Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-27
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Many Important Improvements Eeing Made
1here-GcBeral Notes

1here-GcBeral Notes
Correspondence Of The Evening star.
ROCKVILLE, June &c. 1891.
Mr.. Stephen Robertson has commenced the
erection of a handsome residence on lot ~,
section Z, Of West End Park. Tie building will
be of villa style Of architecture, with two large
bay windows, wide yerandas and a square
tower. The interior will be provided with al
modern improvements and will cost -, 500.
In the same locality large saw mill has been
put in operation by Mr.. Harry Eabbitt for the
purpose of getting out timber for the erection
of several buildings near the site for q new
hotel overlooking the railroad. A large force
Of men with horses and carts are now engaged
in grading streets and avenues and otherwise
improving the property. The Ninson and Gar
rett additions to the park, embracing several
hundred acres, will be put on the market in the
course of a few weeks.
Messrs. W. S. Blackboard. John and r.. c.
Steward, accompanied by Miss r. ID. thurman,
passed through here a few dave ago on horse
back en- route TO Charlottesville. Va They are
members of the Baltimore Riding Club.
The prospect of a new Methodist Episcopal
church at Gaithersburg appears 10 be good.
Messrs p. NJ. smith, j. r. fulks C. f. DnyaIl,
Thos. l. Fulks and c. S. puyan have been ap-
pointed q committee TO take charge Of the
building of the same.
Prof. w. n. Weston is at present guest ut
the residence Of Mr.. Henry \. Corp, at West
End Park, and will in q few days leave for
Seattle. state of Washington.
Rev. Father Rosensteel, pastor Of st. Mary's
Catholic Church at this place. is having some
fine improvements made in the church build
ing. New pews will be placed in the same, the
seating capacity enlarged and the interior viii
be newly frescoed
Mr.. W. W. Welsh, near the railroad station
here. Is having an additional story built on his
large warehouse and the property generally
improved
fbe managers Of the Rockville Heights prop
erty are now engaged with force of hands in
widening and grading Monroe street from its
junction with Montgomery avenue TO their
property on the south side of town The street
will be macadamized, the side drains carried
through terra Gotta pipe and brick pavements
laid. When finished it viii be one of ths
prettiest streets in the town 3. N.
Death q Count Charles Albert FestettsL
Count Charles Albert Festetis died in Jersey
City on Thursday night He was native Of
Austria, but had lived in this country for many
years and his home was In Warrington He
was IN eminent engineer and Was identified
with q number Of big enterprises, among them
the laying Of the four tracks for the New York
Central railroad He was greatly devoted to
his daughter, who is being educated ct WASH
ington. His health was bad, a. he had had two
serious stacks Of typhoid malaria In a few
months. On Monday he began 70 complain
and he was again prostrAted by third attack
OF typhoid malaria. On "Wednesday riehe
about midnight he remarked: The ahoS II
over, meaning that death was near. He asked
the hope that he would live until she arrived.
stimulants were given him, but he expired be-
fore his daughter reached the hotel. In bof,,
VIII b inferred in Greenwood.