Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-07
ROCKVILLE.

A meeting of the board of school COM
missioners was held here yesterday, at
which a large amount of routine business
YVES transacted. A report of the recent
examination for teachers certificates was
made by the examiner and acted upon by
the board. The free scholarship in the
Western Maryland College was awarded to
Miss Evelyn G. Darby. The following ap-
pointments of trustees were made to fill
vacancies: Zachariah Woodfield, school
No. Z, election district No. 2, vice self, fail
ed to qualify; John Johnson. school No. 4.
election district No. T. vice Thomas Tapp,
declined; f. T. Galloway, Joseph Flack. A
Tiffany school No. Z, election district No.
4. Miss Susie Bailey was appointed as
sistant teacher of school No. 2, election dis
trict No. 13. The next meeting of the board
will take place on the 9th instant
In the orphans court yesterday letters
of administration on the personal estate of
Milton Smith. deceased, were granted to
VIM. A. Smith, the widow. Susariah
Smith, having filed her remuneration
of the right to administer; bond, $780,
]. Abby Henderson, guardian to Raymond
W. Doan, passed his first account as
guardian. The court ratified and confirmed
the audit in the estate of Isaac Burton, jr,
deceased, and directed the executors to pay
the dividends according to said audit John
w. Keys, administrator of Chandley Keys
deceased, filed list of sales of personal es-
tate of said decedent. ]. Abby Henderson,
administrator of Daniel F. Owens, deceas-
ed, filed inventory of personal estate of
said decedent and was granted an order
to sell the same at public or private sale.
Reuben A. Burriss made application for
letters of administration on the personal
estate of Catherine Burriss, deceased. The
court will be in session on Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week.
The county commissioners we've in ses-
sion here yesterday and transacted a large
amount of business. The usual number of
vr.nr m Nyrb1 Ito dc ov,1
bridges We're presented to the board and
the following were passed and ordered to
be paid: Second district, VIM. c. Crawford
Goad ae esi 1878; VIM H % Benson
Piking), 5000; Nathan G. Jones (piking),
$40; Rufus F. King (rDad), ss3 25; Harry
NJ Hurley road), $3.50; George w. Mich
oils Goad), $50; third district. James G.
fourth district, r. c. Dreamer Croad), s25 20;
same (brdge), $65. 80: Hezekiah Trail (pik-
ing), sS.25; Julian Griffith (road), $71.65; B.
F. Suddath (road) ssITp. John w. Wood
Toad), 5000; c. E. Lechlider road), $43 50;
Edw. W. Birgfeld piking). $40.
During the prevalepce of a severe storm
Sunday evening last the lightning struck
a large strawrick on the farm of Laurence
fire to and destroying fthe same. Several
large stacks of wheat ostanding adjacent
were uninjured " b
The new chemical fire engine and appa-
rdtuS recently puTcnisSSu py the corpora
tion authorities arrived here yesterday
morning. practical test of the same is
expected to be made ina few days.
Owing to the Target number of applica-
tons for stalls for cattle and other stock
to be exhibited at the agricultural fair in
September the managers have been COM
PEELED to rake additional arrangements to
accommodate the same. From the present
outlook the exhibition promises to be the
largest and best ever given by the society
The following program has been arranged
for each of the four days: Tuesday. Sep
TENDER 3-Arranging exhibits, county road
sters race, county colt race, game Of base
ball Wednesday. 4th-Judging exhibits 40
any,, grand cavaloade, races called at II: 80
pm, 2.27 class, pacing, $50 class. trotting.
hurdle race (six furiongs). running (six
furlongs, hunters prize contests, Nos. l
and 2. Thursday, 5th-l0 am, grand cav
alcade, races called 1870 pm, 2.3O class.
trotting, 2.37 class, trotting, county trot-
ting, one-mile hurdle race. Friday. 9th
Races called at 1890 pm, 2.33 class, trot-
ting, 2.45 class, trotting, county running
race, hurdle race, mule race.
Mr.. Edward Scheirer died here yesterday
evening after a short illness, in the TWEEN
ty-frst year of his age.