Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-27
ROCKVILLE,

The union picnic held yesterday in Hor-
ner's Grove near this place by the various
Sunday schools of the town was a pleasant
affair. The schools were represented by the
teachers, pupils and many of their friends,
in all between three and four hundred.
Each family provided a basket of choice
eatables, while lemonade was served to all.
The grounds were provided with numerous
swings for the amusement of the little ones.
while those of larger growth amused them
selves with tennis and other games. Anus
ing features of the occasion were a game of
base ball between the nine of the Baptist
school and picked team from the other
schools; sack races and blindfolded wheel
barrow race. The affair throughout was
very enjoyable to those in attendance. but
was brought 10 an abrupt conclusion about
o'clock by rain storm.
The commencement exercises of Andrew
Small Academy, Jamestown, were of a
very interesting character, and We're wit
resed by large number Of persons. many
teing from a distance. The following pro-
gram was rendered in good style: Address
of welcome Upton d. Nourse; chorus,
Swinging Meath the Old Apple Tree" by
the school; The First Party" Write Crit
James broome; My Best Friend Mary
TschiIely and Willie Collins: Bill Smith, !"
Walter Magruder: "A Bunch of Keys" Nor
man Gassaway: waltz. If You Leave Me.
ID. ID.
thusiast," Campbell Kleindienst. Clyde
Griffith and Howard Dufief: speech of Pat
rick Henry, Robt E. Hodgson; compost
ton on animals John Gassaway; THE
gend of ST. Treda." Sadie Lewis; The Ship
Of Faith Thomas Tschiffely; exhibition
drill by sixteen boys and girls; Our Flag"
Berthe Ward: duet, Alice Windsor and Mat
and Hazel Metzger; Downfall of Poland"
Garrett Ward; Moving" Mamie Ward i;
Don't Crowd" Victor Myers: who Made
the Speech" Vandelia Tschinely; In the
town Cycle Club" Alice Windsor; drama
No Cure, No Pay" seven young ladies;
essay, Berthe Rice; "Lochiers Warning"
Upton Nourse and Carroll Walters: North
with Jesus" Martha Magruder; essay Alice
Windsor, Love. murder and matrimony."
Matte Hughes; May Queen song. by the
school; That Boy Tom." Thos. Tschiffely.
Howard Griffith, Matte Hughes, Martha
Masruder and Upton Leaman. At the close
of the program an interesting address was
delivered by Mr.. A. S. Marye.
On Monday evening a colored boy about
seventeen years Of age. named Allen Bowie.
was drowned in Rock creek about two
miles from this place. While taking a bath
In deep part Of the creek he was taken
with cramp and sank to the bottom before
he could be rescued by his companions
Rev. Father Rosensteel Of ST. Mary's
Catholic Church. this place. left here this
week for visit to relatives and friends
near Cresson, Pa.
The following transfers Of real estate
have been recorded in the office Of the clerk
of the circuit court: Alex. Kilgour to Geo.
B. Wade. 80 acres Of land near Bethesda;
- Jas. C.. Walden to NJ d. Knight. 80
acres of land: 5. John c. Bentley to Edw
n. Bentley. one acre Of land; 5. Edw. N
Bentley to John C. Bentley, 3S acres Of
land near Brookeville; 81 800. WmA Batch
elor to Edgar p. Watkins. As acres of land
near Brookeville; $3.50. Takoma Park l..
and T. Co. to d. C. Forney, lots in North
Takoma; $2,I9t. b. H. Warner to Faster
day & Mallory, lot at Kensington; $500.
George J. yesterday to Albert w. Mallery,
lot at Takoma Park; 5. Same to same,
lot at kensington: s.. Samuel Hobbs to
Asbury Hobbs. 80 "a acres Of land: 5.
julius Germiller to DR.. Geo. X. l.. Cole lot
OF land SLIGO. Richard Poole to Louis
CHAMPION, is 81 acres near Beallsville;
4. Pyles, lot in GAINESVILLE; 500. Richard
Poole to Martha Cole. acres near Barnes
Vile Station; SO. Benz. Meads to Adam l..
Bolinger. III SO acres near Damascus;
1.JO. Henry y. Copp to Herbert b. Blain,
lots in West End Park: $500 H. n. Copp
to Geo: I. Hawkins. lots in West End
Park; $500. H. n. Copp to VIM. H. Her
ron. lots in West End Park; $. James
b. Henderson. trustee. to Jno T. Maxwell,
~ acres near Dickerson; Sizes. H. n.
Copp to jeremiah Ahern, = lots in West
End Park; $500. Catharine Janney to L. p
Nesbitt, ga acres near Brookeville; 5000.
l.. p Nesbitt to Catharine Janney. 20 II
acres near Brookevile; $500 Horace ID.
Waters TO Chas. T. Day. 5S perches Of land
near Boyd's; $3.50.
Mrs. Basil DeLashmutt Of (,a,rpa,ovn
Mrs. Geo. Mccartney of Baltimore and Mr.
and Mrs. Lycurgus Eagle of Gaitharsburc
We're recent guests of Mrs. Frank T.
Thomas, this town.