Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-09
EVANSVILLE.
Correspondence Of The Evening star
HYATTsxrLI.k, Nd, May 8, 1885,

COfftSPO0oence OF Inc Evening war
HYArrsxIILE, Nd, May 8, 1892.
The new board Of town commissioners met
last Friday evening at the residence Of DR.. A.
NJ. Buck and organized by elscting Mr.. J. H
Balston president and Mr.. VIM. Meyer Levin
clerk. Messrs. Paul F. Tricon and Geo. H.
Evans we're appointed on the board Of assessors
with Mr.. VIM. H. Richardson, town treasurer
as q member ex officio. The following com
mittees were appointed: Roads, Thos. H. Lati.
mer, J.. A. Aman, C. H. Long; order, J. H.
Ralston, c. H. Long, health, J. A. Aman, Geo.
:. Brett; fire and light, c. H. Long, Thos. H.
Latimer; assessment and taxation, Geo. 8.
Brett, j. H. Ralston.
A pleasant surprise party was given to Miss
Julia kearney last Friday evening at the resi-
dence of her father, Mr.. Michael Kearney, in
the Evans subdivision of this town. Music and
games were the order of the evening and re-
freshments were served. Among those present
were Misses Julia Weeks, Lena Ludington,
Matte Use, Bessie Edwards, Leila Aman, Lizzie
kearney and Annie Long and Messrs. Clarence
Walker, Wilkins Manning, Theo. Schoepp, Elma
Ginsta. Howard Barnes and Chas. johnson.
Hattie Redd, colored, Of Hyattsville, was ar
ralgned before Justice Hurley in Bladensburg
yesterday for assault and battery upon LuIie
Contee, colored, and fined IS and costs.
Mr.. Louis D. Wine, while fishing by moon
light last Friday night in the Eastern branch
near the Avalon mill dam, with Messrs. Charles
Z. Beach and Henry A. Drury, caught a fish
weighing seven pounds. The shout which he
gave as it was landed frightened the owls from
the woods. His two friends dined with him to-
day and partook of the fish.
The belfry of st. Jeromes Church is COM
pleted and the bell will be blessed next Sun
day, and the following program carried out:
Cardinals delegate, Rev. Father Gloyd, p. P.
psalms by the male quartet; De Profundis.
Mlserere, Lauda Jerusalem Videnent Aque:
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full choir; sermon by Rev. VIM. A. Fletcher
benediction Of Blessed Sacrament; o, Salutaris,
by congregation; Soiris Solemnies male quar-
tet; 20 Jesus. Dearest Lord. 4" BY congregation:
Tantum Ergo, full choir; Holy God, We Praise
Thy Name" by full congregation; honorary
sponsors, MIR. j. A. Aman, Mr.. Hugh Herman,
Mrs. p F. TricOn, Mrs. p. j. Duffy; director of
the choir, Mr.. Geo. Riley. mission will be-
gin next Sunday after the II o'clock mass, and
will be given by the Rev. Father Nevins,
C. S. P.
Rev. s. NJ. Webb of Providence, r. l.,
preached an interesting sermon at the Pinkney
Memorial Church today.
Mrs. Mary R. Denman and Mrs. s. L. Ste
phens of Newark, N. j., and Mrs. A. r. Sherman
of Berkeley Springs, W. Va, are visiting Mrs.
George Mish Smith of this place.
The fayetteville Athletic Club will play the
Potomac Athletic Club of Washington game
of base ball next Wednesday evening
Mr.. Rufus II. Vincent of Bladensburg killed a
blncksnake six feet long last Friday on the old
turnpike near Cattail Hill.
A drunken tramp visited the drug store of
Mr.. Alfred H. Wells last night and became very
noisy. He was summarily elected by Mr..
Wells.
Mr.. John E. Latimer, who was recently mar
ried in Charlestown, W. Va, hns returned to
this town with his bride.
Jonah Adams (colored) of Charlton Heights
was tried before Justice Hurley in Bladensburg
yesterday for disorderly conduct Mt the Balti-
more and Ohio station at Hyattsville and fined
SIS and costs.
COUNTY NEWS.
The storm of last Friday did considerable dam
age in the county. Besides destroyinga number
of trees and unroofng the green house Of Mr..
Eugene Cadmus at Landover, it blew down the
barns of Col. F. NJ. Hall and Beale D. Mullikin
at Halls station, in Queen Anne district, and
the new house Of Mr. Samuel Duvall at Branch
vile.
Mr.. John W. Hicks has been appointed regis
tration officer for Bowie district, vice A. L.
Newman.
Farmers are beginning to complain Of the to-
bacco fly.
Mr.. E. E. Perkins Of Springfield has been ap-
pointed by Collector F. Snowden Hill to posi-
ton In the internal revenue Office.
The Laurel Junior Base Ball Club will play a
match game in that city tomorrow evening with
the Champion Lady Club of New York.