Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-18
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Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR
ROCKVILLE, Feb. II, 1889.
The association of the teachers of the public
schools of this county met here yesterday. The
meeting was called to order by willard Hink.
ley, president; Miss Blanche Braddock acting
as secretary. The committee appointed at the
last meeting to select a suitable grammar for
use in the schools, made a lengthy report re-
commencing the choice of several series, but
deciding that no change should be made this
year on account of the shortness of time before
the schools will close for the summer vacation.
The question for discussion, How shall order
and attention be secured in the school-room,' "
was then taken up and ably discussed by Messrs
Amos, Pace, Green and Story, President Hink-
ley leading in the discussion, which was also
participated in by Misses Alice Gardner. Amy
Stabler and Lucy Garrett. Mr.. George Miller,
OF the Sherwood institute, near Sandy Spring.
upon invitation. made an address to the teach
ers. which was listened to with marked atten-
ton. Miss Mary Magruder, Of Brookville, also
made some remarks upon educational topics,
which were well received Miss Blanche Brad
dock gave pleasant reading. and an amusing
recitation was given by Mr.. Robert Green. At
O'clock each of the teachers received from
John j. Higgins, secretary and treasurer. a
check for the amount due each one for the
winter term. The attendance was unusually
large. and much interest was manifested in the
proceedings.
Latest reports from Woods lock, on the
Chesapeake and Chic canal represent that Mr.
Clayton Fields, who was violently assaulted
some nights ago by two negro men, is slowly
recovering. 1t appears that after he had closed
his store for the night the men raped at the
door and asked admittance to procure some
tobacco. After they had been waited on they
asked for some tea, and as Mr.. Fields stopped
down to get that article he was dealt muir
derous blow on the side of the head with
heavy club, which knocked him down and rem
dered him insensible, in which condition he
remained for some time. The negroes then
relieved him Of S45 and gold watch and made
their escape to a small boat in which they had
crossed the Potomac. One of the negroes is
known as a desperate character, living in the
vicinity of Leesburg, Va. He has not been
the Loudoun county officers are on the lookout
for him.
Mr.. John J. Higgins, secretary and examiner
to the school board, has contracted with Mr.. T.
G. Groomes for the erection of fine dwell
ing-hOuse near the southwest limits of town.
Work on the building will be commenced in a
short time.
MIR. John 7. Porter, who committed suicide
in hotel in Baltimore yesterday, by taking
laudanum and turning on his gas in his room.
was well known in this town, where he resided
for number of years. He was a brother of
ID. Scott Braddock formerly of this place and
now OF Washington. The report Of his death
was received here with much regret by our
citizens.
The citizens of Knowles station, on the Me-
tropolitan Branch railroad, have held a meet
ing to make arrangements for the erection at
that place of public hall, which, in addition
to other purposes can in part be used for the
accommodation of the public school. COM
mittee was appointed to confer with the board
of school commissioners upon the subject
They have also petitioned the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company for the erection of a
depot at that place of sufficient capacity to &C
commodate the large and increasing trade at
that station. S. A. NJ.
MAGNIFICENT INSURANCE RErURNs.-For a
number OF years the annual reports of the
Equitable life assurance society have shown a
larger outstanding business, larger new bust
ness and larger surplus than any other SINH
lar organization. 1t has won the right to be
designated one of the largest, strongest and
most popular organizations of its kind in the
world. The twenty-ninth annual statement of
the society, just published, shows that during
the past year all its previous achievements
have been surpassed. It's outstanding assur-
ances amount to S549, 000. 000 its new assur-
ances for the year to S153, 933 $685. and its sur
plus to $20,794,715. Such figures speak for
themselves and prove that the Equitable So
clety has become one of the great financial in
stitutiona of the world