Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-17
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
An ErJoy abe Gernan-Activity I'm Real Es-
state Matters.

An Erjoyab,e Gernan-Actfyity i'm Real Es-
state Matters.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, May 16. 1893.
In the orphans court today Jane Mullican,
administrative of Basil F. Mullican, deceased.
filed an inventory of personal estate of de-
ceased The will Of Eliza A. Smith. deceased
was fled for probate and record. Letters of
administration pendente lite on the personal
estate Of Basil Mullican, deceased. we're granted
to VIM. H. Nuilican. bond $4,000. VIM. W.
Dronenbrrg. executor of Solomon F. Harris
deceased, was authorized and directed to dis
tribnte the assets in his hands among tine
creditors of the deceased according to the audit
approved by the court Henry Nolte. executor
OF Henry Nolte. deceased. passed his frs. and
fntl account and Gled final receipts of legatees
uu,ler the will. Levi c. Zrigler. guardian to
Ernest +. Harris and others, was authorized to
invest the money OF hts wa-ds. Chas. ".
Hugnely and Mary F. Cissell. administrators of
john II. C.she.l. deceased. flied list OF sales of
personal properly OF said deceased. Oliver I.
Van Horn. administrator of George y. Walter
deceased. Tassed fi~t and final account. and
Tuesday. June g. was assigned him to distribute
the assets in his hands among the creditors of
sai'i deceased.
At the solicitation Of a large number of the
ladies of this vicinity a meeting OF all those in
icTested in the Rockville cemetery has been
called for the 23d instant. to be held in the
court room at this place. The object of the
meeting IL to devise means for further improv-
ing and adoruing the cemetery grounds and
also for the acquisition of additional land 70
the same. This cemetery Is among the oldest
IN the state, nanv of the tombstones in it
dEtinG bach over $50 wears. and it contains the
remains q. many who in life occupied promi-
nent positions in the country.
The german given a, Grange Hall. Olney, on
Friday night by Messrs s. J. Collinsgrew Of
Washington and W. C. Magruder of Olney was
a fine affair and was graced by the beauty and
fashion Of the county and q number OF ladies
and gentlemen from asdistance. The hall was
tastefully decorated with flowers and bunting
and when occupied by the merry cancers pre-
scented beautiful appearance. The festivities
were continued until early hour of the next
morning. Among those present were the fol-
lowing: Misses Belle. Florence and Margaret
Clark, Annie and Sallie Griffith. Edith and
Mary Brooke, Bessie Machail, Nav
Lambert, Ella Beau, III. r. Chi
Patty Miller. Mrs. Il. ii. 1iackall, Mr. and Mrs
George Crawford, Mr.. W. Grove, Mr.. and Mrs
Davis. Miss Clara Moore, Mess-s. William b.
Chichester, William Gilpin, +. u. HalloweIi. T.
&. Waters. George Riggs, J. W. Jones. Charles
and Richard NaehalI. Joseph Strain, Joseph
Janney. Charles Nagruder. Charles Beall. Will
lam Nesbitt. Roger Farquhar. Clifton Thomas
and Allen Abert of the county. George Eox-
bury of Howard county, E. f. Nesbit. of
Brookville. Kirk matthews of Glenwood Will
lam Stewart of Baltimore. Nessrs. Collinsgrew
and Wynkoop of Washington and Jetson Trail
and e. +. Hogan of Rockville
The real estate market in this section shows
more activity at present than 1t has for year
past. and there appears to be an increasing de-
mand for Investment in that class OF property.
Several sales have been made recently and a
number of important ones are now in course of
negotiation. There has also recently sprung
up demand for houses to rent during the
Coming summer.
The severe hailstorrn which visited this Sec
tlon on Saturday evening last is reported to
have done some damage to fruit and other
crops in the northern part Of the county.
S. 4. NJ.