Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-04
Free Delivery Operation. In June-Children's
Day In the Methodist Church.

Day IN the Methodist Church.
Special Correspondence Of I,be Evening star.
ROCKVILLE, July 5. 1892.
Postmaster Thos. Dawson makes the follow
ing report Of the operations Of the free delivery
system at this place for the month Of June:
Delivered Registered letters, Is: ordinary let
tiers. 4l22; portal cards, LA; second. third and
fourth-class matter, 2.s2s pieces. Collected
Local letters. 49, mail letters, 400 local postal
cards, IL; mail postal cards. 369: second, third
and fourth-class matter. So pieces. Total num-
Der pieces handled. $3.50. The work Of the
free delivery is performed by two carriers at q
salary Of sl06 Each carrier makes two trips
daily.
The additional track on the Metropolitan
Branch railroad has been completed ms far east
"a Randolph station. and was first used for the
passage of all west-bound trains yesterday.
Work on that portion of the track between Ram
dolph and kensngton is being pushed TO COM
pletion, and when finished will give n double
track from Washington to Gaithersburg, five
miles west of this place.
This morning was observed in the NJ T. +.
Church South at Gaithersburg by ''ohildren's,
day exercises. Appropriate music, pretty
flowers, &c, added to the interest of the occs-
sion. The exercises were under the direction
Of Prof. Amiss. The exercises Of the teacher
association meeting. held here on Friday, were
of = very interesting character and there a
large number present. In addition to the regular
routine business the question OF THE Best
Method Of Teaching Arithmetic in the Primaay
Grades was ably discussed by Mes<rs. 8 A.
Layinan, j. F. Boyer, Miss Hattie England and
Mrs. Sarah Elgin. series Of interesting
experiments in chemistry and physics were
given by Prof. A. u. Harley, Mr.. J. x. New
man and others. Some tine selections of music
were also rendered
The Methodists Of Laytonsv.lle circuit Will
hold home eamn uaeetng NJ Wnrud6eld frNru
the 9Th to the l4th instant. Among the promi-
nent preachers invited and expected to be pres
ent are Revs. H. II. Nsylor and l.. T. WIDER
man Of Washington, A. ]. Gill Of Frederick
bourne Of Rockville, @. q. Baker and A
Thompson Of Baltimore, J. Floyd Of Frederick
county and II. Moore Of Gaithersbure.
During the past week the following transfers /.
of real estate have been recorded In the Office Of
the clerk of the circuit court of this county:
Benson Talbot TO Thomas w. Coleman, lis
acres OF land; 81 800. Annie VI. Etchison TO
William c. Bellison, ISL Il acres Of land; e2600.
u. +. Leighton TO Charles W. Morgan. lots
and 8, block 3, Woodside; sl.0J0. Beary y.
Copp TO Annie A. Chesney. lot IA. SECTION A.
West End Park; g. ii. NJ. Talbot 20 Agnes
Il. Spates. 81 acres of land: s2.175. b. r.
Gilbert 10 Gustave Lansburgh lot 90 block 81,
Takoma Park: $500. James Harper 20 John p.
Hickey. tract of land called Brooke Park; e.
Mary W. Power TO III. NJ. Talbot. acres Of
land; $500. Il. III. Warner 20 Norman +.
Elliott. lot &c. block ID, Kensington Park; $3.50.
Mahlon III. Austin to j. Thomas Austin, 40 acres
of land; 500. Is. L. Gilbert TO Mary f. Shedd,
executrix. lots l. Is. 20. q and parts of lots IL.
2, 3, 4, s. g. Z, block 6, and lots H. 5. II. block
Z, Takoma Park; $. Alkaline y. Chalker TO :
ID. +. Gilbert lot 90 block IL: lot 40. block "a,
Takoma Park; $500. Samuel p. Hummer to
Isaac Lancaster. 81 acres Of land sll0.
In accordance with an agreement between ths
merchants the principal stores at this place viii
be closed at pm. except Saturdays) during
the months of July and August.
Mr.. Vim. Hansen has commenced the erection
of dwelling house in the eastern section u
this town. near the fair grounds
Mrs. W. Neirs Bouic, jr.. and Mrs. II. NJ Tai
bott yesterday chaperoned a gay party OF yourn
folks on excursion to Marshall Han, on t.
Potomac.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Randolph Boarman. who
were married here on Monday last, returned
from their northern trip last night.
Judge W. Neirs Bouic. who has been quite
i'll AT his home. this place, for the past week, Is
slowly recovering.
Geo. A Selby, rather noted character OF s
Potomac district, arrested this morning by :
Deputy Sheriff Council and lodged in jail,
charged with attempting TO sell valuable mare
belonging TO Mr. Shank of Georgetown, which
animal Selby had come into possession of on
the plea of furnishing her with pasture on his
alleged farm in this county. Mr.. Shank came
here this morning and secured possession Of the
animal. b. A N