Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
County School Commissioners Confirm
Appointments Of Teachers.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. September 2. 1903.
Charles Bowens. a young Washington
negro charged with violating the local op-
ton law of the county, escaped from the
Jail here shortly after noon today. 1t Is
believed the door leading from the down.
stairs corridor was unlocked by a woman
friend of the: accused. woman was no.
ticed lettering in the vicinity of the jail all
morning and while the family of the jailer
was at dinner lit is thought she slipped
into the building. and. taking the key from
the wall near the door. where 1t always
hangs, unlocked, the door, allowing the
prisoner to walk out. The jailer heard the
door creak. and. Fastening upstairs. saw
the negro rapidly disappearing out of the
front door. An alarm was Immediately
sounded and several deputy sherifrs who
happened to- be in town at the time started
In pursuit. At late hour this evening the
fugitive was still at large
This afternoon Deputy Sheriff Bradley
arrested Katie Lucas and William Coleman.
both colored, about two miles from Rock
VILE They were taken before Justice of
the Peace Brewer who committed them to
Jail to await hearing upon the charge of
is believed to be the one seen lettering
near the Jail. Bo.h deny having had any
thing to do with B0Wen's escape.
Licenses hayss been, issued here for the
marriage S6 MEs James Conner and Miss
Anna Hon9Ta Rpache, both of Washington;
Albert NJ sEsAelman0 apd Miss Emily T.
Nagle,. also of Washington. and Charles E.
Forest Glefa this county, I'm.
Mr., ThomAs Vtnson has returned to Rock
VILE from a. mont h a a N
Y
The board of directors of the Montgomery
County AGRICULTURAL Society met here to-
day and heard reports from the recent fair.
1t was sIoTny f. have been the most sue
cessful from an financial standpoint ever
held by characterization, about $1,000 having
been cleared tTfe receipts from all sources
amounted t0 M,94l 60 and were as follows:
Privileges. ri ZIG: race entries. s763.5O: high
jump entries. $23S poultry entries. $30S rs;
stall rentsu $22c:i exhibitors tickets. $234;
grand stand tickets. 1852; admission tickets.
81. 1925; PARCEL goom. $25 10; special race
purse, $780,, FACE purses, returned. SS3.Ia;
membership tickets, $194: sales of feed,
s54 At; sales of stone $13 so; advertisements
in pamphlet, $13s SO: fine collected from the
National Trotting Association. $50.
At the regular weekly meeting Of the or
phans' court for this county the following
business was transacted; Isaac N. Emmert.
passed his first account: Sidney F. Mar
shall, administrator of Miletus ]. Wine,
passed his first account; DR.. e. c. Etchison.
administrator. of William Reid. filed inven-
tory of personal estate and order of sale
granted: Richard A. Bennett, executor Of
Richsr I'd H. Bennett. flied list of sales of
personal estate: letters of administration on
personal estate. of William Warf1eld were
granted to Bradley w. Warfield, bond
81 Oo0. ~.
At a meeting of the board OF county public
school commissioners. held here yesterday,
the appointments of the following teachers
were confirmed: Miss Carrie DeV1ibliss, as