Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-01
ROCKVILLE,

In the orphans court yesterday the fol-
lowing business WAS .transacted: The last
will and testament Of Catharine Ann Whal-
en- was admitted to probate and record
Letters OF administration on the personal
estate of Thomas d. Darby, deceased, were
granted to Sarah f. Darby and Joseph N
Darby: bond. $4,000. Letters Of admins
tration on the personal estate Of Philemon
j. Smith, deceased, were granted to Phile-
mon NJ. Smith; bond. 500. Thomas Wat
ers of s. was appointed guardian to Theo-
dore j. Johnson, c. Lee Johnson, Horace
Johns on. Herbert johnson. Archibald John
son ana osborne johnson. infant children
OF Joshua j. Johnson aud Ann johnson,
both deceased. Harry d. Cooke admins
traitor of VIM. A. Cooke. deceased, fled
list or sales OF personal property of de-
ceased. Louise Z. Perkins, adminlstra trix
or Bishop w. Perkins. deceased, was au-
thorized to make deeds of conveyance of
death.
The county commissioners at shcir meet
Ing yesterday passed the following accounts
for repairs of the public roads: Second dis
trict.Richard 7. Burdette. sGl.SO Fourth
district-L. w. McAtee, s5S.57; George w.
Bell bridge). $47.44 Fifth dis.rict@John
Keller. 5000; Wilson G. Johnson, SsO.lS;
George Bonifant $44; Cornelius Halpin,
$3.50; Edward ]. Brown. so.
The clerk OF the circuit court yesterday
issued marriage licenses to the following
parties: Claude Rogers and Eugenia Craw-
ford; Oliver Lowe and Mary L. Erwin
MT. Horace waters. merchant at Ger
mantown, this county, lately missed sev-
eral sacks OF wool from his premises, but
could find no trace Of the depredator and
concluded to make inquiries among dealers
In that article in Washington. Upon visit
ing that city last week he found at the
store of a MERCHANT some of the sacks
that had been taken from his place filled
with wool. In packing the sacks Mr.. Wat
ers had placed In one a card bearing his
name and address. The dealer stated that
he had purchased the wool from "A country
man and gave Mr.. Waters a description of
the man. He at once returned home and
had arrested man named Henry Swartz-
back, a somewhat notorious character in
the neighborhood. He was taken before
Justice JOS A. fancy, who committed him
to the county jail for n further hearing on
Thursday. when the Washington dealer
will give his evidence in .ne case The
prisoner was brought here on Mon,, ~
evening by Deputy Sheriff Small and is
now entertained at the expense of the
county
The good people Of this place were last
night entertained with a grand combna-
ton meeting. in which religion and politics
were fully discussed. The first part of the
exercises was conducted by Mr.. J. c. Bum
of the Central Union Mission of Washing.
ton, assisted by youth who accompanied
him, and consisted of the singing of sacred
hymns. prayer and the delivery of an earn
est address on Scriptural topics. In the
singing they were ably assisted by a num-
Der of the young men of this place, who
evinced much interest in the cause AT
the close Of the religious exercises a popu-
list meeting was called to order by MIR. j.
III. Assheton, secretary of the people
party of the sixth congressional district
who introduced Gen. J. X. Morrison OF
Kansas. who came highly recommended as
worker in the cause of the people by J.
II. Turner and ]. ]. Hudson of Washing
ton. After the Formally of the introduc.
ton the general" who appears to be a
very live commonwealth" proceeded tc
harangue the large crowd present, using
the same arguments upon which CoXey
Brown & Co. appear to have patent. The
old political parties of the country were
handled without gloves and the monetary
system of the same received the usual de.
nuDciation The general impression ap-
peared to be that no large number of con.
verts were made at either meeting An
other populist meeting is announced to
take place tonight