Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-30
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News Of Mont
gomery County, Md.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Nd, November 80. 1906
The public school commissioners have d.
rected Prof. Earle B. Wood. superintendent
of schools. to prepare and send to each
teacher of the county circular letter call
ing attention to the law in regard to deaf
and dumb and blind and feeble-minded
children. and requesting the teachers to
send to the county superintendent the
names of children who are 30 afflicted
and who reside in the county. Under the
law these children are given free tuition
and board at institutions suitable to their
cases. the state paying the bills
The school commissioners are experience
ing difficulty in persuading young ladies to
accept free scholarships in the. Maryland
State Normal School at Baltimore. None
Of those originally named for the vacan-
cies accepted. neither did the alternates.
Recently, Miss Margaret Garrett Of Hunt
ing Hill was awarded scholarship. and, 1t
is understood. she Is now attending the In
stitution. The county Is entitled to several
scholarships, but Miss Garrett ts the
county's only representative at the institu-
ton.
At the annual meeting of the missionary
societies Of Rockville. held In the NJ. e.
Church South. DR.. Gale. returned mis-
sionary from Korea, delivered an address.
telling much about Korea and its inhabi-
tants.
The congregations of the Baptist, Chris
tan. Methodist and Presbyterian churches
of Rockville yesterday morning united In
Thanksgiving services in the Presbyterian
Church. Rev. r. K. Moseley, pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church. delivered the sermon.
The collection was for the Rockville Circle
Of Kings Daughters.
The Evening Card Club was entertained
last Tuesday by Mr.. and Mrs. George p.
Henderson. Among the guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Harry A: Dawson, Mr and MRS
Daisy Hege. Priscilla Dawson. Matte Eng
land, veva Fields. Irene Yearley. Helen
Talbot, Miss Yearley, Messrs. Charles M.
Jones. Edwin s. Hege. Stephen Quigley.
Eddie Dawson. Darby Bowman. George
Allnutt, Walter Henderson. Walter VIII
liams. James H. Starkey, Prof. Campbell,
Roland Wootton and others. Following the
prizes were won by Miss Priscilla Dawson
and Mr.. Roland Wootton.
A license to marry has been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here to Hiram
Snow Taylor of Boston and Miss Anna B.
Spencer of Greenville, Va
Robert Boiessen. who was arrested At the
Rockville fair last August on the charge
OF pocketpicking and who has since been
name when his case was called for trial In
the circuit court at this place and the bail
WAS declared forfeited.
Joshua Scott, who claimed to be a native
of Haiti. was found guilty of two indict-
ments charging him with violations of the
local option law. 1t was shown that he
was temporarily residing in Washington
and came out to Rockville to attend pic
mic and disposed of some liquor he brought
along to two Rockville acqaintances. Scott
explained that he came to this country to
attend school. but that he had spent all
Of his money. He promised to return to his
native country II the 500 he deposited as
bail. when he was arrested. was refunded
to him. Upon this statement of facts
Judge Henderson suspended sentence,
Scott. however. being required to pay the
costs of the prosecution.
A recent social event in Rockville was q
reception by Rev. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Packard to the members Of the congrega-
lions of Christ Episcopal Church, Rock
vile, and Ascension Church. Gaithersburg.
Of which churches DR.. Packard II rector
At the instance of States Attorney Peter
the warrant obtained by Charles p Col
Inns, town marshal Of Glen Echo, charging
Sanford Eddy of Washington with perjury
has been withdrawn.
The Glen Echo authorities continue to en-
force the law regulating the running Of
automobiles within the town limits. Re-
Gently Town Marshal Collins arrested
Messrs. H. P. Settler, Thomas B. Brown.
w. r. Booty and William Jefferson, ali
understood to be from Washington, each of
whom was fined $40 by Mayor John A.
Garrett The fact that all denied being
members Of the Automobilists Protective
Association Of Washington when ques-