Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
School Trustees Appointed-Teachers
Named-General Items.

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE Md. October IA. 1904
The public school commissioners for this
county have announced the appointments
OF the following school trustees: Poolesville
school, A. p. Fletchall. vice Elias Price, de-
ceased; Goshen, William Ridgeley. vice ].
NJ Pope; Snouffers. c. p. Higgins vice G..
F. Snoufter, deceased: Laytonsville, Luther
NJ. Duvall; Takoma. l.. Morrison; Buck
Lodge Remus R. Darby, vice ]. w. Darby:
Brookeyile, Charles H. Shaw, vice Walter
Dorsey. deceased.
The appointments OF teachers have been
confirmed by the board as follows: Miss
Mary E. Green. as principal of the school
al Goshen In the place of Miss Isabel Grif-
fifth. resigned: Dora Paine. as principal of
the colored school at Choppers, in the place
of Lelie L. Johnson: Catherine Smith. as
principal OF the colored school at Etchison:
John W. Payne. principal of the colored
school at Spencerville; Carrie Hall. as prin-
cipai Of the colored school at Purdum: Isa-
bel Coates. as principal of the colored school
at Sandy Spring.
The board has received from Miss Mary
Dorsey Davis OF Baltimore as a donation
to the teachers library of the county q
Bible which was presented to Miss Davis
father, the late Allen Bowie Davis, by the
teachers Of the county when he was presi-
dent of the school board in 1883. The sec
rotary was directed to express to Miss Davis
the appreciation and thanks of the board
for the gift.
The board has decided to defer until next
year action on the petition Of the patrons
of the schools at Sligo, Forest Glen and
Linden, asking that the three schools be
consolidated.
The regular fall meeting of the Teachers
Association or the county will be held here
on Saturday. November >.
James b. Ash, Mrs. Adde Ash and Wiley
Parish members OF a tribe of gypsies. who
have been camping near this place for the
past week. were arrested by Deputy Sheriff
George w. Mullican upon the charge OF
prosecuting their business without license
They were given a hearing before Justice
of the Peace Joseph Reading, who commit
ted them to jail to await the action of the
November grand jury or until the license
fee of $50 Is paid. in addition to $40 for each
person arrested and the costs of the prose-
cution. This was the first case of the kind
ever brought in this county.
Mr. J. Arthur Metheny OF Kansas and
Miss Laura Lee Godfrey of F'auquer coun-
ty, Va, visited Rockville few days ago
and were quietly married by Rev Thomas
H. Campbell pastor of the Baptist Church.
at the home OF the minister.
At the regular weekly meeting of the or
phans' court for this county the last will
and testament of John T. Bean was admit
ted to probate and record and letters testa-
mentary were granted to William A. Bean
and Richard Bean; bond, $4,000 Letters OF
administration on the personal estate or
James H. Harris were granted to James W.
Harris; bond, 500. George w. Mullican.
administrator of Salathel T. Mullican. filed
list of sales of personal estate OF deceased.
John r. Benson, administrator az Sarah A
Reed. filed inventory of personal estate and
was granted an order OF sale.