Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-10
DEATH OF MRS. HURLEY.
Wefi-Known Resident of Montgomery
COunty-Other News Items.


"el1-NhOWn Hesfdent or Montgomery
County-0ther News Items.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE. Nd, August Q, 1899.
Mrs. Louisa Hurley, a well-known and
estimable lady who resided near this place,
died about o'clock this morning after a
long and painful illness of cancer Of the
stomach. aged hfty-eight years. She was
the wife of He Hurley. who. with three
grown children. survives her. The children
are A. ]. Hurley and Mrs. Ida Warthen of
Washington and Henry c. Hurley Of this
county. The funeral will take place at 2
O'Clock Friday afternoon from the M E
Church, this town. The interment will be
in Rockville cemetery.
A jury of condemnation was empaneled
here today at the instance of the Wash
ington and Rockville Electric Railway
Company for the purpose of condemning
and appraising certain lands through which
the road, which is now being extended
from Bethesda Park to Rockville. is to
pass. A strip of land thirty feet wide will
be condemned through the properties of
Hilleary Offutt, Albrecht Mentze, Thomas
Curtin's heirs, James b. Baker, c. H. Tai
bolts heirs and Elizabeth Higgins. The
jury will visit this portion of the proposed
route today and tomorrow. Arguments
will be heard here. The following gentle
men compose the jury: John w. Allnutt,
Edward Boswell, Gideon d. Briggs, David
u
Cramer John H. Gassaway, William T.
Griffith, Augustus Hartman, Bruce Hos
kinson, Thos. L. Hays. James H. Lawson,
Thomas Miles, Hamilton Peter, William II.
Rabbit, George r. Rice. Reuben Riggs,
Zachariah Humphrey, Charles NJ Ward
and Roszell Woodward. As soon as the
condemnation proceedings are concluded
the work of construction will proceed with
out further interruption, as the right of
way for the rest of the route has been
cured. 1t is said the road will be COM
pleted and in operation by early fall
Mr. William H. Mannakee, one OF the
best known citizens of this county, is crfti-
cally i'll at his home in Kensington Of
complication of liver and kidney diseases.
Mr. Mannakee has been i'll for several
months, but his condition did not become
alarming until recently. 1t is believed he
cannot recover.
Mrs Josephine Glascott and daughter.
Miss Josephine, have gone to Strasburg,
Va, to remain until fall.
Mr.. Andrew Duvall and family Of Wash
fngton are spending the summer near here.
Miss Demorest Simpson of Washington
il visitor at the home Of Mr.. S. b. Haney
at this place.
The county authorities are looking for
the thief or thieves who stole a bay mare
from Mr. Randolph Hall and a horse and
buggy from Mr. Charles Bosley, farmers
living near Poolesville, this county, last
Saturday night. No definite clue has yet
been found. but two young men who have
suspected. 1t is reported that rig an
swering the description of the one stolen
passed through Clarksburg Sunday morn
ing going in the direction of Frederick
county 1t is said also that the two young
men in possession of the horse and buggy
answer the description of those who have
disappeared from the Poolesville neighbor-
hood
Miss C. Mamie Murray has returned to
her home at Norfolk. Va, after visit to
Miss Nora Rabbit, near this town.