The Washington times., 1906-05-13
Rockville

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Grove. has be.n visiting friends at
Gaithersburg< md Unity.
At the Organization of the new coun-
Gil for this town on Wednesday night
last. Carey Kingdom was reelected
/ clerk 20 the board
Peter Duffy. weil-known and high
/ ly respected citizen OF this county.
/ died at Providence Hospital, Washing
ton cicy. on Wednesday morning last.
A heavy frost occurred here on We'd
| nesoIay night last, and gardeners and
fruit growers are very apprehensive
that much OF their produce has been
injcred.
Mr.. md Mrs. Z. L. Ward, Alexander
Leroy. and Miss Lottie Bell. Of Wash
! ington, were the guests Of Miss Edna
/ Ward, OF Washington Grove, for ten
! days recently.
The contest for the Warner $50 in
gold prize viii take place at Rockville
May 19, at 10 a. m, when the winners
in the districts on Friday will com
pete.
On Tuesday last the county commits
siOners appointed DR.. o. NJ Liuthlcum
physician at the county jail for a term
OF two years. dating from January /.
1906, and r. Benjamin Bean janitor al
the court house
Miss Margaret Baker. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan ". Baker. aged
forty-two years. died at the home Of
her parents. near Waring Station. this
county, on Sunday last Her remains
were inferred in Rockville Cemetery.
The following constables have been
bonded and are qualified 10 act as
such; Second district. William w
Hesse and Winfield s Rice; third. Ran
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ninth, Thomas Small: tenth, Benjamin
Peyton Whaleu. eleventh. Richard
Gray; thirteenth. Wade Hughes.
The Montgomery county baseball
league. composed Of six teams, has
prepared its schedule for the season.
which will begin on May 30 when
Washington Grove viii play Kensing-
! ton. AT Kensington; Takoma Park and
Poolesville. al POOlesville. and Boyds
and Rockville. at Rockville. The
season Will close IN September
Mrs. Margaret Bowman. wife Of
Augustus Bowman. dropped dead In
the yard OF her residence at Brooke
Vile. on Saturday afternoon last No
one was in the house at the time and
the body was found lying in the yard
by colored boy who lives with J. w
Whiteside. in the adjoining house. She
was in her siXty-fOurth year. and
leaves a husband and three sons
The funeral OF Mrs. Clara V. Heeter
Creamev. who died on Wednesday or
last week at her home near Glen. this
county, took place on Saturday after
noon from Potomac Chapel Rev. En-
nest l. Woolf, the paster, officiated.
and the interment was made in the
cemetery adjoining. the church
Mary Howe Totten. Howe Totten
Edith Totten, and Gerald -otten have
! instituted SUIT in the circuit court here
against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company 70 recover damages in
the sum OF $1,000 The bill sets forth
that sparks from the company's engines
set fire TO leaves that had accumulated
through the cOnpany's negligence. caus-
ing the destruction OF a large number
Of trees, shrubbery of different kinds.
and hedges on the plaintihs' farm at
Boyds. Attorney Robert b. Peter repre-
sents the plaintiffs.
At the annual meeting OF the Farmers
Banking and Trust Company OF Mont
gomery county. held here on Monday
last. the following directors we're elect
ed; Samuel L. Phillips. Edward wootton.
Edward c Peter, Harry Griggith, VIII
liam Veirs Bouic. Arthur Williams. Hor-
ace D. Waters. John w. Walker, John
Joy Edison, James E Deets, William w.
Welsh. and William ". Darby. The
directors elected the following officers
OF the bank: William Veirs Bouic. presi-
dent; Edward c. Peter. first vice presi-
/ dent Edward Wootton, secold vice
president: Philip D. Laird. secretary:
William W. Welsh. treasurer; John J.
Higgins. assistant treasurer.
Mrs. Frances Creamer, a former. resi-
dent of this county. died a few days ago
at WiuiamspOrt, Pa, OF pneumonia.
Her remains were brought TO this county
for i-terment.
c ttenden King, who lately retired from
the board OF county school commission
ers, visited Rockville on Monday last
Speaking from his experience in the
board. he stated that the increase in
the number Of members Of the board to
six would prove a fruitful step in the
school system Heretofore the county
was divided up among three commits
sioners, and none of the commissioners
was able to do fun justice TO the large
territory allotted 10 his mana cement.
In a cleverly played game the Rock
vile baseball team defeated the Tech
nical High School team of Washington
at the Fair grounds here on last Satur-
DltGtlllik
OF Ed Taylor for the locals was entirely
too much for the Washingtonians. He
struck out eleven men. Reichard. for
the visitors, also pitched Well. having
nine strike-Outs to his credit
J. William WOTmley. coIored, charged
with murderous assault in two cases
upon Adair Brooke and Robert Hayes.
colored, was given a hearing on wednes-
day last before Justice Brewer in this
town The evidence upon the part OF
the State showed that Wormley was
guilty Of an unprovoked, outrageous as
sault upon Mr. Brooke with pitchfork.
and upon Hayes because he stepped in
between Mr. Brooke and wormley as
peacemaIer, so the justice thought He
was held prisoner in default of ban Of
500 in each case. The assault was com
mitted on the farm of Mr.. Brooke on
Saturday last.
DR.. Basil 3. Crawford. aged seventy
three years, one of the most widely
known physicians of this county. who
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