Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-12
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.

ROCKVILLE. Md. July II. 1904.
Secretary s. r. White of the Montgom-
cry county school board has announced
that the following will be given certificates
to teach in the public schools Of the county
as a result of the recent examinations held
here:
First grade certifcates-Misses Minnie
McIlwee, Fannie M. sSnouffer and Ethel
Price -"
Second grade certiflcates-Misses Annie
L. Waters. Norinne King. Flora P. Hyatt,
Lena v. Toison, M. Ella Offutt. Helen
Pierce and Helen Roger. and Messrs. Ed
ward w. Broome. Clifton w. Devilbliss.
Joseph II. Waters. James v. Baker and
Richard E. Haney. t,>snrot
Certificates to teach Ia the colored schools
Alice Hatchett, Mary i. Smith. 8. Ce-
celia DeNellotz and Maud Lenos.
The board has approved. the appoint
ments Of the following teacherss Miss Viola
Gilliss, as principal of the school at Ed
nor; Miss Esther P. kuhn principal of the
school at Sugariand !; Miss IA ma &c. Pace,
principal of the school at Glen Echo: Miss
sehooI as G5 tine
principal of the school at Clarksburg Miss
Belle Robertson of this place has been
awarded a four-year scholarship in the
Maryland state normal school in the place
of Miss Lena Tolson. resigned.
The board has fixed the salary of first
grade principals. who have assistants, at
$500 per year of nine months, provided the
average attendance for fifty days is forty.
The order allowing an increase Of ten per
cent in salary when the average attendance
Is over thirty and a decrease of ten per
cent when the attendance is thirteen or
lower was revoked.
The contract for the construction of the
new Rockville high school has been award
ed by the school board to Mr. Charles H
viett Of this place. Mr.. Viett's bid was
1911. but as this was much above the
amount available for the purpose the
plans were considerably modified. 1t Is
stated that the work will begin at once
and the building will be ready for occu-
pancy by the early spring.
The mayor and council of Glen Echo
this county. have fixed the tax rate for
the year 1904 at fifty cents on each one
hundred dollars worth of real and per-
sonal property. The taxable basis of the
town is about 5000. The road tax from the
county. tax of ten dollars a year from
each carriage that uses the Glen Echo end
of Cabin John bridge as a stand, and the
revenue from other sources will bring the
towns income for the year up to approxi-
mately $3.50.
Word has been received here of the re-
cent death in New York city Of Mrs. Mary
toward, a former resident of this place.
She was the widow of the late Mr.. Rufus
Howard of Urbana, Frederick county who
was at one time a resident of TeEleytOwn
A son and two daughters survive her De-
ceased was sister of Messrs. Elliott r..
Nelson II. and Addison II. Robertson of
this county. She was sixty three years of
age.
Mr.. Charles N. Merillo. and Miss Nellie
Z. shelton. both of Washington. came out
to Rockville Saturday afternoon and were
quietly married by Rev S. R. White. the
ceremony taking place at the home of the
minister.
The Young Peoples Society of the Rock
vile Baptist Church has elected the follow
ont No.
vice president, Miss Beulah Sage; secre-
tary. Mrs. DR.. Lewis; treasurer, Miss Bes-
sic Ricketts,.
Miss Mona Thompson, daughter of Mrs
Edward Anderson of this town. is visiting
the Louisiana purchase exposition She
expects to remain in St. Louis until some
time in August
Gov. Warfield has appointed Hessrs. Car
son Hyatt. j. G. Pearre and William H.
Page deputy game wardens for this county.
Mrs. Hervey Brown and, children of Wor-
cester. Mass. are visiting Mrs. Browns
parents par s,a Mr.. and Mrs. Johh E Wilson, at
Miss Bessie Gilpin of Berkeley Springs.
W. Va. is visiting friends at this place.
At a recent meeting Of the mayor and
council of Rockville the tax rate for the
an additional 20 cents on the 500 to pro-
vide for a sinking fund and the payment
of the interest on the rb0Hded Indebtedness.
This Is the same as last year. The board
decided 10 purchase at once rect or
first-class fire hose. The clerk reported that
the interest on the bonded Indebtedness
amounting to $780, had been paid. The
only other business transacted was the ap-
proving of bills amounting to about $115.
Miss Edith Peck Of Washington is visit
ing Miss Rose Ciagett at this place.
Mrs II. F. ReichO and15daughter: Miss
Mary, have gone to The, Plains, Va, to
spend several weeks. n. go.
Mr.. B. II. Linthicum has been appointed
principal of the school at Clarksburg. this
county, in the place of Miss Edith Byrnes.
resigned
Misses Alice Dolliver and Jessie Levin
have returned to their homes In Baltimore.
after spending a week with Mrs. Charles
H. White at this place.
The regular meeting of the mayor ana
council of Rockville was held in the court
house recently Mayor Talbot presldede and
Councilman David ]. Bready, Willis b.
Burdette Lee Offutt and Robert C. war
field were present.
1t was ordered that the tax rate for the
year 1904 be fixed at sixty cents on each
hundred dollars, and that the sum OF
twenty cents on each hundred dollars De
levied to provide for the sinking fund and
the payment Of the interest on the bonded
Indebtedness This Is the same rate as
last year.
At the request of citisens residing In the
park II was decided to construct walk
along. the lane leading from MONTGOMERY