Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-19
LAUREL.
LAUREL.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.

| Correspondence of The Evening Star.
LAUREL, Nd, Nov. 10, 1892.
The democrats Of Laurel met at Flester's
Hall last night to make arrangements for the
celebration Of the election Of Cleveland,
Stevenson and Compton. Mr.. John W. Gray
called the meeting to order and Mr.. B. F.
Crobbs was elected chairman and Geo. E.
Baldwin secretary. Several short speeches
we're made to the effect that il celebration
was held II must be first-class in every respect
The chair appointed Messrs. John W. Gray
fichard l.. Wallach, Geo. Z. Baldwin. Pinkney
Jones and Eugene S. Gray committee TO
| solicit subscriptions, and the committee re-
ce1ved instructions to report to the next meet
| ing, which will be held at the town hall next
| Tuesday evening at o'clock, to which time
the meeting adjourned.
MOTHER KIDNAPs HER CHILD.
few years ago Mrs. Martha King, now a
resident of Baltimore. caused her young son to
be bound to Mr.. Samuel Oldield, who at pres
ent resides in Laurel. Mr.. Oldfield had be-
come much attached to the child. and was send
ing him to school As the child did not return
from school in the evening recently search was
made for him, and it was discovered that his
mother had come from Baltimore on the 10
o'clock train and, waiting near the school
house till the O'Clock train was nearly due, in
duced her son to accompany her to the depot,
where she put him on the train and took him
to Baltimore. Diligent search has failed to dis
cover the boy since.
NEW BUILDINGS.
Mr.. Walter A. Milstead has begun the erec-
ton of a handsome residence on Washington
avenue near Main street. 1t will contain all
modern improvements. and when completed
will be one Of the finest houses in Laurel.
Mr.. C. W. Bond has commenced the erection
of new residence on the east half of his lot on
Main street.
Bond & Nicholson, contractors, have been
awarded the contract for building the Kelley
Institute building, and will commence work on
IT next Monday.
Mr.. J. Hevie of Washington has purchased
house and lot in North Laurel and occupied it
this week
The ladies of the Southern NJ E. Church will
hold box sociable for the benefit Of their
church
The Laurel Military Band will give recep-
ton and ball to their friends Thanksgiving eve
at Flester's Hall.
hop will be the form of celebrating Thanks
giving by Prof. Corning's dancing class, and it
will be held at the Academy of Music Thursday
night.
The lady members and friends of the FIRST
Baptist Church will give rainbow fair for the
benefit of the new church, commencing Decem
Der and continuing three days. Tho church
will be ready for occupancy by that date.
Mr.. Sothoron Compton has returned from
successful ducking trip to 1.-The Palms. the
home OF his grandfather, Col. J. H. Sothoron,
in southern Maryland.
The local trustees of the public schools have
been reappointed, SO that they could take the
oath OF Office prescribed by the act of the last
legislature to be taken before entering upon
their duties. A judicial construction of the
new law required the reappointment of all
trustees in the county
Miss Lois Hobbs of Ellicott City is visiting
her friend, Miss Emily Walk.
The Laurel Company has secured a gentle
man named Lever as manager Of the cotton
mills in place of Mr.. Timanus, who resigned
and went to Tennessee. Mr.. Lever is from
Massachusetts. Z. p. b.