Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-08

Officers Of the National Ra e. Ills place by the
1t was affair of much enieg ment to the guests
At session of the orphans court this week the
e. ss The las, win
probate; the last will and testap,ent of Mary D..
ord. -
The third quarterly meeting oil Avery circuit of
the Free Iethodists will be- held at Avery Church
At a recent meeting or MONTGOMERY County
as follows: Master. Joseph b.. Ager; overseer.
Henry H. Miller; lecturer John G, Bentley; stew
NARROW; chaplain. c. j. Bufdettei treasurer, Edw.
J. Chiswell; secretary, E. H. Hartshorne; gate
fiers Ezaeth sabler Geres JANE Assr
LAS, Lily NJ. Burdette.
Resolutions were adopted earnestly calling upon
In county expenses. in view Of the great depression
Mary Magruder. John Miller, W. 7. l.. Talifcro,
c. J. Chiswell Z. l.. Hartshorne, Joseph NJ. Buc-
dette and Charles 3; Ager were appointed com,
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. who is prominent
member of the order, to missionary work within
the limits of Pomona Grange, in Montgomery and
Prince Georges counties. The meeting will
be held at Browningsyille on the last Thursday In
July.
AIs. John T. Mason, stare secretary Of he order
of the Kings Daughters. will visi. Rockville Tues
day, the 18th l,stunt, anil deliver address ut
the town hall at ) pm. AL the organizations Of
this order in The county are expected TO be rep
resented.
The several churches Sunday schools and tenn
Ieranc, organ. Of the county are arranging
to send delegates to tie twenty fourth annual
League in Baltimore May IL. IL and ID.
Among the graduates Of the Sp .neerian business
OF this town and Mr.. Harry Wilkinson of Der
weed, this county.
both of I,chnoDd Va, were married at this place
the 18th ultimo By Rev. >. H. White of the Bip-
fist Church.
Previous to his departure for the scene of the
war between Greece ard Turkey, aid Gen.
Miles, Capt Perry Maus paid n short visit to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac X. Maus, ut this
place.
MIR. Frank Gashell, residing near Olncy, some
days ago sustained painful injuries which at the
time 1t feared might prove fatal. He was
leading couple of horses 10 water by long halter
straps, when they commenced prancing and Kicking.
OF them landing his hoof on the side of Mr..
Cashells face and badly injuring his jaw. At
latest accounts he improving.
Improvements which are being 1 ade by the town
authorities in some of the streets in the western
section of Rockville have necessitaed the removal
snail graveyard west of the Baptist Church. The
remains reiuterred in Rockville cemetery I'M
der the direction of Undertaken ". K. Humphrey
No nterments had been made in this part If the
gravey ird for the past seventeen years.
Mr.. j. I. limbaugh has BEEN appointed postmas-
tel at DickeIson, this county, Vice w. II. Dcker-
The Maryland conference OF Latter Day Saints
will be held Saturday and Sunday, May - and >,
at Odd Fellows Hall in B:ookeyilIe. At each
meeting interesting lectures will be given by
travelling elders present. Missionaries of the Nor
Church have been operating i'll various parts
ot the county fer several months
A large force of workmcn, under charge of Nj.
Dorsey W. Ofutt have for several days been en-
gagged In the erection of poles for he electric light
plant at this place. The hrickwork on the power
hot has been completed and the building is now
ready for the roof.
Work on the standpipe for the waterworks Is
progressing rapidly, and 1t is expected that the
entire work for water and electric light Will be
con pleted by the first of June
The following transfers OF real estate have been
recorded in the office Of the clerk of the circuit
court:
john W. Collier sheriff. to Samuel Riggs. eleven
acres OF land. $; James II. Purlrn to Gassa;vay
Matthews, two acres Damascus, $; Eliza
beth J. Case 10 Edgar Il. Perry, eleven acres near
Potomac, $50; s. T. Mullican. late sheriff. to ii.
ID. Waters twenty-five and one-'ialf acres near
Middieirook $; Joseph W. Meyer to f. +. Baltz-
ley, right of way Glen Echo, $: The Wash
ington aud Glen Echo Railroad Company to the
Washington and Great Falls Railroad Company,
right CT way near Glen Echo. $: The Am, rican
Security and Trust Company to J. b. Callahan,
two acres in Somerset Heights, 500; Emma j.
Kane TO Vim. a. L. Hurley, FIVE acres at Carks-
burg, 500 james A. Boyd 10 Addison Duiin, 12o
gerchcs at Hoyd's, $; George T.. Turner to Jas.
/. Turner twenty-eight acres Of land, $780, Henry
y. Copp to Sarah B. Hawey. lot in West End
Park 10 correct error in former deed, $; Noal,
Watkins and wife to Edward X. Watkins, acres
of Land, S; b., 7; Galloway e. J. II. Gordon.
W. Talbot, trustee, to Resinald Cross, Ill acres
near Seneca, S6Z9.I1.
"Wednesday postponed game of base ball be-
tween Georgetown University nine and the Rock
place.
Mr. Bowie F. Waters of the Rockville bar has
formally announced his can,lidacy for clerk of the
circuit cour, on the democratic ticket.
The supervisors ef election met here Tuesday
and burned the ballots used at the last general
election.