Evening star., 1901-06-13
ROCKVILLE NEWS,
Meeting of School COmmfssioners-
Fatal Acknowledgement Items.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star

Fatal lAcc1dent-General Items.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, June 12 1901.
At a special meeting Of the board of
county public school commissioners, held
here yesterday, appropriations were made
for new school buildings at Aspen, Mt Leb-
anon and Ounce Orchard, the last colored
school, Owing to lack Of funds, the re-
quests for new buildings at Oakwood,
Bealrs Mill. Four Corners and other points
were denied. and the application for new
5000 building at Kensngton was laid over
for further consideration.
Appropriations were also made for re-
pairs and furniture for white schools at
Montrose, Redland, Comus, Linden, Sandy
Spring, Forest Glen, Gathersburg, Damas-
GUS Laytonsville, Woodfield, Etchison,
Unity, Sligo, Brink. oakmont. BrookeviIle.
Wheaton. Emory, Barnesville, Poole's
Track, Snouffer's, Caroll's, Lay Hill. Bur
louisville, Shady Grove, Claysville. Middle
brook, Travilah, and for the colored schools
at Wheaton, Spencerville. Coesville, Sandy
Spring, Sugar Land, Etchison, Boyd's,
Poolesville, Brighton, Martinsburg. Burnt
Mills, Mount Zion, Laytonsville, Ounce
The following designations Of teachers
were accepted: Joseph L. Walters, Redland
School; John A: Luhn, Boyd's; John w.
beck Colored School. The resignation Of
George w. Frazier as trustee of the colored
school at Choppers was also accepted.
1t was announced that the annual exami-
nations for white teachers certificates will
be held in the Rockville High School. June
1S and 49, and for colored teachers certifi-
Gates June 21. The annual institute will
be held here the week beginning April IA,
1902. The schools of the county will open
September o.
Miss Mary Williamson of Frederick is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. w. Pinckney Mason,
at this place.
Miss Efae J. Trail. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George H Trail OF near this town, and
Mr.. James Henry Weaver. also of this
vicinity, were married at 8 o'clock last
evening in ST. Mary's Catholic Church,
this place. The ceremony was performed
by Rev John Gaynor pastor of the church,
in the presence of a few, relatives and init
mate friends Of the young couple
This morning Miss Martha Bolton and
Mr.. Thomas W. Burdette, both of the upper
section of the county. came to Rockville
and were married in the Office of the
county public school commissioners by Rev.
8. r. White of the Baptist Church
The funeral Of Mr. William H. Wylie who
died very suddenly of heart disease Sunday
morning at his home at Oakdale this
morning, Rev. G. Dorsey White, pastor of
the Rockville M. E. Church South, ofnciat-
ing. The interment was in Rock Creek
cemetery. The deceased was for many years
| a resident of Washington, where he was
engaged in the hotel business He was
ffty-nine years old. His wife and five chill
dren, all Of the latter residents Of Washing
ton, survive him.
About o'clock this morning Mr. William
Penn, a well-known farmer of near Red
land, this county. was killed under peculiar
and distressing circumstances. He and his
son had been engaged in loading a wagon
with baled straw, and after cutting a pole
to hold the straw in place, Mr.. Penn sat
down on the ground on the shady side of
the wagon to rest and cool OFF. Without
any warning a bundle Of the straw slipped
from the wagon and struck him sauarely
on the top Of the head, breaking his neck
| He was at once removed to his home, q
| few minutes after reaching there De-
ceased was fifty-nine years Of age His
wife, formerly Miss Emma Shaw, and four
| children. all Of this county, survive him
| Penn. and Mrs. William Bogley and Mrs
| Briggs.