Evening star., 1898-08-06
ROCKVILLE.

The farmers In this county very much agi-
tated over disease which has lately broken out
among their stock. particularly among the horses.
Every day a healthy horse is taken with a
severe cough with liberation of throat which is
severe that in the course Of a week the animals
dwndle away and die
The following business transacted in the or
phens' court Tuesday: Letters Of administration
d. b. n. granted to VIM. e. Shaw the per-
sonaI estate OF Elbert Shaw deceased; bond, $25.
Letters of administration granted to Samuel
F. ReEEett the personal estate of Ann Z. Ben
nett, deceased; bond. $500. James III. Jones and
William =. Dawson. executors of Auericus Daw-
son, dec used passed their 1fth and final account
and made distributions. Court Will be in session
Tuesday and Wednesday Of next week.
a tournament and picnic will be held at Barnes
Will be two classes Of knights professional and
amateur. y set Of harness. SADDLE, bridle whip
knights in each class. Tiltins begins at 10 am.
sharp. Addresses by pTOmin .nt speakers. J. w.
Holland Of Dickerson chief marshnl.
The devotional service Of the Rockville Epworth
League will begin ut pm tomorrow evening the
' efn nTn MINUTES i beng Sd dev9e s to "a, song on
IN the nature of solos and other special features
The second quarterly meeting for Gaithe;sburg
Circuit NJ f. Church South VIII lie held at Darnes-
am and Sunday at IL am. followed by the Lord s
supper.
this place attended the recent Epworth League
conference and Sunday school convention of the
NJ. T.. tlurch South at Front Royal, Va
Mr. Edwin Smith of this place las been appoint
ed assistant in the Office # the and geo
detie survey at 81 200 PER annum
The following transfers of real estate have been
placed the land record books of this county
Rose NJ. Gibbs to D. b. Gof, lots 10. H. IL. 49,
II, 10, 10, block 49, Forest Glen 81 000 Josiah L.
Cook to Horace ID. Waters, part of tract called
Friend in Need" 500; Chevy Chase Land Com
pany to Lewis Earle. parts Of lots Is and 10,
square 30, section 2 Chevy Chase, $1,000; Anna L.
IS. Takoma Park. s.: John c. Bentley ct al. to
ThOs. LeiZear, two Of land Sandy Spring
$500; August F. Ludtke to Mary ]. Homer, tract
OF land, $500; John Paul Jones to Elizabeth ID.
Jones, lots Is and 10. Glen Ross, and lots 5, 55,
8. 6l4, and part of lot IA. Woodside 50 300;
George E. Walker to Adelaide Styles lot 6, Forest
Oak, $.
The following suits in equity have been placed
upon the docket OF the circuit court for this
county: Layinia WOrthington agt. Georgia W.
Donan ct al, for sale Of land; james NJ. Case ct
al agt. VIM. B. SelDy, for sale of land Robert d.
Peter for complainant. In the matter of trust
created by the last will and testament of Armi-
stead i. HempstCne, deceased, petition of Charles
| for petitioner.
| The county commissioners held a meeting Tues
day which was largely attended, and consider
| able amount Of business transacted. Bids for
| furnishing 500 cubic yards of stone for use on
public roads In the fifth district received but
Ihe award or the contract was postponed ac-
| Richard t. Ray Of that district. T>e following
biHs We're passed and ordered TO be paid: Thomas
j. Robey, road account, $50. 40; VIM. J. Thompson,
Penn, road s27 so; Edward C. King, road S33;
samuel j. Nicholson, road, $40; f. F. 0xley, lum-
per and work $50; Thomas b. Butt. road and
John T. Benson, road S50.54.
Ihe board 70 county school commissioners will
nd noId meeting Thursday. the 11th instant, when
will take his seat, Mr.. W. b. Mobley retiring.
This change will make the board repIf,Iican for
the first time in its history. An election for sec