Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS|TEMS AND NOTES
Teachers of Intermediate
Grades Discuss Their Work
at Spring Meeting.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ROCKVILLE. Md. April 26. 1913
The spring meeting of the teachers OF
the intermediate grades of the public
schools of Montgomery county was held
in the high school building here today
with about forty teachers in attendance.
Prof Earle b. Wood. county superintend-
ent of schools, was i'm charge.
The program included the following dis
cussions: What Stories Should be Told
in the intermediate Grades, and How, .
by Miss Lucille Welsh of the Gathers
burg High School; ''Sogne Suggestions as
to the Best Means Of Developing the Pu-
pills. Powers of Observation by w. X.
Burgee, principal Of the school at Hyatts-
town; THE Recitation by Miss Mary c.
Davis of the Rockville High School;
What Work Should be Accomplished in
These grades in Arithmetic by Mrs.
Florence +. NJ. Barksdale. principal OF
the school at Chevy Chase, and Glass
Room Management" by Prof. Wood.
An interesting feature was a question
box conducted by Prof Wood.
Miss Lillian Aldah Magaha, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas C. Magaha, OF
this place, and William F. Cuttings, also
of this vicinity. were married this after
noon by Rev. Oscar w. Henderson, pas
tor Of the Baptist Church.
Husband Seeks Divorce.
Allen Gray of this county has filed suit
in the circuit court here for an absolute
divorce from Mrs. Sarah Gray, also a
resident of this county, on the ground of
infidelity. The bill sets forth that the
couple were married thirteen years ago,
and lived together until about two weeks
ago. A correspondent is named. The
plaintiff is represented by Attorney
Alexander kilgour of Rockville.
The county public school commission
ers have decided TO enforce in this county
the compulsory school attendance law
passed by the last legislature, but will
not begin it's enforcement until the begin
ming or the next school year in Septem-
Der.
Under the law, all children who are in
proper mental and physical condition are
required to attend school at least four
months in each year, and all children be-
tween the ages of fourteen and sixteen are
required to attend the same number Of
months each year unless regularly and
lawfully employed at labor at home or
elsewhere.
Bismarck Locke. colored, was arrested
by Sheriff Howard yesterday upon COM
plant of Thomas A. Garner, who charges
him with the theft of two watches and
some money from his home at Chevy
robbery occurred while Locke was at
work in the house. Locke will be given
a hearing within the next day or two in
the police court here.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following are among the transfers
of real estate recorded in the Office of
the clerk of the circuit court here during
the week: Robert G. Lohn to John III.
Walsh, lot at Takoma Park: Augustus c.
James to Datus E. Coon, lot at Takoma
Park: John ]. Dunlop to Lillian Z. Camp
bell one-fifth of an acre; Chevy Chase to
Great Falls Land Company to John J.
property in Bradley Hills;
Theresa A. Albright to Margaret Sam
mons, lot at Silver Spring; James A. Null
link to America A. E. Mullinix, two
acres; Eva d. Colson to Rose w. Cash.
lot at Takoma Park: John r. Lynch to
Freerick w. Brown, lot at Garrett Park;
Susan r. Somerville to Frederick w.
Brown. lot at Garrett Park; Carl L.
Davis to Marie Dawkin. lot at Takoma
Park: Northwestern Savings and Loan
A association to Albert l.. Shoemaker, lot
in The Hills: Charles +. Miller to Walter
I, Eisinger. lot near Bethesda; Berry T.
clark treasurer, to Mary j. Wagner lot
IN Rockville Park; John II. Kruhm to
nrenzo D. Collins, four and one-half
acres: Herman Hollerith to Morgan II.
Reach house and seven acre near Mont
rose. Ernie R. Brown to w. T. Knox.
ot at Takoma Park: Alpheus Ryan to
Anna c. kister. lot at Norwood Heights.
and Carl l. Davis TO Clara ID. Gilbert. lot
1t Takoma Park