Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE
EVENTS OF GENERAL INTEREST
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
ecial Correspondence of The Star.


| ROCKVILLE, Md. May Is. 1906
Mrs. James c. Bean of the vicinity of
Bethesda died last night. Her husband
| survives her. The deceased was formerly
| Miss Mullinix of the upper section of the
| county.
Jesse II. Roberts, who resides a few miles
| from Rockville was seriously injured in
q runaway accident near the Baltimore
and Ohio depot here this morning. His
horse took fright at a passing train and
became unmanageabe. Mir. Roberts was
thrown from his buggy and struck his head
against the curbstone. He received sew
eral ugly cuts and bruises and was rem
dered unconscious, in which condition he
remained about half an hour. He recoy-
cred sufficiently to be taken to his home
later in the day. Mr.. Roberts is more than
eighty years of age
Weddings announced for next month i--
clue those of Miss Mary Trail, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hezekiah Trail of this vi
entity, and Mr.. James Brawner Nicholson
of Washington, and Miss Nette w Eng
land. daughter OF Mr.. John G. England
of Rockville, and Mr.. Ulysses Griffith, jr.,
of Laytonsville Miss Trail and Mr.. Mich
olson will be married June 6 and Miss Eng
land and Mr.. Griffith the day following.
Mrs. Hervey Brown, Mrs. Robert c. War
field, Mrs. George Z. Lewis and Miss So
phie Higgins. members of the executive
committee of the Rockville Civic League,
appeared before the Rockville town coun-
ell last evening in the interest of the work
for which the league was formed. II was
explained that ii is the hope of the or
ganization to do considerable toward i'm
proving the sanitary condition of the town
and to assist in improving the general ap-
pearance of the streets of the town. The
ladies were courteously received and were
informed that their requests would be
fak def 81
acted on at the next regular meeting OF
the board
Considerable interest is being manifested
by base ball lovers throughout the county
in the Montgomery County Base Bail
League, the opening games of which Will
be played next Wednesday.
While handling a peg-tooth harrow
few days ago Mr.. Columbus Ricketts, of
Garrett Park sustained a serious injury.
The harrow fell upon his feet, one of the
teeth penetrating and passing entirely
through that member. He has since been
on crutches.
Mr.. Daniel Minor OBrien of 2114 35th
street, Washington, and Miss Mary Turn
burke of 1915 Union street, Washington,
visited Rockville yesterday afternoon and
were married by Rev. Thomas II. Camp
bell. pastor of the Baptist Church.
A dwelling house on the farm of Mr..
William E. Muncaster, near Redland was
destroyed by fire last Tuesday night, as
was clubhouse that stood nearby. Mr..
Samuel Lezear. who occupied the build
ing, lost all of his household effects, and
the members of his family, who were
asleep at the time had narrow escapes.
Mrs Harry A. Dawson and children, who
have been visiting Mrs. Dawson's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hoff, at Reading, Pa.
have returned to their home here.
The Rockville Woman's Club met Thurs
day afternoon at the club rooms. The
president, Miss Beulah White, was in the
chair, and Miss Isabel Kingdom served as
secretary. The program included responses
from modern writer's, a paper on impress
sions of London" by Mrs. n. D. Onutt,
and a paper on Current Events by Mrs.
Robert N. Bayliss Mrs. Edwin NJ. West
and Mrs. G. W. Ribble were proposed for
active and associate membership, respec-
lively.
Miss Richards of Reading Pa, is the
guest of her cousin, Mrs. Harry A Daw-
son.