Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County, Md.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, August s, 1907.
Mrs. Harriet f. Muncaster died about
o'clock yesterday morning of an affection
of the heart She had been in poor health
for year or more, and about a week
ago was taken worse and failed to rally
She was nearly eighty-two years of age
Deceased was the widow of Ohio c. Mum
caster. Surviving her are the following
children: DIR. Stuart 3. Muncaster and
Alexander Muncaster of Washington Mrs
John J. Higgins and John Calvin Muncaster
of Rockville, Mrs. John II. Gassaway of
Germantown and Walter j. Muncaster of
Cumberland
The Rockville fair will be held this year
as usual notwithstanding reports to the
contrary. Such has been definitely decided
by the board of directors A report became
I current that there would be no fair be-
cause of the refusal of Judge Henderson
of the circuit court for this county to
grant license permitting pool selling on
the races. II being contended in certain
quarters that the fair could not be success
fully conducted with that feature elm
mated. 1t stated this morning that
there is possibility that pool selling will
yet be permitted. Judge Henderson re-
fused TO act one way or the ,other in re-
gard to the license, holding Aat the law
delegating to the circuit courA the right
to pass upon the question is unconstitu-
tonal, SO the matter has been taken up
with Judge Motter and he has not yet rem
dered his decision.
, Mr.. Frank Wilson Houchin of Durbin,
w. Va, and Miss Eula Pearl Nottingham
of Seebert, w. Va, visited Rockville YES
terday and were married by Rev S. r.
White of the Baptist Church The same
minister officiated at the marriage here of
Mr.. Murray Pierce and Miss Ollie Patter-
son, both of Washington, and MIR. John L.
Block of Greensburg, Pa, and Mrs Mary
Virginia Clarvoe of Washington.
1t has been announced that animal
campmeeting at Emory Grove, which is an
event of the year with the colored popula-
ton of Montgomery county, will begin Sat
urday, August II, and continue the usual
period Coupled with the announcement is
the warning that the strctest order will
be preserved by the management, and Gran
shooters and proprietors of walking speak
easies' will be prosecuted to the fun eX-
tent of the law" Joseph d. DuvalL Wash.
ington Kicks and Frank T. Duvan compose
the committee of arrangements.
| Dr. Warren Price of kensington was be-
| fore Justice of the Peace Reading here
display on his automobile the number of
his Maryland license. He was arrested
several days ago by Deputy Sheriff Quinter
DR.. Price explained that he had owned the
machine only few days, and at the time
of his arrest had applied for but had not
received his license. Justice of the Peace
Reading imposed a nominal fine.
| Mr.. John Paul Jones of the lower section
of the county, who was arrested several
weeks ago by Deputy Sheriff Collins on a
/ similar charge, appeared before Justice
Reading, and stated that the number OF
his license the front of his automo-
bile. and that IL was not a so on the back
due TO the fact that he did not know
the law required it. The case was dis
missed