Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-12-10
ROCKVILLE.

Farmers in the northwestern portion of the
county have been at much loss account 81 the
prevalence oi fatal disease among their hogs.
Fear that disease would attack their swine caused
a large number OF them the risk Of huich-r-
ing during the weather Of two weeks ago.
and several lost their meat 10y spelling after the
hogs Were killed. Among the latter Commits
sioner DARBY. whose luss amounted 10 about $3.50
pounds Of pork, and several others reported In
the same class. Upon request the veterinary corps
OF the Agricultural Department NJ Washington
have been Investigating the subject of hog disease
in the vicinity of nickcrsun Station, the Meiro
poitan Branch railroad. Last week the stan
OF investigators visited tine 81 Sheriff John W.
Collier. and injected into each Of his nine remain
ing hogs the serum taken, the operator stated.
from COW that had been inoculatcd with the
germ of hog cholera. After treating thc living
before, and expressed the opinion that the animal
had died of swine plague. and saying that lac
that disease. which hc did, and nftcrward express
ed the opinion that they Ia m improving
condition. He also stated that this Treatment; WIS
YET IN an experimental stage, hut II successiul as
they believed 1t would lie, IA" farmer could have
preventive among hts swine The nine sick speed
mems found on Sheriff Golfers place are the re
mainder Of drove of sixty four hogs.
Tuesday was busy dry with III" county com
missioncrs, and the n1fulteF Of bills passed WIS
following: For work On roads aud bridges -wnsh.
T. Lezrar. S522h j. 4. White. So: Henry T..
Harris, %; John A. warnrld $50: kds.
Boswell. s4G.2a; James \. Barnslcy. So. SO Y, \.
Brl-gs, Sds.iu. T. W. DAY. SShos Ar'cilus sui
lhan 81 20. Officers of regiSt ion-lhos. r.
Thompson. S5T.2o: e. T.. Higgins, S47.lo; T.. ~
Sender, $3.50; Jas < BENSON. S1l.30; A. : nallg,
S5l.go; John Il. ClaseIt. SJl.3o: y. :. White,
S54.55: Charles ID. Morgan. S5l.GO; Henry NJ. Lin
dig. s5l.a0; James NJ. Mount, SIS, 40: Louis y.
Scholl, S51.50; e. u. A=er. SOLO; John W. Gar
rett. s54.so; Charles +. Kirk, s5gIO: Luther W.
Du,ail. s5l.3o; John W. Horncr. S5i.5S; NJ. l..
Iittlefie.d. S5I.ao: Thomas J. u. Bowie. s57.G1;
X. III. Miles. SCI 30. Doorkeepcrs at election
L. NJ Smith. Horton G.. Thompson ]. 4. Selhy,
Jas. II. Tschiirey. Lewis SwRrtzl'ack. Elw- T.
Brown, Leonard Weir, jr.. W. r House, W. r.
Embrcy, John II. King. Chas. w ogden. H. NJ
Pe!ton Samuel Jones' Nm. Gray. Chns. I. Cooley
each 50. Clerks at eleciiun-M. :. Davis, $3.50;
Clarence Cagctt, $3.50: W. ". Harvey. st2O:
| Thompson Williams Judge OF election $3.50: Hazel
w. Cashell, assessor. $40; Frederick T. Hays.
sessor, Si36. The favorable report Of the eNamin-
ers. on the public road petitioncd for Icy Vim. A.
Muilinix and Others WAS received and filed. Tie
board made the following appointments Of trls-
tees Of the anshouse: First district. g. 4. SBouf
fer; second district &. o.. Moore third district.
Henry A. Humphrey; fourth district. DR. Chas. T.
Maddox; NTH district. John q. Casbell.
4 young son of Mr.. Ran. Dove residing on y
farm near this place. WIS saturday evening
tackled 10y crowd Of six negro ruuphs aud badly
beaten. The crowd We're lirnting the place and
when ordered 10 leave made n savage attack On
the young man. knocking him down with a dub
and leaving him insensble the ground lie is
still confined TO his home 10y IA, wounds.