Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-29
ROCKVILLE.

A colored man, formerly in the employ of
Mr.. Augustus C. Flack. whose barn was
burned near Wheaton about ten days ago,
has been arrested and is now in Jail at
this place on suspicion of having set fire to
the building. He has not vet had a hearing
and the nature of the evidence against him
has not been disclosed. 1t is said that
some time previous to the fire this man and
Mr. Flack had some difficulty in regard to
a settlement for shocking corn and that
the man had made some threats.
Messrs. Thos Dawson. Harry Frost and
DR.. r. c. Warfield, who spent the past ten
DAYS hunting in the mountains of West
Virginia, have returned to their homes al
this place much pleased with their success
full trip.
at the NJ. E. Church South at Gaithersburg
for the past week, conducted by Rev. h. H.
Henry, and much interest has been man
ifested.
of the county has been called by President
Pollock to take place at the Christian
Church, this place, on Thanksgiving day at
3 pm.
a marriage license has been issued by the
clerk of the court to Mr.. Joshua Higgins
and Miss Mamie A Houck, both of Lay
louisville.
Mr.. Thos. c. Groomes. contractor and
builder has Just completed a fine dwell
ing house for Miss Julia Anderson at this
place. The building is of cottage style.
two stories high, and contains eight large
rooms, with cellar and all necessary out
buildings. The exterior is provided with
wide verandas and ornamented with
handsome tower. The rooms are finished
in natural hard wood, the upper ones being
approached by a wide stairway with heavy
ash baluSterS. All the lower rooms are
separated by folding doors, and heated by
latrobe and other stoves. The upper
chambers are large and well lighted, and
provided with ample clothes presses and
other conveniences. The kitchen, pantry
and bath room are all fitted up in good
style. The house will be occupied by the
family of Mr.. John W. Warner of the Dis
trict bar.
A large number of the members of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor of this county will attend the fourth
annual convention of the organization, to
be held in Baltimore on December B. q
and Z.
Mr. David I. Jones, a former prominent
citizen of this county, died last week at
his home near Kearneysville. Jefferson
county, West Va. in his seventy-seventh
year.
In the circuit court yesterday the trial of
VIM. Leonard of Frederick county. charged
with killing Jesse T. Anderson on the 9TH
of September last, at Lime Kiln station, in
that county, came to conclusion by a
verdict of murder in the first degree. Dur
ing the progress of the trial which COM
menced on Monday morning, the court
house was crowded by an eager throng. The
prisoner was placed on the stand and made
a statement of the affair. claiming that
Anderson attempted to wrest the gun from
him and in the struggle which ensued the
weapon was discharged, causing the death
wound. This statement was fatty contra
dicted by the witnesses for the state. The
case was ably argued by Messrs. Peter and
Echelberger. for the state. and Mr.. J. E.
+. Wood, for the defense. Leonard will re-
ceive the sentence of the court on Monday
next, after which he will be taken back to
the jail at Frederick. The jury was but a
short time in making up the verdict, and
Francis l.. Beall, VIM. Warfield, Joseph y.
Darby John T. Best Jas. l.. Morrison,
Thos. F. Myers. Jas. IT. Parsley S. Il.
Haney, Geo. W. Enrich. Frank f. Thomas.
Joseph F. Moulden and Samuel H. Rem
shaw. S. A. NJ.