Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-23
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Taxable Values of Montgomery County
for 19O2-General News.
al Correspondence of The Evening St.

ROCKVILLE, Md, June 90, 1902.
The taxable bonds of Montgomery county
for the year 1902 amounts to 1928 1916 be-
Ing an increase of 1925, 315 over the pre-
vious year. By collection districts it is as
follows: First district-Real property
s1,262,1 15; personal property. s2152s5; per-
sonal securities, s94, 800; total, $1,51174O
Second district-Real property, 81, 1893, 4O5
personal property, O4.s15; personal securi-
ties, $40, 4S5: total 81 ,452, 7O5
Third district-Real property, 81 $50, S55
personal. 1864 ,O75; personal securities. s73,-
$50; total, 1S97, 3I0.
Fourth district-Real property, 1906 100;
personal 1887 49,; personal securities. $123,
$40; total, A,476,s25.
Fifth district-Real property, sass, 9O5;
personal $3.50, 4G0; personal securities S139
$50; total, $},259, 215.
The amount of stocks and bonds on
when the county rate is 30 cents is $3O7-
$50, being decrease of 5000 since last
year
The following public school teachers have
sent In their designations: ]. L. Strothers
as principa! OF Blair School; w. o. Rhodes
as principal of school at Clarksburg: Miss
LA Dove. as principal Of Shady Grove
Scnool: MISS Edith Byrne has been an
pointed principal of Clarksburg School.
MT. HalloWell M Spencer left here a few
days ago for Denver, Col, for the benefit
Of his health
Inc farmers of Montgomery county are
IN the midst of their wheat harvest. It
neing somewhat earlier than usual Re
ports from different sections state that
while the straw is very light the heads are
large and full. which encourages the farm
ers to believe that the crop will not be such
failure as was anticipatedy
Mr.. Thomas c. Keys, one! of the best
known young men Of this VICINITY, and
Miss Sue Upshur Fohtaine of Somerset
county, were married few evenings ago
at az, ea Dem M; +: GhurchesI 1Jaufestown Nd.
church. Miss Sarah Fbnttains. a sister 'o of
the bride, was maid ofbhonoF and Misses
Lydia Chamberlain of WesteHer and Anna
, noSd ba mh OF fairmapt We're the brides
Fontaine, and Messrs. Benjamin K. Ian.
ford of Westover and H6ra eesA McSherrv
OF Baltimore were the susheus. Miss MARY
Waters Davy acted as fi9Yer girl. The
o NJ E was gwen away by her brother. Chas.
After the ceremony a iArgeF attended re-
ception was held at the home of the bride s
couple left for northern trim. They will
make their home near Rockville, where MI
keys is engaged in ia nminsa1 The bride is
daughter OF Mr.. >and Mrs. John Fontaine
ana Tor several years past has been tea CHI
ing in the public schools of this count.
Afew days ago novel horse race took
place in Wheaton district as the result of
wager by Mr.: Fritz Young of Br1gktS
wood and MT. l.. A. Mahoney of Silver
Spring. The horses were hooked to bug
gies4 and the course was from the District
line to Wheaton and return--a distance Of
eight miles. Mr.. Young's horse won. cover
ing the distance in exactly thirty minutes
Considerable meney-is said to have cha,isel
hands on the race.
: Miss Annie Porter Thompson, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Be njamin f. Thompson of
Ednor. this county, and Mr..Nalter !. Har-
ding Of Cloveriy were married last Wednes-
day evening at the home OF the bride by
Reys Fl. G. Saith. pastor of the Ashton M
p. Church South. assisted by Rev. Henry,
P. West of Layt0rville Miss Nettie Thomt-
son. the brides sister. was nfsfd of h 55staf,,
and Mr.. Herbert Gun was best man.