Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE,
A Satisfactory Appointment-Trying to Get
Pay for Unauthorized Advertising.

A Satisfactory Appointment-Trying to Get
Pay for Unauthorized Advertising.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Feb. %, 1892
Edward N. Veirs an old and prominent citi-
Zen Of the county, died yesterday evening at
his home, about two miles from this place. in
the sixty-ninth year of his age. During his
life time Mr.. Viers was active in various
branches Of business and was well known in
the business circles Of the county and the Dis
trict He was a son of the late Samuel c.
Nelrs and was one OF large family. three of
whom have died within the past twelve
months He leaves a widow and several chill
dren.
The recent appointment BY Gov. Brown of
Mr.. Philip ID. LAIRD TO the position Of commits
sioner of the land Office Of this state gives
great satisfaction to the many friends of Mr..
LAIRD in this section He is now serving his
fourth term as a member of the house of dele
gates from this county and is considered one
OF the ablest men IN that body. In view of the
fact that he has during his service in tine legis-
lature acted with what is known as the indie
pendent wing of the party gives his present
appointment more than ordinary significance
Prlor TO the last general election In this state
number OF amendments to the constitution
70 be voted on were published in a large num-
Der Of the newspapers of the several counties
ct certain price, the money to be appro-
priated by the present legislature. After the
election proclamation issued by Gov
jackson designating which of the amend
ments had been adopted and which defeated.
This proclamation was published in a few
designated papers and it was supposed that
this was the end Of the matter. Since that
TIME, however. quite a large number of papers
have taken occasion to publish the proclama-
ton and still have IT in their columns. 1t is
nov understood that an effort will be made in
the legislature TO pass a bill to pay for this
unauthorized work and people who keep an
eye on expenditures appear TO see in this
scheme large-sized cS.ored gentleman in the
fuel
The following transfers Of real estate have
been recorded in the Office of the clerk of the
circuit court during the past week: J. Thomas
Clark and W. H. German to Margaret Mus
grove, l6H square perehes Of land; s25. Glen
W. Cooper TO NJ b Montgomery, A. SEQ SQUARE
feet Of land at Joseph's Park; SI5O. j. Mite
Miller and wife to Samuel u. Caldwell 10 acres
Of land; $4,000. Frank Higgins. attorney. tc
A c. Warthen. lot l6. West End, Rockville
800. AEdreas Lochte and wife to John A.
Iochte, 321s acres; IL zoo. Mary Il. Swain to
George T. Perry. lot IN Waugh subdivision;
e.. National Chautaaqua to James III. Hitch.
cock, lot y, block .. Glen Echo; $3.50. Eldred
DAVIS TO Ida Hirman. lot Is, block q North
kensington; s225- John W. Garrett to Ellen
H. Garrett, z acres of land; e. Annie
Vance to Clara B. Glarze, 64J< acres
of land; l,7ls.75. Cooke ID. Luekett tc
George II. Lamar, lot 3, Vest Emo
Heights; $500. VIM. II. Gwathmey to ]. Il
Adams, Ia acres Of land; g. Z. b. Pretty
man 10 Sophia d. Higgins, lot in Rockville
e5O0. Edward ~ West to W. E Ricketts,. lo
u, block Z. Rockville; $1,000. Henry n. Copy
TO Stephen Robinson. lot ~, block ., West Enl
Park; $500. Aloysius Renehan to Emily
Smith, lot As, block Ii, Glen Echo; =. Aug
G. Flaek TO Edwin Il. Flack, $50 square fee
Of land. Joseph's Park; 9. Edwin U. Brown
10 N. 4. Plummer. Il acre of land. Brooke
Grove; Sl00. b H. Warner to J. Happier, lo
e. block IL. ksnsington Park; 500. Nationa
ChAutsuqua to Caroline n. l. Coburn. lots 2S
70, block IL. Glen Echo; u, 500 b II. Warner
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