Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Free Delivery Operstions-A Farmers' Ia
stitute TO BE Heid-Notes.


Correspondence Of The. Evening star
ROCKVILLE, Jan. s. 1898.
Postmaster Dawson makes the following re-
port of the operation of the free delivery sys-
tenn at this place for the month OF December:
Delivered registered letters. &c; mail letters.
5.ss3: postal cards. $50: second. third and
fourth-class matter. 3l06. Collected local
letters 40; mail letters, 456 local postal cards.
20; mail postal cards, 456: second. third and
foarth-class matter. Is. Total number Of
pieces handled, 1851.
In the orphans court today the las; will and
testament OF Remu- @. Dorsey. deceased, was
admitted to probate. Letters Of administration
on the personal estate cf Lariuis BeaG. de-
ceased, we're granted 10 Charles O.. Duiief bond
81 500 Elizabeth 4. Collstan. widow Of Peter
Coiistan filed remuneration % requests IN the
viii OF deceased, and elects TO take her dover IN
lieu thereof. The exccutrir's sale OF real estate
of Americas Dawson. deceased. Was confirmed
by the court The hearing liz the case OF Bar
ton Trail ct al. sgt James Soper, admins
traitor OF Catharine Soper deceased, was post
poned until 3lst of January. Charles b.
Pierce and Thomas n Bailey made an
plication for letters Of administration or
the personal estate of Jane E. Bailey, deceased
farmers institute. under the auspices Of
Pomona Grange, No T. =. of H.. and the agri-
cultural experiment station, will be held at
GAINESVILLE Grange Hall on. Tuesday. 18th in
slant, at 10 am. Agricultural subjects will be
discussed by prominent gentlemen connected
with the United States Department OF Agricul-
ture, the Maryland experiment station and
others: The public, and especially those inter
ested Ia farming. are invited to attend
The jury impanneled by Sheriff Fairall for
the purpose of condemning lands for the use of
the southern extension of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. after viewing the lands OIL We'd
nesday and Thursday of last week. met at the
court house here yesterday morning for the
purpose Of bearing evidence AID argument of
counsel in the several cases The first case
called was that Of the railroad company against
Dulaney, Whiting and Elyson. and The time
during yesterday consumed in hearing evil
dence in the CAGE. Upon resssembling this
morning 1t was found that Mr.. " c. Besli, one
OF tho jurors, confined 70 his bed with
pneumonia and unable to attend, whereupon an
adjournment taken until p. m. At that
hour an agreement was made between coun-
eel to accept the eleven remaining jurors, and
the case was proceeded with. After lengthy
argument on both sides the case was given 20
tie jury about o'clock. The railroad COM
pany was represented by Messrs Anderson &
Bouic and the land owners by Peter & Hender-
son and Edw. @. Peter. Up 20 o'clock tho
jury had failed TO agree
On the 9Th instant an entertainment for the
beneht OF the proposed Protestant Episcopal
church at Garrett Park will be given at the
town hall. this place. Tho LinthIcum students
OF Georgetown will present two comedies, en-
titled No l, Around the Corner" and 1.-The
Great Elixir" and Mr. Hub. Smith Of Wash
ington will also take Fart.
VIM. n. Martin, colored, who some months
ago was badly injured on the railroad at this
place by being struck on the head by heavy
bar of iron, died at Chestnut Hill, Pa, on the
29th ultimo. 1t Is thought that the injuries he
received were ultimately the cause of his death.
S. A. II