Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Mrs. Skillman Dies Suddenly-Teach-
ers Appointed-Other Items.


ROCKVILLE. Md. July "a. 1904.
Mrs. Mary A. Skillman. wife of Mr.. Will
liam Skillman Of this place. died suddenly
Friday night at Springfield Asylum. Sykes
vile. presumably from bronchitis, from
which she had long suffered. She was sew
| enty years Of age Her husband and the
following children by former husband
survive her: Mr.. Charles S. Lodge Of New
York city, Mrs. Ida De Lisle of st. Louis
and Mrs. Jennie Madden of Muscatine,
Iowa.
The board Of public school commissioners
for this county has confirmed the appoint
ments of the following teachers: Miss Lucy
l.. Bready. as principal of the school at
Snouffers. Miss Lena w. Tolson as principal
of the school at Colesville. Miss Alta M
Bartgis as principal Of the school at Cedar
Bend. designations Of teachers have been
accepted as follows: Miss Esther P. Luhn
as principal Of the school at Elmer and
Elizabeth Cole as principal Of the colored
school at Washington Grove. Mrs X K
Griffith Of Potomac has been awarded a
first-grade certificate to teach in the public
schools of Montgomery county.
At the recent commencement OF the Uni
verSty Of the South. at Sewanee, Tenn,
Rev. Thomas ]. Packard. rector of Christ
Episcopal Church. this town. had the de-
gree of doctor of divinity conferred upon
him. DIR. Packard has long been prominent
in the councils OF his church. At the re-
cent general conference at San Francisco
he was selected as member OF the COM
mittee on the revision of the Bible, and
was also chosen as assistant secretary Of
the conference He will also serve as as
sstant at the next general conference to
be held at Boston.
A number of the young men Of Rockville
have organized an orchestra with the fol-
lowing members: John w. Anderson.
George W. M. Davis and William F. Pretty
man. mandolins: Walter Burriss, violin; C..
Norman Bouic, banjo, and Edward Green,
guitar.
Mrs. Elizabeth Houser. wife Of Mr. Levi
Houser. died this morning at her home
near Potomac, aged sixty-eight years.
Paralysis is given as the cause of death.
She leaves her husband, five sons and three
daughters.
the National Council base ball team Of the
Royal Arcanum League. Washington, de-
feated the local aggregation at the fair
grounds here yesterday afternoon by the
Brewer of Rockville, the batting Of Belas-
XII for the visitors, and the, work of both
pitchers were the features of the game.
The Nationals made eight hits and four
errors, and the Rockville boys seven hits
and six errors The teams lined up as fol-
lows:
Nationals--Asquith. third base: Seitz.
catcher: Belaski. shortstop; 8. Seay. second
base; Beckstein. right field: Finnegan,
pitcher: H. Seay. first base: Richard, GEN.
ter feld Wolf. left field.
Rockville = Braddock. shortstop: Shaw.
left field: Edrnonston, second base: E. Har-
riss, catcher; Carr, third base: Brewer first
base; Whiting, center field; C.. Harriss,
pitcher: Day, right field.
The annual lawn fete for the benefit Of
st. Mary's Catholic Church at this place.
which was held Wednesday and Thursday
evenings Of last week, was financial sue
cess, about $3.50 being realized. The differ
ent tables and booths were presided over
by the following: Supper. Mrs. Lawrence
Flack, Mrs. David H. Warfield and Mrs
Lavinia Jones: fancy table. Mrs. Lee Of
futt, Miss Rose Ciagett. Mrs. w. r. Rab-
bitt and Miss Anna Maddox: ice cream.
Misses Ionic and Ethel Poss: candy, Misses
Lena Jones and Rose Wagner: lemonade.
Misses Nora Rabbit and Ethel Fisher:
grab bag. Misses Emma Carr and Lillian
Morgan. Mrs. John r. West, Mrs. William