Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-13
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Annual Meeting of the Montgomery Agri-
cultural society-Notes.

cultural society-Notes.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, January II, 1893.
The annual meeting OF the Montgomery
County Agricultural Society took place here to-
day and was well attended. The meeting was
called to order by President VIM. E. Muncaster.
who presided over the deliberations Of the
body and delivered an interesting address on
the work Of the society for the past year, and
giving some good advice in regard to the future
transactions Of the same. The address was
listened to with marked interest John J. Hig-
gins, treasurer, made his report for the past
year. showing total receipts to have been
s5.057.36; disbursements, s5,04s.99; leaving g
balance on hand Of S937. The liabilities of
the society consist OF q mortgage debt OF
81 800 and an outstanding note for 1900; total,
s1.500 The following directors for the ensu-
ing year were elected: Messrs. Frank C. Hut
ton, John @. Bently. John II. Bogley. John II.
Gassaway, VIM. II. Rabbit, Edw. NJ. West.
Hezekiah Trail, W. E. Muncaster. G. F. Snouf-
fer. VIM. Dorsey, Lee Offutt and C. ". Fields.
Under the new charter of the society the board
OF directors elect the president, secretary,
treasurer and other officers. This duty will be
performed at their next meeting.
The following program of exercises has been
adopted for the Farmers Institute. to be held
Dairy-Profs. Allan Dodge of Washington and
Patterson of the Maryland experiment station.
Wheat weevil-Prof. l.. o. Howard, division of
entomology, Washington. Feedstuffs-E. W.
Allen, Phi D., Washington. yeterinary-Prof.
+. l.. kilbourne, bureau Of animal industry,
Washington. Horticulture-Prof Robinson,
Maryland experiment station
The annual election of officers Of the Mont
gomery County National Bank Of Rockville took
place YESTERDAY and resulted in the choice of
the following directors: Jos. L. Baker, Spencer
c. Jones. H. W. Talbot, James b. Henderson,
John I. vinson, VIM. b. Mobley, Horace Waters,
VIM. W. Poole. Samuel Darby Leonard l. Hays,
John II. Gassaway and Jas. E. Williams. All the
old officers of the bank were afterward re-
elected by the directors.
The following transfers Of real estate have
been recorded in the Office Of the clerk of the
circuit court during this week: Thomas b.
Brooke and wife to Ebert Perry, lot IS, block 4,
Gaithersburg; Anthony Gaeger and others to
Charles Gaegler, 9l34 acres of land, S3 5000;
Mary j. Wilcox to Oliver ". Malone, IL acres,
$3.50; Washington Danenhower and wife to Z.
A. Woodward, lots 30. 81, block 5, Rockville
Park. $500; Felix Agnus aud wife to William s.
Carroll, tract OF land. 81 900; Lee NJ. Lipscomb
eft al. to Rosa Miller lot 5. block z, Gathersburg
$500; j. Ii. Butler and wife to Washington MUIR
ray and others, 6 acres of land. Sl67; Leonard
S. Chapman and wife to Margaret Altmasperger,
lots 3. 6. block. Is. Hslpine. $3.50; the Takoma
PARK Loan and Trust Company to John b.
Larner. lot H. block 72, Tacoma Park, $1,000. 20;
B. II. Warner and wife to Seth V. Peck, lot 2,
block 10. kensington. e; Basil Mullican to
Hazel W.. Cashell, l51S acres of land, 1872;
Forest Glen Investment Company to Thomas
Summers. lot 2. block IS, Forest Glen, $500.
Mr. Isaac A. Rosecrans and wife have sold to
Mr.. Michael White of Washington their house
and lot situated near the fair grounds at this
place for $4,000.
The heavy wind Of yesterday and last night
drifted the snow in such manner as to render
the public roads almost impossible in various
parts of the county. This morning the Their
mometer at this place registered about de-
grees above zero.
The jury of condemnation in the case Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad VS.. The Clarity
heirs for four acres of land taken for use of the
southern extension this morning awarded
damages to the amount of 81, 800. s. A. NJ.