Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-13

Preparations for the Execution OF Roud-
General Notes.

Ccrresrcndence Of The Fvenins Sta
ROCKVILLE, Feb. IL. 1899.
Gov. Brown having stated his determination
not to interfere in The case Of William Rond
colored, under sentence Of death for the muir
der Of Margaret Cephas. the execution OF the
condemned man will take place in the isil ward
at this place on Friday next The erection Of
the scaffoid and other preliminaries are now in
course of completion. Ii is learned that a
large number of applications for tickets Of ad-
mission 10 witness the execution have been
made TO Sheriff Fairall. but il is the intention
of that officer to keep the affair quiet as pos
sible and 20 confine the number 20 twenty wit
nesses, as designated by law. Bond still MAIN
tains stolid indifference as 10 his fate but
manifests more interest than heretofore in re-
ligious matters.
A public temperance meeting. under the ans
pices OF the Good femplars. viii be held at the
opera house, this place. on FRIDAY evening
next which will be addressed by Rev. {. ).
Burdette, Frank I. Lewis.snd other prominent
officers of the order. Music will be furnished
by Washington choir.
At a recent meeting Of the White Oak Far
mers Club of Wheaton district, held at the
residence of Mr.. Gee. b. McCeney. the fol-
lowing subjects were discussed: Does il par
TO raise YOUR own stock on a small FARM" be
cided that il does. (which is the most
profitable to cultivate. lard ten miles from
market worth 800 per acre or twenty miles al
s25 per acre, quality of land being the same?'
Decided in favor Of ten miles. What is the
cheapest practical fence TO use on the farm?''
Decided in favor of five strands OF smooth wire
on posts twenty feet apart, with picket fas-
tened in the middle between the posts After
partaking OF fine repast the club adjourned 70
meet at the residence of Mr.. E. I. NARROW on
the 25th inst.
Dprinp tho ,ast two ueols ahout I tnO L..
sized carp have been captured on the nine-mile
level of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. A large
number OF these fish weighing from eight "a
fourteen pounds were found frozen in the ice
during the late cold..weather at that point.
Several noted Gogs of this county viii be en-
tered at the beech show of the Washington
Kennel Club on the Sth of March next. II
would be great benefit to the people of the
county Habout 900 other dogs could be en-
tered at the dog pound of the same city.
During the Past three weeks over 5000 rail-
road ties have been delivered at Boyd's station
on the Metropolitan Branch railroad.
Gov. Brown has appointed Messrs. 7. ID.
Laird. Asa VI. Stabler ands William T.. Nun.
caster delegates TO represent This county at the
state tax conference to be held in Baltimore
the time for which has not yet been definitely
settled.
Mr.. W. Frank Rabbit and bride, who were
married at Msrtinsburg. W. Va. on the Sth
instant, have returned from a northern trim
and will this week make their permanent resi-
dence at this place.
The fancy dress ball given TO the children Of
this place at the Opera House on Friday night
was largely attended. and was the most brilliau;
affair of the kind ever held in this section The
many fancy costumes of the children were in
excellent taste. and during the grand march
and the many dances which followed the floor
presented a beautiful and animated appearance.
During the evening fine repast was served 10
the participants and their many friends in at
tendance. Mrs. Chas Dowden and Mrs. Wick
cry, the chapercnes of the occasion. were en-
inently successful in their efforts to make the
evening pleasant one TO all present. Fine
music feature of the exercises. which
closed about midnight SAN.