Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
ROCKVILLE.

In the orphans court yesterday the last
will and testament of Richard e. Sellman.
deceased. was filed for probate and record;
letters of administration on the personal
estate of John w. Kelley, deceased, were
granted to. Susan E. Kelley. bond $1,000;
Lucretia r. Pyies Administrative Of Isaac
J. Pyles, deceased, and John H. Parsley,
administrator of George w. Parsley, jr.,
deceased filed inventories Of the real and
personal estates Of their respective decd
ents and were granted orders to sell the
personal estate at public or private sale;
Baker s.. Thompson. executor of Baker
Thompson, deceased, filed inventory Of per-
sonal estate list of debts due deceased and
! list of debts due from deceased; VIM. H.
Thompson. administrator of Howard Thomp-
son. deceased, passed first and final ac-
count of personal estate of deceased.
Mr. Angelo Grimes, who was arrested
place on the charge of cutting John Carter
with a knife at picnic near Jamestown,
had hearing before Justice Stonestreet on
Wednesday. The evidence showed that a
violent assault had been made by Carter
upon Grimes. and that the latter did the
cutting in self-defense. He was therefore
discharged.
A meeting of the board Of management
of the Agricultural Society took place here
yesterday. the PRINCIPAL business being the
appointment of judges in tine various de-
partments at the annual fair during the
first week in September. The new build
ings on the fair grounds are approaching
completion and everything promises to be
in first-class condition for the exhibition.
The contract for an additional well, to be
dug near the grand stand, has been award
ed to Mr.. Philip Scherer of this place.
In order to accommodate the largely in
creased attendance Of pupils at the Rock
Vile graded school the trustees have con-
cluded to erect an additional wing to the
school building, and the contract for the
same has been awarded to Mr.. Charles
Welt of this town.
Messrs. Ohio and worthington Talbot
and Stephen Quigley left here yesterday
for tour by wheel to the Natural Bridge
and other points of interest in Virginia.
They were accompanied as far as Lees
burg, Va, by Messrs. John Brewer, VIM.
and Anderson Offutt. The trip will occupy
about ten days
marriage license has been issued by
the clerk of the circuit court to James E.
Swick and Charlotte Broughton, both of
Washington
union temperance meeting will be held
in the Rockville Methodist Church Thurs
day night, August 1. Mr.. S. Irving Strayer,
organizer for the State Temperance AL
lance. will address the meeting. A collec-
ton for the benefit Of the alliance will be
taken up.
The delegates and visitors from this
place to the Young Peoples convention In
Baltimore will give reports Of what they
saw and heard In the Baptist Chapel at
Similar exercises will take place at Travi
lab on Tuesday night of next week.
James B. Henderson, candidate for the
democratic nomination for associate judge
of the sixth judicial circuit has designated
the following delegates to the judicial con-
vention at this place in August: Thomas
Anderson, Hattersly w. Talbot, DR.. VIM.
F. Elgin. VIM. NJ. Candy, VIM. H. Griffith,
Robert S. Hilton. Richard Poole and James
H. Offutt.
A severe hail storm visited portions of
Potomac district on Sunday evening. doing
an Immense amount of damage. Fences
were blown down, stacks of wheat and hay
were scattered in every direction. and the
which suffered most severely were those Of
Messrs. S. c. Jones, Geo. r. Bell and A
w. Magruder upon which but little corn
remains standing. Large trees were also
uprooted In various localities in the track
of the storm.
An echo meeting Of the Baptist Young
Peoples convention was held in the Baptist
Church at this place on Wednesday night
The delegates and visitors to the recent
convention in Baltimore wore badges and
made interesting reports of the great
gathering. The meeting was presided over
by Mrs. E. V. Robey, and fine vocal music
was pleasing feature of the occasion.
The following program of exercises was
Rev. Mr.. Baker of the Presbyterian Church.
1.-THE Tent and Its Surroundings" paper,
by Mrs. w. c. Fowler: 1.-The Benefits of At
tending the Convention" paper, by Mrs
S; B. Haney; THE First Rally Meeting 1
Ever Attended" paper. by Miss Mabel
Shaw; THE Junior Work." paper by Miss
Lizzie Haney: 1.-The Salutation of the
Flags" paper. by Miss Sallie Stricken:
"Christian Culture" paper. by MissNLucy
Garrett: "A Great Sermon" paper, by Miss
by Messrs. s. B. Haney. D. H. Bouic and
the pastor, Rev. L. r. Melbourne.