Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-13
NAMES STRICKEN OFF.
registration Officers in Maryland Interpret
the Law in Various WAYS,

the Law in Various WAYS,
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, October II, 1892
since the completion of the lists of registered
voters In the several election districts of the
county 1t has been ascertained than an unusual
number OF names have been stricken from the
same, and this fact has been the subject of
much comment in political circles, and it is
claimed that injustice has been done in num-
Der OF cases to voters who have heretofore been
identified with both parties. The registration
law as it now stands is SO vague in
many OF its provisions that it is inter
preted differently in different parts of the
state and even in different sections of the
county. In fact 1t seems as il each officer of
registration takes ditferen: view of some of
It's provisions to that held by other officers of
the same class. If il was the object of the
trainers of the law to provide Tor a uniform
system throughout the state thev certainly
nave made magnificent failure. The question
OF what constitutes a legal residence in any mar
ucular locality has not been definitely settled
and persons leaving temporarily for a visit to
other sections Of the country find upon their
return that they have been deprived of the
right to vote.
Another evil complained of is that officers of
registration while in discharge of their duties
are generally surrounded by crowd of those
VINO Wish to be considered party leaders and
VINO IN some cases are comparatively new COM
ers In the county and know little or nothing in
regard to the legal or political status of those
recommending for dismissal as legal voters.
1t appears to be the general opinion
among thoughtful men OF both parties that
the services Of many of these volunteer adj
vlsers could be dispensed with much to the
benent of the entire community and that they
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themselves into prominence in order TO secure
future political preferment
lhe supervisors of election Under the new
Australian ballot law for this county met here
yesterday for the purpose of making arrange
ments for the printing of tickets and other de-
tails for conducting the election. The new law
promises TO be somewhat of a costly expert
ment to the county.
REAL ESTATE MOVEMENTS.
Mr.. Henry n. Copp has leased TO Mr.. O. C.
Assheton the store and boarding house recently
erected near the railroad station at West End
Park
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
has erected new signal station on the Metro
po!ltan Branch, few hundred yards west of the
depot at this place. Much improvement in the
running of trains is noticeable since the adou-
ton OF the "block system" on this line.
During the past few days Cooke D. Iuckett.
real estate broker at this place, has made the
following sales: For W. .. Householder TO A
j. Bowie, for 81, 900. 100 acres of land. with i'm
provements, near Rediand For the heirs of
the late John w. S. Offutt to Fritz
Herzos' of Washington, 1872 acres. with
improvements, near Cabin John bridge.
for $4,000. For Levi L. Watkins 10
stephen ID. Lyddane, for $4,000. lot and
improvements on Montgomery avenue, Rock
VILE. The new purchaser will improve the
same by the erection Of two brick stores and
dwelling houses. To Geo. W. Burroughs and
Aaron Hewitt. each a building lot at Janeta the
Maddox addition TO Rockville
OTHER NEWS.
In the orphans court today letters Of admin
istration on the personal estate OF John john
son were granted to Thomas E. Brown-bond.
$50; j. W. Burdette and samuel Wordsworth.
executors OF Mary NJ. Smith, passed first and
final administration account; Samuel u
Waters, administrator Of Albert g.
Merriwether and Joshua J. Johnson. de-
ceased, flied inventories of personal estate:
w. W. Dronehburg, executor of Solomon F.
Harriss. deceased, filed list of sales: Geo r
Greenfield. administrator C. I. a. of Charles n
Talbot, filed annual rental value of real estate
I. Lewis, passed first and final account.
Chas. Dixon was brought here TODAY and
lodged in Jail charged with forgery, committed
in Frederick. He will be handed over to tbe
authorities OF that county for trial,
The remains OF Mr.. James Edgerton of this
place, who was killed by an express train nj
University station, on the Metropolitan Branch
railroad, on Monday evening last, were TODAY
sent to his former home at Barnesyil,e. Ohio.
Mr.. Edgerton had been resident of this place
for several months. SAM