Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-05
LETTER FROM roc kVILLE, MD.
Summer ROarders From Washington
Mrs. AimOncy's Deatil-Wa ellington
GrOye-;he New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Political.
of The EVENING STAR

correspondence of The EVENING STAR
ROCKVILLE. July 4.-The unexpected death in
Washington, of Mrs. Mary A. Almoney. or
Wednesday evening, cast gloom over our en-
tire community, where she has lived for thirty
years and where she was so much respected
Her remains arrived here yesterday morning
and after appropriate religious ceremonies they
VIII be taken to Baltimore county for interment
The cottages at Washington Grove are grad
ually being filled and it is expected that several
families from Georgetown will arrive there dur
ing next week
The seventy-fifth annual exhibition of Rock
vile Academy took place at the Town Hall on
Friday evening last. and a large crowd was in
attendance. Many old citizens OF Washington
were educated at this venerable institution
Captain VIM. o. Seinan. formerly state SEN
ator. is lying dangerously i'll at his residence in
GAINESVILLE district. this county.
j. Gibson and wife. X. G. Parker. U. S. A.,
and family. A. =. Reed and family and Mrs. H.
e. Bowers and family. all of Washington, have
taken rooms at the COrcoran for the summer
Major Frank Strong and family. Richard Evans
and family, the wife and sister of Mr.. Brown
(of the firm of Fitch, Fox & Brown mother
ana TWO children of Senator Garland. all OF
Washington, have recently taken board for the
summer ut the farm of T.. o. EdmOnstOn, near
this place. This is the farm that was purchased
by Bi@clow. the defaultng cashier, and upon
WHICH lie Hdo almost completed flne residence
at the time of his arrest.
The Montgomery National bank of Rockville
was opened for business on TUESDAY last and
during the day deposits to the amount of S31 900
were made. The building is handsome and we'll
arranged. and the facilities for business equal to
that of any institution of the kind i'm the conn
ties of the state.
Large numbers Of black bass are daily being
caught at the mouth OF Muddy branch. Gu the
Potomac. about nine miles frcm here.
On tuesday the commissioners finished the
county levy The rate of taxes for the year are:
state 1874 and county SG1I cents on the SlOO
The teachers of the public schools were paid of
on tuesday. and the annual examination COM
menced on Wednesday The schools will not
open again until september 18TH
MI c. N Trundle living about two mies from
this place had 4 valuable horse killed and two
others badly wounded by savage boar hog on
sunday night last. They were in the pasture
field.
DR.. and Mrs Walsh and two children. Mr..
Melg@s and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Reddington
ard two children and Miss Rooms. all CT Wash
lEGton, are located for the summer at the hoard
ing house of Miss Jennie Hodges. this place
Mr. ). G. Cromwell. of the HGtcitt: r. NJ t;oun-
die ana family Judge Lawrence and wife. Mr.
conrad ana family. all of Washington. and Mrs
w N. Within. Miss Bessie and Master Joe Null
zen, OF BaItilnGre. are summer guests at the
boarding house of Mrs. Il. T. Ve;rs. of this place
Miss Annie Maddox. daughter of DR.. c. j. Mad
COX. OF this place. and Miss Jennie Bailey.
daughter Of the late JOS. I. Bailey. have lust
returned nome after an absence CT two wears at
Lorett0 convent. Canada
council of the Sons Of J0naGab has recently
heen Organized at Concord in Potomac district
superintendent lsaacs has visited all points
along the line of the {. and O.canal and notified
employees oi the recent reduction i'm their wares
Inc ashln9tGn monument can he plainly seen
from the Montgomery gold mines, about one
mile above the Great Falls.
COL Jas A. Boyd. the owner of the most ey-
tens!Ye dairy in the county. has recently pur-
chased an additional lot OF fine bred COWS from
iIeslGent Garrett, CT the b. and O.
Inc entertainment 10y the ladies of the Episco-
pal church. on Tuesday night. was a complete
success and gave great satisfaction The net
receipts We're over S1G0
George W. Stewart, who was found to be in
sane by a jury at this place on Saturday last
was ON Monday removed to Spring Grove asy-
lum.
Miss Corneiia Brent, of Atlanta, Ga. daughter
OF the late George Brent. of Virginia is visiting
Col VIM kiGOur. this place.
Mrs Laura Bland. of st. Louis. No. is on a
visit to the family OF n. ID. Ofutt. esquire.
Blaine and Logan picnic will be held at Mt.
Zlon. on the 18th instant. Francis Miller esq.
ana Others will address the meeting This opens
the camuajGn i'm Our county n