Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-16
OUR MARYLAND NEIGHBORS,
Montgomery County News-Real Estate
Sales-Court Notes-Rockviile Affairs.
Of THE EVENING STAR.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, May Is.
Mr.. William Reading has made a contract for
the erection of two fine dwelling houses at the
eastern end of town.
The June term OF the circuit court will COM
mence on the second Monday of the month.
Among the important cases to be tried are
those OF Blaine agt. Brady (removed from
Prince George county,. and that Of Keedy agt
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for damages,
which will probably occupy about three weeks.
During the erection of the new court house
the sessions Of the court will be held in the
town hall. The building committee having in
charge the erection of the new court house
have extended the time until May II, up to
which time bids will be received.
MIR. VIM W. Russell, a nephew of Alexander
W. Russell. paymaster in the United States
navy, left here yesterday to take charge of a
corps Of engineers to lay of lots at Lynchburg
Va.
Miss Bessie Lyddane has awarded to E. NJ.
West the contract for the erection of a seven
room dwelling on her lot opposite the Chris
tlan Church in this town.
Mr.. Geo. A. Wilson, son OF the late Samuel
Wilson, prominent farmer of this county,
this week left here to take position under the
firm of Walter \. Wood 4 Co., at HoosIc Falls
NY.
A recount of the votes given at the election
last week at Gaithersburg makes DR.. E. C.
Etchison mayor of that town.
Mrs. Sarah McCahill. a lady well known in
Washington and this place and a sister of the
late John l.. Kidwell OF Georgetown, left here
today for a summer residence in Canada, where
she will be accompanied by her niece, Miss
Ella kidwell of Washington.
The contract for building a house at Der
wood for Mrs Mary L. Matthews has been
awarded to John c. Powell. This building will
be two-and-a-haf stories high aud will contain
ten rooms.
The following gentlemen have been sum-
moned as jurors by Sheriff Fairall to condemn
land on the line of the Glen Echo railroad to
be constructed through portion of our county,
w. Z. Muncaster, ID. II. Warfeld. c. W. Fields
n. D. ofutt, W. r. Humphrey, David Carlisle,
4. J. Allnuth. J.W. Case, Geo. W. Meem. r. L.
Ball, 1hos. j. Owen, Ihos H. Wilson, Iilleary
l.. Ofutt, James n. GIngle, Jonathan Magru-
der, Geo. Plyer, Elias Keyser, Henry b. Kisner.
Daniel Kraft, John II. Nichols, Benjamin F.
Ball The jury will meet at the District line
next Monday morning. The lands to be con-
demned are those Of Louis +. Shoemaker,
Henry W. Offutt, Louis E. and Mary Shoema-
ker, Sarah Perry, Louis @. Solyone, James III.
Loughborough and others.
The new town council Of this place go into
office on the first day of June, with Dr. D. f.
Owens as mayor. Mayor Owens and Mr. Lee
Otfutt OF the council have been appointed to
confer with the county collector of this district
in regard to the proper assessment within the
the town amounts to "a. $50. SO. Messrs. Jones
and Heagy of the council have been appointed
a committee to define the duties and salaries
OF the different corporation officers, who win be
elected next Saturday.
At a recent meeting OF the Agricultural So
ciety held here it was resolved to join the
National Trottlng Association. At this meeting
premiums on thoroughbred. standard bred and
registered heavy draft stations were raised TO
$40 and IS. Jersey grade cattle we're stricken
from the list and Channel Island grade to in
clude both Jersey and Guernsey, were substi-
tuted instead. Chester, small Yorkshire and
Essex hogs were added to the list. Premiums
on poultry were reduced from 81 to 81 but
this is offered for all varieties
Julian II. Miller, real estate agent, has.
during this week, made the following sales in
this county: For VIM. I. Beach to j. e. BeaII
10 acres at S4O5 per acre; for Jacob Ernest to
II. W. Ofutt l219 acres for $1,000; for Mai. G.
a. Arson to j. f. Mitchell 81 acres for 1000:
for J. NJ. Gingell TO j. E. Mitchell 81 acres for
ga, 800; for j. L. Mitchell to John Goddard of
Washington 81 acres for SIS, 900; for Mr. John
Connell TO j. E. Mitchell 80 acres, $4,000; for
Mr.. Williamson to Jacob Ernest Az acres
$4,000; for j. W. Parsley to J. L. Mitchell A
acres, 81, 400; for DR.. Green of Washington to
William Il. Beach Al acres, 80. $50; for J. NJ.
Gingell to j. Z. Mitchell Is acres. 81 700; for
DIR. Elgin to j. f. Mitchell IA acres, Is, 500;
for Ii. Bradley Davidson to j. Z. Beall l3i
acres, ego, 900; for j. NJ. Gingell to j. L. Mitch
ell 90 acres. Sl6,500.
Messrs. Dorsey W. Offutt and A. s. Daily
have been recommended by the republicans OF
this place as enumerators of the census for this
district
straw rick on the farm Of Mr.. Rudolph
watkins was destroyed by fire Tuesday after
noon, entalilng a considerable loss. SAM