Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-13
ROCKVILLE NEWS.
A Jury OF Condemnation-Public School
Trustees AppOinted-Other Items.
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A Jury OF COndemnation-Public School
Trustees Appointed-Other Items.
ROCKVILLE, May IL, 1891.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
Sheriff Fairall has summoned the following
persons to act as jurors for the condemnation
OF lands for the use Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company in the construction of the
southern branch of their road commencing at
Linden Station, on the Metropolitan branch.
and running to a point on the Potomac river
Selby, Geo. Meem, VIM. E. Mannakee. Thomas
holland. Thos. F. Thompson, Chas. H. Ander-
son. Michael j. Brown, II. w. Hopkins, John
Bryan, Elijah Leizear, Jas. o. Childs, J. W.
Collier, ]. H. Bogley, J. Clayton Williams,
Henry Renshaw, George Mccormick. Sylvester
C. Jones, A. W. Magruder and Nelson Il. Rob,
ertson. The jury Of condemnation will tomor-
row commence their work at Linden and follow
the route Of the proposed road through the
lands of Samuel Lytton, r. T. Perry, E. B.
Graz, Jesse jenkins and the heirs Of DR.. Win
gate.
The board of county school commissioners
were in session here today and made the follow
ing changes in the trustees for the several
public schools: School No. 8, election district
No. 2 DR.. ]. E. Deets, vice G.. NJ. Burdette,
deceased; No. 4, election district No. 2, JOS
White. vice E. C. De Lauder: No. S, election
district No. g. Jas. g. Boss and Chas. H. Ousler.
jr., vice ThOs r. Mllstead and J. c. Fluhart;
No. 6, election district No. 8. W. H. Duna win.
vice John A. Riggs; No. 2, election district No.
II, John W. Burdette, vice Grafton Becraft;
No. 5. election district No. IL, W. F. Duvall.
vice j. L. Mullinix, resigned. The board ad-
1ourned until the I'd OF June, when they will
finally consider all petitions for new school
houses, repairs, furniture, &c.
Mr.. Philip d. Laird, chairman Of the demo-
cratic state central committee for this county.
will this week issue call for a meeting of the
members Of the state and county committees
at this place on the Goth instant at IL o'clock
q. m, Tor the purpose Of making arrangements
for holding the primary elections of that party
Mr.. Frank s. Kleindienst, a former resident
OF this place and for some time past citizen of
western pennsylvania, is at present visiting his
sister. Mrs. Emma V. Carr, at this place.
Mr.. Warner W. Welsh, clerk to the county
commissioner, is at present busily engaged in
arranging the accounts of the public business
Of the county preparatory to making the an
The great number Of transfers of real estate
during the past year and the many improve
ments made upon the same, requiring an in
crease In the assessment, have caused a large adj
ditional quantity of clerical labor in the Offices.
1t Ii thought that. notwithstanding the in
creased expenditure for new court house and
other public liabilities. the commissioners will
be able to avoid an increase in the rate of tax
alton.
In the orphans court today letters of admin
lstration d. b. n. C. I. a. were granted to
Allan Farquhar on the personal estate of Joseph
Todd. deceased: letters Of administration were
also granted to VIM. 7. Poole on the estate of
Thomas H. Poole. deceased. Chas T. Pur-
duIn, administrator Of Joseph NJ. Burdette,
Waters. administrator of c. H. T. Richter.
passed his first and final account q A NJ