Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County, Md.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, February 2s, 1907.
Mrs. Sarah A. Gloyd, wife of Mr.. Arthur
Gloyd of Gaithersburg. died yesterday, aged
about forty years. She had been ill of pneu-
monia and other troubles. but it was
thought her condition was improving She
suffered attack of heart failure, however,
which was the immediate cause of death.
Her husband and six children survive her.
Mrs. Gloyd was a sister of Mrs. John l..
Burnett of Rockville
Miss Annie Beall, aged sixty years, died
yesterday at the home of her brother, John
w. Beall, near Lay Hill.
By direction of the board of county school
commissioners Prof. Earle b. Wood super
intendent of schools, has notified all teach
ers whose certificates or permits to teach
expire this year that, except in cases of
special merit, no certificates or permits will
be renewed until after an examination.
The board has decided to hold the decla-
nation contests for the gold medals offered
by Mr.. Brainard II. Warner early in May.
AS was the case last year, there will be a
contest in each school district, and the
winners of the medals will meet at Rock
vile and contest for a medal and money
prize. Last year the girls carried off all
the honors. this time they have been
barred and the boys only will participate.
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
meat house at the Rockville Jail and about
LOCO pounds of meat were consumed by
fire. The volunteer tiremen of the town
responded to an alarm, but before they ar
rived on the scene the building was in
ashes There was no insurance.
Cabin John Hotel it is understood Is
about to change hands. 1t is stated that a
syndicate is being formed to purchase the
property for the purpose of converting it
into a summer home for Washington bust
ness men and their families. 1t is said that
a steam packet will make three round trips
a day between the hotel and Washington
and that many other conveniences will be
added.
Misses Ellen and Ethel Farquhar of the
Sandy Spring neighborhood have sailed
from New York for Bermuda, where they
will remain about two months.
Judge Henderson has drawn the following
to serve as jurors at the March term Of
day, March Is: Laytonsville district-Wil-
liam H. Wachter, Luther j. Moore, Levi A
Taber. ClarksburG-James b. Maughlin,
Charles H. Barber, Philip c. Dutrow
Poolesville-Edward F. Oxley, Charles "
Morrison, Elmer c. Hershberger, Richard
son, George c. Fry, Robert D. Isherwood
Harry G. Howes, Philip c. Case, Frank II.
Karn. Colesvlle--James III. Harding Al
fred c. Tolson, Charles E. Rich, John Boni-
FAINT. Darnestown-William w. Kinney
Bernard w. McCrossin, Frederick A All
nut. Bethesda-John p Keiser John r.
Johnston. William S. Powell. Olney-Tarl-
ton b. Stabler, w. Grafton Holland, viii
liam f. Erwin, John Thomas. Gathers
burg-Clark Galliher, Thomas II. Marshall,
William II. Wade, Stanley B. Gather
Fotomac-Charles A. Case, John R. Collins,
William Hill. Barnesvile-Wiliam H.
Diekerson, Harvey ]. Harris, Edward J.
John r. Mount. Celius B. Duvall. Wheaton
Arthur w. Stonestreet, George F.. Bur-
dette, Charles Z. Stevens, Frank L. Hewitt,
William o. Parsley