Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-07
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Young Farmer in Serious Condition as
Result Of Assault.
,cial Correspondence Of The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, July 6, 1905.
Aubrey Green, young farmer. whose
| home is near Derwood. about two miles
from this place, is in a serious condition as
| the result Of murderous assault made
upon him about midnight Tuesday by sev-
eral colored men There is some doubt as
| to the facts, owing to Green not being in a
condition to give an accurate account, but
| It is understood that he was driving home
| in buggy and that when within short
distance of his farm he overlook the negroes
| In the road. He requested them to move to
one side so as to allow him space to pass.
Their response was a volley of stones.
Green was struck on the head and knocked
| from the buggy and was then set upon and
beaten. 1t IS thought that Green retained
| sufficient consciousness to scramble into the
| buggy, but when the team reached home he
was unconscious and remained in that con-
| dition until yesterday afternoon, and has
not yet fully regained his senses. He sus-
tanned a serious scalp wound and was badly
| bruised about the head and face. and his
| condition does not now show much i'm
provement.
No arrests have been made, but It is
| stated the guilty parties are known and will
| be taken into custody within a short while.
Justice of the Peace Joseph Reading, act
| ing as coroner. held inquest yesterday
afternoon over the remains OF James dams,
the colored man who was killed by the cars
near Garrett Park, this county, yesterday
| morning. The testimony showed that the
accident was the result of the dead man
carelessness, and verdict in accordance
with the facts was rendered.
Justice Readings court, at this place
proved a warm place yesterday afternoon
for John Taylor, colored, who was arrested
several days ago upon the charge of an as
sault with intent to kill, the complainant
being Asbury Smith, also colored. He was
acquitted of this charge, but was almost i'm
mediately arrested on similar charge, the
aggrieved at this time being Henry Butler,
colored. who charged that Taylor had at
tackled him with a razor, the witness ex-
hibiting wound several inches in length to
prove his assertion. Taylor was found guilty
of this charge and was required to furnish
security for his appearance at the Novem-
Der term of the circuit court for trial He
was again arrested, this time upon charge
of violating the local option law. 1t being
alleged that he sold to ASbury Smith half
pint of whisky. The evidence in this case
was very contradictory. but Justice Read
ing thought it wise to hold him and required
bail.
AT recent meeting of the board of coun-
ty public school commissioners for this
county Mr.. Ira c. Whitaker of Washington
was chosen for principal of the Gathers
burg High School, and Messrs. Edwin w.
Monday and Arthur r. Watkins and Miss
Corrie Devilbiss We're named as assistants
Appointments of teachers were confirmed a.
follows Miss Maud Broome as principal of
the school at Germantown. Miss Kittie L.
Bready as principal of the school at Boyds,
Frank Pearre principal of the school at
Burdette and Z. w. Broome as principal OF
the school at Seneca. Miss Helen Nourse
was appointed assistant teacher at the
school at Bethesda, and the resignation OF
John II. Howard as principal of the colored
school at Brighton was accepted.
Secretary S. r. White reported that dur
ing the past school year the various schools
of the county showed a total enrolment of
5000 pupils. The total receipts for the year
were about sos, 600, which We're sufficient to
meet all demands, leaving the board at the
end of the year proper free of debt 1t was
also shown that but SO in interest was paid
during the year on money borrowed to tide
over.
The contract for the construction of the
new school building at Poolesvile was
awarded to Mr.. Martin F. Helm of Redland,
the price being in the neighborhood of
$1,000 No definite action was taken in re-
gard to the proposed new school building at
Bethesda.
Following adjournment the board visited
and carefully inspected the new high school
building at this place, which will be com
pleted within the present week. The mem
bers expressed themselves pleased with
the structure in every way. and congratu-
lated the contractor, Mr.. Charles II. Welt
of Rockville, upon the very excellent man.
ner in which the work had been executed.