Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-04
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE
The Grand Jury Finishes Its Labors-FrS<
Delivery In Msrch-NotsA
Correspopdenes Of Fvsnn0

Delivery In March-NoesA
Correspondence Of Ths EVENING star.
ROCKVILLE, April I, 1892
In the circuit court yesterday the grand jury
! finished their labors and were discharged.
They were in session ten days and during that
| time examined 166 witnesses and made fifty-two
presentments- In their report to the court
they refer to the aims house, which they found
In . very satisfactory condition, containing
| thirty-six inmates. twelve white and twenty
four colored. The farm connected with the
institution is reported a. looking we'll. with q
prospect OF . good wheat crop. The rooms Of
the building were found In clean and comfort
able condition. The Jail WAS also visited and
found to contain twenty-five prisoners, two
white and twenty colored. Everything was
found In clean and tidy order. The jury
recommend some improvements OF Q sanitary
nature In reference to the enforcement OF
the local option law, for violation Of which Q
large majority of the presentments we're made
they recommend that the statute be so changed
- to make the punishment q term OF confine-
ment IN the house OF correction instead Of fine
or imprisonment in the county Jail.
The following additional cases have been
tried: State agt VIM. Summers; malicious
mischief; not guilty. State agt- Henson Mar
tin: assault; guilty and sent to house of cor
Iection for three m0ntba State sgt Geo.
Cooper; violation OF local option law, three
cases; guilty and fined $3.50. State agt. James
vinson, Jeremiah Wise, Edward Webster and
VIM. Green; throwing stones and breaking car
windows; not guilty as to Webster; the others
guilty. but not yet sentenced. State agt john
W. luna; granddaughter; on trial.
Mr.. Robert B. Peter was today appointed
auditor Of accounts Of the circuit court, vice
Philip ID. Laird, resigned. MI Peter mas ior
some time been employed in the office OF the
clerk OF the circuit court and Il taxing reg
ular course Of law studies
A large flock OF wild geese passed over this
place tonight, making such racket as to re-
ceive universal attention. gun club has re-
Gently been organized here and the geese we're
smart enough to pass over during thednrkness;
Mr. John 7. f1etchall has been appointed
,ustic. of the peace for the third district and
Mr.. Joseph A. fancy has been appointed to
the same position in the ninth district.
Mr.. Eustace A. Ansley has commenced the
erection OF q dwelling house on West End
Heights, Mr.. W. A. smith being the contractor
for building the same.
Harry, son Of Mr.. Chas Kohoss of Pooles-
vile, in attempting few days ago to explode
Q dynamite cap had one Of his hands so badly
lacerated that amputation had to DO re-
sorted to.
The county commissioners are now engaged
in noting transfers Of property prior to making
the annual levy for county expenses ltissaid
that the transfers will exceed any previous
year in the history Of the county and that the
taxable basis will be largely increased.
Cards have been issued for the marriage at
the N. E. Church, Silver Spring, on April Of
Marie L. Noyes and Arthur E. Dowell. After
the marriage there viii be . reception at East
Woodside.
The operations Of the free delivery system at
this place for the month Of March are reported
as follows by Postmaster Dawson: Delivered
Registered letters, Is; ordinary letters. Abs;
postal cards. %; postal cards. 1,346; second,
third and fourth-class matter. A. 1874 piecea Col
letters, 43; mail letters, 1921; To-
cal postal cards. %: mail postal cards. 6s7: sec
ond, third and fsurth-class matter. 103 pieces.
Total number Of pieces handled, IA, AIS This
shows a gratifying increase over previous
months since the Inauguration OF the system
here. s. A. NJ