Evening star., 1897-02-02
ROCKVILLE,

Inc county commissioners, acting us a board of
'oh'foi anu review on the new assessment Of the
property IN TINS county on Saturday evening closed
'heir labors of several weeks. The total amount
of property subject to taxation In the several
ustricts Is as follows: Darncstown district $573-
1885,; Rockville district, 81 500 500 "a: CoesyiI,e
dsircf 1892 53; Damascus district s623-
oo44 Ciarksburg district, $500, ,219.27; Potomac
district, $4sS. 81; Gaithersburg district $751;
oooo'; Barnesville district $652, ,9339 99 Bethesda
district, $1,2Os, ,695.14 Poolesville district $685.
eoSe'; Wheaton district. 81 6O3, 72O.s7; Olney dis
trict, S925, 4.0S; LaytonsvilIe district sG1e
$50 So Total, sl1 .456. .sl4. 4G This includes per
sonai property, real estate and private securities
except bonds and stocks The amount Of income
from mortgages Is annually reported to the county
eoissioners CON =, by the clerk of the circuit court,
ana Is also subject to taxation under a law passed
W oy The ,he last g legislature Of Maryland. decrease
OF rd apout 900 on the amount of real estate
ana personal property is accounted for on the
ground that large amount OF real estate had
been heretofore returned subdivisions ut high
mhd- The exemption Of agricultural implements
ana iarm machinery from taxation and the low
The decline in personal properly It is eapeced te5
that the new assessment will give pretty general
The winter meeting of the Teachers Associa Ion
OF 'his county will be held at the court house.
am, when the following program will be- render.
cd: -, Music. under the leadership of Prof Vernon
D. Watkins: report Of delegates to the meeting Of
tne Maryland state Teachers Association at Deer
Park. 1895, by Miss Blanche Braddock and Mrs.
ME- Miinah Hobbs Day; music; address mt. Yer
Vile bar essays on the Life Of Washington. From
Early Life to Revolutionary War Miss Cora Is.
Story After Reyoiutenary War, Miss .ss carrIs MaIs B. B.
Young; ESSAYS limited to fifteen minutes each
Joined by Montgomery Chapter Of the Mount mh yer
non Association and an effort will be made to in
tr9dace branches Of the latter organization in the
WIS MIS- Mary dy ros,ley Webb. wife of Mr. F. I: D.
n u Srrndu
ing; in the fifty sixth year of her age She leaves
husband one son and three daughters. Hell
L. L. Lloyd Of the II. E. Church ofhciatins.. II, The
interme3t will take place at Loutoun Park Gem.
Mrs Case, wife of Mr.. VIM. Case, died at her
home non In Potomac district on Saturday morning, In
MoLday.
The following transfers Of real estate have been
Joseph 9, Hawkins to Maggie L. Hawkins. IA
acres of land near Etehson, 5000 James Green to
John L. Weaver. tract Of land, =; Edward C. Pc
and en near s. @ gs
Gaihersburs $40 W. ". Poole ' to 90 james jam, nea,
Poole, lot in Poolssvie, $1,000; James Rannie and
beck, 5; John o. johnson and wife to Albert G.
peae and George II johnson, one-eighth interest
v,,. Mis- Geneveve, daughter Of Nj. and Grs. G. w
The Great Falls Pleasure Club has elected the
following officers: Charles sullivan, president; JO
seph Lawrence, vice PRESIDENT Miss Susie Hatton
secretary, and Miss Dunkin. treasurer
The weather Of last week In this locality was
decidedly the coolest Of the winter, making ct
from seven to nine inches. large crop of which
has been gathered and stored
The supposed incendiary firing Of the residence OF
Mr. Andrew Braid at Woodside some weeks ego i,
being investigated by the county authorities
Miss Ella Jones Of Virginia is guest at the resi-
dence of Rev. A. 5. Johns ut this place.
Mr.. VIM. Fairall has been appointed bagya 20
agent at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad station
here.