Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-11
EVANSVILLE.

Correspondents of The Evening Star.
HYArTsvILLE, Mo-, April 10.
Mr.. Phieffer, principal Of the Hyattsville
public school, has been appointed by Prof. G.
p. Cronk, observer of the United States weather
bureau at Baltimore. to act as his assistant at
this place, and expects to shortly raise weather
flags over the public school building.
The following report Of the operations OF the
free delivery system at this place for the month
of March has been made by Postmaster Tise:
Delivered, registered letters, s.; ordinary let
tiers, 900; postal cards, PSI; fOurth-class mat
ter, 1.Il6 Collected, local letters. 1858: local
postal cards. s. mail postal cards, SO; fourth
class matter, 2. Total number Of pieces
handled, $3.50.
The annual election Of vestrymen Of St. Mat
thews Episcopal parish will take place at st.
Luke's Church, Bladensburg, on Easter Mon
day evening
A large bald eagle bounced upon a fish hawk
in DR.. Wells meadow last Friday and caused it
to drop fine herring it had caught In the
Eastern branch, but coiored boy secured the
prize befora it could be reached by the eagle.
Mr. Daniel Barron, one of the Oldest resi-
dents of this district. was taken suddenly i'll at
his home in this village today.
Mrs. Unger of this place is visiting friends in
Hagerstown.
Mr.. Louis d. Wine has gained considerable
groun' since the recent split in the republican
party Il this district. and it is thought that
delegation from this county, pledged to sup
port him as a delegate from the fifth congress
sional district to the national republican con-
yention, will be sent to the state convention.
Edward Galloway of Bladensburg, colored
while hauling the seine in the Eastern branch
with some friends last Friday stepped into
deep hole and would have been drowned had
he not been rescued in time by his friends.
Joseph Anderson, colored. was arrested in
Rockville last night by Deputy Sheriff Darnall
OF this county, having served out his sentence
at the jail at that place. He was tried by JUS
tiee Hurley in Bladensburg this morning on
the charge OF cursing and being disorderly on
the farm Of James kerne, in the Neck" last
February, and was lined so and costs Being
unable to pay the fine lie was committed to jail
at Marlboro.
Doc" Lancaster and Prince E. Stubs, col
ored, got into an alteration in Bladensburg
last night over the choice Of delegates from
this district to the republican county conven-
ton and were quite abusive in their language
toward each other.
Col. Chas. P. Crauaen Of Highlands enter
tanned Messrs. Burke, Brinkley and Barras of
College Station and Brown Of Lakeland last
night at his hospitable home at that place.
Col Meyer has completed one Of his fish
ponds on his property at Highlands and filled
1t with water. He expects to finish the other
within week and will then place a number of
rare fish in both ponds.
The following cases have been tried in the
circuit court: White agt. Thorn: action for
trespass; jury trial; one cent damages. Wilson,
Palmer Co. agt. VIM. L. Thompson; action
for debt; judgment for 1884. The case of A.
Gottschalk Co. agt Maurice E. Stallings was
taken up on Thursday. but, on the defendants
attorney demanding bill of particulars, was
postponed till Saturday, April Ii.
Money-orde offices have been established at
the Bowie and Nitchellville post offices.
At recent meeting of the Piscataway Demo
cratic Club held at that village Senator German
was Endorsed its first choice for President, ex-
President Cleveland as its second and Gov.
Boles OF Iowa as its choice for Vice President
The new city hall of Laurel was occupied by
the town authorities for the first time Last
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. SGsan c. Grape of Baltimore recently
purchased for $500 at mortgage sale,
through Chas. H. Stanley. the valuable farm
OF Mrs Sarah II. Wood. which consists of 1856
acres and Is situated in Queen Anne district, II.