Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23
ROCKVILLE,


In the orphans court Tuesday the following bus
incss was transacted: The last will and tesla
mcnt of VIM. l.. Norris, deceased was admitted
to probate and record and letters testamentary Oh
the personal estate We're granted to Florence l.
Norris and Nathan T. Harris. executors unde. the
will. Thomas W. Waters. executor Of Bowie Ma
sruder, deceased. passed first and final account
Eliza +. Plrmmer, administrators eta of Rober,
hummer, deceased. passed final account. Basil T.
"arheld, administrator of Harriet c. MOlesworth
d,Geastd passed first and final account.
me result Oh me recent registration in this coun
ty shows Il gain of 1876 The following are
the numbers of white and coIored voters In each
district; o- Lay 1onsville-White. 80; colored 1905
fetal, 49l. PoolesvIe- White. 231 colorad, 2iy
total, $50 Rockville, first precnct-white. 800
st: eolored; POI; total. 900. DarnestoHn-W
S31 eolo!ed % total. 49,. Olney-White, s75
eolor '3a total ~ Gaihslsbur Wnies ais
coiored, 90; total. 367. Barnesvie-White. 800 :
cole io5; total 40. Damascus White. a9s
cred, 2251. Total, 7296.
Thomas chrs G e. Res
CnniGh this place was seriously burned Tuesday
evening last aahont O'Clock The little girl and
sitting room of the Packard residence, Matte sit
fla 1,a front ont Of an open fireplace when spark
she was in flames. The brother ran to her rescue
bs5 was unable to render assistance being himself
hearing the screams of the children, rushed into
the the room and envcloped The child in large apron
mus eXtinsuishing the flames. but before the
httle one had been badly injured about the body
and limbs Dr. Edward Anderson Immediately
called IN ana rendered such aid us the re
Inlred. He pronounced it very serious case, but
has hopes Of ultimate recovery. Mr. Packard was
absent from home at the time
Alexander Brown. colored, who about three.
Griffith, of Judge Charles H. Griiih of the
orphans court of this county has been arrested
where Brown employed on the farm of Mr.
pnte between the two the negro striking his en-
pioyer III the head with stone. Some time aft en-
in unconscious condition with fraetured skull
re mas since recovered. Brown is now in Ellicott
The following transfers of real estate have been
re erf for in n the %fs of the cs5k of the 5
Ferry sla4$s2 Charles E Wood aad others Tr to
onas p French n two lots at Woodmont, $500
lots at Capitol View Park, S; Metropolitan Invest
ment and Building Company to r. C. l.. 1homp-
SON. two lots at Garrett Park. $500; same to Mary
A. kelosg two lots ut Garrett Park, $3.50; VIM
H. Talbot ID, trustee to John Reidell, los acres of
Chris G. Hurebans lot at Sandy Spring. $io0;
Edward c. Peter and Others, trustees, to VIM. II.
$1.7oo; Harriet NJ Sage to Clas W Sage, lot of
land near Rockville; s.: same to Mary G; Sage, lot
Thayer to Washington. Wooisde and Forest Glen
Railroad Company, right of way for road s.;
Harriet A. Johnson to same company, right Of way,
$: Washington, Colesville and Ashton Turnpike
W To- me ne Gonna rEnt of iva way l.,
woodmont. $3.50; Metropolitan Investment and
Guiding r c@Rps s7 to Emma 5 Raey t. two M lots in
Gibson, let in Garrett PARK. 500. l0A' -
reading circle under the auspices Of the liter
AIRY department of Rockville Epworth League has
the second and fourth Friday evenings of each
exercises.
A meeting of the Mite Society of the NJ. f.
Church South held Wednesday evening at the
Mr.. ". Burke Almoncy of Hagerstown Nd, was
a recent visitor the residence of his sister, Mrs.
The Ladies' Cemetery Association will hold a fair
in the town hall the 10Th instant. the proceeds to
The meeting of the county commissioners Tues
day was attended by a large number Of persons
bills were examined and ordered to be paid:
Joseph Athey road account sS 40; J. G. Wits 1e
S Iese il si BarGette road sso5 ISAIAH sope9
road $50; s Rufus F. King road, S3475; j. W;
b bis 's7 wn H. Gn red a Rsin pkns
$500 Harry Riggs road. sl274; lanes E. Itch
son fcna road s4o W john w. r m"
land road $s5.5o; @ NJ. Grfith, road, s466o: L.
D.; Watkins. road. $685.; Charles II. Lewis,
G. NJ. Griffith, piking SIS. The examiners on the
road petitioned for by Henry NJ. uagett and
Messrs. Hal A. Dawson and Brooke Edmonston
Of South Dakota are on visit to their former
home at this place.
Mr.. VIM. w. White, formerly of this place, and
Miss Mary A. Higgins of Washington We're married
here the 14th instant by Rev. S. r. White, father
of the groom.
The clerk of the circuit court for this county
has issued marriage licenses the following par-
ties: W. W. White and Mary A. Higgins; Miller
Parker and Elizabeth +. Miles; Charles A. Poole
and Sarah +. Best; John d. Ctrmody and Florence
NJ. Fulton.
MRS Cora LOVE- "; Of T2pSt county and her
Mrs. Agnes Brown OF Baltimore spent several
days here this week, her way to Poolesyila
where she is visiting Misses Rebecca and Dora
Hall.
Mr.. Wallace Garrett, member of the police
force of Baltimore, and his little son, have been
visiting his mother, Mrs. X. A. Garrett.
Roger Shaw. having passed crcditafle examiua-
| ton in the postal service has been appointed a
postal clerk and started for his run, from Wash
ington to New York. last Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Case OF Denver, Col, is visiting Mrs.
William Dorsey.