Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Interest in the Repair OF the G. and O. Canal
Other Items.

Interest in the Repair OF the c. and O. Canal
Other Itema.
Correspondents Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, May 1, 1891.
Mr.. Adrian Epping Of this county has this
week sold lot 6, block 1, Aubrey Heights. for
$500. Also two acres adjoining aid subdivis-
son to DR.. VIM. o. Bohrer for ss0o cash. DIR.
Bohrer will shortly commence the erection Of
q fine residence on his purchase. Mr.. Epping
has also sold lot 81, block 2, Aubrey Heights,
for $500, and about one-half acre adjoining to
Mr.. Rufus A. Morrison Of the patent Office, who
has resold the land to Mr.. John o. johnson Of
Washington.
The very backward spring has had rather q
depressing effect on the real estate market
here, but the bright weather Of the past two
weeks is making business in that line look up
considerably and there are many inquiries In
regard to Investments.
Potomac district were married here Thursday
by Rev. L. L. Lloyd of the NJ. L. Church South.
Mr.. ID. N. Keast Of Newcastle, Pa, and Miss
Sophie 4. Stonestreet Of this county were mar
ried at the residence of the brides parents near
this place on the 18th ultimo by the Rev. P. p
Flournoy of the Presbyterian Church.
Messrs. Waters Mannakee Of Burnt Mills,
this county, have received a hattering offer for
their mill property from Mr.. c. o. Bryant, and
should the sale be contaminated it is the inten-
ton OF the purchaser to use the water power in
part for operating adynamo for the generation
of electricity to propel cars on a railroad to be
built from that locality to Brightwood, ID. c.
Mr.. Henry n. Copp of Washington has for
some time been engaged in identifying the
grounds adjacent to his new residence in West
End Park by planting shrubbery, flowers, fruit
trees and vines. His family will take posses
sion Of the premises in a short time.
The extension of the time until August for
finishing the repairs to the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, granted by the circuit court for
Washington county. is something that the peo-
pie Of this county interested in the work have
expected ever since the canal was placed in the
hands of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. Those who live near the canal and know
the actual condition of the ruins of that noted
waterway have always commended that il would
be impossible to put it in navigable order by
May 1, as required by the original decree of the
court and even with this further extension OF
time if the work is finished by August they
will be very agreeably disappointed.
The address issued this week by the demo-
the subject OF much comment in political cir
cles here. Its great similarity to the address
recently issued by the Reform Club appears to
be its striking feature.
The second month Of the free delivery of
mail matter at this place closed yesterday and
pie. During the month the following number
of pieces of mail matter we're handled:
Registered letters delivered, Is; mail letters
2, 1852; postals, $50; second, third and fourth
class matter, 2, 730; local letters collected 81
mail letters, 1.303; local postals z; mail postals
257; second, third and fourth-class matter ~:
total number Of pieces handled, 1880. Total
postage on local matter collected and on all
local matter deposited in the Office, including
second, third and fourth-class matter, S6Os.
There are two carriers employed at CLOG each
per year.
The regular quarterly meeting Of the Teach
ers Association of this county was held here
today and was largely attended. After the
transaction of routine business the regular pro-
gram was taken up and commenced with q
recitation by Miss Nina Hobbs. which was
well received. The first question for discussion
was, "What Faculty of the Mind Should be De
veloped First?" The consideration of this
question occupied considerable time and was
participated in by Messrs. Layman, Baggerly,
Mrs. s. ID. Higgins and others, after which an
essay on the same subject was read by Prof.
Stout. On account of the absence of some OF
the teachers the subject Of the advantage of
ter the close of the exercises, at the request of
Mr.. Reed, the Washington photographer. a pic
ture of the members of the association was
taken in group.
MIR. Archie Young Of Clarksburg district was
brought here last night and committed to Jail,
charged with attempting to take the life Of q
man named Mobley of the same district by
shooting at him with q gun. Previous to the
shooting the men had been engaged in q quar-
rel and there is said to have been enmity exist
ing between them for some time. SAN.