Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-14
NEWS OF RoCkvILLE
DEATH OF MRS A. II. cAMPBH.LL,
AGED EIaHTY-FIvE.
Special Correspondents Of The star.


ROCKVILLE Nd. Mar ii, 1,,oa.
Mrs. Ann N. Campbell, widcs,v Of James
w. Campbell. died Friday night at her iaome
at Seneca. this county. aged eighty five
years, Rheumatism. from whiah she had
long been sufferer. was the oauss OF
death. She leaves the following chiiiren.
Mrs. Joseph r. Rabbit and ,diss Agnes
Campbell of Washington and Mrs. Moliie
West of Seneca. She Is also survived by O
sister. Mrs r. g. Fields of Rockville.
A concert and bazaar for tn. benefit OF
the Rockville base bali team was held in the
opera house Friday evening. The musical
feature was especially pleasing, consisting
Of solos by Messrs. Andrew J Cummings
and Edward Taylor, several selections by
a. quartet composed OF Messrs. I,ache Albert.
John Higgins. Hugh Glascott and Aide
Green and several pieces by ,dessrs. Ste
phen Quigley and William Prettyman on
their mandolins- The bazaar proper was
IN charge OF number of the Young ladies
OF the town. Dancing was q so enjoyed.
The entertainment netted nearly $1OO
Mr.. Brainard IL. Warner of Kensington
VIII next Thursday formally present to the
Rockville High School a handsome Ameri-
can flag. The gift will be accepted by Prof
s. A. Lehman OF the High School faculty.
Prof. Cooke d. Luckett, principal OF the
sehooi. VIII preside. Later in the day, at
the court house. Gov. Edwin Narfieid will
deliver an address. This portion of the
program will be under the direction of
Prof Earle B. Wood. principal of tho
the address of welcome. large crowd 10
expected to attend the EXERCISES.
Meeting of Health Board.
At the semi-annual meeting CT the Mont
gomery county board OF health. held at
Rockville, DR.. William Latane Lewis OF
kensington was reappointed health officer
for two years. and the following vaccine
physicians appointed: First district-Drs
Harry @. Spurrler, Vernon H. DYSON
Horace B. Haddox and Augustus Stabler
Second district-Drs. James E. Deets p
Lansdale and 1. N. Shippers.
Third district-Drs. j. III. Stonestreet, r.
I. Gott and Upton d. Nourse.
Fourth distriet--Drs. williaIn T. Pratt,
Charles H. Nourse Claiborne A. Mannar
and John L. Lewis.
Fifth district-Drs. John r. g5atson, VIII
liam 7. Brown, William L. Lewis, Roger
Brooke. Charles Farquhar and French
Green.
The vaccine physicians are expected to
visit the schools of the county and see that
all pupils are vaceinated.
The board of health has decided to pay q
fee Of 10 cents to the physicians of tho
county for each birth certificate returned
to the health officer, aud a like fee for each
burial permit filed. This. 1t Is hoped, Will
act as an incentive to the physicians to
make prompt returns and thus enable the
board OF health to keep a complete record
of vital statistics
The county Observation-Disclosures. Chas.
G. Griffith, John II. Bogley. Jacob NJ All
nut, Oliver H p Clark and Joseph I,
White-and DIR. William Latane Lewis COM
pose the county board of health.
Contest for Medal.
The contest for the gold medal. offered by
Mr.. Brainard H Warner OF Kensingtor,
for the best defamation by a pupil of this
school dicfr hojd In fba toJ, 0ob
Friday afternoon, and was attended by
a large number of the residents OF the. COM
munity in addition to the tw, hundred or
more school children. The participants
were Letha Ednnonds. Ellen Offutt, Mar
jorie Rabbit, Elizabeth Offuit, Elsie Dis
rison England and John Heagy of the Rock
vile school, Frances England of the Der
wood school and Katherine WEIGH of the
Avery school All acquitted themselves
very creditably, and the Judges, Rev.
Thomas ]. Packard, Rev. Ernest l.. Wolfe
and Mrs. John B. Brewer, had difficulty In
arriving at a decision, but finally decided
that the prize should be awarded to Miss
Amy Pumphrey.
A similar conetst has been or will be held
in each Of the other school Districts Of the
county, and the winners Of these contests
will meet in a final contest to be held in
Rockville Saturday, May 10, for $50 in gold,
which Is also offered by Mr.. Warner.
At the fifty-second annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Union Turnpike Com
pany. held at Oakdale. the following direc-
tors were elected: Charles F. Kirk, George
Bonifant, Washington Bowie. John c. Bent
ley George W. Bready, Hanson G. Cashell.
John A Baker, Donald NJ. A. Bowie. Josiah
w. Jones, Thomas w. Waters. Mr.. Kirk
was elected president and Mr.. Bowie secre-
tary and treasurer.
The following constabIes, recently ap-
pointed by the county commissioners for
this county, have bonded and qualified:
Coo0nd district William w HeES9 and
Winfield s.. Rice; third district, Randolph
Luhn; eighth district Artefnus- Sullivan;
ninth district, Thomas Small: tenth District;
Benjamin Peyton Whalen; eleventh district,
Richard Gray; thirteenth district, Wade
Hughes