Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-07
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE
County Commissioners Meet-The New Court
House Turned Overhead Estate Mattrr~
Correspondents OF The Evening Star.

County Commissioners Meet-Tbe Neu f,orrf
House Turned Overhead Estate Matters.
Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
RocKvuLr, Oct z, 1891.
Ats meeting Of the county commissioners
held yesterday the final report Of the commit
tee appointed TO build the new court house at
this place was received and after consultation
was accepted, and the building formally
turned over to the board OF commissioner
In their report the committee recommend
that the records of the county be placed in the
new building soon as practicable. Mr.. Eli
Moulden was appointed temporary jsnitor and
when permanent appointment is made the
person receiving the same will also be ap-
pointed constable with power to arrest any one
who may be found defacing the building or
grounds or acting in a disorderly manner
within the same. The CENTRE cost of the building
according TO the report amounts TO S5l, 2SI.52
Al the same meeting the commissioners ap-
pointed three judges Of election for each Of the
thirteen districts of the county.
During this week considerable interest In
manifested in the work of the officers OF regis
tration. who will close their labors on Thurs
day evening. Efforts are being made by men,
bers OF both parties to hunt up and have
registered all persons entitled 10 the same. In
this district on Monday and Tuesday thlrty-four
names were added to the list and three were
transferred TO other voting places
During last week the following transfers of
real estate have been recorded in the office of
the clerk of the circuit court for this county:
Lee Offutt and wife to Jonathan W. Baker
1864 acres Of land, $500; Rhoda Duvall 70
Mary L. Hall 50 acres of land. S400; Is. II. War
ner and wife to Wyllys S. Gaines, lot Is, block
., kensington Park, $3.50; same to Alphonse
Hart, lots L. s, block 3, kensington Park.
"A 500; Catherine II. and Eli s. Car
roll to John Hoffman lot 30, block
~, Tnkoma Park, $500; Washington Grove
Camp Meeting Association to Lucinda L.
Bushby, lot at Washington Grove. 6; Eveline
Wallace and others TO Lloyd Brown, As acres of
Land s; same to Jas. L. Wallace, acres of
land, g; same to Larkin Wallace. 23IS acres
OF land, $500; John Hoffman and wife to Elic
5. Carroll, lots 81. 80, block l6, Takoma
Park, $1,000; Elic S. Carroll and wife
to Takoma Park Springs Company. lots
81. 80. block 16, Tskoma Park, sl,2OO;
T. Baitzley and wife to Chas. +. Tansill. lots
4, 3. block 6. Si6l.29: National Chautauqua to
Lizzie 5. Lamb, lot 8, block 20, Glen Echo,
$500; same TO Clarence Kenyon, lots /. 3. block
II. Glen Echo, 81. 1850: same to Mary :. Lock-
wood, lot IL, block II. Glen Echo. S772 50;
same to Emily Hazen Reed, lot !, block IL Glen
Echo, $500; Theodore +. Bailey to BENZ. f. Gill
bert lots l9 20 block "a lots 2 g. block IS, Takoma
Park, $40; Miles and Susan Rock to L. Baltzley,
lots 8. 10, IL, square 10. part of Wyoming road,
lots IL, IL, part of lots 10, ID, block Is. Glen
Echo, g; Richard ID. johnson and wife to
Marion L. Duvall. 202 acres of land, 6; Geo.
Peter and j. u. Henderson, trustees, to Harry
J. Finley, Is acres, SO square perches of land,
S3.4 5O; Wilmer q. Plat and wife to Roliison
Coiburn, lots, block I, Granimer farm, g.
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