National Republican., 1885-06-20
SUBURBAN GOSSIP.


Inc ways 10 DTOOkeNllic arc many anu
devious, but the safest, swiftest, and most
direct is by the Baltimore and Ohio, Metro
politan branch, TO Rockville, thence by
stage line, in northeast direction, to this
small village, ten miles away.
BY an act Of the legislature, in 1903,
Brookeville was created into q town, taking
It's name from the Brooke family, settlers
In the vicinity. A representative man OF
this well-known family is Roger Brooke,
whose ancestor, Robert Brooke, was the
first settler on the PatuXent river.
Thomas Moore, at whose instance the
town was created, was the inventor of the
first refrigerator ever made. IL was pat
ented in 1903, and was small enough to be
carried ON horseback. II consisted of an
oval cedar tub, 1S or 20 inches deep, In
which was placed square tin box contain
ing twenty-five one-pound prints Of butter.
Between the tub and box was ice, and the
whole was covered with rabbit skin (fur
on), and lastly with coasre wooden cloth.
Butter was thus carried twenty miles to
Georgetown In the warmest weater, kept
hard and firm, and there was generally ice
enough left to,giye each purchaser lump.
This same Thomas Moore founded the
town of Waterford, in Loudoun county,
Va, which he named from his home In
Pennsylvania.
The Methodist Episcopal and the Meth
odist Protestants have church ediilces, and
the Methodist Episcopal Church South holds
its meetings in the Odd Fellows Hall,
pastor, Rev. Bond, of the Rockville circuit.
Rev. @. X. Nelson, ID. D., for many years
professor Of st. Johns College, Annapo-
lis, is the principal of the Brookeville Acad-
emy, an institution chartered by the legis-
lature in 1915.
The location Of the academy is remarka-
BILE for Its beauty and health, being 700 feet
above tide-water. It is q half mile from
Brookeville, and the town itself is very pic
turesque and beautiful, some OF the streets
running crookedly up and down hill.
The /. o. o. f. lodge was removed to
Brookeville from Triadelphia -four miles dis
tant), and on Jan. 80, 1864, It's first
meeting was held. The lodge was chartered
at Triadelphia Oct. 20, 1876. The pres
ent hall was purchased Nov. o, 1859,
from the trustees Of the academy.
Brookeville has its quota OF summer
boarders, those who prefer the quiet and
seclusion OF real country life to the gayeties
Of the seaside and mountains. Though
there is no hotel In the town, homes are
amply provided for all who wish them by
private families. Brookeville, Sandy Spring,
and the neighboring villages are proverb-
tally noted for their hospitality and indus
try. DR.. Martin is the physician.
Rockville.
Washington city can no longer hold the
palm; 1t must yield its laurels to Rockville,
for the ofllceseekers are as numerous in the
latter city as the seventeen year locust.
The candidates for the various offices, as
far as announced, are For sheriff, w. w.
White, William II. Carr, William b. Miller,
and j. A. Shelby; for commissioner, j. d.
Gardener, G. ii. Griffith, l.. A. Darby,
Nathan Shaw, Henry Bradley, William II.
Mannakee, and j. N. Benton; for clerk, u.
ID. Waters and b. s. White; house of dele
gates, j. Il. Burdette; for register of wills,
Rudolph Watkins and Robert Carter. Be-
sides these calls have been made upon the
following j. c. Holland for commissioner,
Col. Bowie for clerk, and w. ii. Talbot for
| state senate.
The second meeting of the Madeira
Circle, missionary and literary society
combined, took place on Saturday evening
| The Montgomery House is the next meet
ing place. A lawn party given on the 16th
for the benefit of the Episcopal Church, was
success and well attended In spite of rain.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad, always
desirous of accommodating the Rocllvillians,
have issued excursion tickets for the sum
mer at the reduced rate Of 60 cents, round
trip, sold on Saturdays, and good to return
to Washington till Monday.
A match game of base ball Is to be played
| on Saturday afternoon ut the fair grounds,
between the Alexandria (Va.) nine and the
| Rockville Stars, and on Wednesday Of next
week the latter will try their skill with the
Tennallytown nine.
Miss Mollie Wilson, Of West Washington,
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ii. NJ. Talbot.
The annual examination, payday, Teach
ers' Association, will be held July at the
public school-house. There will be large
delegation from this county to the State
Teachers Association at Deer Park July Z,
8, and 0. The summer excursions to Pen
Mar, Harper's Ferry, and Luray will stop
Mt Rockville for party of ten, but no less.
Hotel arrivals: Corcoran-W. A. Toulman,
j. ii. Barker, w. p. Hickman, Chas. Downs,
w. j. McGee, r. d. Miller, NJ. G.. Emery and
wife, of Washington, ID. c.; w. b. Griffith,
Baltimore, Md; L. A. Rice, Frederick, Md.
j. w. Metz, Washington, d. c.; Montgom-
cry House-T. W. Schaeffer, w. Z. Pierce,
w. s. Waddey, VIM. Duffy, f. j. Brooke,
G. L. Stewart and wife, Washington, d. c.;
G. L. King, Chicago; A. Z. Hill, barnes
town, Ohio; s. Brown, Baltimore; Edward
Deacon, London, England; w. d. Jones,
Baltimore; James Irwin, Philadelphia. j.
Jay Camp and family and Miss L. Grover,
Washington, d. G., have engaged board fol
the summer.
The drought is so bad In the western part
of the county that the farmers are despair.
ing Of their crops coming to any account
The local rains have done little good, and
more of this clear warm weather means
"lard timesp Tom CARLYLE,