Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-07
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont.
gomery County, Md.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Ed, December 6. 1907.
By invitation Of the Farmers Club OF
Goshen, representatives of the various
farmers clubs and similar organizations
Of Montgomery county met in the opera
house here Thursday and launched a
movement for radical change in the road
system Of the country. Under the system
now in vogue in the county the county
commissioners have absolute control over
the roads. If the plans Of those who at
tended yesterdays meeting are carried
out the entire control Of the county road
system will be shifted to board of three
road commissioners to be appointed by
the governor. 1t is also proposed to en-
ploy convict LABOR on road work and that
there shall be appointed an engineer for
supervision.
1t was decided to issue call for a
mass meeting of the taxpayers at Rock
vile, December II, when the suggestions
mentioned will be finally acted on and
when committee will be named to con-
fer with the countys representatives in
the legislature for the purpose of framing
legislation embodying the reforms de-
sired.
DR.. ]. N. Mccormack of Bowling Green.
KY, delivered an address in the court
Things Which Doctors and Other People
Ought to Know About Doctors. DR.. Nc
Cormack is chairman Of the organization
committee Of the American Medical Asso-
citation. He is touring the country deliv-
ering lectures in an effort to interest pub
lic-spirited citizens in preventing and
stamping out disease by cooperating with
the physicians and is carrying on a
campaign for pure food, pure drugs and
better sanitary conditions.
~ lad hat Yn1.v
whose body was Wednesday afternoon
found in blacksmith shop on what is
known as the Graeves farm, about three
miles from Rockville, died from exposure.
1t is supposed he entered the blacksmith
shop for shelter from the weather, the
night being stormy, and fell asleep. Fail
ing to return to his home Tuesday night,
Mr.. Johnson and others Wednesday morn
ing instituted a search and about O'Clock
in the afternoon found the body.
Judge Henderson has signed a decree
granting to Margaret Bell an absolute di-
vorce from Jasper Bell, on the ground
Of desertion.
Arthur Greenbury jackson of Potomac
and Miss Lille Lavinia Weaver, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Weaver
Of Glen Echo, were married Thursday in
Rockville, Rev. e. L. Wolfe. pastor of
the M. E. Church South. officiating
John Thomas Sims of Brightwood, D.
c., and Miss Maud Murray Of Leon, Va,
afternoon, the officiating minister being
Rev. S. r. White.
A license to marry has been issued by
the clerk of the circuit court to Alexander
G: Howell and Mary J. Hill, both Of
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Bogley of this
vicinity have issued invitations to the
wedding reception of their daughter. Beu-
lah Beckman Bogley. and J. G. Coleman
Of Washington, whose marriage will take
place the evening Of December 10.
Mrs. William Dorsey was the hostess
this week Of the Morning Card Club, her
guests including Mrs. Lee Offutt, Mrs.
Robert B. Peter, Mrs. Lillian p Able,
Mrs. Ella Anderson, Mrs. L. l.. Nicholson,
Mrs. George P. Henderson, Mrs. Robert
N. Bayliss. Misses Minnie Lowry, Eliza
Choate, Rose Williams and Rose Hender-
son. Miss Choate won the first prize and
Mrs. Peter the second. A delightful lunch
con was served.
Mrs. Lee S. Dorsey and daughter, Kath-
crime. are visiting Mrs. Dorsey's father,
Col Washington Bowie, In Baltimore
DR.. E. B. Prettyman of Rockville is
dangerously i'll and his friends are much
concerned. Several days ago he was taken
ill of acute indigestion and 1t is said his
heart is now seriously affected.
Edward Anderson has returned to Rock
vile from the jamestown exposition,
where he was in charge of a government
exhibit.