Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-06
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE
The County Com missioners and the Public
Roads-Other Items OF Interest
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

The County Com m issioners and the Public
Roads-Other Items Of Interest
| Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Jan. s. 1892
The attendance during this, the week Of
prayer at the several churches of this place, has
been large, and much interest is manifested in
the proceedings.
In the orphans court today letters Of ad-
ministration on the personal estate OF Laura A.
White were granted to Joseph I. White; bond,
q, 200. The last viii and testament Of James
W. Burdette, deceased. was filed for probate
and letters testamentary were granted to n. J.
Burdette and Joseph NJ. Burdette, the execu-
tors named in the will; bond 5000.
James draper Dove. an old man living in the
neighborhood of Middebrook, this county,
who was committed to jail here few days ago
ON charge of stealing chickens, was yesterday
released on giving bail in the sum of $780,
Justice c. ". Crawford of Gaithersburg, before
whom the case was brought, held Dove in the
sum of $780, put Judge yinson Of the circuit
court reduced the amount to S200. One Of
Doves sons is now in jail charged with the
same offense.
Judge Laurence A. Darby has SO far recovered
from his recent severe illness to be able to
resume his duties in the orphans court.
At meeting of the county commissioners
held today two applications for new roads
were refused, and it is understood that in fu-
ture roads will only be granted where il is
clearly shown that a great necessity exists for
them. The board appears to be of the opinion
that it Is more important to keep the roads
already in use in good condition than II Is to
open new ones for the benefit Of q few persons
| in each case.
The public meeting called at this place few
days ago to take into consideration some action
in orl 10 fh<a lxtll and ton
| turnpike did not materialiZe, those interested
preferring to stay at home by the fire and
grumble about bad roads and high taxes.
During the past week the following transfers
Of the clerk of the circuit court Tor this county,
Mary Edith Farquhar to Jane b. Hopkins lots
/ l and 2, sec. 3, Aury Lodge; S100. b. L. Gil
| bert and wife TO VIM. E. Dewitt. lot 4. block 6,
Takoma Park; 81, 900. Richard W. Walker to
| same, lots 3 and 4, block "a, Glen Echo; $40
Vim. L. F. King to Vim. Schafhirt, lot in tract
named Labyrinth; g, 200. b. H. Warner and
wife to Clinton s. Elgin, lot Is, block IL, Ken
sington Park; $3.50. b. F. Gilbert and wife to
Miletus ]. Wine, lot l, block 81. Takoma Park;
5000 NJ. J. Wine to Alex. Meline and others,
lot l, block 81, Takoma Park; Ss74. s. II. Pine
and wife to Harriet S. Britton, lot Of land;
81, 662-S7. Hattie J. Elms and husband to Ben
son Talbot, acres of land; $50. Benson Tai
bolt to H. J. Elms, acres of land; 6. Julian
H. Miller and wife to Henry W. Offutt, acre;
CAV. AuufcW w hoNAu Leikief. Aot
at Hyattstown; $1,000. James n Allnutt and
wife to VIM. W. Poole, 3071i acres of land;
81, 200 621. Henry n. Copp ana wife to stephen
Robertson, lot IL. sec. z, West End Park; S4OO.
Edward Baltzley and wife to VIM. NJ. Nc
George, jr., Gil acres of land; $50, 900. Lee
Ofut, executor, to John L. Butt so acres OF
land; g. Sarah J. Messer to b. +. Leighton,
lots 70 and "a, block z, woodsde; =. John
b. Diamond and wife to Gaithersburg NJ. and
II. Company. lot at Gaithersburg; $4,000. B.
r. Fish and wife to Jos. L. Green, FIVE acres Of
land; SIPS. Julia Harriss to b. F. Harriss, 49,
acres of land; $3.50. Jas. b. Henderson, trus-
tee, to Spencer Watkins ct al, l0i acres OF land
s.. John f. Mitchell and wife 10 Z. r. Wat
kins, five acres Of land; g. Same to ]. Heath
Dodge, eight acres of land; 3. John E. West,
collector, to W. b. Tschiffely. 81 acres of land;
g.. Chas. G. Porter to Savings Institution of
Sandy Springs, liz acres of land; S4.425. Basil
L. Henley to George Baughman and wife, 81
| acres; S495. Edward o. Brown to Grafton
Duvall, l20 acres Of land; ESQ., Catha-
rine Dryer to Richard +. Dwyer,
one-haf acre Of land; $500. Same to same. one
half acre; 500 Same to Edwin Dwyer. three
acres OF land; g. Thos. ]. Kirby and wife to
Anna L. Miller, l 600 square feet of land; sl0.
Julian Hite Miller and wife to Ihos. j. Kirby.
1000 square feet Of land; e. Washington
Danenhower and wife TO Harry c. Grove, lots
q and ~, block 8, Rockville Park; $500.
Catharine Dryer to Martha i. Small half-acre
lot at Halpine; $40. John p. Dodge and wife to
Jane V. Dodge ten acres OF land; $50. Ia
koma Park Investment Company to Edgar c.
Gilbert, lot l. block "A, Takoma Park; q, 24460.
Catharine j. and C. J. Maddox to p. X. Stans-
bury, ten acres of land; S3,5l4. SAM