Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-13
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Matters of General and Personal In
terest in Montgomery County.

Special Correspondence of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, January Is, 1906.
Mr.. Arthur Ernest Kiotz and Miss Nellie
Fheresa Kee, young Washingtonians, came
out to Rockville yesterday afternoon and
were quietly married by Rev: S. r. White,
the ceremony taking place at the home OF
the minister.
The Ladies' Missionary Society Of the
Rockville Baptist Church last evening held
it's annual tea at the home of Mrs. 8. B.
Haney. The Christmas envelopes, contain
ing offerings for the Chinese missions, were
opened. Music, games of various kinds and
refreshments made the occasion an enjoy
able one Among those present were Mrs.
John w. Keys. Mrs. S. B. Haney Mrs. w.
V. Bouic, Mrs. John Kingdom, Mrs. George
c. Lewis, Mrs. George E. Lewis, Misses
White, Mabel Shaw, Mabel Haney Verde
Kingdom, and Messrs. S. A. Lehman, s. r.
White, s. B. Haney, and Rev. Thomas H
Campbell and DR.. George E. Lewis
Rev. r. A. Smith, pastor of the Baptist
Church at GAINESVILLE, this county, left a
few days ago for Cumby, Tex, to visit his
parents. He expects to be gone about a
month.
Miss Melinee Rhodes of Baltimore is the
guest of Mrs. Wallace Welsh at this place
The Baltimore and Ohio detectives and
the county officers are making q careful
investigation of the recent robberes of rail-
way stations along the Metropolitan branch
In this county. Within the past few weeks
the depots at Garrett Park, Derwood,
Washington Grove and Gaithersburg have
been entered by thieves, the last named
being broken into Wednesday night, al
though no plumber was secured. County
crooks believed to have been the per-
petrators, as the work was evidently not
that of professionals.
Mrs. A. c. Mcclure, who has been visit
ing Mrs. John l.. Burnett at this place, has
returned to her home in New York.
The ladies of st. Mary's Catholic Church,
this place, held their annual oyster supper
and festival in the Opera House Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings. 1t was attend
ed by the people of the community gem
orally, and was social and financial sue
cess. The various tables We're presided
over by the following: Supper, Mrs. Charles
J. Maddox. Mrs. Lee Offutt. Mrs. Alfred
Ray and Mrs. John E. West, assisted by
Tlack. Mrs. Charles veirs Mrs. Wallace
E. Ricketts,. Mrs Henry Clagett and
Misses Margaret Jones. Katie Carr. Har-
rlet Robertson and Maggie Mahorney;
candy. cake and ice cream table, Misses
Lavinia and Rose Wagner and Emma
Carr, assisted by Misses Lillian Morgan,
the Misses Rabbit and the Misses Yearley.
The pleasure was heightened by music by
a Stringed orchestra.
Mr. Richard II. Butler of Potomac this
county, and Miss Emma R. Thomas, a
former resident of this vicinity, were mar
ried here Wednesday afternoon by Rev
Thomas ]. Packard, rector of Christ Epis-
copal Church. the ceremony taking place
at the rectory.
Rev. 8. R. White oficiated at the mar
riage here Wednesday afternoon of Mr.
James Madison Case and Miss Mary e.
Thrasher, both of this county, the home of
the minister being the scene Of the event.
A few days ago Mr.. Ernest James Shreve
of Washington and Miss Pearl Power
daughter. of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Power
of this place, were married in Washington
by Rev. Mr.. Staley, pastor OF the West
Washington Baptist Church.
Joseph Fish of Gathersburg, who was
convicted a the November term of the cir
cult court for this county of carnal knowI-
edge of girl under the age of fourteen
years, has been denied new trial by Judge
Henderson, but has been paroled in COM
pliaIlce with a numerously signed petition
Of the citizens of Gaithersburg and vicinity