Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Sudden Death Of Mrs. Margaret Kill
gour-Meeting Of School Board.
SpeciaI Corresnondence of The Evantno st.r

Correspondence Evening
ROCKVILLE, Md, May 8, 1908.
Mrs. Margaret A. Kilgour. one Of the
Oldest residents of this county, and a lady
highly esteemed by wide circle of friends.
died at an early hour this morning at her
home near Glen. aged eighty-seven years.
She was i'll only about a day, acute indi-
gestion and heavy cold being given as the
cause of her death. Mrs. Kilgour was born
and reared in Frederick county, Virginia,
and was a daughter Of Francis Stribling Of
the United States army, who was active In
the Seminole war in Florida. She was also
near relative of Commodore Stribling of
the United States navy. Her mother was
a Miss McIlhaney, of distinguished Vir-
ginia family.
Mrs. Kilgour was regarded as one Of the
foremost writer's of her state. Among the
articles from her pen are Charity Should
Begin at Home" written upon the visit Of
Kossuth to this country. Her last article Of
prominence was reply to Edward Everett's
attack on the south. which appeared in the
leading journals of Virginia and the south.
She was a personal friend of President Ty-
Ter and was characterized by the latter as
the most brilliant woman I ever heard
converse. She was a great admirer OF
Henry Clay and was infatuated with the
soundness Of his every utterance She was
an active politician all her life. She was
protectionist Of the most pronounced type
that the country never witnessed such pc
Rod of prosperity as it has In consequence
of high tariff.
Mrs. Kilgour leaves four children-Colonel
VIM. Kilgour, Alexander Kilgour Of Rock
vile and Francis s. Kilgour and Miss Sa-
rah e. Kilgour Of Glen. The funeral will
take place Friday morning from the Epis-
copal Church at this place, the interment
to be at Rockville cemetery.
The Montgomery county public school
beard met here today and appointed trus-
tees of the various schools throughout the
county. The only changes in the present
officials were as follows: Burdette School,
Nathan White in place of Bradley Etchi-
son; Martinsburg. John E. Poole and Ed
ward E. Oxley in the places Of B. r. Poole
and George L. Cramer; Rockville, John M.
Heagy in place of Thomas Dawson; Hunt
ing Hill, George c. Frye in place of Elmer
e. Magruder: Avery. Arthur Briggs in
place of James N. Barnesley: Glen Echo
Arthur c. Houghton and Ernest B. Aldrich
in places of George O'Brien and George
Walfarth: Sandy Spring. C. E. Iddings and
Thomas r. Marlowe in places Of Alfred F.
Fairall and Mrs. E. N. Bentley: Olney,
Samuel c. Brady in place Of William f.
Dell; Brighton, j. G: Dorsey In place Of
William Brown; Glen Henry Clagett in
BeaH in place Of C. F. Purdum; Forest
Glen. ]. B. Mcqueen. c. H. Wright and G.
L. Fox; Brighton Colored School. William
Nugent In place Of John Thornton: Wash
fngton Grove. Basil Taylor and Henson Ty-
Ter in places of John Mckinney and John
Thompson; Purdum (colored). v. T. Lyles
and Singleton Gray in places OF William
Bowie and James Hawkins.
1t was decided that all teachers who were
absent from the last meeting of the teach
ers association without good excuse should
lose the days pay. designations Of the
following teachers were accepted: william
A. Bohrer. principal of Cedar Grove School;
Miss Sarah Soper. principal Of Spencerville
School: G.. w. Day, principal OF school at
Kings Valley.