Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06
ROCKVILLE AND NEARBY.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE Md Sontamhar ,


ROCKVILLE. Md. September 5. 1908
All the public schools of Montgomery
county are now provided with teachers,
the latest appointments being as follows:
S. Edwin Jones. principal at Bethesda;
Arthur B. Stephens, principal at Wood
side: Miss Ida Day, principal at Burnt
Mills; Miss Eva Bready, principal at Oak
dale; Miss Mary E. Oliphant principal at
Laytonvile; Miss Grace Clancy princi-
pal at Seneca; Miss NJ. A. Z. Phillips,
principal at Goshen; Miss Roberta Hig-
gins. assistant at Travilah: Nicely Gra-
ham, principal business department of
Rockville High School. The schools open
Monday morning with every prospect of
a successful year.
|. Miss Hattie Redding and Edward
Browning, both of Washington. were mar
ried at Gaithersburg last evening by Rev
Allan Poore, pastor Of the Northern
Methodist Church, the ceremony taking
place at the home of the minister. The
young lovers had planned to elope. but
the old folks got next There was no
objection on the part Of any one, how
ever. SO the knot was tied according to
program, the young folks returning to
the city Immediately after the ceremony.
Mrs. Lille Anderson entertained at
being Mrs. Lamar Jackson, Miss Lille
Bennett and Miss Cecilia Kilgour.
Mrs. William F. Houser and children of
Washington have been visiting Mrs. Hou-
ser's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Scheirer,
here.
Mrs. W. w. Ricketts,. who resides about
three miles from this place, is recovering
from injuries caused by the accidental
discharge Of a shotgun A boy in room
adjoining that in which Mrs. Ricketts, was
tod 10
gun, which struck chair or other object
as it fell. causing an explosion. The load
passed through the open door and a por-
ton of 1t took effect in Mrs. Ricketts, arm
and shoulder, inflicting an ugly wound.
The democrats of Montgomery county
held their first rally of the campaign at
Travilah this afternoon, when a large
number of the members Of the party from
that section Of the county gathered to
hear the issues discussed by State Senator
Blair Lee. States Attorney Bowie F. Wa
tiers, Edward c. Peter and others. It was
one of the best meetings held in that
section in recent years and the party
leaders regard it as an encouraging sign.
The speeches were along the usual lines.
but they seemed to suit the crowd and
were literally applauded.
Mrs. Morgan Washburn visited friends
IN Washington during the week.
After spending the summer at Forest
Glen Mr. and Mrs. Jose Sirvent have re-
turned to Washington.
The following are some of the recent
transfers OF real estate in Montgomery
county: George T. Sinclair to Oscar J.
Burton, six acres near Halpine, $500;
William P. Beall to Edmund d. Beal
thirty-three acres near Lay Hill; Belle
w. Cutie to Erwin G. Brainard, lot at
Chevy Chase; Annie r. Speck to Emma
j. Rawlings, two lots in Rockville; Rob-
ert G. Hilton, treasurer, to Asbury Awk-
ward, nineteen acres; Katherine s. Gray
to James A. Emery, lot at Chevy Chase;
Tyler E. Bowen to Seventh Day Advent
lists. lot at Takoma Park: Edwin HI. Etz
to Leila B. Mannakee, lot at Chevy Chase;
Charles W. Prettyman, trustee, to Joseph
A. Hammond, six acres, $50.