Evening star., 1898-03-14
ROCKVILLE.

In the Orphans Court Tuesday George Bib
Brown. administrator Of J. Wallace Anderson de
ceased passed his first and final account Letters
OF administration On the personal estate Of Caleb
Beall, deceased, were granted to Joseph NJ Bur
dette and James F. Beall; bend, a. 1000. The last
VIII and testament Of Thomas Curtin. deceased
was filed and probated. and Mrs. Mary Curtin was
named executrix
The recent meeting of the county commission
ers was attended by a large number of persons
from various sections OF the county, and consid-
cradle, cradle amount of business was transacted. The
ohn es s and ordered to be paid
Frey 'Ghn pkns M C. WILLIAMS
G Mcssbary support oafne Of ndigePt Pkehf ch
dren,, $40 James E: King bridge, s2s. 30; Ciar-
fnse trHsd L. s,S Gilpn Y N'ordse r. Howes
Collin and Nathan Saunders were appointed exam
e nS oer road for By James
"a a, of APRIL to execute the commission. The
on the 2lst instant, and lasting one week, for the
purpose CT making abatements in assessment and
noting % transfers of property.
The democratic state central and county commit
tees held meeting at this place recently to take
into consideration the powers of the committees in
Pian OF making nominations for local offices. After
the call for the congressional primaries embrace a
cal Tor the election of delegates from the several
full power to deal with the question of plan for
making nominations. Each election district will
Of making nominatlo is under What s known as
the Crawford county system by which candidates
are voted for directly by the members of the marty
Ihis plan mas for years been unpopular with the
managers and two efforts have been made to
change it. but the plan was upheld in both ca ses
when LETT to the decision of the voters
ME- John Fl. Tnndie. ex-tax collector of the
,hiid M district OF this county, who indicted at
this county for having failed account for county
FUNDS, has given bail in the of $5 900 for
MS appearance at March term of court, commence
ing the 21st instant.
State Senator Bouc has presented bill proyil-
m of tha
tfls county be used In making macadamized reads
heretofore the county commissioners have been
confined to onethird less of the taxes collected
for road purposes.
Mr. VIM. T Jones of w c. n we'll known cit
iyen Of Martlnsburg this county. died at his resi-
dence recently, aged sixty years.
Rockville Chapter Of the Epworth League will
hoid a public meeting in the NJ. f. Church South
consideration being The History of Methodis.n.'
Able speakers will be in attendance
petition for a change in the local option law
or this county has reached Annapolis and will be
presented to the legislature next week. 1t is said
cttnfy contributing number.
James. son of Capt. Jas. Anderson this town
VINO mas been dangerously ia for weeks, is
thought to be improving
Gov. Lowndes has sent to the senate the noni-
nations Of Albert G. Appleby as justice of the
peace for the second district Of this county and
George l.. Crawford. vice John Martin, as justice
OF the peace for the ninth district
During the present fek a considerable improve
vcnience Of the post Office at this place The
walls have been kalsOmined and the facilities for
receiving and delivering mail matter lave been
greatly enlarged. In addition to the usual re-
Of highly polished metal lock boxes have been
placed in position.