Visitation, at Frederick. Mr.,
were Misses Mary Brosius of Barnesvilie
and Ida c. Jarboe of Poolesvllle Miss
Brosius received gold medal for general
excellence. and Miss Jarboe the gold medal
for department. Miss Elizab beth Monroe OF
this place was awarded a gold badge In the
senior department and the gold medal of
her class.
Miss Mary E. Gilpin of the Sandy Spring
neiehborhood Wednesday evening gave
tea In honor of her guest. Miss Marjoris
Lyon of Couderspoft. Pa.
Mr. James F. Oyster and family Of wash
ington have removed to their summer home
on the Washington and Rockville pike, a
short distance east of here.
Mrs F. H. Edwards of Oshkosh. Wis. IL
visiting her brother Mr. Charles b. Sorn-
berger at Garrett Park
Mr.. Walter H Brooke ana famiiy OF
Cleveland are visiting relatives and friends
in the Sandy Spring neighborhood
At recent meeting of the town council
of Garrett Park. DR.. Eugene Jones OF Ken
sington was appointed health officer; Mr.
Charles B. Sornberger was reappointed town
clerk and treasurer, and Mr.. John N keHy
was reappointed town marshal Mayor
Hart Momsen announced the appointment
of the following committees: Finance,
Messrs Hodge and Dougall; streets ana
health. Messrs. Bevans and B'ssett; cleo
tons Messrs Dougall and Hodge; auditing.
Messrs Bissett and Bevans. The tax rate
for the year was fixed at 30 cents on the
500.
ChiIdren's day observed yesterday by
the Sunday school OF the Rockville Baptist
Church The program included music and
rec,tations among those participating being
Lillian Sage. Frances and Lena Ricketts,.
Dorothy Welt Katie Godfrey, Amy Robert
son. Philip and Anna Smith Dorothy and
Eunice Lehman. Bessie Riggs and Grace
Smith The affair was under the direction
of Mrs Martin N Smith and Mrs. Fred
Berry
Miss Verde Kingdom has returned to her
home here after spending week with rel
atives in Washington.
Nelson Chase a young colored resident
of this vicinity was killed on the Balt-
more and Ohio railroad a short distance
above here Saturday night From the In
juues he received. It is supposed he was
sitting on one end OF a tie when struck