Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-14
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE
MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE Nh january

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, January IS, 1906
That the Post ONCE Department will not
be guided in the appointment OF postmas-
ters by the recommendation of congressman
was demonstrated in the disposition of the
contest for the Rockville postmastership
Before Representative Peare had arrived at
a decision as to which of the applicants he
would recommend for appointment he was
notified by the department that unless rea-
sons are presented showing conclusively
that such action would not be for the best
interests of the service the present postmas-
| ter will be recommended for reappoint-
ment.' Representative Pearre will not file
objections, and the incumbent. James P. b
Veirs, whose commission expires on the Goth
Of the present month, will be reappointed.
His only competitor for the place was Willis
b. Burdette. chairman of the republican
county committee.
Al the annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the First National Bank of Sandy Spring
the following directors We're reelected: AL
ban G.. Thomas, John Bready Charles F.
Kirk, Asa NJ. Stabler, Josiah w. Jones,
Francis Thomas, Allan Farquhar William
w. Moore. Edward c. Gilpin. The directors
have elected the following officers: Presi-
dent Alban G. Thomas; vice president, John
Bready; cashier, Henry II. Miller; assistant
cashier, Fred J.. Thomas.
LII. anu NILS. SIldlIeS II. NOuTS6 OF the
Jamestown neighborhood recently held a
family reunion, at which four generations
were represented, as follows Mr.. and Mrs.
Upton Darby, their daughter and son-in-
law; Dr. and Mrs. Nourse, their son and his
wife; DR.. and Mrs L. D. Nourse and their
daughter Rebecca Nourse, the one repre-
sentative of the fourth generation.
Mr.. and Mrs. James &. Ayton of Laytons-
vile have taken apartments in Washington
for the winter months.
Mrs. William Dorsey entertained the Morn
ing Card Club at their home near Rockville
Thursday morning. There were present
Mrs. William V. Bouic, Mrs Ella Anderson,
Mrs. John L. Burnett, Mrs. Harry A. Daw
son, Mrs. Lee Dorsey, Mrs. Robert Peter,
Misses Louise Edmonston, Helen Talbot,
Annie Maddox and Louise Tayloe.7 The
prizes were won by Mrs. Dawson and Miss
Edmonston.
Mrs. Eliza Peter of this place is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. George Dunlop, in Wash
ington.
DR.. Robert C. Warfeld of this place and
Rev. w. f. Locke of Washington will leave
tomorrow for a hunting trip to North Caro-
lima. They expect to be gone about q week.
Mr. Charles II. Griffith, who represents
this county IN the house of delegates, has
secured an appointment for his son, Worth
ington Griffith, as page. This is the only
appointment so far announced for this
county.
Mr.. Frank Marion Williams and Miss Ag-
mes May kidwell. both of Washington, were
married here on Wednesday by Rev. Ernest
L. Woolf, pastor of the NJ E. Church South.
the ceremony taking place at the home of
the minister.
Mr.. John Turner of Loudoun county. Va,
and Miss Mary Anna Beall OF this county
We're married a few days ago by Rev Wal
ter P. Grlggs, rector of the Episcopal
Church, Poolesvte, the ceremony taking
place at Poolesville.
The contract for the construction of an
additional half mile of roadway on the Lay
louisville road, under the provisions of the
state aid law, has been awarded by the
county commissioners TO James NJ. Mount
OF Damascus the only bidder.
1t is rumored that Justice McKenna of
the United Staets Supreme Court has pur-
chased a large house at Forest Glen. this
county, which belonged to the estate of the
late Frank Browning.
Mrs. Washington Waters of this place
who has been critically i'll for the past sew
eral weeks of typhoid fever and other trou-
bles, is reported to be somewhat better, and
hopes for her recovery are now entertained.
appointed assistant teacher at the public
school at GAINESVILLE, taking the place of
Miss Helen Story, resigned.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Montgomery County National Bank
Of Rockville the following board of direct
ors was reelected: Spencer c. Jones, Jo-
seph T. Moore, James B. Henderson. Wilson
B. Tschifely, John II. Gassaway, Frederick
P. Hays James E. Williams, Lawrence ALL
mutt Richard II. Stokes, Hattersly w. Tai
bolt, Richard Poole. William 3. Mobley.
Inc directors reelected OTncerS as rOlOwS:
President, Spencer C. Jones; vice-president
Hattersly w. Talbot; cashier, Richard H.
Stokes; assistant cashier, George NJ. Hunter;
teller, W. Russell Brewer; discount clerk
George P. Henderson; corresponding clerk,
]. Gardiner Darby.
At the annual meeting of the members of
the Montgomery County Agricultural So
ciety the following board of directors was
elected: Lee Offutt, John H. Gassaway,
John H. Bogley, Josiah w. Jones, Charles
F. Kirk. John c. Bentley. Henry H. Griffith,
David H. Warfield, DIR. Robert c. Warfleld
Charles Veirs, Benjamin c. Colt, Gist Blair
All were members of the old board except
ing Mr.. Blair, who takes the place of Mr..
Robert Weaver.
The treasurer's report showed the receipts
for the year from all sources to have been
S10,57s16, being sufficient to pay off over
5000 of the society's Indebtedness, in addi-
ton to meeting the expenses of the annual
fair
1t was decided to urge the county's repre-
sentatives in the legislature to secure the
passage of law exempting the property OF
the society from paying county taxes. and
1t was also decided to make application for
membership in the Home Breeders Asso-
citation.