Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-14
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County.
ecial Correspondence of The Star.


ROCKVILLE. Md, July a. 1906.
Mr.. Clarence Richard Embrey and Miss
Beulah Alma Dilehay, both of the vicinity
Of Bethesda. visited Rockville wednesday
morning and were married by Rev Philip
Mcclure. pastor OF st. Marys Catholic
Church The bride Is a daughter of Mrs.
Mary M. Dillehay.
While stacking wheat for Mr.. William
Mattingly, near Montrose about O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. William Diggs COL
ored, was instantly killed by lightning. The
man, who was handing up the bundles, was
stunned and upon recovering from the
shock found Diggs' dead body on the
ground on the other side of the stack
The Rockville county league base ball
team went to Takoma Park Wednesday aft
ernoon to play the county league team rep
resenting that town. Takoma won, the
score being to 0.
The board Of county public school COM
missioners have accepted the designations
of the following teachers: Miss Myrtle
Bruscup, Spencerville school; Miss Melissa
Ricketts,, school at CAROLS; Miss Mary Il,
Green. Goshen school; c. N. DevilblIss,
school at Choppers, and Rocks Turner COL
ored school at Wheaton. The board con-
firmed the appointment Of Miss Violet Clag-
EFT as principal Of the school at Carroll s
and Shedd Riggs as trustee of the colored
school at Laytonsville. 20
AS result Of the recent competitive ex-
aminations scholarships were awarded as
follows: Maryland Agricultural College,
Charles Kloppmeyer; State Normal School,
zell with Misses katherine England and
Clarine Fletchall as alternates; St. Mary's
College. Miss Dora G. Holman st. Johns
College. L. F. Parsley; Western Maryland
College, R. V. Lewis.
The contract for furnishing school books
for the ensuing year was awarded to the
William j. C.. Dulaney Company of Balti-
more.
died at his home at Derwood of paralysis,
took place Wednesday from the Baptist
Chapel at Derwood, Rev. Thomas H. Camp
bell. pastor Of the church, officiating The
interment was at Germantown.
The county commissioners have decided
to construct two miles of Shoemaker pike
along the road running from Silver Spring
toward the Takoma Park and Four Cor
ners road, instead Of one mile as was
originally decided upon. The extra mile
will be built in consideration Of the fact
that number of citizens of that section
have obligated themselves to pay the
county's share of the cost of constructing
the additional mile. 1t is estimated that
the two miles will cost about $4,000
Miss. Annie MCGUIRE of New York city
Is the guest Of Mrs Lee Ofutt at this
place
Funeral services over the remains of
home near Sandy Spring. were held at
residence of the deceased. The interment
was In the cemetery of the Society Of
Friends at Sandy Spring.
Master Clements Offutt, son of Mayor
and Mrs Lee Offutt, Tuesday evening enter
tanned about forty or more of his young
Rockville friends In celebration of his
eleventh birthday. 1t took the form of a
lawn party and the spacious grounds ad-
joining the Ofrutt residence were attrac-
lively lighted with numerous Japanese Lam
terms and other lights. The little folks
enjoyed themselves playing games of yari-
Gus kinds and feasting on dainty refresh
ments.
Articles Incorporating the Rockville Ma
sonic Hall and Library Association have
been filed In the Office of the clerk of the
circuit court The directors named are
Messrs. Richard H. Stokes, Robert G. Hik-
ton. Winfred Beck, Samuel E. Eastburn
Robert B. Peter, John M. Heagy, George
E. Lewis and Roger Shaw. The capital
stock Is to be $4,000. to be divided Into
shares of SO each.