Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-21
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Knocked Down by Lightning-Activity In
Real Estate-Notes.

Knocked Down by Lfghtning-Activity in
Real Estate-NOtes.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, June 20, 1892.
During a severe thunder storm which oc-
CURED here Saturday evening the lightning
struck the earth in a field about thirty yards
from new building now in course Of erection
at West End Park station. Mr.. John Brigham,
formerly Of Georgetown, who was at the time
standing near an open window in the building
was feIled to the floor by the shock and rem
dered insensible for some time. The hair on
one side Of his head was also somewhat singed
by the electric fluid. young man in an sd-
joining room about thirty feet distant was also
knocked down by the force of the shock, but re-
ceived no damage except being badly frightened
The building escaped without injury.
At the closing exercises of Rockville Academy
medals were awarded the following pupils: NJ
Thompson Of Gaithersburg, the scholarship
medal; Waiter Williams the medal for mathe-
matics; Worthington Talbot, for languages,
and Samuel Clagett, Frederick county, for de-
pertinent. An interesting address was deliy-
cred to theSpupils and honors were awarded in
the various classes. After the close Of the ex-
ercises 9 hop was given to the pupils by the
principal, w. Pinkney Mason, which was partic-
ipated in by many visitors, among them Miss
Minnie Sellman Of Baltimore, Miss Maria F.
Rockwell Of New York. Miss Eva Russell of
West Washington, Miss Gertrude Gardner of
Washington, Mrs and Miss Prettyman Of Bal
tmore, Miss Agnes Entwistle Of West Washing
ton, Miss McAilister, Miss Marie Wadsworth
and Misses Culver of Washington Misses Choate
Of Washington Grove and Mrs. Hogg Of Phila-
delphia, Messrs. Scott Haycock, Nat. Page and
Jas. Henderson Of Washington Burwell Nelson
Of Lynchburg, Va; Williamson Of Frederick
City, Evans Fugitt, Garrett Park, Samuel Ga
gett, Of Frederick county and Morris Foote of
Washington. Fine music was provided for the
occasion, and during the evening elegant re-
freshments we're served.
Mrs. Cecets Fitzgerald of Baltimore met with
painful accident by falling down the stairway
at the Baltimore and Ohio depot at Washington
last night. After the accident she was brought
to the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Eliza Ollie
hunt, at Randolph station, this county, where
she il now under medical treatment.
Messrs. Moulden and Candy, the painters who
fen from the roof Of the house Of Mr. Keiser at
bethesda some days ago, are still in such q weak
state that they cannot be moved to their homes
at this place.
The following transfers Of real estate have
been placed upon-the land record books Of this
county during the past week: Geo. ". Nichols
to Thomas Pyles. II acres Of land, o2A0; Sarah
P. Chiswen to Michael Pylss, "a acres OF land,
81, 621.1S; B. II. Warner to Alice F. Wight, lot
II, block 2, Remington Park, ESQ., Tskoma
Park Loan and Trust Company to E. G. Gilbert,
d. =.
bert to Union Chapel Hall Company, lot SO,
block 8, Takoma Park, g.; Union Chapel Hall
Company to Theodore wynkoop, same lot, $500
Walter b. HOPPER to Washington Danenhower
lot Al, block I, Rockville Park, g.; Washing.
ton Danenhower to Walter Klopfer. lot 46, block
Q, Rockville Park, e; Emile Huck TO Albert
Lauck. lot 4, sub Of lot "A, knowles station
Sl55S0; Eduard Baltzley to Sara A. Spencer
lot l, block 10, Glen Echo, 81, 40; VIM. o.
Bohrer to R. Z. l. White, 2 acres at Ashley
Park, e; Roszsll Woodward to Henry Tyler
~ acres Of land, eos; Emily F. Host to Susanah
| A. Crandall, $50 acres Of land, e.; L. g. Chap
man to I. E. Lee, lot 4, block Q, Halpine, e15O
Wash n Danenhower to 7. Z. Lee, lot 81, block
Rockville Park. ESQ; same to same lot Is block
| s, Rockville Park, e150: same to came, lot a.
block Z, same block. el50; Emma NJ Mills "a
Geo. E. Terry, lot 81, block II, Takoma Park
g; IL. G. Stuart to Geo. E. Terry lot 50, BLOCK
f2l, Takoma Park, g.; VIM. d. Brooke to Franz
Harper, one-fourth acre Of land, SIS; Fred. A.
Tschifley to board Of school commissioner
one-hah acre Of land, ESQ; Samuel W. Haddn.
way to b. H. Warner, lot 26, block IL, Kensing.
ton Park, 600; National Chautauaua TO Geo
W. Kenyon, lot 5, block II, lot Z, block Il, Gleu
Echo, 81, 416.60; same to Margaret A. Weaver
lot 3, block "A, Glen Echo, 4750; r. Russell tc
Lee n. Lpscomb, eighteen lots in Brookes 4
Russelrs addition to Gaithsrsburg $4,000
Samuel II. Pine 10 L. A. Lodge II acres Of
land, e10, 900; Harriet L. 6elby to Elizabeth c.
Ricketts, cores Of land, e136; n. /. Selby Il
same, s.ss acres Of land, e147.26. SAN.