Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-06-08

Durlng the thunderstorm OF early Thurs
day morning last, Q bolt Of lightning struck
q large tree in the front yard Of the resi-
dence OF Mrs. Emma Williams, Of this
town, and entered an attic room of the
building, with the result that lot Of cloth
ing was set on fire, plastering knocked down
and wood work splintered. The fire was
extinguished. Nobody occupied the room.
The Friends Quarterly Meeting will take
place at Sandy Spring meeting house on the
10th and 18th of June, the Flrstday (Sun.
day. service beginning at 1890 A. M. - that
on the following day at 10 o'clock. The
ministers expected to attend are John ].
Cornell and DR.. o. E. Janney, of Baltimore.
On the afternoon Of the 10th, at 4 o'clock,
the Quarterly FirstdaY School Conference
will be held, and Edward @. Wilson, prin.
cipal of Friends School, Baltimore, is ex-
pected to address It. All interested are cor
daily invited 10 attend.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Washington Grove Association, held
there last week, the following officials were
chosen: President, Percy Foster; vice
president, John Davis treasurer, Leonidas
Hunt; secretary, Edward Cook President
Strany declined re election, as did DR.. Elmer
Wiber. Mr.. John Davis will continue to
act as chairman of the committee on grounds
Other members of the board OF control are
DR.. Edward Huntley, Cabell Williamson,
DIR. Wiber, Il. Maurice Talbot and 1. T.
Fulks. Camp meeting will begin July 5th.
School B0ard.-At q meeting OF the
School Commissioners, held here on Mon
day, the following business was transacted :
The designations of the following teach
ers were accepted Sugarland school, Esther
P. Luhn; Derwood, Nora ]. Rabbit; SEN
eca, E. W. Broome; Bsrnesville, Edith D.
Utz; Cedar Bend, Violet Clsgett; Burnt
Mills, Elsie Wilson Burtonsville, Carrie M.
Fulks.
The appointment OF Esther p. Luhn as
principal of the school at Cedar Grove, vice
Katie R. Baker, resigned, was confirmed.
The Board appointed Ida s. Dove, Mrs.
K. K. Griffith, Fidelia s. Walker, Sallie P.
Brooke and Messrs. Earl B. Wood and Jno.
T. Baker delegates to the annual meeting of
the State Teachers Association, which con-
venes at Ocean City June %.
The following additional appointments Of
trustees have been made:
Wheaton school, Joseph Sullivan, vice j.
Francis Hardy, resigned; Browningsville,
Samuel Broadhurst, Julius Green and Jas.
o. Barnes; Comus, George Luhn, vice John
P. Sellman, declined; Seneca, Wilson B.
Tschffely. Mrs. John W. Poole and F. A.
Allnutt; Rockville, John L. Burnett, vice
Mrs. Robert @. Warfleld, declined; Bur
louisville, Walter T. Burton, vice NJ. T.
Phelps, declined; Avery, Alfred Ray, vice
Watt Belt, declined; Derwood, George W.
@. Beall, vice Charles Bean Elmer, A. F.
Shry, vice Carson Hyatt; Takoma, Homer
Query, vice George F. Williams.
In compliance with request from large
number of the residents of the Sandy Spring
neighborhood, the board decided to establish
high school at Sandy Spring. The build
ing used many years for the Sherwood
Academy has been rendered.
The consideration of applications for new
school buildings, repairs, furniture, &C., will
be taken up at a meeting Of the board to be
held June 10Th.