Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-07-11

Episcopal Church South, Rev. David Hsr.
riss, the pastor officiating. Interment was
made In Forest Oak cemetery. She was O
native of Gaithersburg, and was in her 2Sth
year. Her husband, Mr.. James F. Dove
and Q large family connection survive her.
Her illness and death were sudden and un
expected.
The price Of corn advanced to 90 cents q
bushel on the Chicago Exchange Tuesday
the highest price, it is said, since 1899, when
the market touched 81. Mr.. ]. W. Gates, who
seems TO have genius for forecasting the
price ct which grain will sell, had bet go.
OOO that be would force corn up to 80 cents
Q bushel. He won his wager. The GENTLE
man who have been manipulating the mar.
ket have earned thus lar, it Is estimated,
about 100000. Their profits have been
made at the expense of operators who did
not possess the gift Of provision.
Edward 8. Emerson and his sons, Benja-
min and Cleveland Emerson, and o W.
Reid, carpenters, narrowly escaped with
their lives on Thursday Of last week while
erecting Q silo on the farm of Mr.. Lewis
Gardner, at Middlebrook, this county. The
sllo, which Is 40 feet high, was about CON-
pleted when the storm came up. As 1t
struck the building the men were on the
scaffold surrounding the structure, and as
the silo began to sway Mr.. Emerson yelled
for the men to jump quick, and they did,
jumping 20 feet or more. The slo blew TO
pieces and fell al their feet. The men we're
not injured.
A meeting of the syndicate which recent.
ly purchased the Boyd's telephone lines and
number of other companies in Carroll
Frederick, Howard and the western coun-
ties Of this State, was held at Boyd's last week
with some representatives of the Boyd's tele-
phone lines. DIR. ]. e. Deets, as president
OF the Boyd's company, represented the line,
and those Of the syndicate present were:
Messrs. Harry N. Git and Thos ] O'Neill,
Hanover, Pa, with their counsel, Mr.. Da.
lone. The purpose Of the meeting was the
transfer and consolidation of this line, with
the Maryland Telephone Company and the
Carroll county lines. 1t is understood the
new corporation Is to be known under the
name Of the Cumberland Valley Telephone
Company.
Charles Dyson, q colored man of this vi
cinity, was struck by Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad train short distance above Rock
vile some time last Friday night and fatal
ly injured. He was found early Satur-
day morning and was brought to Rockville,
where bis injuries we're dressed by DR.. Lin
thicum, and was later placed on train and
conveyed to Washington hospital. His head
was badly cut and bruised and skull frac-
tured and be was also hurt about the body.
The injured man was conscious when found,
but was unable TO tell how he was hurt. He
states that he sat down near the track TO
wait for friend, and that he probably fell
asleep. Dyson died from his Injuries at the
hospital on Monday afternoon His body
was brought here and an inquest was held
on Tuesday, resulting in verdict Of acci.
dental death.
School Board Meeting The Board
OF County School Commissioners met here
on Tuesday and transacted the following
business
Trustees resigned-J. NJ. Staub, Bealls
vile; A. d. Allnutt, Grifton; Benjamin A.
Bean, ct Besne.
The following teachers designations we're
accepted: Misses Helen N. Nourse, assist
ant at Remington Ida 8. Dove, at Shady
Grove; Edith Byrne, at Etchison; Beulah
Fawcett, ct Burnt Mills; John P. Strother,
at Blair's, and Florence J. Hill, colored, at
Wheaton.
The following teachers appointments were
confirmed Misses Mary sherwood, assist
ant at Kensington; Ida s. Dove, at Bethes-
da; Ida L. sherwood, at Beane; Edith
Byrne, at ClArksburg; Helen M. Nourse, at
Dawsonville; Cora E. Saunders, at Linden;
Lillian England, at Colesville; Ella Robert.
son, at Shady Grove; Elizabeth Mercer, at
Comus; Cornelya Bing, at To; Helen A.
Day, at Etchison; Annie g. Pace, at Oak
mont; Lucy Hughes, assistant at Rockville;
Messrs. J. Dawson Williams, Buck Lodge
e. o. Zeigler, BArnesville; T. b. Benson,
Blair's; A. A. Davis, colored, Wheaton.
The following Numbers representing ap
plcants Tor teachers I'd grade were granted
certificates, viz; 1,2. 4,6,7, 8, 10, IA, 10, 16,
IS, %, 90. 30. For first grade, numbers II
and %. Several under age applied, Of which
numbers 81 and rs made the required aver.
age.
The following applicants, as result of q
competitive examination, were appointed
For Western Maryland College, Walter NJ.
Higgins; alternate, Marion Manion.
For St. Johns College, Elmer @. Parsley;
alternate, Charles V. Willard.
For Charlotte Hall. Cornelius Hughes;
alternate, Thomas Perry.
For Maryland Agricultural College, Ros.
coe v. Wood alternate, Frank T. Williams.
For Maryland Institute, Val. r. Velrs.
For State Normal School, Daisy Cecil,
Grace Birgfeld, Kathleen Rhodes, Lillian
Metz. Matilda England, Emma Hughes.
The Secretary reported go libraries in the
county-with total Of 5000 volumes.
It was voted that All trustees neglecting
to qualify and organize before August 18th
be displaced and others appointed.
The following trustees were appointed :
samuel Riggs st Grifton school; Walter
Dorsey at Brookeville; j. b. Bowen, color
cd, at Hunting Hill; Horace Sedgwlck, W.
H. johnson and Edward Wood, colored, at
Rockville.
The Board adjourned to meet August 18th.
RpWOFth League Meeting On the