Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-30
EVENING STAR.

AFFAIRS IN PRINCE GEoRG IS COUNTY, MD
The Prince Georgian Of Friday has the fol-
TErsylEe Ksstiaq.-The Old Turnpike Com
pany held a meeting At the Court House on
Wednesday-neariy all the stock being repre-
Tously Determined to trar%fer the stock, books
and assets OF the old concern to the new Com
psny, and the officers were authorized 70 exc
cute the necesse- deed ot assignment. Only
seyenty-fye per cent. of the first sui -cript 0ps
having been required to Construct the road from
the District Line TO FOrestyille, the other 1--WE
fy-five per cent. becomes now the property OF
the new company to be used in the exteR>ion OF
Che road 70 this place, - which purPol !. IL VIII
at once be applied, and, together with the new
subscription, will be sufficient u enable RE
WORK to b. commenced at . very esrly day.
Washington y acknowledged TO be the bctt fruit
and vegetable market in the country, wnist
grain usually commands better prices the.e and
St the large mills in Georgetown and Alexandria
Than in Baltimore. The Irsights, comm ibrs,
and other Vulnerable expensei attending ship
rnents TO the latter city not To speak of the
tedious mode OF transportation, are also IA vor-
able TO Washington merchants, and would en-
able them % bald mp large trade " 18th the con-
little lioeT ALT 10 our people in assisting Us 10
build these roads, and several o. the Dir ..o.s
of the new Turnpike COMPANY viii visit . EN-
ssement 50 erninentiy dse. and which can ba
result in such palpahlc mutual benefitS
Ael1achey Arrsdent-Two OF the children o;
Shewush, III ssS s nsar IL
nine, met with most sad acsident. They were
riding in an OK cart loaded with stone. Tn
oxen becoming unmanageable, rs they are ap
20 be I'm warm weather, ran up bank aud over
turned the cart. Mrs Snowden, heating tn
cries of the children, Immediately ran out an
tried herself to turn up the cart, beneath which
her sons were The eldest boy was q mangled
ma and dled shortly AFTER The other ooy
was very much bruised. but win recover. The
negro was the least hurt of all
Hunt,ngt0n Agrieultardf Society--At q meeting
of the Directors Of Tic Southern Maryland snd
District OF Columbia A Agricultural Society, held
At Huntington, on Tuesday the nth OF May
1s70. the following officers for the ensuing yea
were elected, viz: Charles E. Coffin, OF Muir
Kirk Furnace, President; Benjamin NJ. Plumb
DfWashington cits, Corresponding Secretary
John Sn0wden, OF Nansyille, Recording Secrr
tary; VIM y Huntington, of Washington city
Treasurer; Robert Bowie, of Cedar Hill, Agent
Sale Of Tiitdge PrVperty.-The property in thi'
Belonged to an estate of the late Michael Barry
was disposed OF at public sale, on Saturday last
by Samuel Il. Hance, ESQ, Trustee. The small
tenemen opposite the Court House brough
$40 ., and was knocked down to Mr.. Georg,
Mccullough The house in the lower end of tn,
town, opposite the store of Messrs. Belt, Viii
lams GO, was purchased by that enterpris
ing firm for $3.50.
Rattfeatisa Xsetinp-The colored people o.
this and the adjoining counties celebrate tn,
ratification OF the 18th Amendment on tn,
plantation OF Clement Hill, Esq., adjoining thi
village, on Monday, the 9th OF June proximo
Numerous prominent speakers will be pre- ent
and doubtless a very large crowd, as a brss
band from Washington Is engayed, and very ex
fensive arrangements made u entertain al
yisitors. -I.. "'J r.tA