Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-15
ROCKVILLE.

At the last meeting of the county COM
missioners numerously signed petition for
the opening of public road through the
grounds of the Washington Grove Camp
Meeting Association was presented to that
body by Mr.. Thomas Marshall and others
residing in that vicinity, and Messrs. Jas
l.. TOWNSEND. James E. Harvey and Heze-
kiah Trail were appointed examiners to as
certain whether the public convenience re-
quires the opening of the same. The MEM
bers of the association nave also filed with
the commissioners a counter petition and
protest against the opening of the proposed
road, which, they assert, will be detrimen-
tai to their interests and injurious to the
grounds as used at present for religious
purposes. The line of the proposed road
commences on the Laytonsville and CATH
ersourg road. running thence on the line
between the lands of W. ri. Blodgett and
Leonard ) Chapman, to and over the lands
OF the latter to the lands of the camp meet
ing association: thence over the latter s
lands TO the railroad station on the same.
When the report of the examiners is laid
before the commissioners it is expected that
there VIII be a lively discussion of the
merits of the case The examiners will
meet on the premises of the proposed road
on "Wednesday, l4th of February, when d
large crowd Will doubtless be present.
The following accounts for repairs on pub
lie roads and bridges have been passed by
the county commissioners: First district
George w. Shaw, s442U; Joseph Schwartz
S39.2D. Second district, j. W. Brown. ST. ~,
John +. Burdette, ST.. 10; +. :. King, SIS. 30:
Richard ID. Hawkins. $40; Luther ii. Young
Sl6.10; Jas. ). Holland, s26IJ. Fourth dis
trict, Jas. NJ. Harrison, $iI.65; NJ. e. Fisher,
Siu3.u2
There appears to be considerable diversity
of opinion in this section in regard TO a bill
introduced in the Mary land legislature last
week, providing that the state shall assume
the debts due the employees of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal Company which ex-
listed prior to the turning over of that work
TO the present managers. While 1t is con-
coded that these claims are just and should
have been paid by the managers then in
control of the canal, instead of diVerting the
income to personal and political benefits to
the officers in charge, ii seems to be the
prevailing opinion that the state has no
legal right to assume the debt. Another
point taken by the opponents of this scheme
Is that the great majority of these claims
have long since passed out of the hands of
the original holders. and were, in most
cases. parted with for a very small con-
sideration. 1t is said that a bill similar in
It's provisions to the present one was before
the legislature two years ago, and met with
defeat, and that the present effort is very
likely to share the same fate. The fact of
the business is, the state has now a perma-
nent investment OF several millions of dol
lars in the canal, and the taxpayers appear
10 be averse to extending the account fur
ther.
The marriage of Miss Carrie daughter of
DR.. Z. +. Stonestreet of this town. and Mr.
Frank Thomas of Roanoke. Va. is an
nounced to take place on the 2ith instant
at the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Edward c. Peter of this place Is WIS.,
iting her sister, Mrs. VIM. l.. Dunlop of
Georgetown, ID. @.
A marriage license has been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court to Mr. Edward
Warfield and Miss BERTHE X. Mullinix
Miss Lille Bready of Sandy Spring has
Gaithersburg.
Mr.. Thomas Galley of Hartford county
and Miss Layinia Windsor of Clarksburg
We're married by Rev. T. f. Peters on
Thursday last at the residence of the bride S
parents.
The farm of Mr.. c. c. King, in Clarks-
burg district. has been purchased by Mrs.
Anna Nehouse of Jamestown, and in fu-
ture she will reside there.