Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-06
Town COUNCIL MEETING.
Rockville officials Want Waterman
ut Railway Crossing.
correspondence Of The Evening Star


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. May :, 1899.
At the last regular monthly meeting of
the Rockville town council resolution
was passed requesting the baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company to sta
ton a fagman at the Baltimore road
crossing in this town. This crossing is re
garded as an exceedingly dangerous one.
and has long been a source of concern to
the large number Of persons who are COM
priIed to cross the tracks at this point
Only recently a respected citizen of this
town was struck by an express train and
instantly Killed, and narrow escapes for
both teams and pedestrians are frequent
The only protection d; the crossing con-
sisIS Of gates which are worked by means
of underground chains. maHipulated by
man at the railroad station. about ~" rect
distant. MS il regarded as wholly mad
eq1iafr. and - tEe company has refused to
provide better safeguards. the action by
the council last night was taken. il is said.
as a preliminary to other steps that may
be found necessary to compel the providing
of proper protection at this dangerous
point
According to the reports Of the tax col
ltctOrs the property assessed in this county
in tht. past year amounts to sI3t.+l't. This
is distributed among the districts as fol
lows. First district. $ln,9n. second district,
So S1. third district, @AIJ; fourth district
$51 $40, fifth district, S29.lI5.
The union prUtracted meetings which are
being held here in the Presbyterian church
and which being conducted by ivan
geIfst Weston x. Caller of Virginia, are at
tracing large audiences. and consderable
interest is being manifested. BY an agree
ment among the merchants of the town
all stores will close at 1:i5 pm. while the
meetings are in progress.
Sunday afternoon a special meeting Tor
men viii be held in the court house. when
Mr., Caller Will give "A Straight Talk on
Crooked Subjects
james c. Galliaud. a well-known resi-
dent Of North Chevy Chase. this county,
died Wednesday morning Of heart disease,
after an Illness Of about ten days. lie
leaves widow and two small chlidren
The funeral took place today.
The Lincoln and Mckinley republican
clubs of the ninth election district are ar
ranging for a grand rally to be held IN
Norman Hall at GaitherSburg the evening
of Thursday, May II Representative
Pearre, Attorney General George r. Cal
Their, Thomas G. NoyeS, Ashley NJ Gould.
Dan GrnsvenOr and George +. Pollock are
among the speakers who are expected to
address the gathering. The Goshen Cornet
Band will furnish music.
The marriage of Rev. Robert L. McNair.
pastor Of the Presbyterian Church at this
place, and Miss Florence GasSaway of
IOOlesy.lle is announced to take place in
June Miss Gassaway is the second daugh-
ter Of Mr.. William A. Gassaway of BrIar-
ley Hal Seminary.
The Rockville town council has decided
to establish meters for the electric lights OF
the town. This Will enable consumers to
pay for only the amount of light consumed
instead OF monthly charge of 50 much
per light, irrespective of the use. as at
present. The rate will be IL per cent kiIo-
watt hour.
Mr. +. A. Thompson and FANNY of Kan
saS City Mo are visiting relatives and
friends in this county Mr.. Thompson
was formerly of Gaithersburg district.
Joseph A. Mobey. a young white man of
ms vicinity. was this morning committed
10 jail to await preliminary hearing upon
a charge Of the larceny of a bicycle belong
ing 10 Mr.. Severance Of Gaithershurg. The
theft occurred last August. during the
camp meeting at Washington Grove
William Day. colOred. died recently at
his home near Boyd's. this county in HIS
nlnefy-HtHth year He was the father of
eighteen children. eight of whom are still
living. the eldest being about sixty wears
81 aEe- He lost several sons in the civil
war Thirty-right grandchildren and TWEEN
y Observation-Disclosures. all of whom live in
the upper section of this county. also sur
viVe him. In slavery times he was owned
by the late Simon Nichols