Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-12
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Meeting Of the Board Of School Commits
sioners-Notes.

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Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, February II, 1892.
In the orphans court yesterday letters OF
administration on the personal estate of Geo.
W. Spates were granted to w. p Hickman
same on estate of Samuel C. Richardson to
| Robt. l.. Richardson; came on estate Of Thos.
s. Bartlett to Margaret Bartlett; same on estate
OF Mary g. Tyson to R. r. Moore; letters tesla
mentary on estate of Nicholas Boswell to Alban
G. Thomas; same on estate of Geo. W. Israel
to Nahlon L. Lewis; same on estate of Mary
Ennis Stabler to.Edward R. Stabler. The last
will and testament Of Nicholas Boswell was
filed and probated. Francis E. Pyles was APP
pointed guardian to the infant children OF
Richard T. Pyles. Jas. II. Jones and VIM. P.
Dawson, executors of the late Americas Daw-
son. filed list of sales of personal property.
The circuit court for this county has ap-
pointed Frank Higgins, esq, examiner in
chancery.
Mr.. Giles W. Easton died at his residence in
Galthersburg on Tuesday in the sixty fifth year
OF his age. Hiss Mary Crown died at the resi-
dence Of her father at the same place on Satur-
day, aged twenty-eight years.
Miss Eleanor Anderson. highly respected
lady OF this community, died on Tuesday night of
pneumonia, IN tho seventy-second year Of her
age.
DR.. Joseph Gipin. former resident of this
county arrived here this week from his home
III Colorado and will spend some time in visit
ing friends In this vicinity
Mr.. Cooke d. Luckett real estate dealer, has
sold Tor f. NJ. West large building and lot at
this place used rs wagon and carriage factory
to W. Z. Ricketts, for 81 800.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bradley. Miss Laura
Bradley. Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Davidson and
Mrs JAS II. Davidson of this county and Miss
George Gather of Ellicott City left here yes
tercay morning for an extended visit to
Florida.
AT q meeting of the board of school COM
missloners on Tuesday the following business
was transacted: John j. Higgins secretary and
treasurer. made report of the operations of
the SCHOOLS Tor the winter term ending jan
uGry II, as follows: Enrollment-Wh pupils
3,l2.; colored, 1888; total, 4.710. Average at
tenaance-White, l,765; colored, $50; total,
26lS. Expenses for term, including fuel and
repairs-White schools, So, $685. rs; colored,
s2,ooi;4 As; total expenses. SIl, 973. %. Due and
unpald-Whltc, s6.GaS.72: colored, S1,697.90;
total due and ordered TO be paid, $40, 526.62.
The resignation of Miss Lula L. Hickerson as
teacher was accepted, and after the transaction
OF a large amount of other business the board
adjourned to April 26
Mrs 5. ID. Higgins has bought of Mr.. E. B.
irettyman building lot in the western sec
ton OF this town for $780,
MI. Wilbur s. Linthicum Of Gaithcrsburg
Charles +. Linthicum, at Miamisburg, Ohio.
The county commissioners have declined
granting the public road petitioned for by
Alfred Ray and Others and granted the road
petltioned for by Louis H. Duvall.
ST. Johns Episcopal Church at Olney was
last night the scene of a brilliant wedding, the
contracting parties being MIR. Claiborne H.
Mannar. lr., OF baltimore and Miss Angelina
H.. daughter of Mr.. Thomas j. Beall The
ceremony was performed by Rev. VIM. H.
Laird and was witnessed by large concourse
OF relatives and friends of the married couple.
AT a late hour they took train at this place
Tor an extended northern tour.
information has been received here Of the
death, on January 81, at Lexington, No., Of
Mr.. Edward Windsor, q native and former
prominent citizen of this county.
Maj. VIM. J. Thomson OF Hermitage stock
farm, near Garrett Park. ard owner of the
trottIng stallion Kioto, offers to match him
against any trottlng stallion in Maryland or
the District of Columbia for purse of 81, 600
the race to come off during the fall trotting
season OF this year on a regulation mile track,
best three in five heats.
EDWARD Z. Peter, as attorney. has sold fifty
eight and one-half acres OF land with improve
ments, the property of the Irma Gold Min
ing Company in Potomac district, to W. L. S.
MIX ior S3,OOO. s. A. NJ.