Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-09
ROCKVILLE,

A large amount of business was transact
eo III the orphans court, on Tuesday, a
number of pei sons being in attendance.
The wills of Josiah w. JONES' deceased
Garrett Lee, deceased, and Robert NJ. Stab
Ter. deceased. were filed for probate and
record The viii of Robert NJ Stabler. de-
ceased to probate and letters testamentary
on the personal estate of deceased were
granted to Hannah B. Stabler. the execu
trlx named in the will-bond, $4,000 Let
tiers of administration d. b. H., C. t. a.. on
the personal estate of Richard j. Bouic, de-
ceased, were granted to Hattersly w Tai
Eott-bord, $500. Letters of administration
ON the personal estate of Zachariah l., Ma
gruder, deceased, were granted to VIM B
Medley, the remuneration of Belle d. Ma
grCder, widow of deceased having been
fled-bond, 800. Inventories of personal
estate OF their respective decedents were
filed by John H. Gassaway, administrator
Of Christian I. Leaman, deceased, and
Cnarles u Purdum, administrator C. t. a.
OF Samuel Scott, deceased, and the latter
was authorized to sell the personal estate
or deceased at public or private SALE Ma
tlida l.. Magruder, eXecutrix of John +. ID.
Masruder, deceased, filed list of sales of his
ecutor of Richard J. Iddings, deceased,
passed his first and final account of the
pc rsonal estate in his charge The audit of
the personal estate Of the late Joseph e.
sNStACl dlO was anu confirmed DV
the court and Samuel B. WetheraId, adj
ministrator of said deceased was directed
to pay claims against the estate according
to said audit. Applications for administra-
ton on the personal estate of Joseph F.
Burr, deceased, was made by Charles Burr.
on the personal estate of Ann NJ E. Young.
deceased. by Amos S. Young, and on the
personal estate of James T. Bell by Silas
A. Bell.
In the circuit court for this county ves-
terday the case of Thomas johnson act.
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
was taken up, and number of witnesses
examined. This is claim for damages to
plaintiffs wife, caused by accidentally fall
ing from train in Baltimore Messrs, Ed
ward C. Peter of this bar and VIM r.
Maulsby of Frederick appear for the plain
tiff, and Messrs. Thomas Anderson and w.
Veirs Bouic, jr., for the company. The
case is likely to last several days.
At meeting of the county commission
ers, held here yesterday, considerable bus
mess was transacted. 1t was supposed tina.
the appointments for tax collectors would
postponed until next week. Much interest
is manifested in these appointments. The
following bills for work were passed and or
dered to be paid First district-Ricnard
L. Mackan work on road, 1896. Second
district-George F. Linthicum Obridge),
S. Third district-Wm. H. Larman (road),
$3.50. Fourth district-James N. Barnsby
(piking). $lsS.S5. The reward of $25, Of
fered by the commissioners for the arrest
of James R. Ricketts, for forgery, and who
was last week sent to the Maryland peni-
tertiary for five years, was paid to VIM.
E. Light Of Falling Waters, Berkeley
county. w. Va, he being instrumental in
having Ricketts, arrested at Martinsburg, in
that state.
Mrs: sallie A. Mcssburg, wife of Mr.. Geo.
=. Mossburg, a prominent farmer of
Poolesville district, died on the 5th instant
at her home, Of consumption, in the thirty
fourth year Of her age. Deceased was q
daughter Of Mr.. John T. Hoyle of Boyd 8
Station. She leaves husband and four
children.
An illustrated lecture on Rome. by Rev.
Father NJ. J. Riordan of GAINESVILLE. drew
large crowd to the opera house Monday
evening. The lecture was of a very inter
esting character, and was made doubly
so from the fact that the eloquent speaker
was for number Of years q student in
the American College Of that city, and was
familiar with the scenes portrayed TIE IL
lustrations were of the finest character.
During the past few days. quite an ava
!anche Of tramps have infested this vicin-
ity, to the great annoyanceeof housekeep-
ers.
The dwelling house Of the superinte, lent
OF Monocacy cemetery, near Beallsville,
this county, was destroyed by FIRE on sat
urday last, together with its contents, en-
failing q loss Of 1890.