Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-26
ROCKVILLE.

4 district Sunday school convention was
held in the Baptist chapel at Dsrwood Sun
day. Mr. Frank +. Homer presiding. At
the afternoon session. from 3 to O'Clock,
the following subjects were discussed:
'How to prepare Sunday School Lessons"
by DIR. W. r. Andrews, C. W. Prettyman
and Warren Choate; How to Teach the
Lesson" by Joseph Reading and others;
hat to Teach in the Lesson" by W. A.
Dobson; THE Purpose of Teaching"
Messrs. Prettyman and Choate, followed by
David H. Bouic and B. F. Horner. The
night session, at 100 O'Clock. was addressed
by Rev. L. r. MilbourEe. and Messrs. Pow
er, Lichliter and Matthews. Vice President
Horner also addressed the convention In
review of the proceedings of the afternoon
session and explanation of the objects and
aims of the Sunday school county conven-
ton and announced that the next annual
meeting OF the county convention would be
reid at Takoma on the 10Th of June next
The meeting was dismissed by Rev. l.. r.
Miibourne, with prayer and benediction.
The attendance at both sessions was large
MI Zachariah l.. MaSruder, a well-known
citizen OF the county, cied Sunday, after a
short illness. at his home near Goshen in
the hfty-nlnth year Of his age, leaving a
widow to survive him. Mr.. Magruder was
a confederate soldier during the late war
serving in the Maryland line under Col
hidgley Brown, and was present at Lees
SUI tSiuer DIT appOnldllON.
In the orphans court Tuesday the fol-
lowilN business was transacted: Letters of
ADMIN Stratlon, d. b. H., C. I. a., on the per
scnal estate of Henrifta 7. Bentley, de-
ceased. We're granted to Richard L. Bentley.
and said administrator filed a report of the
sale of certain ground rents in Baltimore
city. part of the personal estate of de-
Ceased made by her late executor, Richard
J. Bentley. The court passed an order nisi
Application for administration, c. t. a., on
TIE personal estate of Samuel Scott, de-
Ceased, was made by Charles T. Purdum
VINO also MED the remuneration of Mary A.
scout, WIDOW and eXecutrix, appointed by
the VIII OF deceased. Application for ad-
mlnistrltion on the personal estate of
thristian T. Leanan, deceased, was made
by John FL. Gassaway. Benjamin D. Carr
administrator of Mary r Carr deceased
ned Enal releases of distributes John III
howard executor of George Howard de-
Ceased. hled list of debts due said de-
ceased, list of sales of personal estate
anu passed his first and final account In the
personal estate of deceased
The meeting of the county commissioners
Fed yesterday was attended nv a large
humber of persons and considerable bust
Tess was transacted. The following bills
We're passed and ordered to be paid: Fourth
olstrict, Allegany County Asylum. for board
OF lndlgent insane. $1i1.SS; fifth district
Richard E. Cissell, constable account Sl745
Miss Phoebe Welsh. for several years a
resident of Potomac, this county. and for
some time postmistress at that place, was
burned to death some days ago at Wayne5-
Doro. Pa, where she has recently made
her home. By the upsetting of a lamp her
clotning caught fire. and, despite efforts to
save her. she was burned so severely that
she survived but a few hours
John Llnthicum. well-known farmer of
this county, died Monday at his home near
ComuS. In the elghty-fourth year of his age
Wednesday three photographs of suspi-
c1ous characters We're received here from
the detectives of the Post Office Depart
ment and among them two have been rec
oSnlzed by several persons as those of men
seen here Sunday last previous to the rob-
berry at the post Office Sunday night