Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-31
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News Of Mont
gomery County, Md.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.


ROCKVILLE. Md. January 81. 1903.
Charles w. Thompson, young colored
resident of this county. has, through his
attorneys. Thomas Dawson and W. Out
erbridge Spates of Rockville, filed suit in
the circuit court here against the Mont
gomery County Agricultural Society for
damages in the sum of 81. 800 The decIa-
ration, which was filed yesterday, alleges
| that while walking along street adjoin-
ing the fair grounds here during the fair
last summer he was struck in the knee 10y
bullet from the shooting gallery that
| was In operation on the fair grounds and
seriously and permanently injured.
The board Of county public school COM
missioners has announced the confirmation
of the following teachers: Miss verena L.
Du1aney. as principal of the school at
Middlebrooke: Miss Effie G. Barnesley. as
principal of the school at Dryers. and
Miss Beatrice Colt. as principal of the
school at Jacksonville. The board has
appointed Mr. n. r. Rice trustee of the
school at Ounce Orchard in the place of
Mr.. Ernest Ricketts,. removed from the
district.
The case of William H. Barstow. as
trustee of NJ. Anna White. against John
B. Kinnear. formerly mayor Of Takoma
Park. was argued before Judge Hender-
son in the circuit court here Wednesday.
Robert b. Peter and Frank Higgins rep
resenting Mr.. Barstow. and Talbot &
Prettyman and Edward c. Peter were
counsel for Mr.. Kinnear. 1t is alleged
Mr.. Kinnear bought a lot in Takoma at
a tax sale and 1t was contended by the
plaintiff that the tax sale did not give
Mr.. kinnear a goo dtitle. Judge Hender-
son reserved his decision.
icvi hay
ed Mr.. Walter P. Shaw a constable for
Bethesda district.
State Senator Blair has arranged to
confer with the executive committee of
the Montgomery County Good Roads AS
sociation al his office in Washington Sat
urday morning concerning the legislat ton
desired by the association. The execu-
tive committee is composed of Messrs.
John Thomas. J. c. Christopher. Asa NJ
Stabler. Hazel ". Cashell. Charles Veirs,
Cyrus keiser. Columbus F. Purdum, De-
walt j. Willard. Beverly r. Codwise. T. L.
Riggs. John II. Williams and DR.. James
l.. Deets.
Mr.. and Mrs William r. Humphrey of
this place have gone to Baltimore for q
stay of several weeks. during which Mrs.
Humphrey will receive treatment for a
gastric trouble.
1t is announced that Dr. Marshall l.
Price. secretary of the state board of
health. will deliver an illustrated address
in Rockville next Friday afternoon on
General Sanitation and Hygiene" DIR.
Herring of the state faculty will also
speak Mr. Brainard H. Warner of Ken
sington will preside
Mrs Frank B. Thomas of Roanoke Va,
is spending 4 few days in Rockville visit
ing relatives.
The Consolidated Quarry Company has
instituted suit in the circuit court at this
Mace against Edwin BaltZey and others
for the specific performance of a contract.
1t is alleged that Baltzley and others
leased to the quarry company small
piece of property near the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal. in this county. with the un-
derstanding that at the end of a certain
time the company could purchase the land
at a certain figure. provided no railroad
was constructed alongside 1t. 1t Is con-
tended that at the expiration of the time
specified the company paid for the prop
erty at the price agreed upon and raceiv-
cd a receipt for the money. but that
Baltzley now refuses to convey it, hence
the suit