Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-09
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.
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special correspondence 10 Inc Evening star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, November g. 1903
Judge James B. Henderson has excused
for various reasons the following from serv-
ice as jurors at the November term of the
circuit court for this county, which begins
here Monday morning: Joseph w. Swami.
Llewellyn Stabler, Israel G. Warfield, Free
mont Jones, H. Clay Fields, Wardaw NJ.
Mason, w. T. o. Glover and James w.
Simpson.
George A. Airie, chief of police of Nor
gan Park a suburb of Chicago. who was
stabbed and killed several days ago, for
merly resided in this county, and has a
number of relatives living in this section
of the state. Airie was stabbed while at
tempting to quell a disturbance among
negro men and women.
The funeral of William E. Lochte, who
died Wednesday evening al his home at
Bethesda took place Friday morning from
st. Mary's Catholic Church at this place,
church, officiating.
Mr. Charles kohlhoss, a well-known resi-
dent of Poolesvile this county, and Miss
Ora Phillips of Leesburg, Va. were mar
ried Thursday at the home of the bride.
the pastor of the NJ. E. Church officiating.
They will reside at Poolesville.
Deputy Sheriff Edward Bradley has. it
is understood, rendered his resignation to
Sheriff Collier, and the same has been ac-
cepted
The teachers association Of the Mont
gomery county public school teachers met
in court hall here yesterday, with an at
tendance of about one hundred teachers
and a number of others interested In the
work. An interesting program, prepared by
County Examiner 8. r. White, was ren-
dered, and the occasion was highly sue
ceSsful one.
The opening session began at 10 o'clock
with music by the assemblage, after which
president of the association delivered
a brief address. Reports from teachers
reading circles at Rockville. Gaithersburg.
Kensington, Damascus and Unity were
heard, and all were represented being
In excellent condition and doing good work.
Prof Wilson S. Ward gave a talk upon
Reading Circle Organization and Plans"
Miss Lucy Hughes talked interestingly
about School Decoration; Misses Mary
Story and Eva Montgomery discussed How
School Grounds May Be Made More =
tractive;" Miss Mary sherwood and Mi
Beulah Dove spoke upon Busy Work foi
Primary Grades" Vernon D. watkins ana
Attempted in Singing in the Rural School,
and Prof. S. A. Lehman and A. X. Wat
kins discussed The Need of Study OF
Agriculture in Rural Schools"
The afternoon session began with several
musical selections. Rev. F. T Griffith,
Miss Minnie McIlvee and Miss M. Gertrude
Barnes discussed Opportunities for Moral
Training in School l.le;" Misses Hattie
Montgomery and Lavinia Brown Lam
guage Training-What and How to Teach:'
Misses Carrie b. Young and Beulah Hen
derson, How to Teach Beginners" Gin
ton B. Moore andMiss Fannie Condor, How
to Present Beginning Work in Num-
bers," the program concluding with an
address by Prof. E. l.. Amiss upon The
Social Relation of Teacher to the ccmmu-
nifty"
A license has been issued here for the
marriage of Mr.. Clifton Leizear and Miss
Alice Clark, both of this county.