Evening star., 1897-04-07

the railroad stations at Gniti er.burE and De.wood.
and on Tuesday they were arraigned Tor trial .,,.
section Is evidenced in the fact thrf I nnmber
Of new buildings to be erected In various parts
Of county during the coming surlfuer. Mr.
Thomas C. GrocInes. architect and building con-
tractor this place, has prepared plans and cou-
kn.ise to he built Sandy Spring for Harry w.
Davis. esq. of Philadelphia He hes also .on,
Church at Garrett Park Plans are also being pre-
gSryd by Mr. Mr. oon tT Mps,.,s7 ss7d"r sar ses aws,s
the design b-iig In the old colonial style OF ar
chitccture
water works was rec eived Tuesday and has been
placed along the principal streets. The Work OF
putt putting them underground will commence TINS
Mr. Thou as T. Howard of the first district has
announced himself candidate for the sherifalty
subject the decision Of the democratic primaries
This makes Ave aspiranfs for this Office, ana sew
The carly intro,iuction Of electric lights this
place will render useless a large NUMBER OF OH
lamps but it thought that the corporate varo an
of the villages along the line Of the railroad
Miss Minnie. eldest laughter Of Mr -, and Mrs
Henry viett of this place, has gone 10 "asni"s ''"
Revs. r. G. hewitt and H. Lawson Of Rockville
circuit. VI. f. Church South, left here on Monday
for attendance Mt the annual conference at Staun-
ton. Va, commencing on "Wednesday
Vile base ball club will be held ut the fair grounds
on SATURDAY evening at o'clock Although sey-
team have secured engagements elsewhere, it is
Thought that a new club can be organized that
Will DO good work during the present season
Many of the leading citizens Of the town take
great Interest in the game and VIII do all IN
their power to Lelp the boys along.
The motion made in arrest of Judgment in the
case of Alfred CIutchfeld colored. ConEicted last
week Of arson in burning the residence of Mr.. An
drew Braid a Wc,slsie. this county, was saturday
withdrawn. and the prisoner was brought before
Judge Henderson for sentence After reviewing the
evidence in the and the application Of the
law. the Judge sentenced the prisoner to serve n
term OF hard labor in the Maryland penitcntiary
for the term Of twenty years The cuprlt Decelved
hi sentence with the coolness that las char
a6teriZed his behavior since brought here from the
WashiI gton jail from which he was partoDed soine
days All the prisoners sentenced to the peni
Tertiary during the term of court have been
removed to that Institution.
Some little life IS alrea " being developed in the
Political affairs Of the COUNTY and the situation
is being discussed in all public gatherings So far
as the republicans are concerned everything ap-
pears to be quiet. and but few names 1re men-
TONED aus likely to 90 on the tickc: Among tie
democrats so tar the principal contest appars 10
be for the shrriffaty aud the name If Samuel
II. JcEes Of Wheaton district is the seventh as
ticket john W. Walker Of the first collection dis
frict is also announced candidate for county
commissioner. sui jcct to the decision If the demo
cratic primaries. SO faf the nomination for
register of wills in that party ihs fight appears
TO b. between Mr.. George C. Dawson, present in
c,Imbeut; Alfred F. Fairall and Clinton Alinutt.
For clerk of the circuit court the nlrncs most
prG.airtnr are Capt. James Anderson. press Mt
dirk: sherir J. ". Colllee, Oliver II. P. Clark,
DAVID Griffith aEd John IL. Williams So far as
candidates for the state sena.e and house of dele
beea taken by the denocrats-
A uIIoh prayer meeting will he held in the Pres
byterian Church at this place the evening Of
the 9TH instant. the principal toplc being our
Duty to our Fellow Christians Under Persecu-
tioa- the Americans-Their Religion and Con
ditioa. will be discussed b. Rev. Cephas Shell
huTne and W. H2raer The Gre Their
National Eel!cio- md the Present Crisis, by
Rev. ;. r. White and james F.. Allen. Prayer
that t',d nay influence the action of the pow
deprive the sultan of his prosecuting
power 10y Rev. l. X. Milbour1e and Q. W. Pref
lyman our Duty and Privilege in the Matter
by RE X. McNtir and Warren ChJate.
MesSrs. Bean. Rabbit AMI Eagle former members
the Rockville base ball team. and now connect ed
with the Columbus. Ca. club. have been highly
commended hy the papers of that city for their
mastery playing. at which their friends here are
EUch pleased, and predict for them brilliant
Mr.. G. p. Drugherty and family of Washington
have taken up their residence in the handsome
cottage Of Mrs r. T. Veirs on Rockville Heights.
Miss Lillian Pfettyman of Baltimore is visiting
her sister. Mrs. a J. Almcney, at this place.
Mr.. John y Howard of Gleneig Howard county,
ami Miss Cora Roger. daughter Of Conrad Roger,
eeq-. of the first district were married Thursday,
Rev Thomas Cross of IaytonSvie officiating.
The early building of electric railway from
C.hin John on the Great Falls and Georgetown road
to Gettysburg appears to be a fixed fact This
rU.i will pasS through Rockville Laytonsyille AMI
orlrT towns. besides penetrating of the finest
farming land in the county which now has no
railrJaG facilities.