Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
ROCK WILLIE.

In the orphans court Tuesday the following busi-
ness wa" transact ed: John L. Jones' admnisi riltor
of Gustavus Jones, deceased, filed an Inventory Of
the personal property of said de- cased and WAS
authorized 10 sell the same. John ii. Gassaway,
admins: rgtor of Christian Z. Lcaman, deceased,
filed u list OF sales Of the personal property uf
said deceased. John w. Benson, executor OF
Mary :. Benson. flied inventory Of personal prop
erty of deceased Letters Of administration ON lie
personal estate Of John Lczear. deceased. were
granted to Andrew j. Harding; bond 5000.
At meeting Of the county commissioners held
here Tuesday among other buSircss the following
hills We're PASSED and ordered 10 bc paid First dis
trict RemUs ID. Riggs urlnS,'rlhiug gi>tcr. So
Fourth district Samuel Higgins tmHrlstratc Ne
COUNT. S35.-si; Mortle'ai Morgan uua=istra'cl,
very pleas; ut family reunion took place at
the rcsidcnc" of Dr. Edward L. StoI"Strc.t this
place. Tuesday in which fo6r generations " rr
represented. There in Attendance twenty
two persons. including Dr. and Mrs. Stun"sir'.ri,
,u aS3 nnt,,or VI i H. il,iT r.,
Forrest J. Prrttymau aud wife oi Mart insl urE-,
w. Va: MIR F. t. Ihonas and wife of iiuanoko,
Va: Dr. and Mrs. o. :. LiniIiruin, Dr. and Mis-,
Charles Alert. Mr.. ard Ms. George II. Lamar.
Mrs. Add" Green. all OF Rockville. A central
and beloved ligurc in the group was Mrs Martha
StCnrStrcrt. Doctors venerable mpl!irr,
past her eighte;h year. The doctor has been in
practice here for forty wears.
Tie I.rcting of Ih" Mont lnm"ry County
Grange Hold at Liberty Grove. Was largely al
10 the consideration oi the private business 1f 'he
order and in the afternoon the public ad-
mittcd. Director Il. II. Mi!lc- of the Maryland -,
pertinent station opened the discussion the
subject Of Planting and fultvHting Corn and
also answered a number II qucsliuns '''iathrring
and Mark .tinr Berry Crops was DISGUISED 10y
Profe ssor J. s Robinson of the experiment Station
who WAS well posted on the Subject and YER"
Ilicit in his directions. tan our Present System
Of Farming BE 50 Modified rs to he Mad rrnita-
lle:'' was the question assigned To Captain u. ".
Sylvester Of the Agricultural college. lie argued
that farmers want more intelligence and more
knowledge of plant and animal life. That they
ought have more extensive system Of re-
jurevatng worn-out lands and max, the whole
section between Baltimore and Washington the
home Of market gardens and small fruit faripS 20
all the waste allowed present and turn
ii TO the production Of fruit, pork. poultry and
eggs. Before adjOurninc suilal L. resolutions on
the death OF Julius NARROW, Il prominent member
of The order, passed.
The commissions OF officers Of registration. jus-
tcss of the peace, notarirs pIhlic and curonors
recently appointed by the governor arrived here
Tuesday evening. having been the roud from
ANNAPOLIS since the 21th Of April. A nInni,er Of
the officers have entered upon their duties
game Of base ball will he played al the fair
grounds, this place. Saturday if erIoon, between
the Old Dominion club of Alexandria and the Rock
Vile team: Wednesday OF next week the Athletic
club OF Washington Will play the home team on
the same grounds.
The clerk If The circuit court has issued marriage
licenses 10 tie following parties: james b. Dulin
and Edward a.: Spencer; John y. BrOudhead and
Cariia NJ. Mullinix.