Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-20
ROCKVILLE.

IL meeting of the county commission
ers held here yesterday the following bust
ness was transacted: A large number of
BIS for county work were examined,
pa sed and ordered to be paid, as follows
Registration olficers-Thos. ]. d. Bowie,
fifth district, ss1.1G; William E. Lewis, sec
ond district, sSl2S; john w. Horner. fourth
district, SIG.10. Work on roads and bridges
First district, George w. Shaw, $31.6O; j.
]. Hutton (bridge), s2S.T5; same Goad),
$3.50; j. G.. Dorsey piking), s7O.17; same
(bridge), 50. Second district, Jas. f. Sib-
ley (road). s21.65. Third district, Benjamin
Dyson Cbridge). $40; H. j. Norris (bridge).
s15; Leonidas Jones Cbridge), So. Fourth
district, Zadoc L. Crown (piking), SIS67;
VIM. Higgins (piking), $3.50; Henry T..
Dwyer (road), So, Maurice w. Downs (road),
sGO.S0; VIM. T. Ray (piking), s7S.93; Thos.
Bailey pilting), SSGU2. Fifth district, Thos.
Lea road, $40; Philip II. Ray (road),
S5.9J. Richard II. Price (piking), $40; Il.
II. Kelley (road), $40.
The following business was transacted in
the orphans court yesterday Lists of
sales of the personal estates of their de-
cedents were filed by Thos. F. and Jas.
4. Purdum, administrators of James w.
Purdum, deceased; Wilson Il. Tschiffely,
administrator of Charles H. Cross, de-
ceased; Christiana c. Musser. admin
istratrix of Henry c. Musser de-
ceased, and John r. Baker. executor of
VIM. II. Baker, deceased. The latter also
filed list of debts due deceased. Martha
Z. Downs made application for letters of
administration on the estate of VIM. II.
Downs, deceased. Levi c. Zeigler, guard
ian to Ephraim G. Harris and Others was
granted an order to invest a certain part
of his wards principal. The next session
of the court will be on the 18th instant.
The clerk of the circuit court has issued
marriage licenses to the following par
ties: VIM. Z. Owens and Mani F. Green;
Chas. E. Norris and Mamie Trail; Harry
Gibbs and Carrie Farmer; Richard w.
Cain and Emma j. Burdette.
The annual meeting of the Agricultural
Society of this county will be held In the
town hall, this place, on Wednesday, jan
uary next at which officers Will be elect
ed for the ensuing year. During the pro-
gress of the last fair the membership of
the society was greatly augmented, and
1t is expected that there will be large
attendance at the meeting. Business of
much Importance to the society will be
considered.
The mayor and council of Rockville, at
their last meeting, passed an order that the
bills of all persons In arrears for corpora
ton taxes should be placed in the hands
OF an attorney for speedy collection.
Mr.. Zebedee H. Beall. residing some miles
west of this place, few nights ago had
lot of valuable sheep killed by dogs.
Mrs. d. q. Evans of Moundsville, W. Va,
who has spent Sole weeks In visiting
friends near Jamestown, returned to her
nome on MOnddy.
Miss Irene Elgin Of Poolesville district,
no recently had one Of her arms broken,
is recovering.
Prominent singers from Washington will
give a concert in Irving Hail. Linden, on
the 9th instant, for the benefit of Carroll
Chapel.
Rev. w. ]. Cooke will hold divine service
in Norman Hall, Gaithersburg, on inday,
sd instant, at 3 and 100 pm. A fine choir
In charge of Professor Hez. Trail will be in
attendance.
Miss May Byrnc Scott of Earnest own h as
left that place for a visit to friends at
Fredericksburg, Va.
A missionary meeting under the auspices
Of the young people of the Baptist congre
CATION will be held in the church at this
place on next Sunday night:
Miss Bonnie Kelley OF Jamestown will
leave there next week for an extended visit
to relatives in New York.
One of the largest owls ever killed in this
county was shot near Boyd's station on
Saturday by Roscoe De Lauder. The bird
weighed six pounds and measured over
| four feet from tip to tip of wings.
The Baptists will mold their Christmas
Sunday school en- tertainment in the church
on Wednesday night next.
The Derwood Sunday school will hold an
entertainment in the new chapel on Thurs
day night of next week
! Catholic Church services will be held on
. Christmas day as follows: High mass at