Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-04
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Meeting of Board of Commissioners
Candidate for Governor.
'ecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.

| Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, June 3, 1903
| Messrs Lee Offutt Charles w Fields
| Harry C. Hurley and David H. Warfield
! composing the race committee of the Mont
| gomery County Agricultural Society, have
announced the following program of races
| for the annual exhibition of the society to
be held here Augusta 10, 20 and 81:
! Tuesday, August 1S-First race, $50 class,
| trot or pace, open to horses owned in Mont
! gomery county three months prior to race;
| purse, 800. Secondf race, run. open to ALL
six furiongs ana repeat; purse. SIS.
Wednesday, August 19-F1rst race, 2.22
| class, pace;, purse $500: Second race. 2.1S
class. trot; purse, $500. Third race, county
| run. half mile and repeat; purse, 500.
| Fourth race, run, six furlongs and repeat.
| open to all; purse $3.50.
| Thursday, August 20-F'rst race, 2.15
| class, trot purse, $500. Second race, trot
or pace, open to horses owned in Montgom-
| cry county three months prior to race;
purse. $3.50. Third race. 2.27 class, trot;
! purse. $500. Fourth race, run, open to all,
| mile dash; purse, $500.
| Friday. August 21-First race, pa class,
| pace; purse $500. Second race, 2.35 class.
| trot; purse, $500. Third race, run, half
| mile and repeat; purse, $50.
In addition to the above there VIII be
| high-jumpng contest on Thursday. for
| which the society has offered purse OF
| $50.
Mr. James T. BogIey Oh Rockville is the
| newly elected secretary of the society, sue
| ceeding Mr. John T. Muncaster, who held
| the position for a long term of years
| This afternoon Mr.. James Allen Simmons
and Miss Sallie Wilkes Creekmore, young
| Washingtonians, came out to Rockville and
were married by Rev. 8. r. White of the
Baptist Church. the ceremony taking place
at the home of the minister. The same
minister officiated at the marriage here
| today of Mr.. John Cole and Miss Mary
| Elizabeth Nichols. both Of the upper section
| of the county. The home of the minister
was also the scene of this event.
James Adams, George Offutt. Joseph
| Smith and William Douglass, young col
ored men Of this town. were before Justice
| of the Peace John B. Brewer mere this
| morning upon the charge of disturbing the
peace and quiet of Rockville. They were
| all declared guilty and each was required
| to pay fine and costs amounting to nearly
| S.
Deputy Sheriff George Meads was before
| Justice of the Peace Joseph Reading to an
swer a similar charge, but In the opinion Of
| the justice the charge was not supstan-
| tiated, and the case was dismissed.
The board of county public school commits
| sioners held a busy session here yesterday.
Petitions for furniture. repairs, etc, were
received from the trustees OF the following
schools: Wayside, Glen Echo. Forest Glen
Sugarland, Briggs, Clarksburg, Brookeville,
Oakmont Cedar Heights, Ounce Orchard.
Lay Hill, Germantown. Slidell. Martins
burg. Burdette. Gaithersburg: Montrose,
Jacksonville and Burtonsville (white
schools. and Boyd's, Cropiey, Grifton,
Brighton. Poolesville, Laytonsville. Old
Germantown, Martinsburg, Sandy Spring,
Burtonsville (colored schools.
The designations Of Dora Is. mitchell,
principal of Sandy Spring school; Cora Il.
Skinner. kensington, and Lem mira, A
Langille, Kensington: Sarah j. Williams.
W. o. Rhodes, Buck lodge; Pearl Holland,
Friendship; BIZ H, ,4Anthicum. Beallsville;
Miss Carrie Heskinson, Forest Glen; Miss
sa5o0f s Monaay
Miss Blanche E. Braddoek, Unity; r. and
Thomas West. Rockville. were accepted. In
the cases of Prof. West and Miss Braddock,
the former principal of the Rockville High
School for the past sthree years. and Miss
Braddock one of the oldest In point of
service Of the teachers of the county, the
board passed resolutions OF regret
The designations off Rachel E Bond. prin-
cipal of the coloEed school at Emory Grove:
Marie Letcher 81 assistant teacher at the
Rockville colored school. and Florence
princl sf the colSrsd school at
The appointments, of Miss ]. Irene White
hill as principal of the school at Glen Echo.
Miss Sarah ]. Williams as principal OF the
Garrett Park school, Miss Margaret Schaef-
fer as principal of the school at Forest
Glen, w. o. Rhodes as assistant teacher at
Hyattstown, William A. Baker as principal
OF the Kings Valley school. and Pearl Hol-
land as principal of the Avery school were
confirmed
Secretary White reported total disburse-
ments for the year to have been $65, 72S.9 90:
total enrolment fbr year, 1920 (white), and
1928 (colored); total enrolment. 6.5O3; aver
age enrolment OF white scholars, 1851. and
coiored scholars, 1.402; total average en-
rollment, $685. IL ~Ss
Mrs. John N. Heagy of this place has
gone to Waynesboro'. Pa. to visit her son
Mr.. Charles A. Heagy, who recently estab-
lished himself in business there. She is ac-
companied by her son John.
The funeral Of Mrs. Caroline Baughman.
who died at her home near Hunting Hill
sunday afternoon. took place from the M.
Rev. F. T. Griflth Of Rockville officiating.
The interment was In the Jamestown Gem