Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-18
ROCKVILLE,

The September sitting of the officers of
registration commenced Monday in the sew
eral districts of the county. At this place
the work has been progressing very quietly,
not great many persons being IN attend
ance. About the usual number of new
names have been added to the lists and
stricken therefrom. as is usual, on the first
two days. This sitting will consume three
days. and the next will occur during the
first week in October. An effort. will be
made throughout the county to have regis
tered the names of all new voters, as there
will be brisk demand for them about the
9th of November. The news from Balti-
more to the effect that persons who had
been appointed to watch the work of the
registers in that city had been summarily
elected from the Offices of registration was
the subject of much comment here, and
was loudly condemned by fair men of both
political parties.
The orphans court was in session yes
terday, and transacted the following bust
ness: The last will and testament of James
|. Mistead, deceased, was admitted to pro-
bate and record; Francis B. Musgroye ad-
ministrator of James L. Musgrove, de-
ceased, filed list of private sales of prop
erty OF said deceased; VIM. I. Lawton, ex-
ecutor of the last will and testament of
George Piyer, deceased, filed an inventory
OF the personal property of deceased Ben
!amln r. Walters, administrator of George
count.
At meeting of the county commission
ers, held here yesterday, after the transac-
ton of considerable amount of routine
business, the following bills for work on
roads and bridges were passed and ordered
to be paid: First districts. A. Bell nik-
iTg). $4065. Second district-John II. Bur-
dette Goa0. $3.50; same road, s6351;
trict-P & Mossburg (road), sS47O. Fourth
dlstrict-John 7. Barnes (piking) S90: Jas
w w; Beak (piking), 1913; Lee Offutt (roaD,
S ss;e.; Arthur Myers tridge) s77.1o; G. W.
road, $45.22. Fifth district-Charles w.
Barnsley (roaD, $50 10; Asa NJ. Stabler DIX
ing). S200; N. F. Beall Goad), $500; same
800 IS; John Keller road) $4,000; George E'
White (road), $5555; P. F. Bryan (roadD,
$3.50; same (bridse). 5000; E. E. Welsh
roadl, 52.1O; G. o. B. Cissell (road), $50. rs.
Neiil Dove or Gaithersburg district, who
has been in Jail here for some time, charg-
ed with stealing lot of wheat from Chas.
klng, was yesterday brought before Judge
henderson of the circuit court on writ of
hapeas corpus, and after hearing was re-
manded to the custody of the sheriff, his
bail being fixed at $500
recent events in various parts of the
county have forced the conclusion that an
section the scene of their operations In
ADDITION to several recent robberles in the
vicinity Of Redland. Friday night of last
week the miscreants visited the promises
Brookeville, broke into his barn and took
therefrom fine young horse, a buggy.
set OF double harness, two sets of single
harness, and other articles When the
theft was discovered they were pursued.
going in the direction of WestminsC Ter Car
roll county, and thence into Pennsylvania.
The horse taken was young and had never
been worked. and it IS thought that they
had other horses with them TO haul 7ff the
property. AT latest accounts they had not
been apprehended.
Sunday, the 10Th instant. there will be
an all-day meeting at Upper Seneca Bap.
list Church. in which several visiting min
listers will take part.
In honor 0 Maryland day." the 18th of
September the pupils of the public school
at Comus, this county, had patriotic cele-
bration. The exercises consisted OF solving
a rebus on the name of Francis Scott Key,
author of the Star Spausled Banner," the
same being recited in good style by Misses
Virgie and Edna Maxwell, followed by
reading OF the song entitled Our Flag is
There" by John A. Luhn and r. c. Har-
ley. Maryland. My Maryland" was then
sung by Misses Bessie Luhn, Virgie Max
well, Alice Cecil. Edna Maxwell and Lizzie
Hodges, this being followed by remarks on
the bombardment of Fort McHenry by
John A Luhn and R. c. Harley. The whole
concluded by a march by the school There
was a large audience present.