Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-19
Rock Vile and Vicinity

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Rockville and Vicinity.
NOTES OF VARIOUS HAPPENINGS IN MONTGOM-
ERY COUNTY.
Correspondence OF THE EVENING STAR
JULY 10th.
Seventeen hundred dollars is the amount to
be expended by the city corporation of the
county taxes collected in Rockville for the
coming year. The county agricultural society
has given the contract to do the printing for the
fall exhibition to j. Cox & Son, Baltimore. Let
tsrs OF administration upon the estate of Jona-
than Sibiey, deceased, of Clarksburg, were re-
ceived from the orphans court on TUESDAY, last
by Mahlon Lewis. Prot T. u Luckett has been
reelected principal of the Rockville academy.
A number of Ladies and gentlemen from this
place and the county attended the twentieth
annual conference OF the sunday schools of the
VI. r. Church South, which convened last We'd
neSday at Wesley Grove camp grounds and
continued in session three days. At a recent
meeting of the county scnool board the follow
Ing ladies were appointed, after successful eX-
animation, to the state normal school: Misses
Mary f Green, Ida j. Dwyer, Alice Gardner,
VI. aesch, Amelia LindIg, and Julia Iinglihg.
Engineer X. Barnard Higgins, OF this town, has
rendered his resignation TO the revenue marine
service. He has been restored to the list OF
cadet engineers by the ruling of the Supreme
Court of the United States, which took effect
June list The state democratic central COM
mIttee will meet in Baltimore early in August.
Mrs Mary A Bouic has purchased for the sum
OF So 200 the VeIrs homestead. situated in
this town. Justice Condict on Thursday com
United George Dorsey, accused of shooting
George Dover, colored, to Jail 10 await the next
session of court Bail was refused. Admiral
Jouett Is at his country home. The Anchor
age, near sandy Springs. Miss SaIoma Myers
OF West Washington, is the guest of Miss Esta
Kaiser, near this place. MIR. r. Bentley and
family are sumnering at Berkely Springs.
DEATH OF a WELL-KNowN WASHINGTON
LAwYER.-Mr. Thos. Jesup Miller. son OF the
late Or. Thomas Miller. died on Saturday morn
ing at Sterling near LeeSburg Va after an i'll
ness of ii few weeks. Mr.. Miller was a native
OF this city, born i'll 1ei., and was graduate
Cd Columbia College OF the class OF 81, when he
took the prizes IOr elOcutlOn and languages. He
studied law with the late WIN. j. stone and
w..s admitted 10 the bar In 1o6o, and was prob
ably the most thoroughly read lawyer of the
bar here His death was announced in the
Equity Court this morning by Mr.. II. W .Garnett
At The request ot the deceased there Will be no
heesih3 Oh the par. Iht remains were brought
10 this city, and the funeral will take place at
Rock Geek cemetery this afternoon.
PoLIcENAN's PISTOL AT THE BASE BALL
Gk"U NDs--PolIcenli,n Sebastian, of the seventh
precinct, was sent 10 the base ball grounds
Saturday 10 GIsperse the wagon drivers VINO
stop their teams tor persons 10 stand on to-
witness the game. for which privilege they
charge ten cents. The officer managed To create
considerable excitement He ordered the crowd
10 dI>perse. which they refused To do, where
upon he drew his pistol and fired, he says, in
the arr, but AN eye witness asserts hat he fired
at the crowd.
MAN AND Boy DRowNED.-Jeremiah Din
neeD. "a tweiye-yeatrold boy, Tell into the out
let lock at the foot OF 23th steeet Yesterday
afternoon and was drowned. His body was re-
c1NeTed---l estefday Nm. Isassiri, "a colored
IMAM, WAS drowned while bathing near the
hortn end OF Long bridge The body was turned
over 10 his brother. living ON u street, between
80 and Al streets southwest.
BOATING Notes.-The Potomac Boat club re-
S.ttst will take place tomorrow afternoon
There Will be a review of the club and races h.
tween WORKING boats and singles fours and
eixht-oared shells 1t is said that the Pn-
a
Courtney to prepare tor the Potomac river re-
sattsi- a boat race will take place Thursday
evening between Gdscoyne and MARITIME and
Inc PFIinlh brothers. The course Will be- from
JiOitznItn's barge three-quarters of a mile up
The ENer and return.
BASE BALL NOTES.-The Nationals dropped
anotheT.game to the Philadel phia team on Sttur-
Gay 10y score Oh 10 L. The home club did the
best batting, but their errors and the daring
base running oi the visitors account for the
score. The Two clubs play again this afternoon
when Farrell will play second base Hines third
and Knowles short Tine Nationals will then 20
10 Boston and play three gaines reIurnino 70
Washington ia time 10 play the New Works ON
Saturday The ~. Louis browns defeated The.
BrOokIyns In Brooklyn yesterday by IA score of
yesterday between news paper men and actors
Tor the benefit oil Daisy Murdoch th. little
actress VII" Is al IN New York, netted $500.
A DECISION AGAINST THE GREAT FALLS
COMFANI.-Ihe United States court in Iiaiti-
more has sustained the demurrer filed by the
Solicitor General Ia the suit brought BY the
OreAt ais Manufacturing company tu restrain
the government and contractors Tor further
prosecuting the work on the water works dam
at the Great Fails The court dismissed tine bill
y SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIvEHsARY- SIM
lay school OF Douglas Memorial VI. r. church
corner oi llth aud III streets northeast held its
heEenth anniversary yesterday afternoon The
Exercises included addresses by Messr, Garrett
son, w heat and Baker, former superintendents.
a. l. FoXwell, present superintendent: Mrs
AAricT, one OF the teachers, and Rev. W iIIitm
Rogers. pastor. This school which held It's first
meeting July Is, 1875, in a tent, with only
thirty scholars, has now the roll iuo scholars
SAI9 He Il A MEGEER OF THE BARN the
case Oi Sparks agt- Phillips, before Judge James
On saturday. Mes>rs. Moore and Fields and
Chase koys appeared, and the point WAS
made that Mr.. koys was not an attorney OF the
court This suspended proceedings, but when
the case Is again called IL is understood that
MI hoys Will produce the record showing his
admission 10 the bar.
RoBBERIES--Saturday evening n thief on
tered the Oitce at Miiers lumber yard on cor
Eer Oi South Capitol and / streets southeast
is1d stole a gold watch and chain belonging 10
DIR. i. T. Clark, valued at SI3O-Saturtiay
evening nickle-plated revolver and SI75 in
money was stolen from Marcellus Vests bar
ROOM, 1T Van Ness park
Foh ABsESTEEs.-As will be seen by their
age ior all class of goods in well lighted and
Ventilated rooms They also make advances
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