Evening star., 1923-10-25
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md, October @5.--AI-
though the volunteer fire companies
OF Rockville. Kensingron and Silver
! Spring We're on the scene promptly
atter the alarm was sounded, they
were unable, because of lack of vate",
TO save the residence OF Joseph G.
Gurley, at Garrett Park, this county.
which was discovered to be on fire
aoout O'clock Tuesday evening. and
the building was quickly burned to
the ground. The firemen did save
virtually all of the furniture, how
ever. and prevented the flames from
spreading to a garage on the place
The furnace in the house was starred
Tuesday for the first time, ana i ia
thought the fire originated in the
chimney The loss ia placed at about
$4,000, and is partially covered by in
surance.
Garrett Funeral,
The funeral OF Miss Lucy Garrett.
re,lred public school teacher and life
long resident OF Rockville listrjrt
who died at her home here Monde =,
night, aged seventy-four years, tool,
place yesterday afternoon from the
nome nome. many persons from Rockville
ana vicinity and elsewhere attending
Rev. p Rowland Wagner, pastor OF
:: the Baptist Church. conducted the
services and burial was in Rockvjlie .
Union cemetery. Miss Garrett taugh !.
n II, rsrtous schools of the county for
about forty years
me trsp birthday party @: the
: Girls, Friendly Society of RocIlviiie
was held in the Episcopal SUNDAY
Scnool scnors re room; which was beautifully
chTysan There was a birth
day cake with u single candle, The
girls were dressed as tiny children
end played games in keeping with
theif pretended ages. Each member
| brought a booi: as a gift to the
: Rockville Public Library. just be-
! tore the refreshments were served
,ners was q grand march for an in
the judges decided. were those OF
MIS- MiSS Olive Edmunds and Miss Ella
! wilson who were awarded first and
second prizes. respectively.
! a incense has been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here for The
| marriage Of Miss Mary l.. Carter of
Baltimore aud McCammon Schield-
! knechr Of Hagerstown.
| Assessments Made.
! To pay the cost Of constructing a
each side of Williams lane. in Sec
ton 5, Chevy Chase, this county. the
1 county commissioners have approved
statement submitted by the citi-
zens, committee of the section show
ling the cost of the work and the as
sessment according to frontage
against the owners of abutting prop
! erty and have ordered the following
! diIiountS DC iCNleu against the prop
erty owners: North side of street
Chevy Chase Land Company. s9G4.64:
! d. j. Higgins, S456.6G; John Stout,
s2S5Is; II: 7. Moomaw. s3Os.5l !;
frank Simpson, as. s735;5S; Dion (: :
W. L. ofutt. s405.92; Mrs. Gertrude
Stevens. s1,11e..s. South side
Chevy Chase Land Company, $2,0s5.42:
H. 7. wirsman, sso1.69; S. L. wirg-
n:sa rsaa s$94.4t; ban,n Edward IA T. Jones,
NJ. Orern. s304.44; F. NJ. NJ. Beall.
s2,545.15. The amounts total $1S,-
269.06.
The assessments are due July l.,
1929, but six years will be allowed in
, which TO complete payments. inter-
est, however. being charged from the
lst of next July.
At the regular weekly assembly at
the Rockville High School yesterday.
which wa, attended by the 600 pupils
and all members Of the faculty, John
A. Garrett of the Rockville bar de-
livered an address. his subject being
| school Days" The program also In
cluded music and other features. The
principal, Prof. Harry S. Beail. was
in charge.