Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25
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Correspondence q. Tn. Evening star
EVANSVILLE. ND. August Is. 1891
The complete list Of the officers Of the Single
Tax Club Of this town is as follows: NJ. II. kear-
ney, president; Charles Taylor. vice president:
l.. A. Slump, secretary; L. T.. Baukhages. tross-
urcr; executive committee. VIM Guesta. f. A.
Burchard. l.. q. Nissman. George Watson.
Additional members of this committee will be
appointed at an early dhtc. IL j. proposed 70
have meetings Of tins club No least once a noIith
for the purpose Of discussing the question. AZ
there Is "A disposition on the part of the pcoIle
to hear the question argued Igp and con.
The Harrison and Morton Club. colorod nf
Bladensburg district met at BladenSburg Lost
night, with y. =. llummcr in the chair aud 4.
Lancaster. lr., secretary. MesSrs. n. 6. Hal,
A. Lancaster and John Boss were nominated ~
cgaifs e. the county convention g. be voted
for ut the primaries which will be held on Sst-
urday. September 3. The club in0nds 20
change its name IT the next meeting from the
Harrison and Morton L. the Harrison and kcii
Club. 1t made Inquiries in regard to Mr..
Green. who published "A notice In last Fridays
SrAK Ia the effect that he going to raise n
Harrison and Held club. and II came e. the
conclusion that be War not sufficiently idenli-
ned with the republican party of Baden-bufg
district to take such step. Aftcr the c0ll-
grcssional nomination L. made the club pro-
poses TO hold grand mass meeting IN the SPA
woods.
From a prominent republican of Laurel Tue
STAR representative learned this morning that
the candidates for congressional honUrs among
the republicans were thas. r.. Coffin, Geo. q.
Merrick and James T. Perkins of Prinoe
Georges county; Addison fosey Of Charles.
Mr.. Wilkinson Of ~. Mary's county; Thos. Par
ron of Calvert and Sidney +. Mudd Of Charles,
with the chances decidedly in favor Of farron.
The Bladensburg and Huntsville Base Bal
Clubs will play tomorrow afternoon in BladeDs-
burg.
COUNTY NEWS.
The county commissioners met nj Marlboro
last Tuesday and transacted the following busi-
ness: Ordered. that $500 be appropriated, pay
able out of the hceuse fund, for the purpose q
repairing roads, &c.. in Brandywine district ~
petitioned, provided the citizens 81 said dis
trict appropriate the sum of 200, the said Az
preparation 10 he expended under the super
vision of the road commissioners for said dis
trict. subject to the approval of this board; thst
$500 be appropriated for Bladensburg districL.
payable out Of the license fund the said approl
priation TO be expended under the direction ~
the road commissioners Of said district subject
to the approval Of this board: that Henry
kerby be raid 80. PAYABLE out of the appro<
priation for bridges for Oxon Hill district; thai
$500 be appropriated for Oxon Hill district.
payable out of the license fund. TO be used By
the supervisors as follows: Demert road. eco
Owings road, $50; Broad Greek road, ESQ
tnat r. W. ANait be lsiid czp Tor rtDuuultk
abutments to iron bridge at Laurel, including
bridge finding and material. The next meeting
Of the board will be held September IS.
Messrs. Louis Ford and II. Ford Coombs
have returned from Leonardtown. Nd
Mrs. DIR. {. o. Lewis. Mrs. James Wilson and
Mira N. &. Darnall of Bladensburg took pleas
ant trip 20 Bay Ridge last Moaday.
The Hyattsville Base bail Club will visit
Leonardtown at early date and play a match
game with the club Of that place.
Mrs. Thomas A. Ladson has returned from
Dunn LorinY, Va
Master Clarence Mullilun has received schol-
srship 20 Sc. Johns College, Annapolis.
Miss Agness Sasscer has been appointed
teacher Of the Beltsville public school.
Rev. Mr.. Sontag has accepted the call ID
Trinity Church, Marlboro, and viii take charge
OF it on the first sunday in September. w.RA
At the meeting Of the Southern Railway and
Steamship Association at Atlanta. Ga, yestsr-
day an agreement was signed by the Central of
Georgia. the EsstGennessee aud the Cape Fear
and ladkin roads. The Richmond and Dan
vile, Cincinns1i Southern and Alabama GSon1
Houthern nre expected 70 sim