Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-28
OVER THE MARYLAND LINE.
The Question of Canal Versus Railroad Re-
vived-Other Matters.

hNeu-otheT Mdttefs.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE November "a.
Yesterday the circuit court, after the dis
charge of the jury in the Digs murder CASE
who were unable to agree. took up the case of
the state against Edgar u. and VIM. Watkins.
charged with assault and highway robbery
Edgar NJ. is rather noted character in this
community, being the young man who shot and
killed Edward Trail near Middlebrook about
two years ago and for which he was tried and
acquitted in the circuit court for Howard
county. Since that time he has served term
OF six months in the house of correction for q
violent assault on members OF his fathers
family and a few months ago he was arrested
in company with his brother. white boy
named Dove and colored man, charged with
assaulting and robbing a Jew peddler in the
vicinity of Gaithersburg. The trial of this case
occupied the entire day and at its close the
jury returned verdict of guilty The two
prisoners were then committed to Jail to await
their sentence. Court adjourned until Mon
day.
Mr.. Thos. c. Milcose of Ivy Mills, Pa, and
Miss A L. fancy. daughter of Mr. JOS A.
laney OF this county, were married ut ST. Rose
Catholic Church on the 18th instant by Rev. NJ.
J. RiordaE.
ing were married at the home of the brides
parents at Gaithersbur8 on Tuesday last by
Rev. j. ID. Martin.
Mr.. Samuel Boswell is reported as critically
III at his home in Jamestown. Rev. DR.. Orlando
Hutton of Brookeville is recovering from his
recent severe sickness
Dir. Bowie Magruder has sold his farm of
1iO1s acres near Olney to Mr.. Gus Cashen for
$3.50.
Thanksgiving day was observed here By an
almost at sfrs ,nfIsx
!lSlous exercises IN the various churches. Fam
ny reunions were the order of the day.
The principal topic discussed in the county
during the past ten days was the signing of the
bond of the "A bondholders of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal the filing of the same nj IA
gerstown and the inauguration of repairs on the
waterway, but those interested were again
doomed to another disappointment by the ac-
ton of the board of public works giving the
attorney general OF the state orders to institute
proceedings to test in the court of appeals the
validity Of the decision Of Judge Alvey turning
the work over to the bondholders under GER
tain conditions. The fact is the people most
interested In this county in the restoration of
the canal or the building of railroad along
the route have but little faith in the prospect
OF restoring the waterway and look upon 1t as
a scheme OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company to prevent long as possible the
building of competing line. 1t is also the
| opinion that 1t would be impossible for the
bondholders, or more properly the Baltimore
| and ONO. to repair the line by Nav next but
that they depend upon the court granting fur
| ther time, that the exact date at which the
! people living along the line would iind relief
"onid be In the dim vista of the future. 1t is a
,act That nine-tenths Of the people interested,
both IN this and the other counties OF western
Maryland, are in favor of a railroad and op-
posed 10 the patching and doctoring of con-
Germ that has for years been an incubus upon
the state. SAN.