Evening star., 1902-01-27
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery fC0anty's Capital.

| General and Personal News From
montgomery 4Connty's Capital.
| Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
| ROCKVILLE, Md, January 26, 1902.
| Mrs. Martha Stonestreet, wife of Dr. E.
e. Stonestreet of Rockville. died this after
noon from valvular affection of the heart.
Mrs. Stonestreet was sixty-nine years of
age. She had been i'll several weeks. Her
husband and the following children survive
| her: Mrs. F. j. Prettyman of Washington,
Mrs. Frank B. Thomas of Roanoke, Va
/ Mrs Charles Albert, Mrs. o. NJ. Linthicum.
Mrs, George H. Lamar and Mrs. L. r.
Green of this town.
| About dozen members of the Rockville
Hunt Club, with as many of the clubs
best hounds had an exciting fox chase yes
terday. The meet was near Rockville and
| the scent was found near Rock creek, about
two miles from here. The entire pack
started off in hot pursuit, and for four
hours the chase was kept up, Reynard final
iy being run in near Olney, about ten
miles from the starting point.
AT one time during the chase a second
fox Was uncovered and the dogs separated.
with the result that the two chases were
on at the same time. The dogs, however,
| fox first started.
| Among those who participated were
Charles A: Clagett, Reuben Burriss, Ed
ward c.. Windham, Joseph L. Clagett,
Julian F. Walters. Benjamin Flack, James
BurriSS and several others.
The ladies of Mount Zion Baptist Church
| held an oyster supper Friday evening at
| the home of Mrs. Curtis kisner with large
| attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Brown of Ches-
| tertown, Md, are visiting Mrs. Browns
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John g. England, at
this place.
The regular meeting Of the Rockville Wo-
mans Club was held Thursday afternoon at
| the home of Miss Sadie Reading. The pro-
gram rendered consisted of paper upon
John Marshall" by Miss Reading; a par
Iliamentary drill conducted by Miss Isabel
Kingdom; readings by Misses Daisy Hege
was critic.
AT the request Of the state board of edu-
| cation and State Superintendent of Educa-
| ton Stephens, the public schools of this
county will hold appropriate exercises next
Wednesday In memory Of President McKin-
ley, the idea being to remind the pupils of
| the exalted life and character OF the mar
tyred President: 1t is understood that in
| pursuance to the proclamation Of Gov.
Smith similar requests have been made of
| all the public schools in the state.
AT the annual board meeting of the Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company of Montgom-
| cry county Mr.. e. p. Thomas was re-elect-
| ed president; Mr.. Allan Farquhar, treasurer
and secretary, and Mr.. B. D. Palmer, as
SiStant secretary.
An erroneous impression prevails in some
| sections Of the county to the effect that
only one-thfrd of the money levied for
| the roads of the county is devoted to per-
| manent improvement of the roads, and as
a result of this impression petitions are in
circulation calling upon the county's dele
| cation in the legislature to secure an
amendment to the law SO that one-half of
! this fund shall be used for permanent re-
4 pairs. AS a matter of fact, the existing
| law provides that the minimum to be ex-
| pended for permanent road Improvement
| is epe-half of the amount levied, and gives
the county commissioners authority to use
more at their discretion.