Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21
ARRANGEMENT REACHED.
Electric Road VIII Run Through
Town of Rockville
sptclal Corre,spondence Of INC Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE. Md. July 10 1900.
MISS Katherine J. Stonestreet has resigned
as principal of the public school at Poto-
mac. this county. and appointments of
teachers have been made as follows; Miss
Fannie Horner. principal of the school at
Bethesda: Miss Carrie Walker principal of
| the school at Linden. and Miss Florence R.
johnson. principal of the colored school at
Martinsburg
The school board has received from the
controller of the state treasury notice that
S4.916.s Is the amount that will be allowed
Montgomery county for free school books
for the year 19OO-0i. 1t will be paid about
August 1.
The Small and Early Club" of this town
was entertained Wednesday evening at the
home Of Mrs Josephine Glascott Dancing
was INDUCED in and refreshments were
served. Among those present were Misses
Anna and Agnes Droop, Mary Almoney.
Mary and Priscilla Dawson, Evelyn Tai
bott. Ethel Lyddane. Mary Brewer. Helen
Talbot. Katherine Dobson and Josephine
Glascott. and Messrs George Allnutt. John
Higgins. Edward and Somervile Dawson
Russell Brewer, Hugh Gascott, Charles and
Abbott Beard. John Brewer Walter and
Fred Henderson and Frank Owens.
Prof John P; Burdette. formerly of
Browningsville. this county has been ap-
pointed supervising principal of the public
schools of Smyrna, Del.
Miss Rena Sellman of Baltimore Is the
guest of the Misses Henderson at this place.
The drought which prevailed in this
county for about three weeks was broken
last evening by heavy rain. which visited
all sections of the county. Corn had be-
gun to suffer from the dry spell. and the
rain came just in time to prevent a short
age IN crop Gardens had also begun to
snow the effects of the drought. but 1t is
thought that they will now revive
me Rockville town council and the Wash
lngton and Rockville Electric Railway Com
pany have finally reached an agreement in
regard to a right of way for the road
through Rockville. The ordinance recently
prepared ky the council was submitted to
the railway people and proved satisfactory
10 them. A meeting of the town council
Will De held In few days when the ordi-
nance as agreed upon will be passed after
which the taxpayers of the town-about 100
In number-will vote upon it. Under the
provisions of the ordinance. the railroad
company will have to .extend the road
throughout the town Just as soon as the
nav, t., preventing the construction of an cleo
TIC road on street less than thirty feet
IN width Is repealed. The law will un-
doubtediy be repealed at the next session
OF the legislature. In the meantime the
ro ,T VIII be run as far as the court house
Inc third of series of dances to be given
al the Woodlawn Hotel. this place. during
the summer was held last evening. Not
withstanding the tnclement weather. the at
tendance was good and the affair proved
an enjoyable one. Those present included
the guests of the hotel and a number of
the young folks of Rockville
Inc funeral of Mr.. William Jones. who
died suddenly Wednesday morning of hea RI
oisease took place at o'clock this after
noon from his late residence about two
miles from this place. In the absence of
rev Thomas ]. Packard. rector of Christ
Episcopal Church. who is away on his va
cauon. Rev: Robert l.. McNair, pastor of
the Rockville Presbyterian Churrb nou "
quoted the services. The interment was in
Rockville cemetery was "