Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-11
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE
organization OF Ex-Confederate Soldiers
formed-Town Hall Directors Elected-Notes.
Correspondence Of The Eraninz st.r

Organization OF F1-Confsderate Soldiers
Formed-Town Hall Directors Elected-No,es.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, February 9, 1892
At meeting Of the e1-confederate soldiers
or the county held here today about sixty
responded, and permanent organization was
effected by the election Of the following officers:
Commander, Lieut. Edward J. Chiswell;
lieutenant commander, Capt. Thomas Griffith;
adjutant Cooke ID. Luckett; treasurer, George
X Rice; chaplain, Rev. Arthur s. Johns;
executive committee. Robert ~ Mackall,
Francis g. Kilgour and John F. Sellman. The
association WAS christened The Ridgely Brown
Camp of Confederate Veterans Of Montgomery
County, Nd" Regular meetings will be held
semi-annually. on the first Saturday in February
aud August
Mr.. Stephen Robertson has contracted with
Henry n. Copp for the erection of fourteen
room house in West End Park, near the rail-
road station. half mile northwest Of this place.
The house Is to be completed by June next.
and q portion Of the material is now on the
ground The contract price Is SO, 500 Mr..
Robertson will also commence IN few DAYS
the building Of a seven-room dwelling. 10 cost
yl.60O, on section Z of the Park, the
Jamestown road. Another dwelling house and
Office has just been completed on this tract
near tbs railroad station. The office will be
used in connection with lumber yard coon to
be established at that point.
Mr.. John w. Bean, superintendent OF repair
hands on this section of the Metropolitan
Branch railroad, met with painful accident
yesterday By having one Of his legs broken by
Q heavy package of iron bolts winch was
thrown from passing train about u half mile
from this place. He Was removed to his home
and medical aid summoned
James W. Brown. aged eighteen years. son
of A. c. Brown of GAINESVILLE station. this
county, died at his fathers residence on Mon
day, his death being the result OF an injury TO
one Of his arms. received in coupling cars at
Brunswick q short time ago.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Rockville Town Hall Company, held on
Saturday night, the following board of di-
rectors was elected for the ensuing year:
Spencer G. Jones, W. Vers Bouic. Jas. H. Hen
dsrson, DIR. Chas Albert, W. II. Rabbit ID. F. |
Owens and David ii. Bouic. The board of di-
rsctors elected the following officers: s. C. |
Jones, president; d. II. Bouic. secretary: d. F. !
Owens, treasurer. The report OF the treasurer
showed the receipts of the company for the |
past year to be S5S933; expenses. 1851. IS; |
amount still due for rent of building, Si07.5O |
A large amount of the last item is due by the |
county commissioners, who rented the hall for |
several months for the use of the circuit court |
During the past week the following transfers |
Of real estate have been placed on the land |
record books Of this county: Alfred f. Fairall !
30 John I. Carlin, 2 acres of land; SOL. VIM. |
b Miller TO Louisa Owens. part of Woodstock; |
$50 The Spring Lake Park Company to Frank |
q. Dawson, lots /, 2, block 3. Spring Lake; s.. |
W. l. +. King to Margaret b. Porter, lot No. |
at Woodside; g. James l.. Lodge and others |
TO John A Warheld, lis acres of land; 4, 800. |
Mahals C. Stottlemyer to Basil Burdette 81 |
acres of land; SIS. Chas W. Washington to b. |
Il. Lansdale, lot at Damascus; 1850. Jos. A. |
Gloyd to Amanda E Darby, lot at Gathers |
burg: 500 Julia A. West and others to Gil |
son W. West all their interest in farm Of the |
late Thomas West; g. Randolph ). Haw-
kins to George W. Hawkins, 6613 acres of land;
$1,000. SAM.