Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-13
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Politicians Get I'm Their Work at a Picnic
Real Estate Transfers-No:es.


Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE. July r. 1891.
The Rockville and Tenleytown Electric Rail-
road Company have completed their road and
now have cars running regularly from the
District line 10 Bethesda Park. about six miles
from this place. Cars leave the junction of
this road and the Georgetown and Tenleytown
road every half hour daily. Work on the ex-
tension of the road to this place is still
progressing.
George Hopkins, a negro from the vicinity
of Sandy Spring. has been committed to Jail at
this place. charged with disturbing religious
worship at Sharp Street Church i'll the fifth
district.
VIM. Cooper. another colored boy, was
placed i'll Jail here yesterday on the charge of
stealing a watch from Mr. JOirAi. Trundles of
Potomac district. He VIII have n preliminary
hearing on Monday.
On account of bad health ex-Judge W. viers
BOuic. mayor of Rockville for the past few
months. has been compelled to resign that po-
sition and the office is now vacant the council
not having vet made another appointment.
The work OF regarding and piking the street
in front OF the grounds of the Agricultural So
ciety is progressing in satisfactory manner
and the work on Monroe street is also being
pushed to completion.
The picnic given at Damascus Yesterday was
| a big affair and was attended by a large crowd
of persons from this and adjoining counties
Addresses were delivered by several prominent
speakers. a game of base bail was PLAYED ans,
line music enlivened the occasion. The gath
ering of the people was considered good place
by the politicians to get in their work and they
eagerly embraced it, All the democratic aspir-
ants for nomination at the primary elections,
with the exception of three four were on
10 Il a
hand-shaking done during the day than there
was during the recent trip of President Harri-
son across the continent.
During the past ten days the following trans
fers of real estate have been recorded in the
Office of the clerk of the circuit court for this
county: T.. q. Davis and wife to l.. X. Cole
| lot II. block 2, Kensington. S2T5: Mary L. Far
1 quhar to Clara Ii. Baldwin and Fannie Bald
win, lots 10. H. section 6. Bradford's Rest, $50;
| Eichard j. Mannakee to John %. Williams and
wife. l60 acres OF land. 300: Benj. Duvall to
+. T.. Middleton. part OF tract called Cooper -
/ 500; Jas. l. Norris to Charles '. Morrison 65
| square perches of land. $40; Margaret and
james VI. Barnes TO Wm. Gas,awav, 2 acres OF
land. 800 Rachel and Dennis VI. Houser to
| Henry T. Ricketts,. acres OF land 500 T. w
Matthews To Edwin I. Abel. one-fourth inter
4 est in l02 acres CT land. 81 500: VIM W. Welsh,
to Ellen Martin, lot Z. block !, Lincoln Park.
/ $40; b. +. Gilbert an! wife TO John White
/ part % lot 4 block 6. Takoma Park. SEQ,
4 Warrington DanenAOWer anu VILE To Harrison
/ HarTeil. lot Is. block :. Rockville Park. $50
I U. ". Charlton and wife to Geo. Bonifant 1876
acres OF land. $1,000; National Chautauqlla tc
Mary +. kacmerer. % lots Ill block To- Glen
/ Echo, s7.2oo: h. II. Warner and wife to Albert
/ Trego. lots 8. o, Z. block L.. kensing.
/ ton Isrk. 81 100; same To same. lots ~
70. ~. block IL. kensington Park. "a 500
/ Raltzley brothers TO Sarah A. Watkins
, lot %. block I5 Glen Echo. .l.0l2. Nationa
ChAutsuqus to Henry W. Hall and Eugene A
/ Davis. lot 5. block 9, Glen Echo, $500. Marie
| Halford and husband TO Stephen J. Keible
lots ~. II. block IS. Glen Echo. 800; Metro
! politan Investment Company TO Madison Davis
! lot 1. section 10. Garrett Park. 800: John T.
! Wetzler TO Barbara Israel, lot Al. section IO2
4 Garrett Park. $3.50; John A. Hirth and wife Il
/ John T. Wetzler, lot Al, section l02 Garret
/ Park. $50; Metropolitan Investment Compan,
20 John L. Witel. lot i. section 30. Garrett Park
4 s225.
! The Athletic Base Bail Club Of this place
| who wen. to Martinsburg. West Va, yesterda,
| to play . game with a club Of that town
returned this evening, having been defeated b,
n score Of ~ to o The Rockville boys claim
| that they were not defeated by Martinsbur,
boys but by q team made up Of Baltimore pro
iessionals. with the exception OF one player OF
the nine. and that he was the best one tina
town could produce. s. \. NJ.