Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-19
SUMMER RESORTS TO LET.
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News Of Mont
gomery County, Md.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, May 10, 1907.
Mr. W. Outerbridge Spates. who some
weeks ago announced his candidacy for the
democratic nomination for states attorney
for this county, has definitely decided not
to seek the nomination this time. His with
drawal leaves five candidates in the field
Messrs Bowie F. Waters, Alexan Kill
gour, Thomas M. Talbot, ]. Abby Hender-
son and Clifford H. Robertson.
The stockholders of the Washington,
Colesville and Ashton Turnpike Company
have elected the following officers: Super
intendent, Asa NJ Stabler; secretary ond
treasurer, Benjamin H. Miller; directors,
John Thomas H. NJ Marlowe, E. Lloyd
Fawcett. William E. Shaw, L. H. Kelly and
Robert H. Miller. The annual statement
showed the total receipts for the year to
have been $3,9S7.4s and the expenditures
$3,94553. During the year $1,731.44 was
spent for repairs to the road
Col. Spencer c. Jones has gone to SOUTH
western Virginia to look after his business
interests.
swore out a warrant against James Gas
kins. d colored resident of this vicinity,
charging him with cruelty treating
twelve-months-old grandchild of his COM
mon law wife. It is alleged that the man
during quarrel with the woman threw
the infant at her, breaking leg ami an
arm. and that since then he has tortured
the child by forcing it to stand on it's
broken leg; by holding it against Il hot
stove; by pulling It's hair and cruelty
treating it-in other ways. He has been
committed to Jail to await the acton of
the grand jury. A number of the ladies' of
Rockville are endeavoring to have the in
FAINT placed in a Baltimore asylum
The Misses Kefauver, whose home Is
near Bethesda, recently entertained a large
number of their friends at dinner. In the
party were Mr.. and Mrs. Ralthaus, DR..
Thompson and Mr.. Austin Lester of Wash
ington, Misses Rena and Vaudia Brad
dock. Maud Heagy, Bliss Edmonston and
Grace Kefauver of Rockville; Misses Elsie
and Edna Kefauver. Mamie and Lena Ke-
fauver. Edith and Myra Magruder, Stella
and Beatrice Haney, Rebecca and Helen
Kefauver, Mrs. Walter Haney and Mr. Os-
car Kefauver of Bethesda.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Gleason and c! ildi en-
have returned to their home after visiting
Mrs. Gleason's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Assheton, in Virginia.
Considerable interest has been aroused
throughout this county by the announce
ment that the friends of Mr.. Philip d.
Laird of this place are contemplating
booming him for the democratic nomination
for clerk of the Maryland court of appeals.
Mr.. Laird Is regarded as pee llarly we'll
fitted for such a position, and would, it is
understood, accept the nomination If ten
dered him. He IS at present president of
the Farmers Banking and Trust Company
The Rockville District Teachers Assoc'a-
ton met yesterday afternoon N the high
school building, when an interesting pro-
gram was rendered.
The stockholders of the Union Turnpike
Company of this county have elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
President, Charles F. Kirk; secretary and
treasurer, Washington Bowie; directors.
John A. Baker, George Bonifant, John C.
Bentley, Josiah w. Jones, Thomas w.
Waters. George w. Bready, Hanson G.
Cashell and Donald NJ Bowie.
The farmers Of Montgomery county are
understood to be considerably exercised
over the slaughter of sheep by dogs. The
feeling throughout the county Is said to be
largely in favor of the enactment of law
placing a heavy tax on dogs.
Buster" Brown, young colored resident
Of this place, was before Justice of the
Peace Reading here today to answer a
charge of malicious destruction of property.
He was unable to furnish security in the
sum of $3.50, and was committed to jail to
await the action of the November grand
jury.
+ Mr.. Frederick Augustus Van Denbergh of
Elkins. w. Va. and Miss Zera Edith Ar
rington of Washington We're married here
yesterday afternoon.