Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-14
ROCKVILLE.

CharleS w. Prettyman and Edward e..
Peter, as trustees, Saturday sold at pub
lie auction to James N. Walker the Har-
desty farm, situated near Travilah, and
containing 800 acres of land, for s2.415.
The place is improved by a small house
AID is not in a high state of cultivation.
A large number of democrats assembled
at Olney on the 9th instant, and. after
consultation, it was determined to organize
a campaign club. which was accomplished,
with the following officers: President, VIM.
II. Nicholson; vice pres.dents-Gustav A.
Bulwer, Thomas B. Howard and Edward
c. Henderson; secretaries--F. d. Leizear
and George E. White; treasurer, A. F..
Fairdll Forty names were enrolled and 1t
is expected that this number will be in
creased at the next meeting. The club
will hold meetings Wednesday evening of
each week until the election, and promi-
nent speakers have been invited to attend.
The following transfers of real estate
have been recorded in the office Of the
clerk of the circuit court: Minerva A. Nc
MILAN TO N. L. and Geo. Chandlee, two
lots at Chevy Chase; s.. s. T. Mullican,
sheriff. to G. o. B. C.ssell, six acres of
land at HERMITAGE $500 Thomas Ander-
acres of land; SALTS. W. D. Bohrer to c.
G. Bergman, 51a acres of land on George
town pike; & G G. and sallie E. Perry
man to W. o. Bohrer, four lots at Garrett
Park; 5. Metropolitan Investment Co
to s. E. Bergman. two lots at Garrett
Park; $. Same to Henrick Calm, two lots
at Garrett Park; $3.50. Emile Huck to Jo-
hanna Kelley, lot at Kens.ngton; $500. Jas.
X. Walker to S. r. Plumm er, 60 Is acres
near Washington Grove; $4GO. w. A. Smith
to w. b. Monkey, 40 acres of land; $749 10.
Martha Anderson to VIM. j. Mur:angh. 10
acres near Aqueduct road $500. Julia A.
Bond to Thomas King, two acres of land;
s.. Harry d. Cooke to John c. McAtee,
lot in Gaithersburg; 81 $50 Chas. E. Moore
5. Cora F. Cunningham to J. R. Cal
houn, lot in North Takoma; $. b. F.
Walters to VIM. Carr, part Of Two
Farms" 5000. VIM: H. smyser to H. E.
SLABS. Edward and Edwin Baltzley to Jos.
w. Meyer, two lots at Glen Echo; $500.
G. w. Wagmaer to Amanda and Hester
Counselman, two lots at Wood'nont; 81, 600.
ner, ~ acres of land; s715.70. Aug. Burg
dorf to r. C. Warfield, three lots in Rock
Vile Heights; $3.50.
meeting of the district association for
the fourth district of the Montgomery
County Sunday School Union was held at
the Presbyterian Church, in Jamestown,
yesterday. Mr.. Frank b. Horner, president
of the district association, was in the chair.
The first topic discussed was Unity Of
Christian Effort" by Messrs. David H.
Bouic and John w. Horner; Methods in
Teaching and Conducting Sunday Schools -
was the next subject upon which address ses
Rev. b. F. Myers and Rev. VIM. Chinn;
''The Necessity of Keeping the Schools
Open the Whole Year" was the subject of
an interesting address by Mr.. w. A. Dob
son; THE Ultimate Object of Sunday School
Teaching and Organization" was the clos
ing topic of discussion. and was participant
ed in by Messrs. John w. Horner, Chas.
w. Prettyman, Geo f. Pollock Rev. Z. F.
Myers and Rev. l.. l.. Lloyd. The proceed
ings were interspersed with fine music by
the choir of the church and others. At
noon fine lunch was served by the ladies
of the congregation, to which ample justice
was done. The entire proceedings were of
very interesting character and We're lis
tened to with marked attention by the large
congregation in attendance.
Some days ago a fire occurred in the large
Touring mill of f. H. Darby, at Seneca
but 1t was extinguished before much dam
age was done.
Mrs. Mary f. Griffith, who recently spent
some weeks with Mrs. Humphrey Cissell
at Beallsville, has returned to her home in
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Congwell of Chicago, who
nave been sojourning at Hyattstown last
week returned to their western home
Prof j. X. Newman, formerly PRINCIPAL
OF the Rockville graded school, is now en-
gagged in the newspaper business al Harris
vile, Ala.
The marriage of Mr.. Jas. G. Clark and
Miss Lille Knott is announced 10 take
place at ST. Mays Catholic Church. this
town, on the 3oth instant, at o'clock pm