Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-24
ROCKVILLE.

James B. Henderson, as attorney, has sold
the farm of Mary Parker, situated on the
old Columbia road, about four miles from
Silver Spring. and containing thirty-eight
acres of land, to Edward w. Haight of
Washington, for $1,G50.
Miss Sophie Nichols of Frederick county
and Miss Hattie Boswell of Washington
city are visiting Mrs. DIR. Beall, at Darnes-
town.
Rev. VIM. II. Schell of Washington will
preach in the Christian Church at this
place tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Claude Rogers and Miss Eugenia
Crawford, both of Washington, were mar
red at Jacksonville on the 18th instant, by
Rev. Charles H. Waters.
Mr.. Arthur Williams. formerly of Wash
ington, and now a successful farmer in the
western section of the county, reports the
largest yield of wheat in that locality, be-
ing 2150 bushels from sixty acres. or an
average of thirty-five bushels per acre.
Misses Mary and Eva Dawson of Daw-
sonville have gone to Atlantic City for a
few weeks. Mrs. Samuel ID. Byrd of the
same place has returned from visit to
Niagara Falls.
Fox hunting has recently become a favor
lite sport in that part of the county border
ing on the Potomac. On Wednesday night
a fire run was made near Whites Ferry
by Messrs. Chiswell and Spates with their
fine pack of hounds. The fox was run to
his den about II o'clock.
At the district conference of the NJ. E.
Church South, at Poolesville. on the 2Sth
instant, the opening sermon will be deliver
ed by Rev. T. G. hewitt.
Misses Mary Hays of GAINESVILLE and
Eleanor Bevans of Baltimore are visiting
Miss Dollie Jones, at Elmer.
Mr.. Thomas Brown of Poolesville district
will next week visit his old home in SOUTH
west Virginia, from which he has been
absent for more than ten years.
Dr. D. F. Biser and wife of Laurel. Nd.
paid recent visit to friends in the second
district of this county.
Misses Brookcs and Cunningham of Wash
ington have been visiting Misses Granger
and Offutt, near this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bradley of Poto-
mac district have returned from an extend
ed tour through the northern states and
Canada.
H. Maurice Talbot, as attorney, has sold
to James b. Henderson for $3.50 a house
and three and one-half acres of land near
Jamestown.
The contract for furnishing 100 cubic
yards of stone for use on the streets of
Rockville has been awarded by the mayor
and council to Robert Garrison, at 81 L.
cents per yard The bids ranged from these
figures up to $l.O5.
meeting of the members of Ladies'
Union Cemetery Association will be held
at the residence of Mrs. w. V. Bouic, jr.,
on September IL. An invitation is extended
to those who wish to join the association.
The Rt. Rev. c. Clifton Penick, d. d.,
late DlSnOp OF cape PalmaS Africa, Will
preach at Christ p. E. Church, this town.
en- Sunday. September 2, at IL am. Sub
tect: Africa in America. and Problems
Connected With the Colored Race in the
United States
Messrs. Murray Vandiver collector OF
internal revenue: Barnes Compton. naval
officer; r. T. Browning, fish commissioner
and g. w. Paint of the passenger agent
department ofsthe Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road will visit the fair at this place during
the first week in September. as the guests
of Col. VIM. Kilgour.
The second game Of base ball between the
| Sandy Spring club and the Athletics of this
place was played on Wednesday, on the
| grounds of the former club, resulting in q
| score Of IS to in favor Of the Rockville
boys.
A tournament and picnic will be held al
| Germantown on Wednesday next for the
| benefit Of the Cornet Band Of that place
Valuable prizes will be awarded to both
| professional and amateur knights. The
| charge to the knights will be delivered by
Edward C.. Peter. and the coronation ad
dress by w. Veirs Bouic. jr. The follow
| ing gentlemen have been selected as judges
| ]. F. Snyder, w. F. Boland. A. H. Aisquith
]. H. Williams and w. H. Wade. Bouit
| F. Waters will act chief marshal, with
| a number of assistants.