Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-23
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News Of Mont
gomery County.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Speclai Correspondence OF Inc star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. March 49, 1903.
The county commissioners have directed
their clerk to notify the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company to show cause be-
fore April 10 why the tax assessment OF
Its trackage in this county should not be
increased from S12.5o0 to $4,000 per mile.
Ii the Increase is made it will increase the
taxable basis OF the county about $4,000.
The commissioners have also decided tn
make every effort to see that all untaxed
securities, such as stocks. bonds, etc, ara
placed on the tax books.
Mr. Nathan Clifford Stiles of Hunting
Hill, this county. and Miss Grave Bertram
Gather of Gaithersburg were married last
Tuesday at Gaithersburg. the officiating
minister being Rev. William G. Parrish OF
the NJ. E, Church.
A license to marry has been Issued to Mr..
Charles Alaeron Fulks of Gaithersburg. this
county. and Miss Nellie Brayfied Cecil OF
Washington
Mrs. John B. Brewer gave dinner party
Wednesday evening In celebration of tho
birthday anniversary of her son. Mr.. Mich
olas Brewer. Those present included Misses
Bessie Green, Amelia Alexander Verde
kingdom, Nirgie. Ellen and Mary Brewer
and Messrs. John, Russell, Nicholas and
Lloyd Brewer. ,f5r. i5F4.
Among the cases disposed of In the cir
cult court. which convened last Monday,
are the following: The Columbia National
Bank OF Washington agt. Oliver r. Harr.
judgment Tor QeTenGaQt, AOlutnDla NdtlOnat
Bank ast. Ella NJ. Ray and William H.
Mannakee, judgment for defendants: Hor-
ace d. Waters agt. Frederick Stang. judg-
ment for 500; Martha ]. Kemp agt. Will
lam p. Dawson, judgment for S2,s04.1b;
Anderson e Bouic. for use OF Horace u.
Waters. agt. Richard A Bennett. executor
of William H Bennett, Judgment for
s1f3T a; Farmers Banking and Trust COM
pany agt. Charles + Johnson and Laura
V. Johnson, Judgment for Sld2 g.; Farmers
Banking and Trust Company agt Maynard
Bowman and others. judgment for Sl02.62
a, The petit jury has been discharged until
Thursday morning. March -, when tho
criminal docket will be taken up.
At a meeting of the board of county COM
missioners here today, 1t was decided to
serve notice that all persons guilty of OBJ
structing the public highways by leaving
wagons alongside the road and In other
ways, and who encroach upon the public
roads with fences, hedges or other evide 7ces
of possession will be prosecuted. Much
complaint has recently been made to the
commissioners of violations OF the law in
the manner mentioned.
Jacob Miller has been given judgment for
$40 in suit against Mrs. Harriet L. Darby,
trading as the Seneca Elevator Company.
1t represents the value of seventy bushels
of wheat which Miller alleges he sold TO
Mrs. Darby and for which he was never
paid Mrs. Darby contended that she did
not buy the wheat. but that she simply
stored 1t for Mr. Miller, and that it was
consumed by fire that destroyed the ele-
vatorS.
Vinson Peter, son OF Mr.. and Ms Edward
c. Peter, celebrated the eighth anniversary
of his birth by entertaining a number OF
his Rockville friends. The little folks en-
joyed themselves playing games of various
kinds and partaking of refreshments
At the request OF the law enforcement
committee of the Montgomery County Anti
Saloon League Mr.. Frank Higgins, attor-
ney of the league has prepared a Dill for
Introduction at the present session OF the
Iegisla ture, which Is designed to make u
less difficult to get foreign corporations INTO
court In criminal cases. 1t provides that
when an Indictment has been found against
any corporation, joint stock company or
association. it shall be lawful for the attor-
ney general or prosecuting attorney for the
state to cause summons to be issued in
the corporate name of defendant. directing
such corporation. joint stock company or
association to appear in court and answer
the Indictment, and such process may be
served in the same manner as provided for
the service of process In civil cases.
The measure further provides that when
the summons is returned 'summoned' or
SERVED" the corporation. Joint stock COM
pany or association shall be considered as
in court. and the court shall order the clerk
to enter an appearance and indorse the plea
of not guilty on the indictment and further
proceedings may then be had in the Same
manner. as IL the defendant had actually
appeared and pleaded: and that IL the de-
PENDANT be convicted the court may proceed
to pass judgment and the sheriff shall pro-
coed to sell the property OF the defendant
"a In civil eases.
the entire state. The effort to have such a
law enacted is the result OF the refusal or
the Chevy Chase Club at Chevy Chase this
county to come into court and answer an
indictment charging violation of the local
option law of the county. An effort has
been made to get this club into court by
means of writ of distringas. but this has
SO far proved Intellectual