Evening star., 1895-05-09
ROCKVILLE.

At meeting of the county commission
ers, held here on Tuesday, large amount
of routine business was transacted. The
transfers Of real estate that has changed
hands during the past year has been COM
pleted and preparations for the next levy,
to be made in June, will Eow be proceeded
with by the board. On petition OF the
Chevy Chase Land Company and others an
order was passed by the commissioners
closing Linden and Cypress parkways and
also Newlands street from Connecticut ave-
nue. to Linden parkway in that SUBDIVISION
The following bills were passed and order
ed to be paid: Second district-Isaac w.
Moxley. work on roads, s2655. Fourth dis
trict-Wm. H. Pyles, roads. So 10. Also
the bill of the Keeley Institute at Hagers-
town, Md, for 800 for treatment of James
o. Etchison, for the opium habit, at that
institution. This is the first bill of the kind
that the commissioners have been called
upon to pay, the patient having been COM
mitted for treatment by the circuit court
under a law passed by the legislature.
In the orphans court yesterday the fol-
lowing business was transacted: Chas.
Metzger, executor of Hannah V: Metzger,
deceased; filed list of sales of personal
property of deceased. Annie b. Zeigler, eX-
ecutrix of James H. Zeisler; filed inventory
of personal property of deceased and Sc
cured an order for the sale of same. Chas
w. Johnson, administrator OF John W..
Johnson; filed inventory of personal prop
erty of deceased and secured an order for
the sale Of same. Jennie Clagett, guardian
to Cornelius E. and Linda Clagett; filed an
nual rental value of real estate.
Pastors S. r. White and L. r. Milbourne
of this place will attend, as delegates, the
Southern Baptist convention, which meets
in Washington on Friday. A number of
the members of that denomination from
the several churches of the county will
also visit Washington during the sittings of
that body.
Sunday. the 10th instant. having, been
designated as Sunday School Union day in
the Sunday schools of the state, that day
will be appropriately observed by the schools
of this county.
The Rockville Burnt Cork Club will
give an entertainment at the Town Hall on
Saturday evening next, the proceeds to be
devoted to the benefit of the Athletic Base
Ball Club. A fine program has been ar
ranged.
An exciting game of base ball came off at
Fair Park yesterday afternoon. between
the Columbia Athletics of Washington and
the Athletic team of this place. The game
opened lively and by fine playing on both
sides the interest was kept up until the
close, resulting in a score of 3 to 10 in
favor of the home club. The game on Sat
urday between the Kendall College club of
Washington and the Athletics is looked
forward to with much interest and should
the weather prove favorable there will be
large crowd in attendance
Another little rifle was created here in
pOHllCS on lueSudy Dy tNe ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
that Mr.. Edward ]. Chiswell Of Poolesville
district would be candidate on the demo-
cratic primary ticket for the house of dele
gates. Mr.. Chiswell is an esteemed farmer
and has for some years been prominent in
the agricultural organizations Of the county
and state. During the late war he was an
officer in the thirty-ffth battalion of Vir
ginia cavalry commanded by Col. E. V.
White of this county. During the session
of the last legislature Mr.. Chiswell deliv
cred an able address before a committee of
that body or the subject of assessment
and taxation. 1t is rumored that other an
nouncements will be made during the COM
ing week.
The recent heavy rain in this section has
much delayed the planting of a corn crop
but has been of much advantage to the
grass, and there is now a good prospect for
a large hay crop and good pasturage. Pre-
vious to the rain the growing wheat looked
bad, but since that time has recovered and
the outlook for bountiful harvest is
bright. Should no late frosts occur the
prospect for a large crop of fruit has not
been better for years.