Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-07

ndsnce OF The Evening star.

Correspondents Of The Evening star
HYArTsvILLE, Nd, Oct z, 1892.
The extended route Of the Washington and
Suburban railroad from Hyattsvilie to River
dale will go through the lower part Of Dr.
Wells farm, skirting the Eastern branch. A
survey Of that portion Of the route was made
yesterday and stakes were laid out.
Mr.. y. A. Dunning has commenced the cree.
ton OF a couple OF houses on Columbia avenue
and intends to start three more at an early date
Mr.. VIM. Carroll gave q pleasant card party
last wednesday evening at his home, at College
Park.
Yesterday ended the October sitting Of the
registration officers Of this county. The fol.
lowing constitutes the list Of persons registered
IN Bladensburg district at that sitting: Henry
Ashton, Geo. Il. Brooks. Henry Brown, i. NJ.
Burchard. Florin NJ. Creed, Vim. R. Chipley,
Vim. ". Cosden, Robert F. Combs, E. s. Car
roll. L. ". Doron, Fred. Dambach, VIM. For
time, VIM. J. Frye. A. l.. Garges, Henry 8.
Hegbce, J. f. Johnson, Vim. Fl. kearney, Fred.
W. kosack, Chas. Lauerberlich. Thos. A. Lad
son. Frank II. Miller, Chas. Meinsinger. Baker
Mcdonald. Samuel Mcdonald, Chas. D. Miller,
John OldAeld. Frederick b. Peterson. Henry s.
Raadell. Michael Randell, o. W. Reid, John W.
Mdgeway, Geo VI. Raub, Peter Randell Geo.
". Sakers. Louis 7. Smith, transferred-C. o.
Carroll. Albert Z. Charles, Geo. E. Charles,
Thos. r. DIVER, Vim. VI. Dwyer. Lloyd James,
John Il Brown. James A. Cumberland. Rich
ard =. Evans VIM. ii. Fuller, Geo. n. Howard,
Henry jenkins, Henry Rithmuller.
Quite a trick played on a number OF
Bladensburg and Hyattsville men a few days
since by a man who gave his name as Martin
He claimed TO represent a telephone company
and said that he had established a line by a
southern route from San Francisco to Wash
ington. and desired to extend il to New York.
He engaged several teams. agreeing to pay their
owners 81. 20 per day for their use, and hired a.
many thirty men. promising TO give them
s1.50 per day as laborers. According to his
directions they went 20 work on the proposed
extension at Cattail Hill last Tuesday. As they
did not SEE their employer during that day they
became uneasy on the following morning and
sent some of their number to Benning TO make
inquiries about him. In a few hours the men
returned with the startling news that he had
hired number Of persons in that neighbor-
hood and had not been heard of since Some
OF the persons whom he fooled with his telc-
phone scheme gave up permanent positions in
order to accept his offers.
Miss Rachel levin has purchased lot on
Spencer street and has commenced to build a
house on that property.
Capt. Julius II. Long, who has travelled ex-
tensively in this country, paid visit to Rev.
Father Russell at the Catholic parsonage yes
terday.
Mr. VIM B. Matthews Of Washington has
Marlboro district, which consists Of 2671S
acres.
democratic club will be organized in Queen
Anne district next Saturday.
State Controller Smith has ordered the
quarterly distribution of the public school tax.
In this distribution Prince Georges county
viii receive s2.s72. 81 for white and 81, 520.S9
for colored schools.
MIR. Geo. W. Collision of Highlands has rented
Mr.. Gasch's house on Pike avenue and il now
occupying it with his family.
MIR. Howard Moran celebrated his twenty
first birthday last evening by giving pleasant
party to.hs friends at his residence in this vii
lage. Mr. Herman Moran and Miss Minnie
Moran entertained the company with choice
vocal music and Miss Grace Livingston recited.
Supper was served. Among those present were
Misses Florence Call, Alice Owens. Mary Wells,
Nesbit, Belle Dobbs, Olive Evans, TASTE Giusta,
Plllsbury Cummings. Walker Rathbone. Grace
Livingston and Messrs. Harry Shepherd, VIM.
and Frank Carr. John Lepper Lambert, Geo.
Markward Hugh Latimer, Walker Blandford,
Ache and Alfred Wells.