Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-31
AFFAIRS AT HYATTSyuLLE.
The Incorporation QuesttOn-Improve.
ments-LOcal OPtiOn-GoOd Fishing
Personal. Etc.
Correspondence of THE EVENING sr.p.


HYATTSvILLE, Nd, March %, 1856.
A movement is now on foot 10 have this place
Incorporated as a town, and petition has been
prepared and signed and placed in the hands
OF Hon. Fillmore Beaii, the representative from
this district for presentation TO the legislature
of Maryland Two meetings have been held at
Wells hall, at which the proposition was freely
and vehemently discussed, and the fact was
developed that there is a strong opposition to
the movement, particularly coming from those
living on the outskirts OF the village who claim
that the plan, II carried out, would subject them
TO an increased taxation, with but little. 81 any,
Is being forced upon them by n minority of the
property holders. as the meetings were held
and the code or charter voted upon without a
general notification to the people being given,
or proper attendance of the property hold.
ers being had. Some object to the plan. on the
ground that they moved out here to be I'm the
country, and they want the place TO remain
the country, and not become a town a city,
hensive that corporate condition OF things
here might restrict their present privileges,
W hlle others say, let Wei enough alone"
with their small property, perhaps not wholly
paid for, think that they cannot stand the adj
ditional taxation in the event OF a charter as
they are already paying two sets OF Ia xes--one
TO the county and one To the state. Ii is under.
stood that an organized effort is being made To
have the petition now before the legislature
Quashed. A petition is also being circulated
praying Tor change of the name Hyattsvilie
TO or1ote, but understand IL Is not meeting
with much favor.
Messrs. Wine and johnson, who purchased
the Bryan property here several years ago. and
divided IL up into town lots, are now erecting
for sale a handsome cottage near the pike. Mr.
George \. Walker, the builder, is putting up =
fine cottage for Mr.. Gasche ON the site of the
residence burned last winter. and Mr. r. r.
Bankhages has perfected his plans for "A large
cottage ON the site of his burned residence Mr..
IL. K. Evans, the well-known pension attorney,
will build soon near this place, and Mr.. luck
W hitney, OF the railway mail service, has con-
tracted with Wine and Johnson for a house TO
be completed in July. As mentioned in The
STAR not long since a lot has been donated for
a Catholic church on the Wine and Johnson
property.
Apetftion almost unanimously signed by our
people, praying for the restoration of local oI-
ton here, is now before the state legislature
but understand that NJ has been referred TO a
committee, the chairman of which il a young
aud vigorous opponent of the measure on gem
eral principles, SO that the prospect for such
restoration is not very fiattering AT present
OF course The STAR is the medium of news Of
this place. Young MI. Lynch serves IL here. re-
ceiving his bundle from the 4:40 train daily
without fail, and distributing the papers
through this village, Bladensburg and vicinity.
1t is safe To say that there is hardly a family
here In which The STAR is not a daily welcome
visitor
The boys are having great times here now on
the stream, a tributary OF the Eastern branch
OF the Potomac catching muiiets and clubs.
The nsh come up from the river In great NUM-
p nf ana are taken with hook and line, and in
perts with the rod and line, and have taken
many fine fish here this season. Dr. Dufour,
Justice Plummer and Dr. Hall are also enthus-
lastlc lovers OF the sport.
The health of the place is remarkably good,
hardly any sickness due 10 climatic influence
prevailing here, and the infantile population
has been Increased SO much the past winter
that baby show is being talked up.
Mrs X. X. Elliot has returned from German
town, Pa, where she has been living since the
demise OF Judge Elliot, and is occupying her
beautiful house on Melrose heights. Gen. Al
bion Schoepf, who has been suffering with q
serious stomach affection for several months
past, is now fast recovering and able 10 be out
Mr.. l.. Nj. Burchard, of Washington, has pur.
chased the Littlefield place, and will move his
family out here this summer. Mr.. ana Mrs.
Frank Browning still stopping at Clare
mont. Mr.. Sebastian Aman, the well known
caterer, and family, after spending the winter
I'm town, have returned TO their delightful
home, the former residence OF Judge Hughes.
Our people greatly miss Col Il. r. Guy, an old
time resident OF this place, who moved into
town some time since, but have reason TO con-
graduate themselves in having in his stead
Messrs. Leonardo and Duffy, the proprietors OF
the American house. who have purchased the
Guy mansion and moved here with their fam
lilies. Mr.. l.. A. Latchford is our present ticket
agent and station keeper. Mr.. Fenwick, a land
scape gardener from Georgetown, has recently
married Hyattsyille widow and settled here.