Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-20
MONTGOMERY COUNTY. MD.
Plan for the New Court House-Real
Estate Sales-Election of Omcers, &c.

Correspondence of The EVENING STAR.
ROCKVILLE. March 20.
The Gaithersburg Mutual building associa-
ton, No. 3, was organized Wednesday by the
election Of the following officers: p NJ. Smith,
president;J A. Belt, vice president; ]. T..
Fulks, treasurer; s. 7. F. Sterrick secretary;
d. NJ. Talbot, solicitor. Directors--P. NJ.
Smith, ]. A. Belt, R. j. W. Brewster, D. G..
Carlisle, A. F. Meem, G. w. Crawford, II. C..
Miller. The committee to prepare articles of
incorporation consists Of C. W. Crawford, J. A.
Belt and ]. L. Lodge The shares Of the as
ISOLATION are limited to 400, of which 252 have
been taken, with good prospect that the bal
ance will be in a short time.
During the past week the following sales of
real estate have been made in the vicinity of
Bethesda, this county: Hillary Ofutt, 100
acres, to J. B. Wymer for $50, 900; Jonathan
Magruder, n acres, to F. Bangerter for Sc, $50;
&. u. Pierce, house and lot, to Miss Amanda
Counselman for 5000; w. G. Offutt, 40 acres,
for $4,000; Spencer Watkins, 102 acres, to John
E. Beall for $50, 900.
At the anniversary meeting Of the Waverly
club of Gaithersburg the following officers
were elected; J. L. Lodge, president; 8. g.
English, vice president; s. 7. +. Sterrick, sec
rotary; G. T. Fulks, treasurer; j. l.. Lodge
DID,. editor; H. c. Miller. librarian; Mrs. H. J.
Hogan. assistant librarian; executive commit
tee: c. F. Hogan, J. H. Nichols and ]. A. Belt
The orphans court has granted letters of ad-
ministratiOn on the estate of VIM. H. Carr de-
ceased to H. W. Talbot. esq
The new court house building committee at
their meeting yesterday finally adopted plan
for the edifce. The size of the building will
be 62x1lS feet two stories high. with basement
On the first floor will be located the Office of
the clerk of the court, collectors room wit
nesses' room, grand jurors room, register of
wills office, commissioners room, sheriff's Of
fee and room for states attorney. On the
second floor will be located the main court
room, 5Ox60 feet, with ceiling "a feet high and
lighted by ten large windows; also rooms for
judges school commissioners, county sur
veyor and petit juries. The front of the
building will be finely ornamented with q bal
cony at the second floor and the whole will be
surmounted by a steeple. in which will be
placed a town clock. The building will be
tire-proOf throughout, no wood being used
except for rafters, window frames and doors
The basement will be used for the heating and
ven,ilating apparatus.
The time OF the circuit court for the past
two days has been occupied i'll the trial of the
case OF John Selby against VIM. r. Gather to
recover go for the value OF a dog alleged to
have been killed by Gather on his farm. about
three miles from this place. The dog was
caught In a snare which the latter had set OH
his place for the purpose of catching some
dogs that had some nights before killed num-
Der OF his sheep. Quite a large number of wit
nesses were examined, and after argument by
counsel the jury returned verdict for the de-
PENDANT. sam.