Evening star., 1897-03-23
ROCKVILLE,

Rev. Arthur s. Johns. for number Of years
rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church at
this place and also pastor of the r. f. church at
Gaithersburg. was Friday waited upon by dele
CATION from Christ 7. f. Church of East Wash
ington. who formally rendered him the rector ship
of that church. The proposition is held under
advisenent.
MIS-. X. w Perkins of Washington widow of
Senator Perkins of Kansas, and Mrs. A. S.
Sharp of Chattanooga. Tenn. paid a recent visit
10 their sister Mrs. A A. BrsdGock at this place
Harry and Edward Moore of Mckces Rock
Pa. arrested Friday morning last at Halplne
station by officer Il,rtoa g. Thompson on charge
OF having entered the railroad station at Gaithcrs
burg AID also the station house at Derwood the
prev NloLs night. Upon the person OF of them
was found a revolver taken from Gathershurg
station; They We're carried back to that place
and after preliminary hearing before just ice
of the peace were committed jail at this place
4 further hearing will he granted them on Tues
dly. \ small amount of money taken from
each of the above places. As the grand jury is
still in session it is likely that their cases will
Mr. jefferson F. Cooley. i'll the employ of the
b. and O.. railroad track walker. was killed
by being run over by the Pittsburg express train.
His body was terribly mutilted. lie was twenty
hear GAINESVILLE
:i,s rs Jane Darby. wife Of exJudse Samuel Darby
GAINESVILLE on Saturday. aged seventy years For
several months previous to her death Mrs. Darby
husband two sons. Wm. and Charles Darby sur
vre her Her funeral took place on Sunday. with
was very largely attended.
business hefo"e the March term of the cir, uit
court Is sun IN progress. large number of In
dictm-nts have been nanIed down by The grand
Jiry among those indicted h"Ins Louis Cru,cffcd.
Brantie Crutchiicld. Catherine Robinson and lane
trltchIield. severally charged with robbing and
burning the Praid resi,len,r. near WooisiLe some
weeks ago. The attention of the court was occ,I-
pied for days in .he ,onsillrrtion of the case
OF Margaret J. " tterS by George T Waters na1t
friend. aSt. George Fcnion Siiuer. which resulted
on Saturday in rertit for Suouffer. is thought
the GRAND jur. viii finally adj iCurn on Tuesdny
The board of county commissioners WAS session
during last week. engaged in noting transfers of
rta estate, preIarator! to the county levy June
htxt Among the bills passed and ordered he
paid We're the following: James II Louyhtoro
hiking account, s23.55: John NJ King, rikinr
$50. 40: John F. Nuican pkng. S.5 10 SANE road
work S5'': j. j. Hilton. road $40 1O Benjamin u.
'anny road. $40: same. pikins S45.
Miss RosaiIe Thornton Of Port Royal, Va. Is
visiting Mrs. George e. Dawson at the Corcoran
Hotel. this town
Mr.. Charles G. Petty well-known school
Friday at his home Reane, aged forty-seven
years. His funeral took place on SUNDAY from Mt
Zion Baptist Church.
The following transfers of real estate have been
court: Mary a kinsey TO Mary f Ensey. acres
of hand near Unity $ VIM Fl Duvai and wife
to Alice W, Duvall. ~ Of land 81 900 Same
TO Frank Z. Chaney, 6:, acres of land: s. Eliza
to h caa a0nR Han Is Aaasise aeras Of TAlS9I D1
$500 Clara B. Hall to Florence Thompson 45
Byrd Lewis and Andrew A. Lilscomh trustee 1SIa
acres of land Rock Creek Church: s. Ste
phen j. kuhe and wife TO II. T. Warwick and Jas
5000 James Matthews George w Penn!iejd
sl2 acres near Muddy Branch: s. Frank Higgins
ana Alex hiigour. trustees, to Richard Case 10
acres of land near Brook Grove; $51666 %.