Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-23
ESTIMATE OF SCHOOL FUNDS.
Board of school Com missioners Takes
Action-Other News.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd. May - lS9a
The board Of county school commissions
ers has prepared estimate Of the amount
Of money that will be necessary FOR the
public schools Of the county for the year
lS$9-l9eo According TO the boards cJ.cu-
lation, about sG3.5o will be required. of
this amount S215oo will come from the
state, and the county commissioners viii
be asked to appropriate the remainder. Tho
entire amount will not be required for the
actual running expenses Of the schools. As
there is included i'm The estimate about Sin.-
Opo for new school buildings and repairs 10
old ones.
If the county commissioners appropriate
the amount to De asked new school houses
Will be erected at the following places:
Colesyille. Great Falls Lewislale. Purdum,
Mount Lebanon, Brownlngsyiir. Seneca.
Linden, Blair. Glen and Dryers. Adii-
tons will be built to the houses a. Ken
sington. Hyattstowu and Briggs. II Is also
expected TO erect new school buildings for
colored children at Elmer, Wheaton and
Linden. while the building AT Washington
Grove will be improved.
June u, ~ and 30 Examiner Burdette
Will conduct examinations here for those
persons desiring TO attain teachers GER
tihcates. The first two dates will be for he
whites and the last for the colored. Under
the law Of the state no person is eligible 10
appointment teacher or substitute with
out having a registered certificate from the
county examiner the principal Of the
State Normal School, a life certificate from
the state board. or diploma Of the state
Normal School The minimum age of men
teachers is nineteen years. Of women teach
ers, seventeen years
Miss Amanda Griffith Waters daughter OF
Mrs. Columbia Waters Of Goshen. his
county, and Mr.. Samuel Blunt also Of
Goshen, were married last Thursday after
noon in Goshen Methodist Episcopal Church
South by Rev. b A. Edwards. Junior pas
tor of the church The bride wore sage
green silk with white trimmings. She was
attended by her sister, Miss Bessie Waters
and her cousin. Miss Mamie r Waters.
both Of whom were attired in white organ
die, with green ribbons and white and
green hats The bride carried bride roses
and the maids sweet peas. The ushers
were Messrs. Harry Blunt Of Washington.
Worthington Dorsey OF Hyattsvlle. Will
lam Blunt Of Baltimore county and Edward
Hobbs of Frederick county. Miss Mamie
Cooke presided at the organ. After the
ceremony reception was held at the home
OF the bride, at which only relatives OF the
bride and groom were present.
Mr.. L. H. Finney Of the Navy Depart-
ment has purchased from Mr. Frederick
Benjamin a house and ten acres OF land
situated near Linden. 1t is said Mr. Fiuney
VIII make 1t his permanent home
1t Is likely that an industrial school for
colored children Will be established al or
near kensingtOn in the near future The
citizens of kensington have agreed to erect
the building IL the county school commits
sloners Will provide the teacher The COM
mlssloners are considering the matter and
IL Is thought probable they will agree 10 the
proposition. Prof. John r Freeman Of
hensinston Is at the head Of the movement