Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-20
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Spring Meeting Of Teachers Associa-
tion-Suit for Damages.
correspondence of The Evening Star


ROCKVILLE. Md. April 10, 1903
The spring meeting of the Teachers AS
ISOLATION of Montgomery county was held
in the court house here yesterday. The at
tendance was large, nearly one hundred Of
the teachers of the county being present.
Mr.. Earle B. Wood presided and Miss Mary
Story acted as secretary. The program
rendered consisted of opening exercises
conducted by Prof. ]. L. Burdette; roll
call. by P. s. Barnes; inaugural address. by
Prof A. G. Harley: reports of teachers
reading circles of Kensington. Rockville.
Gaithersburg. Damascus and Unity; reports
of other committees and discussions as fol-
lows: Habits to Be Formed in School," by
Earle B. Wood. Mrs Elizabeth Veirs and
Miss Libbie Magruder: Literature in the
Schools" Misses Lavinia Brown. Helen
Nourse and Hattie Montgomery: "Grada-
ton and Promotion by r. Thomas West.
John T. Baker and J. Forest Colt; 'The
Dictionary-Its Use and Misuse as a Ref
erence Book" by Miss Lucy Garrett, Pearl
Holland and Theodore Benson; School
Government" by Miss Lucy Hughes. Miss
James E. Duvall: Daily Program for Ru-
raj Schools" by Willis o. Rhodes Miss
Masie r. Colley and Dorsey Baker; Meth
DDS Encouraging Regular Attendance and
1lSCOuEdSiHk f1dDItual IarOlneSS, ny Eu-
ward o. Zeigler. Miss Ella NJ. Robertson
and others. Committees for the next meet
Ing were appointed. The music, which was
under the charge of committee of which
MI: J.: L. Burdette was chairman. was
pleasing feature of the occasion.
Messrs. Talbot and Prettyman, as attor-
neys for Mrs. Katherine J. Cole. have entered
suit in the circuit court at this place against
the Washington and. WoOdside Electric
Railway Company for. damages in the sum
of $4,000. The declaration alleges that the
plaintiff was passenger on one of the de-
fendant company's cars in May. 1902, and
that the car crossed the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad at Silver Spring Immediately
in front of rapidly moving express train.
Fearing that the electric car would be
struck. the plaintiff. II Is claimed. leaped
from the car and sustained fracture Of
one OF her arms and was otherwise badly
injured. The Woodsidd and Washington
Glen.
Mr.. Thomas Dawson. clerk of the circuit
court at this place. has appointed Mr.. Ed
ward Ayton of LaytOnsville to q clerkship
In the clerks Office en.s ~
Mr.. Charles Veirs has announced his can
didacy for the democratic nomination for
county commissioner from this collection
district. Mr.. Turner Wilson Of Became has
entered the contest for the same nominal
ton. ~
At the annual meeting of the Sandy
Spring Lyceum Company, the following Of
flcers were elected: President, r. Bentley
Thomas: secretary. Miss Faith Farquhar;
treasurer. Samuel B. Wetherald.
Upon opening his establishment for busi-
ness a few mornings ago MFR. Charles F.
Wyndham. a merchant at Montrose. a short
distance east Of this place, was very much
surprised to find on his front porch q pretty
little baby boy warmly tucked In a basket.
It was only a few days old and appeared to
be in excellent health, Having large
family of children Of his own, MI. Windham
was inclined to regard the newcomer az
sort Of elephant on his hands" He visited
Rockville and consulted States Attorney
Talbot. who helped him out OF the dill
Guilty by sending the child to Washington
asylum II Is believed that the infant was
brought out from WashfngtoR.