Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-24
ROCKVILLE NEWS.
General and Personal Items From
Montgomery County.
al Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, March %. 1907.
Mrs. A. L. Collins wife of Mr.. John Col
Inns OF Potomac district, this county, died
last night, aged thirty-nine years. She had
been i'll a long while of an affection of the
lungs. Her husband and five children sur
yive her.
The young gentlemen of Rockville have
issued invitations to their annual Easter
ball. which will be given in the opera house
the evening of April 2. The committee OF
arrangements Is composed of Messrs. John
Anderson, Wilson S. Ward and Lee Kemp.
The chaperons will be Mrs. Richard H.
Stokes. Mrs. Henry Bradley and Mrs. VIII
liam Dorsey.
The following cases have been disposed
Of in the circuit court at this place since
the converting of court last Monday morn
Ing: Henry w. Offutt agt. John Masterson
q Son. verdict for Ofutt: John III. CASA
way agt. John T. Hawkins. judgment for
Gassaway for $50 II; E. Ebert & Sons agt.
Alexander G.. Carlisle. Judgment for Ebert
for $40; Charles Boswell agt. Wallace E..
Ricketts, Judgment for Ricketts, for $27 80;
John Ogden agt. Samuel d. Waters. admin
istrator of Leonard Ogden, Judgment for
Ogden for $500: Ida F. Raines agt Charles
j. Green. writ of replevin quashed and
Judgment for Green for costs; John L. B.
Wilhide ast. Walter Cecil, Judgment for
Wnhide for S299.27; Henry M Talbot agt.
Dionysus Hilton. Judgment for Talbot for
5000; Farmers Banking and Trust Com
pany agt. John ]. Umstead, Judgment for
bank for S2O5O7; Howard F. Ritter agt.
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Mont
gomery County, removed to Howard county
for trial.
William II. Parsley. one of the oldest
residents Of Montgomery county, died a few
days ago at his home at Lay Hill, aged
ninety-siX years. His death was due to a
general breakdown of the system. He
Ianx. cfStA- G. De- - g., \
Spring, and the following sons and daugh-
tiers: Mrs. Annie E. Baer and Mrs. NJ "
Mcdonald OF Baltimore Mrs NJ N. King OF
washington g,un John w Parsley of Burtons;
Joseph B. Parsley of Takoma Park
Mr.. Parsley was born at Brookeville and
resided in Montgomery county his entire
life. He was lifelong democrat. having
cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson.
Mr.. Parsley's funeral took place from the
NJ. p. Church at Brookeville, the services
being conducted by Rev. III. C. Smith of
Liberty circuit.
James w. Mallonee of Kensington has
through his attorney. Arthur Peter filed
suit in the circuit court at this place for an
absolute divorce from his wife, Martha A.
Mallonee.
The last regular meeting Of the wednes-
day Club of the Sandy Spring neighborhood
was held at Willow Heights. with Miss
Virginia Stabler as hostess. Miss Helen l..
Thomas read paper on Venice by Moon
light Miss Rebecca T. Miller a paper on
Authors Associated with Venice" Miss
Mary Brooke paper on THE Rise and Fall
of Venice" and Miss Dorothy Brooke a
paper on Venetian Artists"
In the orphans court at this place let
tiers testamentary on the estate of Benja-
min White have been granted to Harvey J.
White; bond, $4,000. Letters testamentary
on the personal estate OF John Maddox
have been granted to Addie c. Maddox:
bond. $1,000 Downey NJ. Williams admin
istrator OF jeremiah l. Williams has filed
lFy- fTrys ~ FL
ceased and has been granted an order of
sale