Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-04
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
A Sunday Shooting Anray-Death of . Well
Known Citizen-Real Estate Notes.
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Correspondence OF The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Nay 8, 1891.
This afternoon about 2 o'clock considerable
excitement was created here on account of the
shooting of Addison Washington, colored. by
another colored man named Henson N Martin
of this place. These two, in company with
number of other colored men, were engaged in
playing cards in a house on the fair grounds
and a dispute arose in regard to the money
wagered. when, after quarreling, Martin left
the house and waited on the outside until
Washington came out. when he shot him in the
right breast with revolver. The wounded
man was removed to the Office of DIR. E. E.
Stonestreet, who probed for the ball, but failed
to find it. Washington was then sent to his
hone on the farm Of Mr.. Harry Hurley about
q mile from town, and was in a very weak con-
dition from loss Of blood. A warrant for
the arrest OF Martin was issued by Justice
Morgan and placed in the hands of an officer.
but up to late hour tonight he had failed to
find him. Martin is tall. mahogany -colored
negro about twenty-five years Of age, and is
considered bad character in the community.
having been under arrest several times during
the past year for violations of law. The
wounded man Is considered to be in q very
dangerous condition.
Information was received here TODAY Of the
death in Baltimore this morning of Mr.. Henry
Franklin Neirs, an old ana well known citizen
OF TINS place. Mr.. Veirs was in his seventy
second year, and had been in Baltimore for
several weeks under medical treatment. He
was the eldest son Of the late Samuel C. Veirs.
ana was Tor many years engaged in the mercan-
Tie business at this place and also for a short
time Mt Little Rock, Ark. During his life he
was q prominent local politician both in the
democratic and republican parties and during
the period When this county ives strongly whig
tai e. IL
by the democrats, coming very near to election
IN each instance. During the war he was a
stancn Union man, and since that time has
acted with the republican party. He was al
one Tune one Of the directors of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal and for several years acted as
clerk to the county commissioners. He was
also postmaster at this place tor an extended
period. His remains will be brought here TO-
morrow for burial in the Baptist cemetery
During the past week the following transfers
OF real estate have been recorded in the Office
Of the clerk Of the circuit court for this county:
Baltzley Bros. to Vim. II. Armstrong lots is.
II, block Is, Glen Echo, 81, 400; National Chsu-
tauqus Of Glen Echo TO Fanny A. Compton.
lot 8, block 10. in National Chautauqua subdi-
vision. 500; same to Augusta r. Th1rlow lot
| IL, block l9, same place. $500: same to Eliza
beth J. Scott, lot 10, block ~. same place. $500
Washington Turnpike Company to DIR. VIM. o.
Bohrer. two acres Of land, $500; state Of Mary
land 70 James Cummings, los acres of land,
Il
| acres Of land, 800; Baltzley Bros. to Fannie
f. keleher, lot Z. block 16, Glen Echo. 81. 400;
| same to same, lot IS. block %, Glen Echo,
| u $3.50; same to Eleanor J. Cooper, lot /.
block li1<, Glen Echo, LOO; E. G.. Davis to
Oiivis j.. Smith, lot 8, block 2, North Kensinc-
| ton, ESQ; Washington Grove Camp Meeting
Association TO Sarah H. Allen, lot Is block Il,
| at Washington Grove, e.: Charles w. Zeiber
to Daniel birtwen, lots Is. Ii, II, block ~,
Tskoma Park $40.
Mr.. Benjamin b Alsop and Miss Eva Mcwhirt
| Of Washington were married at this place on
:he 2sth ultimo BY Rev. u. 4. White of the
Baptist Church.
Mr.. samuel N. Jones, deputy in the Office OF
tho clerk Of the circuit court who has beer
suffering for several days with an attack Of the
grip, has somewhat improved.
Mr.. Jacob Poss Of this place, who has also
been suffering from the same complaint fol
some time, 10 able to be out again 3. A. u.
Nearly All Maryland Breedsrs Reprs,senseA
: New York, Boston, Philadelphia Chicago,
Cincinnati, Warrington and Baltimore were
well represented yesterday at the '.Nacircma'
stock farm Of Gen. Felix Agnus, proprietor Of
the Baltimore ABssvican There viii be begun
there on Tuesday next, May 8. the breeders