Evening star., 1896-03-09
ROCKVILLE.

The embroidery class recently organized
held pleasant meeting at the residence
of Capt James Anderson. Among those
in attendance were Misses Lille and Sal
lie Anderson, Lillian Bennett, Ellen Brew
er. Mary LyGdane, Margaret Dawson, Es-
telle Talbot Rosalie Johns, Bessie Jones
and Blanche Nicholson.
The Athletic Base Ball Club is preparing
1or the work OF the season. and Saturday
mad lively practice game at the fair
grounds. Although the weather was rather
cold and high wind prevailed, the play
ing was of such a character as to show
that the boys will he able to do good work
when the season opens in earnest The new
uniforms for the club will be ready in
short tine. Numerous requests for games
by other clubs have been received hy Man
ager Rabbit
Miss Mary Burton of Burtonsville and
Mr.. VIM. Coar of Srenceryille, this county.
were married on Wednesday at the resi-
dence OF Mr. E. H. Burton, near Laurel
Kew. VIM. Harris officiating. Miss Sarah
Burton, sister of the BRIDE was bridesmaid
and Mir. John Coar acted as best man. The
price vas handsomely attred in golden
brown silk, trimmed with cream lace The
couple will make their future home at
Spencerville.
Miss Rosalie Thornton of Port ROYAL,
this town.
The following transfers of real estate
nave, nave oeen placed upon the land record
@ DOCKS or this county: Alfred Wood. at:or-
700 John T. Best and wife to r. b. Beall.
lot in Jamestown; slNo. VIM. Viers Bouic'
Jr::, trustee. to VIM. B. Mobiey, Il. acres
OF iand; 3; VIM e. Skinner and wife
Ashley NJ Gould. lot Il. blk. g. Takoma
Park; $. Martin Thompson and wife to
Jas: Jas s. Windsor. l6o Is acres of land;
sol'94. Rufus A. Morrison to Charles F.
| in
!. and Is, in blk. .. Autry Heights: s..
Catfar1he 5. Cooke. trustee. to VIM. Raid.
10 acres of land; 500 Eleanor NJ. Chopper
to j. Abby Henderson, 81 acres of land A.
Choppers Station $500 George r. Cal.
ther. jr., assignee, to Thomas H. Gather.
23-S acres of land and nine lots at Mineral
Spring: $3.50. Guion Miller, trustee, to BEN
jamin f. Leighton, twenty lots at Wood-
side; 5000 Same to Alice NJ. Goodwin. Vim
lot I. blk. 3, Woodside; $500 Orpha w
Reynolds to Hugh Rodman and Charles
n. Halpine, part of Great Falls Park; s7s,.
Samuel E. and Elizabeth Rabbit to ed
ward c. Windham, lots 1 and .. So :.
.lanetta; 5. George A. Snyder and vile TO
James f. Ayton, 1909 acres of land: s4. 300.
Charles 4. Heath to B. II. Warner, lots
3i and 81, blk. IL, Kensington PARK. s.
Charles E. Wood and wife to VIM. r. FL
gin lots at Woodmont; $ F. s J.amson
and wife to VIM. F. Eigin, lots at Wool
mont; 3. American Security and Trust
Company to Jesse l.. Burns. LOT at OaIl
mont; $. N
Mr.. Charles Hawkins of Howard county.
who recently purchased farm near Etcil-
lson, has removed to it, with his family.
Dealers in real estate in This sent;n,, f
the county report an increase in the de-
mand for small farms during the past
month, and think the prospect for business
ing. p' "
Mrs. William Grady died Friday even
ing at her home in Olney district. aged
eighty-three;; Her funeral took place on
Sunday, and was largely attended
Farmers in this section of the countv
have for some years been dissatisfied with
the plan of selling hay in the Washington
market, and quite number of them lately
PROVIDED themselves with the necessary ma
chinery for baling their crops and shin
ping by railroad to better markets.