Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-17
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY.
What 10 Going on in the Neighborhood o.
Hyattsyille.


Correspondence of the Evening Star :
HYATIsvILLE, Mp., Oct. Is, 1892.
Two drunken men who came out from Wash
ington in hack last night narrowly escaped
being run over by a train near Hyutt's property
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in this VII
age. They were on the track when the train
was approaching and seemed unconscious Of
their danger. and on being called to by several
citizens backed their horse off just the train
rushed by. There are no gates ut that place.
Town Treasurer Richardson has received
e2o0 from the county commissioners as q rebate
for roads.
Last night closed successful series Of gos-
pol meetings at the Southern Methodist Church
in Bladensburg.
Miss Madeline Suit of Bladensburg has gone
to Norfolk, Va, on q visit to her sister, Mrs.
Edward Dozier, and expects to remain there
quite a while.
COUNTY NOTES.
At n recent meeting of the county commits
sioners held at Marlboro the following orders
were passed: Ordered that 800 be paid to the
order of I. S. Stone, treasurer of the county
school board, for the use Of the high school at
Laurel; that the Maryland Grange Agency be
paid S56 for terra Gotta pipe for Marlboro dis
trict; that John R. Rawlings be authorized to fill
landing at supervisors rates; that the report
Of Stephen Gambrill, Luther Brashears and W.
H Owens commissioners to build bridge OVER
Bear branch. be adopted, and that S115 be paid
for same; that Philip G.. Miller be authorized
to erect election booths In the fourteen cleo
ton districts of the county.
The officers of registration for the various
districts Of the county will sit Monday for
revision and hearing applications for REIN
statement by persons whose names have been
stricken from the lists of registered voters.
Considerable excitement occasioned in
Bladensburg Friday night over the attempted
suicide Of Claude Jones, one Of the bartenders
for F. HUM, proprietor Of the Eureka House
on the Washington pike near Badensburg.
Jones attacked William Whaen the other bar
tender, in the morning and injured him So
verely. He then went to Washington and halen
also left the saloon. Mr.. HUM, who resides in
Washington, came out to leok after his place
and on finding II vacated put a man there to
tend bar. Jones visited Maggie Haldermsn, who
lives Oh street northwest, and was informed
by her that she intended to have him arrested
and had procured q warrant for that purpose.
He then left for the Eureka House In hack,
imbibing deeply on his way there from bottle
Of liquor which he had in his pocket. On
his arrival at that place he heavily loaded a
double barrel shotgun, and approaching the
bar asked the man in charge to write a let
ter for him, which he declined to do. The man
then slipped on, and during his absence Jones
wrote on piece OF paper, Please give this
ring to Maggie. Dead After laying it on the
counter with her photograph he pointed the gun
toward his head. and placing his feet upon the
trigger discharged one of the barrels, which
made terrific report, blowing off q piece of
his ear and badly damaging the rear of the bar
Shortly afterward he went upstairs and lay
down on his bed, and when discovered by the
deputy sheriff had butcher knife beside him.
His wound was dressed by DR.. Richardson and
was not considered serious. Before going to
the Eureka House Jones called at his mother
residence in Washington and babe her good
bye. His sister, Hope Jones, it is reported,
committed suicide about two years ago by
taking morphine after having fallen out with
her lover.
Mr.. Coldenstroth informed THE STAR re-
porter that he knew nothing about friend Of
his approaching Father Russell at Marlboro
and telling him that if he would leave he would
have the deputy sheriff scratch his name from
the list of witnesses. That if such thing was
done he was certainly not responsible for it,
and If any one said he WAS he stated an untruth.
Friday evening party from Riverdale, con-
sisting Of Mr.. Hart, his two sons and Mr.. Car
son, took several dogs and went coon hunting
near Charlton Heights. They succeeded in
capturing four coons in one den and two in
another.
Two new houses are being erected at River
dale
Messrs. Wilmont Lake and +. Shanabrook
will conduct republican pole raising and mass
meeting at Central Heights next Friday night.
Several prominent speakers will be present and
a supper will be given.
Capt. MCGEE of Washington has purchased a
lot in Riverdale and will shortly commence the
erection OF dwelling thereon.
DIR. and Mrs. Mudd were the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. II. Welsh today.
DIR. Chas. A. Wells of Hysttsviile has re-
ceived the following telegram from his son,
Robert Wells. who had a narrow escape in the
fight with the Dalton gang AZ Coffeyville, Kan:
"No more fights in CofIeyviile. Not liable to
be any more. Daltons are wiped out"