Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-07
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
New Overall Factory May Be Estab-
hshed-Residence Destroyed by Fire.

special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, March Z. 1903.
At meeting of the Rockville Business
Mems Association, held last evening,
Messrs. Washington Hicks and W. B. Bur-
dette, the committee appointed to visit the
eastern shore of Maryland and inspect the
different factories there with a view 10
determining whether similar enterprises IN
Rockville would pay. submitted their re-
port.
They reported that from what they saw
their judgment was that an overall fac
tory would beyond any doubt prove a pay
ing venture. Messrs. w. w. Welsh. David
H. Warfield, W. B. Burdette John NJ.
pointed committee to definitely decide
whether or not to establish such a factory
here and to determine whether to form a
stock company or to accept one of several
propositions from persons now in the bust
ness to build the plant If the association
guarantees the necessary help.
A street improvement committee, consist
ing Of Messrs w. B. Burdette. Henry REFS
is understood that this committee will wait
upon the town council at its next meeting
and urge that several much-needed improve
ments be made to the streets of the town.
About 2 o'clock this afternoon the resi-
dence Of Mr.. George H. Ball at Potomac
was completely destroyed by fire and, ex-
cepting very few articles, all the furniture
was consumed. Mrs. Ball was alone in the
house. and when she discovered the flames
they had gained such Roadway that all eff
forts to extinguish them were futile. The
total loss was about $500 and the insur-
ance $500.
The Industrial school for the colored chill
dren Of Rockville and vicinity is now in
operation with a large class of enthusiastic
pupils. The county public school commits
sioners agreed to establish the school and
to equip and maintain it il the colored citf-
zens would provide the building. The base
ment of the A. M. E. Zion Church was Sc
cured for the purpose, and the school COM
mfss1oners promptly carried out their part
of the contract and appointed Charles p
Jenkins OF Norbeck as instructor. The
school will be run on rather a small scale
for awhile, but when the annual appropria-
ton of $500, allowed by the state becomes
available, Its scope will be considerably en-
larged. The school was established largely
through the efforts OF ]. Calvin Muncaster.
Mr.. Wallace E. Ricketts, has sold his fine
young horse Election" to gentleman in
Baltimore for 1925.
The funeral OF Mrs Frances Garrett, who
died at her home near Hunting Hill Tues
day afternoon, took place at II o. clock this
morning from her late residence. The
services were conducted by the Rev. Chas
e. Ely of Gaithersburg and were attended
by a large! lumber of the friends of the
deceased. The interment was in the Rock
vile cemetery.
It is understood that Samsel D. Waters
of Wheaton district, at present chief judge
of the orphans court for this county, will
be a candidate for the democratic nomi-
nation for sheriff. Judge Waters has many
warm friends In all sections of the county,
and his candidacy is certain to prove for
midable.
1t is also stated that DR.. B. F. Lans-
dale Of Damascus. Bowie F. Waters of
Germantown and John McCeney of Wheat
on district will be in the field for the nom
in q hOuSp
egates. 80 .-,.
1t is understood that the public school at
Glen Echo, this county, has been closed on
account Of what is supposed to be diphthe-
ria. 1t is said that one death from that
disease recently occurred in that section
and that there Is another victim danger
ously i'll. DR.. E. E. Stonestreet, health
officer for the county. has been notified.