Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-05-09

Local Electi0ns.-The several incor-
porated towns Of this county held elections
on Monday last for mayor and councilmen
and the subjoined reports give the results,
as very kindly made by correspondents OF
the SENTINEL
ROCKVILLE.
AT the biennial election held in Rockville
on the 9Th instant an entire new Board of
Town Councilman were elected, composed
of DR.. Daniel F. Owens, Mayor Samuel
B. Haney, Chas. b. Jones, Lee Offutt and
John M. Heagy, Councilmen. Messrs VIM
Reading and A. S. Daily were also in the
field, but were defeated, although they re-
ceived a handsome vote. Not one of the
present Board aspired to re election, all of
them declining to enter the race. The cleo
ton was not accompanied with the usual
excitement attendant upon former occasions,
nor was there any politics to manifest itself
during the day. The new Board meets for
the first time on the first Monday in June
next, and is looked upon as perfectly capa-
BILE to administer the laws with justice and
economy and without fear or partially.
GAINESVILLE.
The election for Commissioners for the
Town of GAINESVILLE on Monday last 9Th
instant, passed off quietly. There was near.
ly full vote and resulted in the election of
S. S. Hays, John W. Brown, VIM. T. Hilton,
Leonard 1. Hays and Allen 5. Orme There
was but one ticket in the field; the election
Of the above named was therefore unani-
nous. They are the same as the last board,
except Mr.. Orme, who takes the place of
DIR. Wood, deceased. The judges of cleo
ton were Messrs. l.. Eagle, A. +. Jamison
and Chas. S. Nichols. The new Board will
organize on Saturday evening, the 18th
instant, and will most likely choose the
same officers they had last year. r.
BRooKEvILLE.
The election of three Town Commission
ers took place on the 9th instant. The fol.
lowing parties were elected to serve for the
term of two years: VIM. Miller, John w.
Metz and j. II. Parsley. The Board will
meet sometime before June 1st to elect one
of the members MS president, also clerk
and town bailiff. AS our town has Just
been incorporated and the Commissioners
serve without pay, the election passed off
very quietly. Our corporation tax is limit
ed to ten cents ON the hundred dollars,
which with the road tax will give us about
$3.50 to spend on Improvements, and feel
assured that by judicious expenditure of
the money our town will, in few years,
show marked improvement. The only
thing we need now is a railroad to make our
place more accessible, although we now
have a double daily stage route to Laurel
for being one of the healthiest in the State,
being about three hundred feet above tide
and surrounded by fine rolling country
During the Summer months we have mum
bers of boarders who enliven our town con
siderably; a great majority OF them are
army and navy people. We have good
schools, churches stores, mills and mechan
les of all kinds in our town, and last of all,
but not least, new squire, who will be
found at his lately remodeled off &c on Main
street, formerly occupied by the late Roger
b. Thomas. In our next we hope to be
able TO tell you Of the many Improvements
now talked of. NJ p Ii.
GAITHERsBURG.
On Friday evening, May End, the citizens
of this place met in Norman Hall and NOM
mated by ballot ten gentlemen TO run as
candidates, five TO be voted for on Monday,
the 9Th The vote was as follows: l. Il.
Fulks 20, II. G. Miller 81, Francis Duvall
81, o. G. Neon 40, DIR. Z. G. Etchison 40,
John A. Belt 46, Giles w. Easton SO, s. S.
Gloyd 81, S. G. English 26, z. M. Smith 30
DR.. Etchison and j A. Belt receiving the |
same number Of votes and being the largest
vote polled, will necesstate another cleo
ton, as the law reads the one receiving the |
highest number of votes shall be the Mayor |
or the board may elect Mayor, and if the |
latter is adopted il will obviate the neces- |
sity of deciding the tic by another election |
between Mr.. Belt and DIR. Etchison, who |
with S. s. Gloyd, Giles w. Easton and o.
G. Meem will constitute the board for the |
next two years. The excitement vas in
tense and the battle warmly fought Sew
enty -four votes were cast and the most pop |
ular man getting only As. o.
POO LESVIILE.
Edward Wootton, Il. w. Mailing, Thos. |
Hoskinson, Chas L. Grimes and c. Il. Poole
were elected commissioners of PoocsviIle, |
on Monday, the 9Th.
TAKOMA PARK
Takoma Park recently received Il charter
from the State of Maryland to form a town
government. An election was held Monday
last and the following were chosen: Mayor,
Benjamin f. Gilbert council, George III
Bailey Vance Lewis, Daniel Smith, F.
j. Lung.
DAMASCUS.
The election held here on Mon lay result
ed in the election of Messrs. q. w. Day,
p. B. Souder and Levi w. Pearce for Town
Commissioners. There was but one ticket
in the field and consequently the election
created no excitement. Y.