The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NOTES.
The Great Fails Power Company to
Begin Work.

ROCKVILLE, Md, March A.-The
Rockville Academy baseball team has or
ganiZed for the season. with Russell
Brewer as manager and Claude Ainutt
captain. The team will be composed of
the following players: Corbin, Harrfss,
and sherwood. catchers: Alnutt, Rick
etts, and Weiss. pitchers; Day. first base;
r. Brewer second base; Wilson, third
base; y. Brewer, shortstop; Walker left
field; Alnutt or Ricketts,, right field; Hig-
gins, centre field; Albert Bouic and Glas-
colt, substitutes.
Games will be played with the following
teams: Georgetown College Preparatory
School, Business High School, Emerson
Institute. Central High School. Dunbar
ton Athletic Club. Western High School,
Y NJ. c. A, Eastern High School. all of
Washington, and the Episcopal High
School, of Alexandria, Va. The schedule
is not yet complete.
II is understood that the Great Falls
Power Company, a corporation under the
laws of Mary and and Virginia, which
controls the rights and property at Great
Falls. this county, viii soon proceed with
the work of establishing at Great Falls
a system of utilizing the power of the
Potomac River at that point for the pro-
duction of electricity
More than year ago. closely following
the series of purchases of Washington
street railways and electric lighting
plants by the Washington Traction and
Electric Company, the stock of the Great
Falls Company was purchased by Messrs.
o. T. Crosby and c. a. Leib, who were
also largely instrumental In the purchase
of the other properties referred to. Since
taken to establish a water plant at the
Falls. excepting the making of the nee
essary surveys and some preliminary eX-
aminations. About the time the surveys
referred to were made complication arose
based on property claims by the Chesa
peake and Ohio Canal Company and by
parties that acquired water rights along
the lower falls and for some distance up
the river. Legal proceedings We're insti-
tuted in Virginia. as well as In this coun-
Falls water rights would remain dis
puted question In the courts for many
years.
1t is now stated, however. that all
causes for further delay hove been re-
moved and that the work Of carrying
out that long talked of enterprise OF MAX
ing use of the Great Falls to produce
power for Washington City is soon TO be
started and pushed to completion. 1t is
understood that the work of utilizing the
power at the Great Falls will require an
expenditure of about s2,00O.000.
The motive for the recent burning of
the coIored school at Ounce Orchard, this
county. is believed TO have been a desire
on the part of the perpetrators to get rid
of the services Of Giles White, the teach
er. White, although negro. is a Demo
crat, and it is said that many of the pa
irons of the school object TO their chill
dren being taught by negro of Whites
political proclivities. Some days ago the
county school commissioners made a
bargain for the rental Of the colored
church at Ounce Orchard for the tempo
rary use of the school. but when White
applied for the KEYS the holders refused
to give them up. 1t is said that an effort
will be made to secure a private house
for the school.