Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-18
OUR MARYLAND NEIGHBOIS.
Real Estate Matters I'm Rockville and
acknowledgements White-Caps.
of TEE EvYsrxe sr,n

Correspondents of TIE EVENING STAR
ROCKVILLE, April II, 1889.
During the past few days quite number of
! sales Of real estate have been made in this vi
cinIty. the most important being the sale by
Mr.. Cooke d. Luckett Of the large four-story
brick hotel in the west end Of this town, and
eight acres of land attached. to Mrs. Mary J.
/ Colley and Mr.. Chas. W. Bell, of Washington,
for Ss,0O0 The building is as yet nou COM
| pleted, and the purchasers intend to have il
| finished. at a cost of $4,000, for the reception
Of boarders during the month of June. The
house is one of the finest in the county, and
from its tower may be obtained fine view of
the surrounding country, including the Sugar
Loaf mountain, Washington monument and
other objects of interest.
Messrs. Peter & Henderson have sold the
property of the late John r. Hall, at Gathers
| burg. to Mr.. Allen Rutherford, of Washington,
for 1880.
DR.. DIETRICH has sold to Mr.. J. Stock, for
$500, an acre lot at Knowles station, upon
which the latter will at once commence the
erection of a fine mansion.
Mr.. Samuel ID. Waters has purchased of Mr..
II. NJ. Husband his store property at Knowles
| station for $4,000.
Alexander Jeffreys. a white man, living in
| the vicinity of Boyd's station was taken to the
house of correction yesterday by Sheriff White.
| to which place he had been committed by JUS
tice Dutrow for stealing chickens. A few nights
before his arrest he was visited by half dozen
young men of the neighborhood disguised as
"White Caps" and called to the door by two of
| the party on the plea of getting a drink of
water. When Jeffreys made his appearance he
was seized by the two young men, but being a
powerful man he succeeded in getting them
both inside the house and locking the door
proceeded to give them thrashing. The other
four of the party then succeeded in forcing
open the door to release their comrades upon
which Jeffreys called to his wife to give him
his gun, upon which the whole party made a
sudden retreat. Many petty depredations in
the community have been attributed to this
man.
George Martin, colored, who was indicted by
the late grand jury for obtaining goods on false
pretenses was arrested last night by Sheriff
White and lodged in Jail at this place.
Mrs Evan Thomas, of Washington. and two
daughters have taken rooms here for the sum-
mer
Miss Gertrude Collum, of Philadelphia, is at
present guest of the family of Major Lowry.
Mr.. Robert Peter, son of Hon. Geo. Peter,
left here to-day for Buffalo, n. Y, where he
will make his future home.
Mr.. III. A. Dawson, who left here about four
years ago. and has since been engaged in mer-
chandiZing in Dakota, returned home a few
days ago, but expects to return to the west in
short time. Mr.. Dawson was for some time a
clerk in the Washington city post-ofice.
Mr.. Roburtus Trundle. formerly of Pooles-
vile district, this county died yesterday at his
home in Loudoun county Va, in the thirtieth
year of his age. He leaves number of rela-
tiyes in this county and in the district.