Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13
ROCKVILLE.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, September r. 1903
The county public school commissioners
have made arrangements for the estab-
Hshment at Sandy Spring of an industrial
school for the colored. and have appoint
ed George H. c. Williams, formerly an
instructor at Tuskegee Normal School, to
take charge. The establishment OF the
school is made possible by an appropria-
ton of $500 annually, made by the state
for an institution of the kind in each
county Of the state Prof. Williams will
teach manual training and agriculture.
while Mrs Williams will teach sewing,
cooking and other domestic arts. The
school will open next week with large
attendance.
A license to marry has been issued by
the clerk Of the circuit court here to Miss
Lucy Rae Morrison Of 1857 Greenmount
avenue, Baltimore, and James Holland
Lewis Of 1884 Greenmount avenue
Other marriage licenses have been is
sued here as follows: Sadie Mtthews nd
Normal P. Budd and Lavinia G. Harriss
and Joseph H. Lewis, all of this county.
The following are some OF the recent
transfers Of real estate in Montgomery
county: Richard T. James to John d.
Newberry. 315 acres near Poolesville.
SIC, 1000: Charles G. Griffith to William r.
Getzendanner. forty-seven acres; Joseph
E. Lowe to Richard H. Burdette, 20 acres,
81 900: Chevy Chase Land Company to
Samuel J. Venable, lots at Chevy Chase,
$3375; Henry M. Talbot to Julian B.
Hubbell. two lots at Glen Echo: Pine
hurst Park Company to Leila F. Kestler.
three lots at Pinehurst; Cyrus Keiser to
Harry NJ. Latham. one acre; Glen Echo
Real Estate and Improvement Company
to Edward Williams. two lots at Glen
Echo: Matte B. Dewitt to William H.
Abbott three lots at Glen Echo.
Rev. Henry p West. formerly pastor of
the Methodist Church at Ashton. this
county. and later pastor Of the church
at Laytonsville, died Wednesday night at
the home Of his son. William H. West. at
Bel Air. Nd. aged seventy years. He
affection. Surviving him are his wife and
three sons. Dr. r. Thomas West of
Brightwood. formerly principal of the
public schools at Rockville and kensing-
william H. West. Mr.. West was in the
ministry about forty years and was one
OF the most widely known members of
the denomination.
Jesse c. Stoddard, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Josiah c. Stoddard Of Garrett Park. left
Friday for Lehigh University. He will
enter the senior class In mining engi-
neering.
County Treasurer Robert G. Hilton has
filed his bonds-s5OOOO and 500 6OO-as
tax collector for the county and state,
respectively, and the same have been
approved by the county commissioners.
Mrs. ]. Wheeler Freeman Of Kensing-
ton left today for Montana to join her
husband. who has embarked in business
in that state.
The county commissioners have planned
extensive improvements to the courthouse
here, and will shortly award the contract
for a general overhauling of the interior,
including plastering. painting and var
nishing In the courtroom. the judges
room, office Of lie register Of wills,
states attorneys office and grand jury
room, which will place the building in
f1rst.class condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis W. Maxson Of Ken
sineton are on a two weeks vacation in
Virginia During their absence their resi-
dence Is being occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
William T. Hutchinson and family.