Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-07
FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Mr.. Geo. G. Patterson Killed by the Cars
What IL Going on In the Neighborhood.
Il TEE EVENING STAR.

Correspondence Of TEE EVENING STAR.
ROCKVILLE, March 6, 1885,
The citizens Of this place were to-day much
shocked by the news that Mr. George c. Patter-
son, a resident of Gaithersburg, and for many
years a citizen of this place, had been killed at
the railroad depot here while in the act of get
ting of the Gaithersburg train. 1t appears
from the testimony Of those who saw the acct
dent that after the train stopped Mr.. Patterson
attempted to get of, but before he had reached
the platform the train began to move, and as
he stepped down he was thrown beneath the
wheels and had both of his legs almost severed
from his body, his back broken and one of his
hands mashed to q jelly. He was in the
seventy-eighth year of his age and had
been in feeble health for some time. Mr.. Pat
terson was gentleman well known in this
county, which he had represented in the legis-
iature Of Maryland for two sessions several
years ago. He was also for several years a
clerk in the Post-0fice department at Washing
ton, and for a time deputy in the Office of the
clerk OF the circuit court for this county. Dur
ing the past few years he has been engaged as
agricultural editor of the Baltimore weekly
Sun. He leaves two children, Mr.. Harvey Pat
terson, of Philadelphia, and Miss Virginia Pat
terson, Of the Agricultural department, Wash
ington.
At meeting of the board of county commits
sioners held here to-day resolutions Of respect
we're pdsseu On the ueatn OF commissioner
John @. Etchison, who died last week. and in
respect to his memory the board adjourned I'M
til the 18th instant. The vacancy in the board
occasioned by the death of Mr.. Etchison will
have 10 be filed by the governor until the next
general election, and il Is understood here that
the appointment will be conferred upon Mr.. j.
N. Etchison, brother of the deceased.
By order of Judge Vinson. of the circuit
court, jury was yesterday empaneled to de-
termine the sanity of Mr.. Samuel Mobley, who
has been confined in Jail here for some days.
After the examination of several witnesses the
jury came to the conclusion that he was insane,
and he was ordered to be sent to Spring Grove
asylum, Baltimore county, for treatment.
Miss Agnes Campbell, formerly of this place,
and now of Lima Ohio, is at present on a visit
ern home in q few days.
Miss Addie Mcdonald, of Martinsburg va,
is at present guest at the residence Of Mr. w.
A. Davis, this place.
Mr.. W. E. Earnshaw Of Washington, has a
force Of hands engaged in laying the founda-
ton Of his large building at Derwood to be
used ~ q hay and straw baling establishment,
and expects to be able to occupy it in about six
weeks.
The funeral of the late Samuel T. Stonestreet
took place here to-day from the church. and
was largely attended by persons from all parts
Of the county.
Information was received here to-day Of the
death of Mrs. Carlotta Sheckell wife Of Mr. R.
several years a resident of this place, which
event occurred at Detroit, Mich, this morning.
Mrs. Sheckell was in the forty-seventh year of
her age and leaves a husband and several chill
dren- among them the wife of Mr.. W. r.
Humphrey, of this town. s, A. NJ