Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-28
Affairs In Montgomery County. Md.

NuOntSOmcfy NO0ntys M0s
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS AND BUILDING IMPROVE
NENTS AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE LOCAL
OPTION DEMONSTRATIONS sERvICRs-A STRANGE
ARRIVAL. ETC.
Correspondence Of TIE EVENING STAR
ROCKVILLE, March q, 1884.
This pleasant town having become almost a sub
urb OF the capital city. hundreds OF county peo
pie being engaged in business there. while many Of
your business men have homes In our county, an
occasional letter from here may not prove unnter-
esting to the thousands Of readers OF THE EVENING
STAR.
The spirit Of improvem ent and enterprise seems
70 be rife In our midst, and within q short time
several transactions in real estate have taken place
MT VIM. Reading, VINO recently purchased the fine
residence, With small farm attached OF MI JOnn
t. Brewer. Immediately east OF the railroad station
at this place. on Tuesday purchased an addiiio
tract OF q acres adjoining from DR.. E. F. Stone
street The price paid for the former property was
$500. and for the latter $50 per acre. We learn
That 1t Is the intention OF Mr. Reading to lay of the
latter purchase in lots, and TO Immediately COM
mence the construction OF several handsome build
ings thereon.
Dr; Stonestreet, who owns quite a number OF
eilgiDle lots III town. is about to commence the
erection OF two spacious dwelling houses on Mont
gomery avenue. about two squares from the depot
lie has also just opened stone quarry on his prop
cry, the product of which is pronounced to be val
liable building stcne-an article much needed here.
Work upon the new National bank building here
Will commence in a few days. and Mr.. Geo Shaw,
VINO mas the contract for furnishing the building
stone. has commenced to deliver the same. When
ttuS w Ill Ut u HANDSOME puiICc anu Is
situated opposite the court house and adjoining
the town hail. Being in such close proximity to
tsse new buildings, the natural ugness and dllap-
ldation OF the court house Will lie better appre-
ciated.
Court has been In session for the past ten days,
put up to this time but small amount OF business
mas been transacted. The case OF Garrett agt. Stew
art. which occupied the attention OF the court for
several days last week, came to an abrupt cOnclu-
sion on Monday by one OF the jurors not making
MS appearance on account OF sickness. and the case
mas been continued TO next term Many witnesses
nave been examined by the grand jury, principally
In relation violations OF the local option law and
several Indictments have been found In view Of
The many Violations OF this law, and the great cost
TO the county OF witnesses before the court each
the law and to favor a high license system. The
grand jury adjourned yesterday evening, having
four Indictments.
The road case Of Riggs agt Griffith is now on
trial, nearly 100 witnesses being In attendance, and
much ii I'm, interest Is manifested in the result.
bishop Perry. or the Protestant Episcopal church.
PAID Il Visit 10 our county this week. holding con-
nmat1on services In several OF the churches that
denomination. at this place he was assisted by the
resident pastor, Rev. hr. Brown, and Rev. l. g.
Av1rett, OF Silver Spring parish Four persons
were confirmed at this place and eight at Gathers
burg.
The Summit hotel. at Gaithersburg. under the
management OF MIR Wash. b. Williams, is rapidly
growing In popularity. and the Washington Grove
notei, adjacent. now In charge OF MIR. G. E. N0yeS,
is being put in frSt-caSs order for the accOmulOda-
ton OF summer boarderS.
dHlluil IllEue us appearance on the
place OF Hamilton Cue, near Cedar Grove, this
county. In the shape of pig having face some
Thing like a monkey. nose like an opOssum, eye
lashes. but no eyes, and hnd feet resembling those
OF child, while Its body IS that OF pig. This de-
scr1ption Is vouched for by reliable people in the
neighbOrhoCd.
ChaS thompson, who wounded Nelson and Buck
Thompson last January toy q shot from pistol
near Boyd's. has been indicted and given bail in
the sum of $ioO.
GIRL SENT To THE PENITENT1ARY FOR
1BAR--1da Prathcr, cOlOred girl. Indicted for
second 0tfense petit larceny In the Criminal Court
Judge Wylle, to-day, withdrew her plea OF not
guilty. and. pleading guilty. received sentence of
one year in the Albany pententiary.
COOP TEMPLARS' VIsITATIoN.-Theo officers Of the
Grand Lodge made their scmi-annual visitation to
star of Hope Lodge. No H. last night. and a num-
Der or visitors were also present from Clements
Lodge. During the evening 1t was voted by the
Lodge to pay iraternal visits to Chambers Rescue,
Perseverance, and star OF the East Lodges, on
March 2sth, 3st and April I'd and Sth. respectively
Among those who TOOK part In the exercises OF the
evening were MeS1rS. Kastrom, Lanman. Wood
ward. EmlnOnS. johnson and Bailey Misses Maston
and kaiStrOm, and the Frtar family.