Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-21
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.
The Canal Question-Real Estate Sale
improvements, Etc.

Correspondence Of the THE EVENING STAR
ROCKVILLE, April 20.
The passage OF the receivers, appointed by
Judge Alvey OF the circuit court for Washing
ton county, along the line of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal is watched by our people with
unusual interest Reports so far received indi-
cate that the canal has not been SO badly in
]ured IN that portion adjacent to the upper
waters Of the Potomac as has been reported,
but when the receivers reach that porto 4
lying between Monocacy and Georgetown they
will find quite different state of affairs. There
Is no doubt that the people living along the i'm
mediate line of the canal, and who have de
pended for support for themselves and famil les
upon the work connected with that waterway,
would rather see the canal put in running
order. but the farmers and business portion OF
the community who have shipments to make
would much prefer a railroad. whereby they
could send their produce to market at any sea-
son Of the year. large farmer of that local
ity puts it in this terse way: when the canal
was open was busy on my farm either In put
ting In saving my crops, and when winter
came and had comparatively little to do and
wished to ship my crops to market the canal
was closed. and so | had to wait until early the
next spring and take whatever the market gave.
l have often in that way lost all the profit !
would have realized had facilities to send il
IN when the prices were up" This is a general
opinion of farmers, and about the only persons
opposed to a railroad to take the place of the
canal those who look upon the place OF
lock-keeper or boss upon repair boat as Sec
ond only to place IN the cabinet
In addition to the farm purchased of w. W..
Poole near Jacksonville for $4,000 Mr.. Charles
A. McEuen of Washington has bought the De-
lawder farm of 24l acres near Boyd's station
and the farm of Charles r. Darby near Barnes
vile, containing 81 acres, both lying adjacent
to the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. Mr.. McEuen has also other
large investments in real estate in the county.
Messrs. II. W. Talbot. Spencer c. Jones,
Samuel Riggs, W. b. Mobley and d. II. Dawson
have recently made large investments in the
McQuail Coal and Coke Company of Virginia.
On Saturday next. 26th instant o game of
base ball will be played between the Emerson
club of Washington and team recently organ
lied here by w. S. Sleeman of the Rockville
Academy.
meeting of the committee having in charge
the building of a new court house at this place
will take place next Tuesday, when it is expect ted
that the architect will present his plans and speci-
tications. upon the receipt of which the building
committee will at once advertise for proposals
for the construction OF the building.
Mrs. II. L. Neirs has now in course of con-
struction a fine residence on lot Mt the west
end of town, recently purchased of MIR. Henry
y. Copp of Washington.
Mr.. j. Heath Dodge of the War Department,
who recently purchased the residence of Mrs.
5. d. Higgins, this place. will in a few days
commence repairs to the dwelling house, rails
ing it story higher and adding other modern
improvements. sam.