Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Terms Of Electric Railways Rein
trance Into Town-Other News.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md. October <. 1905
The council of Rockville is again consid-
erfng the question of readmitting the Wash
ington and Rockville electric railway into
the town. About a year ago 1t was thought
that the differences existing between the
railroad company and the local authorities
had been adjusted and an ordinance grant
Ing the road right of way was prepared
The company, however, declined to furnish
bond for the faithful performance of its
contract with the town, and as this feature
of the ordinance was insisted upon by the
mayor and council the ordinance was not
adopted and the terminus of the road has
since been located east of the corporate lin
its of the town.
1t is stated that the citizens of the COM
munity have changed their minds In regard
to the terms under which the road should
be allowed re-entrance, and that with
very few exceptions the citizens are unani-
mously in favor of allowing the company
right of way through the town, bond or no
bond. 1t Is thought probable that some ac-
ton will be taken at the next meeting of
the mayor and council, and 1t is understood
to be probable that the citizens wills be
asked to express their wishes in the mat
ter before any definite action is taken by
the board.
Mr.. James Smith. resident Of Potomac
district, this county, died this morning of
paralysis, aged about seventy years. He
Is survived by his wife, who was formerly
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William H. Harrison of Potomac district,
and several children by former wife. The
deceased was at one time a resident of
Washington.
Within the past week the following trans
fers of real estate have been recorded in
the office of the clerk of the circuit court
at this place: John B. Kinnear to Howard
w. Stull. lot at Takoma Park; trustees of
Gaithersburg Methodist Episcopal Church
to Ida v. Briggs. lot at Gaithersburg; Chas.
F. Purdum to Cornelius A. Watkins SO
acres of cow pasture, $2,322; Harry M. Mar
tin to Howard B. Plum. three lots near
Chevy Chase; Henry w. Offutt to Amy U.
Ough, two lots at Friendship Heights; Ida
Search to William e. Erwin. 113 acres; Alice
". Farquhar to Roger B. Farquhar, 1924
acres of Bradford's Rest Lindsay r. Hick-
Rockville, $1,000; Maurice M. Browning to
William B. Momley. part of Brooke Grove,
$1,000; Benjamin F. Hamilton to Clarence
O. Hamilton. one acre of Donall's Park Re-
served; Harry NJ. Martin to Horace E. Alex
ander, two lots near Chevy Chase; Harry
M. Martin to Arthur c. Fowle. three lots
near Chevy Chase; Harry NJ. Martin to
Mary j. Gillespie. lot near Chevy Chase;
Harry M. Martin to Katie Darling, lot near
Chevy Chase.
1t is understood that the county authori-
ties will again be called upon to put stop
to boxing exhibitions in Montgomery coun-
ty. 1t is stated that within the past few
weeks at least two such exhibitions have
been pulled off on the Conduit road with
out there De1nS any eHOrt on the part OF
the constabulary to interfere. Several
months ago a Washington club desired to
give such exhibitions at Glen Echo, but
States Attorney Robert B. Peter ordered
the arrest of the principals and served no.
tice that such bouts would not be permitted
so long as he served the county as states
attorney. 1t is said that the recent exhibit
lions on the Conduit road are just as much
violations of the law as the ones the states
attorney objected to, and 1t Is understood
he will be asked to again put a stop to
these boxing contests.