Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-13

Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
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e'enins' WIN "eooree smith IN 'ne chair ana e.
N. waters secretary, the receipts amounted to
%, ass. all of which were sold to citizens of the
town at premium of 1OJ[ Der cent for the pur-
bose Of bu;ld;no bouse.
The u,a.,sr;,,. p,,,., III, H.. A..
A'one D'ue' WIN p'ay ue L"urei
juniors game OF base oail In this town next
Saturday.
While Messrs. Clarence Walker and Edward
Barkhages were horseback riding on Pike
avenue near Mr.. Gramlick's residence last SIM
day morning the horses became frightened.
and. running off. threw them both to the
ground. Barkhages' horse tried to jump into
the back Of a vehicle occupied by two Young
ladies' causing them to speedily vacate il. The
animals were soon caught. and. fortunately, no
one was injured.
Miss Clara Turner of woodville is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Chas. H. Welsh of this place.
Mr.. Geo. n. Walker has laid plank walk on
Maine avenue from the nike to his gate
Quite an accident occurred to Mr.. John Weld
man and his wife and two children Tuesday
morning while they were returning in their carri-
age from Washington to Hyattsville. The horses
took fright near Rives' and. dashing down the
hill upset the vehicle over an embankment near
the culvert. throwing out ali the occupants.
Two bones in Mr.. Weidman's right hand were
broken and his wife and children were badly
bruised.
Mr.. Louis d. Wine left Wednesday for
Woodmont. Md where he will snend a few
DAYS at the club house of the Woodmont Rod
and Gun Club of which he is a member. He
took with him as his guests the Secretary of the
Treasury commissioner Of the land Office and
Capt A. c. Tonner, chief of the appointment
division of the Interior Department.
There was ouite a Gathering of Hvattsyille
citizens present Wednesday at the residence of
Mr. ]. H. Ralston to hear the discourse ON
single taxation by Representative Thos. L.
johnson of Ohio. Among those present were
Louis Ford. Father Russell. L. D. Wissman.
Paul Tricon, Dr. ]. r. Owens. l.. n. CAMPBELL.
Chas H. Long. W. A. Guista. Thos. H. Lati-
mer W. Brooke Hunter Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Ralston and Mrs. Harriet l.. Ralston.
severe hail storm visited this part of the
country Yesterday breaking IS4 windows
in the MARYLAND Agricultural College and all
the windows in the house of MIR. Chas. Joy in
the meek" above Hyattsyille. The stones that
fell were unusually large
The members of the new hoard Of town COM
missioners of Bla6ensbnrg we're sworn in last
evening but the board did not organize.
Dr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Wells entertained the
hyattsvilie Progressive Euchre Club at their
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Whiting. Mr.. and Mrs. i. C. Robinson. Mr.. and
Mrs Boykin, Nix. and HRS. H. l.. Campbell DR..
and Mrs. Chas A. Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. BEDFORD
NJ. Smlth. Mr. ana Mrs Chas. II. Welsh, Mr. ana
Mrs Van Loan. Mise Mary L.. Wells. Mrs. DIR.
Egleston, Mr.. Clarence Wilson and Miss Clara
Turner. Mrs. Browning received the first favor
Tor the ladies' ana Mrs. Whiting the second |
MIR. Clarence Wilson was awarded the first prize |
for The gentlemen and Mr.. II. &. Browning the |
second. The BOBBY prize was won by Mrs. DIR. |
Egleston. A sumptuous supper was served.
At a meeting of the King Daughters. held
at the residence of Mrs. J. c. Robinson last
Tuesday evening, it was ascertained that over
$50 was realized at the recent Japanese tea.
While Messrs. Theodore Schoepf and VIM. |
Van Loan were driving Mrs. Gen. Schoepf
pair Of white horses in her phaeton toward the
base ball grounds this evening the animals be-
came frightened and ran at full speed up Spen-
Ger street. upsetting the vehicle and breaking
the pole and breast yoke. They then dashed
down the county road toward the railroad, where
they were caught by colored man. Both oc-
cupants jumped from the phaeton and escaped
injury.
Mr.. N. c. Darnall has been appointed regis
tration officer for Bladensburg district, vice
Thos. Brooke. resigned. Mr.. James EnOs Ray
has also been appointed justice of the peace
for the same district.
corxrv xr,rs
meeting U, 'ne h'corpora'ors oi .ne oai'i-
more and Washington Turnpike and Iramway
Company. which wus chartered by an act of
the last session of the MARYLAND legislature was
held AZ the Academy of Music. LanreI Tuesday
afternoon Admiral Ammen was called to the
chair and Lewis Ford made secretary Admiral
Ammen. Mr.. John Glenn of baltimore and Col
Manning made addresses. the latter recon-
mendine a connection with the Rhode Island
Avenue electric railroad. bill chartering
this road has passed the House of Representa-.
tives and is now before the Senate. The fol-
lowing committee ON subscription was an
pointed: Charles B. Calvert Stephen Gambril.
Edward Phelps. d. NJ. Newbold and ]. ]. Jack
son.
called the Independent
At recent meeting of the county school com
missioners. held in Marlboro. the following or
ders We're passed: Ihat the PETITIONS Tor the ap-
pun, .,s el ioeai uus'ees oe NOT "cueu upon
named in the new school jaw FOR s,;, ,n,oint-
ment. except when vacancy shall occur abso-
lutely necesstating appointment: that G. W.
shaaiI De appointed local trustee Tor the school,
rsnovsd From, H.. ~ .at t !"
of Laura ID. Hungerford az teacher of gcbool
No. 2, Oxon Hill district. be accepted to take
effect June 3. 1892 provided that it be also ac-
cepted by the trustees OF said school: that the
appointment OF an assistant teacher for thu
OXon Hill school be postponed; that Thomas 5
Stone be reappointed secretary and ex3miner OF
the board from May l, 1892; tina. Roger Bellies
be authorized to paw S35 for lot for cOlored
school in Evansville district; that Miss Beatrice
Brown be paid for half a month in addition to