Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-04
NEGRO ALARMS RESIDENTS
WOMEN FEAR TO VENTURE
FROM THEIR HOMES.
Arrest In Washington Horse-Stealing
-Washingtonians Wed.
Rockville News.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md. August 3. 1907.
strange negro has been lurking IN the
woods and cornfields in the vicinity Of Red
land and Derwood, this county. and as a
result the citizens Of that section are in a
state of uneasness. The women are re-
ported to be especially exercised and are
sticking close to their homes The man. It
Is said- has within the past week visited
several of the houses of the community
after dark. knocking on the DOORS and in
other ways behaving so as to alarm the in
mates. A few nights ago. he called at the
home of Mr. Martin Crown at Derwood
and knocked the front door To Mr.
Crowns inquiry who's there?" no reply
was received. and Mr.. Crown seized a chair
as he opened the door The visitor started
IN. and as he did so Mr. Crown struck him
heavy blow on the head with the chair.
knocking him down and putting him to
sleep for a few minutes. A short while
afterward the negro left and was seen
making his way slowly up the road. The
same man Is reported to have met with
even warmer reception at the home of a
colored family named Simms. Here he was
fired upon. and as a result beat hasty
retreat. but whether not he was wounded
could not be learned.
The man is described as young muIatto
and he is said to answer the description of
the man wanted for shooting and robbing
Charles L. Souder, the young Dovesville
sCHeol TEACHER, near feQlanQ. the afternoon
Of July 3. Many think he Is the same per-
son. and from his queer actions the gen
eral opinion Is that he Is demented. 1t is
understood that an effort will at once be
made to place him under arrest.
Charge Of Horse Stealing.
John Foote. aged about twenty-five years,
who says his homo Is at Cotterville, Ca,
was before Justice Of the Peace Joseph
Reading here to answer a charge of the
larceny Of a horse and buggy belonging
to Herman Krahling Of Washington He
waived a hearing. and in default Of bail in
the sum Of 81 600 was committed to jail to
await the action OF the November grand
jury.
1t Is stated that last Sunday evening
Foote and a friend drove out from Wash
ington to Chevy Chase Lake and that while
they were enjoying the attractions of the
resort their team disappeared The fol-
lowing day F'oote was arrested in Bal
timore while driving the missing team.
thomas Harvey. the young cofored boy
who was with Foote when the latter was
arrested and who accompanied him from
Washington, was released by Justice Read
ing, who believed his story that he knew
nothing whatever about the larceny of the
team and who declared that he had been
deceived into making the trip to Baltimore.
Appointments Of Teachers.
The county public school commissioners
have announced the appointments Of Misses
Lillian CLANCY. Blanche Fawcett and Mary
c. Kelley as assistant teachers at the
school at Kensington In the places Of Misses
Hattie ]. Montgomery, Minnie McIlwee and
Mrs. Cornelius Eckhardt. resigned. Miss
Montgomery has been appointed an assist
ant at the school at Jamestown and Miss
Mc1lwee an assistant at the Gaithersburg
High School. The board has reappointed
Messrs Cooke D. Luckett. Roger ]. White
ford and Ira c. Whitacre principals of the
high schools at Rockville Sandy Spring
appointed the following assistant teachers:
Misses Ella V. Kicker, Lucy Garrett. Ell
berta Rice, Frances v. l.. Horner, Virginia
Brewer and Mary Brewer and Wilson 8.
Ward at the Rockville High School; Misses
Sarah ]. Williams and Ella V. Robertson at
the Kensington School, Miss Lena BarwIck
Laytonsville; w. o. Rhodes. Hyattstown:
Miss Emma Williams. Poolesville; Miss
e. H. Dugent, Bethesda: Miss Carrie B.
Young, Damascus: Miss Lillian Baker
Browningsville; Miss Amanda B. Griffith,
Sligo. Misses Ida sherwood and Beulah
Nicholson and Messrs. William H. Caudll
and D. W. Shorb have been appointed prn-
cipals Of the schools at Derwood, Comus,
Barnesvilie and Boyds. respectively.
The board has reappointed Prof. E. B.
Prettyman and Messrs. John NJ. Heagy
and Washington Hicks trustees of the
Rockville High School, Mr.. George Perry
as trustee of the school at Slideu in the
place OF Edward Larman, resigned, and
has named Messrs. Zadoc NJ. Cooke, u. N.
Waters. Harry Riggs and Z. NJ. Waters, ir
as committee to have in charge the cree
ton of new school building at Goshen.
The schools of the county, both white
and colored, will reopen September 9.
Teachers Institute Postponed.
Owing to the illness Of Prof Earle B.
Wood. county superintendent of public
schools. the annual institute of the public
school teachers Of Montgomery county,
which was set for the week Of September
2. has been postponed. and will probably
be held In December or January
Judge Henderson. in the circuit court at
this place. has signed a decree granting to
James w. Mallonee of Kensington an alb
solute divorce from his wife, Martha A.
Mallonee.
Rev Thomas H. Campbell, pastor of the
Rockville Baptist Church. will leave within
a few days for Kentucky, where he will
spend about month visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Emile T. Massey and Miss Mary E.
Gflpin Of Sandy Spring are sojourning at
Cape May. Mr. Warwick NJ Stabler of the
same neighborhood is at Capon Springs, Va
The following are some of the recent
transfers of real estate in Montgomery
county: John E. West to William E. Ward.
two lots and improvements in Rockville.
ESQ; William II. Abbitt to Francis F.
Abbitt, lot at Glen Echo; Lewis Keiser to
William H Smith. lot at Alta Vista;
Robert G. Hilton treasurer to Charles l..
Rey, four lots at Takoma Park; Addie V.
SnOwden to Nicholas B. Snowden, six and
one-quarter acres, $500; Henry w. Offutt |
to Mary c. Whelan, lot at Friendship
Heights: Eveine R. Browning to William
s. Green. two acres of Chestnut Ridge |
500; Martha E. Downs to Oliver p. Wat
kins, two and three-quarters acres, $500; |
Richard Z. Jones to Ann V. Jones, two and |
one-quarter acres, 81 900; John B Cay
wood to William L. Phillips, one acre, $3I5 |
Wedding Of Westinghouse.
A license to marry has been issued by the |
clerk of the circuit court here to James |
Roscoe Facer and Miss Julia Marie Esther |
both of Washington. 1t is understood they |
We're married here yesterday afternoon by |
Rev. Thomas J. Packard. rector Of Christ |
Episcopal Church.
On Wednesday Mr.. Joseph Nicholas Peter |
and Miss Ida Virginia Bryan, both of the |
vicinity of Colesville. this county, were |
married at Forest Glen. the ceremony |
being performed by Rev. Charles o. Rosen- |
steel, pastor OF st. Johns Catholic Church. |
Mrs. w. F. Hoffman of Washington is |
the guest of Mrs. F. u. Jackson near |
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