Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-23
ROCKVILLE.

The business OF the officers of registra-
ton for the present year has been closed
showing the following number of voters in
the several election districts of the county:
Laytonsville district. 297 white; 1856 colored
total, i33. Clarksburg, $50 white; 81 colored
total, "A. Poolesville. 332 white; 225 colored :
total, 557. Rockville, $50 white: 221 colored .
total. S17. Colesville, 353 white: 1876 colored
total. 54s- Jamestown. 2is white; 12s col
cred. total. $40. Bethesda. 23S white; 81
colored: total, $50. Olney. 40 white; 800 coll
ored, total. o. Gaithersburg. 4Ol white;
~ colored; total. 5iS. Potomac. 80 white:
80 colored; total. sos. GAINESVILLE, 31s white;
81 colored. total, H2. Damascus, $50 white;
SO colOred; total, il6 Wheaton, IA white.
Isl colored; total. 726. making the vote
of the county 1862 white. and 1881 eolored,
and a grand total of 6.563. The registered
vote of the county is 220 less than last year.
MIR. Charles f. Sommers, son of the late
DR.. A. III. Sommers of this town, for some
years past a resident of EliZabethtown,
KY, where he is engaged in the newspaper
business. is a prominent candidate for the
office of sergeant-at-arms of the Kentucky
senate Prior to leaving here Mr.. Sommers
was for some time member of the board
Of town commissioners.
George Washington, a colored man, who
has been living here for some years. and
who has been employed in several kinds
OF business,was arrested yesterday, charged
with entering the drug store of Or. ID. +.
Owens and stealing therefrom the sum of
%. For some time past the doctor has been
missing small sums OF money from his
store and in order TO detect the thief he
put a private mark on some notes and
other money. Yesterday d colored 10y
came 10 the store to get a 50 note changed
ana the proprietor at once recognized 1t as
nf fh.aU xaI l.
TONED the boy said the note was given to
him by Washington and the latter was
soon afterward arrested. True to the char
acter of his INDUSTRIOUS namesake George
could not tell a lie and made a clean breast
OF the whole matter. He admitted that he
had entered the store through back win
Qc~ by means of a ladder and had taken
the money he also said that upon several
previous occasions he mad during the night
obtained access to the place through the
Cellar windows ard had on each occasion
taken u small amount of money, at no one
time exceeding couple OF dollars. For
some time past he has been employed as
q servant about the post office ana since
ms arrest has admitted that during that
time ne stole several letters from one or
I'VE OF which he got small sums of money
The postmaster at Hunting HILL an Office
about three miles west OF this place SAYS
that some days ago he mailed a registered
letter that should have passed through the
office here but has not since turned upand il
Is now thought that this was also one of
sHS PiiSeS picheu up Dy George. The negro
cannot read. but says while attending to
MS work in the office whenever the atten-
tlon OF the clerk was turned from him he
Would pick up any big letter that looked
IKE 1t had money in 1t and quietly put ii
IN MS pocket. The postal authorities have
been advised of the theft and it is likely his
ilrst trial will be before the United States
district court in Baltimore
Mr. VIM. y. Fowler a well-known citizep
ana business man of this place died yes
terday after an Illness of several weeks
IN the forty-fitth year of his age Mr. Fow
ier was native OF England. but has been
hVlhS IN TINS county for number of years
making ms home for some time in southern
maryland where he married. He leaves a
widow and five children
Misses Amy and Lucy Miller of RaIt;-
more are visiting friends in the vicinity of
Brookeville. vi
Miss Cora Slower, who has been spendjng
the summer here. has returned to Lyasbtne
Ton. where she Will remain a short time
before going south for the winter
Mrs Real of Washington is at presen- =,
visitor at the residence of MIR. Isaac r
Maus. this town. "
Prof Lee Davis Lodge and family of
GaithersburS nave taken uD their resi-
dence IN Washington for the winter