Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-01
FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
What II Going on in Rockville and
Vicinity.

Special Correspondence Of The EVENING STAR.
ROCKVILLE, June 30, 1889.
State's-Attorney Edward c.. Peter, of this
place, who is quite an enthusiast IN the poultry
raising-line. about week ago obtained fifteen
eggs from the nest of a partridge and upon
which the mother-bird had been setting and
transferred them to the nest Of q pet bantam
here on his premises. Several days elapsed
and then the young birds made their appear
ance, looking lively and apparently contented
with their new mother, who seems as proud Of
them as if they were her own. They are as
yet very small, but eat with avidity, and prom
Use to soon become full-grown and healthy
An effort will be made to domesticate them.
party of civil engineers engaged in sur
yeylng route for the proposed new Washing
ton branch of the Gettysburg and Harrisburg
railroad are now located near Damascus, in the
northwestern section of this county. The
route SO far taken by the party follows the
water shed of PARIS ridge, and will cross the
line OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
Mount Airy. Several lines will be run before q
definite route is ixedupon through this county
to the District Of Columbia. 1t was supposed
that the road would be built through the eastern
section OF the county, this being the most
direct geographical line from Gettysburg to
Washington, but since the destruction of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal an effort will be
made for detour Of the line in o western
direction SO as to secure the transportation of
the crops in that section.
The new issue of repair bonds by the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal company has had the
effect Of somewhat raising the hopes of the
people Of the county in the ultimate reopen
ing of the canal and those living along the
line who are able to do SO appear to be will
ing to invest.
The wheat harvest in this county has about
closed and farmers have met with much diff
Guilty in operating the heavy self-binders on
account of the softness of the ground, rendered
so by the long-continued rain. In operating
these machines yesterday Mr.. VIM. Veirs near
this place lost horse from oyer-exertiOn,
and Mr.. VIA. Dawson, near Jacksonville, on
the same day lost one from similar cause. In
running binders this year large increase OF
horse power has been found necessary
Mr.. John Monday. living a short distance
from this place, and for several years a resi-
dent Of Georgetown, who has been lying at the
point of death for several days with typhoid
fever, is now considered cohyalescent
The county commissioners held meeting
here yesterday for the purpose of completing
the levy of taxes for the year. 1t is understood
that the rate will be clio on the hundred
dollars.
1t is understood here that an effort will be
made In the next legislature to have a law
passed empowering the county commissioners
to levy an additional tax to pay the interest on
bonds TO be issued for the purpose of raising
money to pike the principal roads of the
county. The annual levy for the repair of dirt
roads, opening new ones, &C.. now amounts to
about 10000 and il is considered that fully
half OF this sum Is virtually thrown or washed
away each year s. A NJ