Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-26
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News Of Mont
gomery- County, Md.
pecial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Nd, May 25. 1907
Judge, James B.. Henderson of the circuit
court has signed a decree granting to Bes-
sie@J MexleyiHof Damascus district, this
county an absolute divorce from her hus-
! band, Alvia A. Monkey, on the ground OF
desertion. The allegations Of the bill were
not denied. -; ,~ss.,s s,..,,ls e,ass
Mr.. Brainard H. Warner of Kensfngton
Thursday evening entertained large gath
erins in Emory Grove Church With a de-
scription of hts recent travels abroad He
was given rising vote of thanks
A license to marry was today issued by
the clerk Of the circuit court here to Bever-
Iy r. Thornton and Henrietta Hammond,
James Tyler and Raymond Jenkins, both
colored are In Jail at this place awaiting
hearing on the charge of larceny 1t Is
alleged that several days ago they broke
open slot machine, In the Baltimore and
Ohio depot at Germantown and appropri-
ated the contents, amounting to $l.6S. They
we're arrested by Henry J. Voght, Baiti-
more and Ohio detective.
Valley Bowie and Eliza Ziegler Young coll
ored residents of the upper section of the
county, pleaded guilty before Justice OF the
Peace Joseph Reading here today 10 charges
of disorderly conduct on a public highway
and each was required, to pay fine and
costs amounting to $40. !,
Decoration day viii be observed by the
ercises at the Rockville cemetery. There
wild be music and an address,, and the
graves will be strewn with flowers.
Mr. Edward 8. Dawson Of this place left
few days ago for West Virginia to join
an engineering, corps Of the United States
geological, survey. He, will be away all
summer e. "a az
The funeral of Robert L. Adanlson one
Of the oldest and best known farmers of,
this section of the county, who died early J,
Thursday morning. took place this after
noon from the family residence. three miles
from Rockville. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Ernest L. Woolfe pastor
of the M. e. Church South. and the inter-
ment was in Rockville cemetery.
Herman Weisenberg and Miss Jennie NJ
Carmodyss- young ~ ashingtoniars. were
married In Rockville about o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Thomas ]. Packard, rec
tor Of Of Christ Church tsS
showered with rice by a party Of young
folks sS~
at itstmeeting this week by Mrs. Morgan
Washburn. Those playing were: Mrs
Reverdy Stuart, Mrs. Ohio Talbot, Mrs
Robert B. Peter, Mrs. Lee Offutt, Mrs. E.
Nicholson. Mrs. Washburn. Misses Julia
Brawner, Rose Henderson, Minnie Lowry
and Rose Williams The prizes We're won
by Mrs. Stuart and Miss Rose Williams.
A license to marry has been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here to Frederick
u. Williams of Washington and Miss
Evelyn y. RosS OF LyncnDur8, va
Washington b. Chichester of Olney dis
trict has decided to be an applicant for
the democratic nomination for sheriff of the
county.
Spencer c. Jones, Edward C. Peter. Hat
tersley w. Talbot. Blair Lee Robert G.
Hilton and Albert ]. Almoney were the
Montgomery county democrats who at
tended the recent meeting OF the state CEN
trail committee in Baltimore
Walter Loveless, the former proprietor of
Rock Spring Hotel, on the Conduit road.
who Is in Jail here awaiting trial on in
dictments charging him with violating the
local option law of the county, has de-
clined to accept the suggestion of States
Attorney Robert B. Peter that he plead
guilty and be sentenced to a term of three
months In the house of correction. His
case will not be tried until the November
term of court, and. unless he can furnish
bail he will have to remain in jail here
until that time.