Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-23
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
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Special Correspondence Of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, April 90, 1907.
Automobiles who violate Glen Echos
speed regulations are keeping that town
on Easy street so far as finances are con-
cerned Since the first of last September
an amount aggregating about 500 in such
fines has been turned over to Mayor Gar
rett or this amount 500 has been collected
since March 1. Notwithstanding the heavy
fines imposed by Mayor Garrett the law
continues to be violated, and the town Of
ficials express themselves as Of the opinion
that automobile money will continue to
flow into the towns Golfers.
William Henry Poole. aged twenty-eght
and Miss Grace E. Durrer. aged twenty
two, the young man giving his place Of
young lady as Rookersville, Va, were
quietly married here this morning by Rev.
Samuel r. White of the Baptist church.
The ceremony was performed at the home
Of the minister, and Immediately afterward
the young couple left for Washington.
1t was announced here this morning that
Mr. Randolph Luhn of Poolesville will
enter the contest for the democratic nomi-
nation for sheriff. 1t was also stated that
William A. Hempstone Of the same local
| ity will, in all probability, be candidate
| for the same nomination. William r. En-
| brey OF Bethesda district who some weeks
ago announced his intention Of seeking the
! nomination. has. it Is said, definitely de-
cided not to run.
E. Wilkerson Jones, a young farmer of
| the vicinity of Diekerson. has decided to
make fight for the democratic nominal
ton for county commissioner from the
third collection district. making three as
pirants for this honor. the others being
Charles M. Williams and Benjamin c.
Colt.
The first base ball game of the season
for the Glen Echo team was played yes
fnr6q a at Enhn
defeating the Concord aggregation by the
score of % to 2. Husband and Carroll for
Glen Echo and Evans and Weaver for
Concord were the batteries.
Saturday afternoon the Rockville team
crossed bats at the fair grounds here with
the team representing the Wayside neigh
borhood. Rockville won by the score of II
to 3. Robertson and Carr for Rockville
and Wenner and Day for Waysde were
the batteries.
Special services in the interest of the
fund now being raised for the erection of
a new house of worship will be held in
the Baptist church here next Sunday
morning There will be addresses by Cliff
ford H. Robertson A. A. Braddock and
! others, the building committee will report
and there will be devotional exercises.
The Rockville Stars. Rockvlle's crack
colored base ball team. won its first game
of the season this afternoon by defeating
the Kensington team by the score OF IL TO
/. Mason and Meads were the battery for
Rockville and Adams and Onutt for Ken
sington.
Mr.. Albert Merriam Freeman and Miss
Mary Louise Lauxman. both Of Washington,
came out to Rockville today and were
quietly married. After partakinS OF dinner
at the Corcoran Hotel they returned to
Washington.
Miss Nettie E. Lyddard has resigned as
principal Of the public school at Cedar
Bend this county.
Albert S. Dalbey has sold to Miss Josie
Higgins of Oney a house and lot in the
eastern section Of Rockville. The consid-
Grafton is understood to have been 1850.