Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-04
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Election Officers Chosen to Succeed
Those Who Failed to Qualify,

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ROCKVILLE, Md. September g, 1902
The board Of supervisors of elections for
this county has appointed the following
judges and clerks to serve at the November
election in the places of those previously
named but who failed to qualify for various
reasons:
Clarksburg district-Charles S. Hilton, re-
publican, clerk.
Rockville district-First precinct-Arthur
B. Gleason, republican, clerk; second pre-
cinct, Thomas Vinson, republican, Judge:
Thomas n. Bailey, democrat, judge
Bethesda district-Cyrus Keiser, repub-
lican, judge; Galen L. TAFT, republican,
clerk
GAINESVILLE district-John W. Brown, re-
publican, Judge.
Wheaton district-Second precinct-Gist
Blair, republican, clerk.
The children of st. Mary's Catholic
Church were given picnic at Cabin John
bridge today. About eighty were in the
party, Rev. Thomas d. Williams pastor of
the church, and Mrs E: v. Carr, Mrs. D.
Ra bbitt and Miss Maggie Fields acting as
chaperonS. A trolley car was specfaIIy
chartered for the occasion
The board Of county public school COM
missioners has confirmed the amendments
Of the following teachers: Miss sarah T
Williams, principal Of the school at Avery
vice Miss Elsie Johnson, resigned: Miss
Ellzabeth Bennett, principal Of the school
at Takoma Park; Florence J. Hill nrinci-
pal of the colored school at Clopper,s The
designations of Harry L. Caples, as prtnci-
pal at the school at Burtonsyille Rosa
Hughes as principal of the coIored school
at Burnt Mills and Florence Gather az
principal Of the colored school at Damas
Gus, were accepted.
The annual teachers Institute for tho
whte teachers of the county viii be held
mere september 1913 and for the coIored
teachers, September 1913
MISS Helen Talbot, daughter of States
Attorney ii. NJ. Talbot of Rockville has
gone to Atlantic City for a short sojourn.
The county commissioners for th;s -,
y nave accepted the bid of ]. M. Mount Of
damascus for the construction of a bridge
across Inc PatuXent river the road from
damascus to Long Corner Mr.. Mount
AGREES TO DO the work for S23S
The board has granted the petition of vir-
GINA Phillips, asking that her husband
Louis Phillips, be sent to an asvlum for
Ifeatment. Upon the certificate of Drs
Llnthlcum and Stonestreet he was ordered
sent to Montevue Hospital at Frederick
MT: aired s. Robinson and Miss Apnas
T.: Elker, both of Washington visited Rock
siiie Yesterday afternoon and were quietly
married by Rev. S. R. White of the Rantis,
Cnurch Immediately after the ceremonv
the young couple returned to Washington.
Messrs- Ialbott and Prettyman of this
t toNh ana Lambert & Baker of Washing
ton, as attorneys for Mr.. c. Fred Cook ~
somerset Heights. this county, has filed in
the circuit court at this place a bill 70 an.
JON the Somerset Heights Water and Power
company, recently organized, from install.
ing water plant for the town of Somerset
Heights The plaintiff alleges that he Ia
already supplied with water and sewerage
ana that the operation of the pronose5
pant would seriously injure his pronertv
Judge Henderson has granted a temporarv
injunction. al
About noon Monday Maurice, the fem
year-old son Of Mr.. Roscoe Lamb who re.
sldes near Wheaton. this county was
kicked by horse and probably fatally in
1ured The little fellows skull was crushed
ana notwithstanding that the best medical
attention that Washington and this county
anords was promptly secured the chi;d's
HE Is despafred Of. his death being re.
garded as matter of only few hours. The
little boy and his younger brother had been
sent to drive the horse, a very old one and
a pet OF the family, from a field to the
parn, and as the little fellow was walking
behind him the animal suddenly kicked
one foot striking the child In the forehead
Inc younger brother ran to the house and
notlned his father of what had occurred
ana the latter hurried to the field and found
MS child in an unconscious and apparently
dying condition. He carried him to the |
house and under medical treatmentthe child |
appeared to rally somewhat, but this morn
ing his condition was regarded as ex-
tremely critical.