Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-16
GAITHERsBURG NEWS.
Town Council Makes Annual Tax Levy
-Methodists to Build Parsonage,
Correspondence Of The Star


GA1THERSBURG, Md. June Ia, 1905
The annual meeting of the mayor and
council took place last night. Mayor Ward
presiding, with Harry B. Cramer, secretary.
The meeting was devoted TO considera ton
OF finances, and the secretary presented his
annual statement for the fiscal year ending
May 81. special committee audited the
account and it was found correct and order
ed posted in accordance with the law. The
statement showed receipts from county
commissioners, S3jS.02: taxes penalties
ETC., 1858. 40; total resources $1,04S42 Dis
hursements included materials for streets
ana sidewalks, 7I.12; work on streets and
sidewalks, $2S6.2S; street lighting, 1927 AZ /,
salary secretary and treasurer SO; miscel-
laneous, 500 6; total disbursements. ST.
O2O.91 Cash balance in treasury. S27 AZ.
Rate of taxes for the new year was fixed at
- cents on the 500, which Is the same fig
ure last year.
The congregation of the Gaithersburg cir
cult, Methodist Episcopal Church. held a
meeting at Epworth Church yesterday and
TOOK definite action looking 10 the building
OF parsonage for the pastor. Rev. William
Z. Parrish. For several weeks the Ladies'
Aid Society and a number of the prominent
o1nclalS OF the church have been active in
efforts to raise funds for this purpose Mr.
Parrish presided over the meeting and Mr.
Thomas l. FulkS was selected as secretary
A report from the solicitor showed that
desired is 81 500 for the erection of con-
venlent six-room dwelling. The committee
on selection of plan and building named was
+. M. Smith, T. l. Fulks and Joseph c.
Phebus, all of Gaithersburg, and J. B. Dor
sey of Germantown and Alexander Garrett
of Hunting Hill. The site selected for the
parsonage is on the east side of Brookes
avenue, almost imediately opposite Epworth
Church. The committee was authorized to
al once purchase the necessary ground
Mr.. James Edwin Lodge, son of Dr. James
L. Lodge of this town, was among the
graduates from the Richmond College. at
Richmond, Va, this week He received the
degree of bachelor of arts; won the $25 gold
medal on English composition and was
chosen orator of the graduating class
Mr.. Edwin Broome has been appointed
principal of the Seneca public school, sue
ceeding his sister. Miss Maude V. Broome
who resigned after number of years serv-
Ice to accept a similar position At the Ger
mantown graded school,
Mrs. Annie E. Trundle of Caithersburg
has contracted with Mr.. E. Garrett Lintti-
cum of Urbana for the erection of a large
modern barn on her farm near Goshen. 1t
is 10 cost about $500
Lewis Jackson. young colored man OF
this place, was erected In Washington by
the police there at the instance OF Deputy
Sheriff Mullican of this county. who
brought him here and lodged him in Jail
al Rockville. He was wanted oy the local
officers for an alleged threat 70 take the
life of his father James Jackson, a re-
spected colored citizen of Gaithersburg
When arrested the boy had a razor on him,
and the officer Immediately committed him
to Jail. He will have hearing before Jus
tice Garrett.
Mr.. John Wagner Henderson of Naaisvilie
has returned home from Port Deposit,
where he graduated at Tome Institute with
honor last week
Mr. Claude Owen and Mr.. Norman A. Belt
arrived here today from ST. johns College
Anna polls, 10 spend vacation.