Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-21
ROCKVILLE.


Special Correspondence of The Star
ROCKVILLE. Md. June 81. 1910.
Mamie Griffin, colored. employed as a
domestic near Bethesda, this county. filed
suit in the circuit court here against the
Washington and Rockville Electric Rail
way Company for damages in the amount
of $4,000 SIZE is represented by Attorney
Alexander Kilgour of Rockville. Several
weeks ago, 1t is alleged. the woman, while
a passenger on one of the company s
cars, was insulted by = conductor, who
was convicted before Justice Reading
here and fined $50 and costs. The incl
dent is the basis Of the suit.
William Edwin Ray aged thirty-three
years. died Sunday in Washington hos
pital of complication of troubles. He
had not been well for week or more.
but his condition was not regarded as
serious until a few hours before his death.
when pneumonia developed. He is sur
vived by his wife. He also leaves his
mother, two sisters and four brothers.
Mr. Ray was the eldest son of the late
Richard T. Ray of Linden, This county.
Miss Ruth Elizabeth Herndon and
Claude Aubrey Taylor. both of Culpeper
Saturday evening by Rev. Oscar w. Hen
derson. pastor of the Baptist Church. the
ceremony taking place in the parlor OF
the Montgomery Hotel.
Mrs. Annie Rebecca Owes and Fitz-
hugh Leo Rodgers, both of Washington.
were also married here Saturday evening.
the officiating minister being Rev. W. u.
Keene, pastor of the Southern Methodist
Church.
Mrs. Alice Bouic and daughter. Mrs
Harry Buck and the latter's little daugh-
ter, Veirs Buck, have gone to Atlantic
City to spend several weeks.
Irving Lehman of this place, for severa.
years a clerk in the Washington city post
Office. has gone to Oklahoma Tor stay OF
several weeks.
Miss Annie c. Fairbanks of Ballston.
Va. and James Horsey Clements Of Fort
Myer, Va. were married in Rockville
yesterday afternoon by Rev. S. r. White
of the Baptist Church, the ceremony TAX
ing place at the home of the minister in
the presence of two friends Of the young
couple, who left for Washington imme-
diately afterward.
The funeral of William Edwin Ray:
who died Sunday, following an illness of
only a few days, took place at II O'Clock
this morning from Grace Episcopal
Church. Woodside. The services were
conducted by the rector. Rev. George
SON of the late Richard T. Ray of Lin
den, who was for a number of years a
county commissioner for this county. He
was thirty-three years old. He leaves
a wife, mother, four brothers ana TWO
sisters.
The Montgomery County Fox Hunters
Association, recently organized among
we'll known followers of the hounds in
this county, Washington city and other
nearby points, will hold field trials the
last three days of Thanksgiving week.
near Rockville. Two stakes will be COM
peted for, the Al-Age and the Derby.
The All-Age will be run Thanksgiving
day, and will be open to all foxhounds.
and the Derby, which is open to all dogs
whelped after January 1. 1909. will be
started the morning of November 20. The
Judges for both contests will De George
linn of Somerset, Va; James d. Hall.
jr. of Warrenton, Va; Percy Wilson of
Staunton. Va, and William Waters Of
Clarksville. Md. Cups, medals and rib
bons will be awarded.
The pack contest will take place Satur-
day morning. November 26. Each pack
must consist of eight hounds. and the
entry fee will be S.. The pack making
the highest average will receive three
fourths of the entrance money and a
silver cup, and the pack coming in sec
ond will receive one-fourth of the en-
trance money and ribbon.
The sport will conclude with banquet
at Rockville the evening of Saturday
November %.