Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-28
Events as Hyattsyflle.


Events as Hyattsvflle.
NDwNTER PLEASURES IN THRIVING vnLkGn-
PROSPECTIVE BUILDING oPERATIoNs-rHR HRALrH
OF THR PLACE TIE LATE IEUNDAT1oN OF
BLADENsBURG-soCIAL AND PERSONAL MATTERS
DISTRICT ATTORNEY woRTHNaToN's MAIDEN
KFFoRr.
Correspondence Of TEE EVENING STAR
HYATTsvnLR, Nd, Jan. q, 1854
Affairs are very quiet In our village Jpst now,
summer being the season OF our greatest activity In
point OF influx Of visitors, building operations
amusements, &C. Still, there Is enough going on
to keep our minds and bodies in q healthy condi-
ton, and the day is not Tar distant when things
Will commence to move, and then we promise our
doinTs IL our growing Vile NJ George n. wa,ker
the popular builder, Will commence the erection OF
handsome 5000 villa on the REGISTER hillside IN
the northern section Of the place, as soon as the
weather opens sufficiently, and indeed he has
already commenced hauling material. 1t is to be
two stories with French root, and will be painted
outside in the two prevailing olive shades and be
finished inside with cherry, hard oiled. 1t Will
doubtless be an ornament to the place. Mr.. Louis
D. Wine was out few days since looking after his
interests, and he has hopes OF active operations
in the building and Improvement line on the
johnson q Wine addition as soon as spring
opens. Work on the new depot has been suspended
during the late bad weather, but will be resumed
and the handsome structure pushed to early COM
petion. There are no vacant habltable houses here
now, something never before known to happen In
the winter and the prospect OF parties obtain
ing houses for the summer az his place is rather poor
at least one must be early in applying for any with
any hopes of success The place really needs q
summer hotel, which would pay Well for eight
months in the year. Many are turned away every
season for lack OF boarding places. petition is
in circulation for public school in our midst
and one will probably be established before many
appointment here of Jackson ii. Ralston. OF the
firm OF Hillyer Ralston, attorneys, on street,
as justice OF the peace.
THE HEALTH OF THE PLACE
is on a par with any suburb Of Washington The
beasty weather has, of course, resulted In colds,
rheumatism and neuralgia among more or less OF
our people, as it has everywhere else. but there
have been very few serious cases, one or two
dangerous cases OF pneumonia have occurred, and
SO far as i can learn, but one fatal case Mrs p.
A. Cleaveland q long time resident here is living
very Ill with aneurisn OF the heart, and no hopes
are entertained Of her recovery. Mr. S. l. Slack
LOST Child or Is months last week from On,,eSton
or Tie lungs, consequent upon teethiEg. The late
heavy rains prOGucct an unusual rise in the East
EN- brancn winch runs near here, and ior two days
the Old village or Blddensbury was pretty much
submerged. Many funny Incidents happened in
connection with the inundat.On. but believe no
casualties occurred.
ADRIfT FOR FORTY-EIGHT HOURS.
\ few miles distance above this place some tim
bef-cutterS were encanped near the stream, the
camp having two rows OF berthS, one above the
other The rain came on at night after they had
ali "turned liz and "dOtlsed the glim,' and about
midnight those In the lower be-ths JriL tin. wal er
ruhilng in, and clantered up into the berts above
not thinking OF anything serious; but before morn
Ing the water reached the upper bertls, too, and
the men shortly lOUnd themselves :,.trift in q
sulSing SEA OF Wa1ei. 1lilc or SO from any help,
ana ne means OF eseaIe In I:is perous situation
TO the rain, seet and cold. until 4 boat could be
brought UP from Eladcu5bu;S, when they were
rescued In Il thoroughly exhausted condition, their
clothes being frozen Oh them, ana their hands and
D.ni,tnt1ft | md; hat tbaI-
Low rooSt IN the tops OF some OF the taest trees In
the VICINITY. and SO up and down by lnean5 OF a
The Rev. Mr.. McIlvaIn still holds forth at the
Presbyterian church. and is delivering u very III
tercstlg course " Sunday evening sermons OF lee
lures on the life Q; Christ.
Socially we are not behind any place OF our size
IN the country. Church entertainments, parties.
taily pulls and festivals have followed each other
IN pretty rapid succession, and more are cCIing.
IL Is gratifying TO notice quite accession OF young
ladies among us this winter. and, as there are
plenty OF DO, here, Oh course lun is bound to fol-
Mrs. F. II. Smith, OF Bonnie Brae," started for
Florida last week with her daughter, Ade, for the
health OF the latter, which has been somewhat
impaired OF late. They VIII trave, from place to
place in the flowcry state, and be gone several
weeks: Mrs Celeste jackson, widow or the late
friends 1T Z" Ciare'nOnt" Mrs. Jackson /, cnarul-
Ing acquisition To the society OF tue place Miss
Compiler. OF Virginia, who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Richard, for some months, returned
home last week The Misses Belle and Maggie
E,ieln lett RavenSwoUdn Tor their nature home In
brooklyn few days since. Miss Fannie Lockwood
is visiting here now.
4 DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE
The plays OF a Cup OF Tea" and poor Pillicod-
dy were very successfully produced In the spacious
drawing room OF Col. b. F. Guy last Friday night
before large and enthusiastic audience Some of
the players displayed more than ordinary histri-
onc talent. Mr. Eliott'S deilEeaton or the charac-
ter or OScMHe being excellent. The Misses Fuller
We're charming in their parts
The people or HyattSy1ile feel no little pride over
Tie appointment and iatterngly prompt cOntirna-
Ton OF ~ ). WOrthington esq, district attorney
LII Washington as III days gone by he used to be
one OF our humber His first wife, daughter Of Mrs
Sarah Babcock or your city, died here IN the 'Care
mont mansion.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY wORTBINGTON's FIRST CASE
MIR. Worthington with his peg leg or crutches
was familiar parsonage around the Village fol
some time. and probably his maiden forensic effort
was made before Justice Barron. of Bladensburg
The parties With whom he resided had some little
case at law, and Mr.. w. volunteered to defend
them. Judge Steven was on the other side, dig.
nitied Old Maryland advocate, and when he saw
young WOrthingtOn enter the court OF justice "a
dingy back room or an ancient apOthecary Shop
he was disposed to curl his lip contemporary at
the yOuthtil Sprig, and evidently thought to make
himself, however, with a gOodly number OF legal
books OF reference to use in the case, and not
sure but he may also have had WebSter'S In
abridged dictionary or copy OF the United States
DSpenSatOry. and possibly Il few volumes OF Cham.
ber'S Encyclopedia 10 make his pile more fOlinida-
bie At any rate, he displayed such skill In con-
Quoting the defense that he his case In q very
brief space OF time, much to the discontinue OF his
learned opponent. who aterWard WIS heard to say
that the young mans books or reference were too