Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-30

Cdfious Freak Of Nature-Activity In Real
Estste-Notes.

Cuftous Freak OF Nature-Act1v1ty IN nca'
Estste-Notes.
ROCKVILLE, March %, 1891
There Il now on exhibition in the ofice oil
the clerk Of the circuit court q singular freah
Of nature in the shape Of two trees joined to.
gether by a limb Of one becoming engraftcd I'D
the body of the other. Tho trees have been chi
of above and below where the grating taket
place. They are both naples. the largest be-
ing about six inches In diameter and the other
of smaller growth. They originally stood in the
forest some distance apart and one Of the limbs
of the smaller tree Ind reached tho largest one
and. penetrating tho bark Of the same, had
become perfectly imbedded in it Another
singular feature Of the strange union is that
where the larger tree has been cut off 1t shows
plainly that the limb has not only penetrated
the bark, but has aiso grown entirely into the
heart of the tree where the end uf the limb Is
plainly TO be seen. There is nc sign of decay
In the heart of the large .roe and no flaw in the
wood except that made by the penetration OF
the linb Many persons who have examined
this singular specimen pronounce it Y great
natural curiosity. The two trees were taken
from the farm OF Mr. VIM. Jones, jr., short
distance from this place.
The following additional cases have been
tried in the circuit court: Union Turnpike
Company agt. Martha A. Eccleston. judgment
reversed and Judgment for appellant Tor S6z. "A
Peter W. Zeigler, trading az P.W. Zeigler d Co.,
agt. Hannah Ii. Poole and others, verdict for
appellant for $S7.S5; Lucinda Msught sgt
David II. Bouic, executor OF Mary A. Wilson,
deceased.
Daniel Thompson and Robt. Brown. both
colored. of the vicinity of Gaitbersburg. were
brought here on Saturday evening and lodged
in jail charged with violation of the local
option law. There are five indie tments against
Thompson and one against Brown.
The following transfers of real estate in this
county have been recorded during the past
week: b. /. Gilbert and wife to Helen A. Cal
houn five lots at Takoma Park; $1,000; B. II.
Warner and wife to b; +: Gilbert lots A, ., 6. q,
block 40, Takoma Park, g.; T. II. Warner and
wife to Annie II. Elliott lot 8, block Z, Kensing-
ton, $780, 1ctR A. Welsh and husband to Mary
H. Prescott and C. w. Fullerton = acres of land,
$3.50; Samuel T. Briggs and wife to Frank
Higgins 2>s acres Of land, $3.50; Sarah
Brooks, 272 acres of land, $1,000; Kate Tuncey
and husband to Henry II. and David Meter,
lots IA, 10, block 8, ID. L. Leightons subdivi-
sion, $500; Julian Hite Miller and wife to Emily
V. D. Miller, ~ acres Of land, 2,250; VIM. H.
White and wife to Oscar King, 100 acres OF
land, g.; Washington Danenhower and wife to
Louisa A. Munro, lots 15 IA. block 4, Rock vile
Park. $500; Asa NJ. Stabler and wife to Wilbur
Pierce, l5O square perches of land, so; Jno.
W.Guo and Mary V.BOwman to Michael Bowman
and others, 80 acres of land, $500; Augustus
Brogden to VIM. NJ. johnson, 2 acres of land,
500; Same to VIM. l.. Gilmore, acre OF land,
$50; metropolitan Investment Company to
Hadassah II. Helen, lot at Garrett Park. 81, 859;
same to NJ. Thomas Simpson, lot at Garrett
Park, Sos; NJ. L. Simpson to John Kelley, lot
10, sec. Q, Carrot. Park, sos.
Mr.. Joseph Thompson, an aged and WE'LL
home near Gaithersburg on Friday, was buried
yesterday. Prior TO coming to this county in