Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-06-23
The proprietors of Bethesda Park have

mad placed In prominent places signs which
read, "Private park for white people only"
Sunday the cars brought up the usual large
crowd of colored people from the District
who were so thoroughly mad when they
reached the park and learned of their ex
clusion that an impromptu indignation
meeting was held on the roadside, at which
the proprietors of the place and white PEG
pie in general were denounced. The pro.
prietors Of the park say that they were forced
to take the action they did, realizing that
the presence of colored people would cause
the whites to discontinue their patronage.
The commencement exercises of Rock.
vile Academy were held at the Town Hall
on Thursday night of last week and were wit.
messed by large audience The declama-
tons by number of the pupils were OF
high order and ELECTED rounds OF applause.
The following medals were awarded 10 the
several departments Scholarship, George
Henderson; mathematics, Roger Shaw; Ian
guages, Allen Williamson; department, Jas
Anderson. An address To the pupils was
delivered by Rev Nelson Darn, of Win.
chester, Va. At the close of the literary ex
ercises the floor was cleared for dancing,
which pleasure was enjoyed unit Il the early
hours of the morning.
Public schools. AT the meeting of the
School Board on Tuesday last the Score
tary and Treasurer made the following re.
port for the last term:
Enrolment, white, 2,SlS; colored, 1,245
total enrolment, 4,063. Average attendance
white, 1860; colored, S62; total average
attendance, 2,722
Expenses, white schools, So, SS659; col
ored, $75622; total expenses, $6642Sl
Due and unpaid white schools, 80 ,654 81 !;
colored schools, 1854 S. total due and un
paid schools, $685. 80, which was ordered
to be paid on the Both inst.
The following petitions for repairs were
granted and ordered to be made by the trus,
tees No. 2, e d ID, $40; No. B, + d ID,
$40; No. l, E ID 5. $40; No A, e. ID.
colored, $40.
The designations of W. G. Belison, No.
Z, K. ID. IL, John A. Jones, No. 4, L. D. IL =,
aud j. f. Boyer, No. 3, f. d. IL, trustees,
and w. II. Pace, No. 4, e. d. 2, and Sarah
j. Sbley, No. l, &c ID. 6, teachers, We're ac-
cepted.
The following teachers appointments We're
confirmed: Elizabeth Eagle, No 6, E. d ID;
Jas. A Browne, No l, f d ID Matthew
G. Thomas, No 2, L. ID. l, colored.
II was ordered that the white schools be
opened September llth.
The Board adjourned TO meet August lat,
at which time trustees will be appointed
Business in the Orphans Court
The following business was transacted in
the Orphans Court;
Letters testamentary on the personal es
tate of Remus G.. Dorsey, deceased, were
granted 10 Thomas Anderson, the executor
named in the will of deceased. Bond 5000.
Letters OF administration on the personal
estate of Greenbury Il. Barber, deceased,
were granted TO Charles II. Young, the re.
nunciation of the widow and children of
deceased having been filed in court Bond
5000.
Inventories Of the personal estate of their
decedents were filed by Mary A.
Penn, Administrative of Ignatius Penn
John Ertter, administrator OF Michael Ert
ter; John IL. Gassaway, administrator of
Katherine A. Gassaway. The latter also
filed list of debts due deceased
William ii, Mullican, administrator pen
dente lite of Basil Mullican, deceased, filed
list of sales OF personal estate.
Philemon NJ Smith, guardian 10 R3by f.
Day, passed second and final account.