Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-17
EVANSVILLE.
HYATTsvILLE, Md, Jur


Correspondence of The Evening Star.
At regular monthly meeting Of the Hyatts-
vile Building Association held at Mechanics
Hall last Tuesday night. with c. W. Leannarda
in the chair and Z. n. Waters secretary, the
salaries of Messrs. E. \. Waters and Louis D.
Wine as secretary and treasurer were increased
in appreciation of their faithful services A
loan was made 10 Mr.. Howard o. Emmons to
build house on the pike near the railroad sta
ton.
The town commissioners of Bladensburg have
stopped the coiored children from soliciting
pennies at the Spa spring.
The ladies Of the Southern Methodist Church
OF Hyattsville gave strawberry festival and
lawn party for the benefit of that church this
evening on the spacious grounds of Mr.. W. W.
Mccullough at Highlands. The lawn was bril-
hantly Illuminated with japanese lanterns, and
large number Of people were present. Quite
q sum realized.
At recent meeting of the Dorcas Sewing So
ciety, held at the residence of Mrs. j. C. Robin
son. the following officers were elected to serve
for the term of one year: Mrs. H. c. Dobbs
president; Mrs. l.. II. Campbell. vice president;
Mrs. F. A. Holden, secretary; Mrs. ]. G. Rob-
inson. treasurer.
Sunday evening services have been tempo
rarily dispensed with at the Pinkney Memorial
Church
Mr.. Sebastian Aman. jr-, has commenced the
erection of a fine dwelling on the lot opposite
the Presbyterian Church.
Richard Brown. coiored, was arraigned be-
fore Justice Hurley in Bladensburg yesterday
for assembling James E. Williams coiored The
state witness being absent, he committed
to Jail for further hearing in default Of 800
bond
The board Of town assessors have submitted
their report TO the town commissioners They
have valued the landed property within the cor
porate limits at S369, 709 and the improvements
at ms IN n fnta luuf Of
This il increase Of the assessed valuation of
TIM kind Of property Of about S1S 900 over last
year.
grand picnic for the benefit Of St. Jerome's
Church will be given on the grounds Of Mrs H.
\. Crutchet on the Fourth Of July Congress-
man Barnes Compton will deliver an address
there in the evening.
Quite a party Of Young people from this vii
lage attended the ball at the Maryland Agricu-
tural College last evening.
A few evenings ago an attempt was made to
enter the house Of Mr.. VIM. Casey in Bladens-
burg. Mr.. Casey was awakened BY the sound
Of some one trying the lock OF his front door
shortly after IL o'clock. He seized his gun and
went into the yard, where he discovered figure
crouching behind log Discharging both bar
reis over the head Of the object he made it
beat q precipitate retreat.
COUNTY NEWS.
The county commissioners met at Marlboro
last Tuesday and passed the following orders:
That A S, Abel 4 Co. be paid s5O.73, the same
being in full for advertising notice Of sale Of
county bonds, the same to be levied in 1898 to
reimburse bond money; that tho Maryland
Grange Agency be paid S225 in full for bill OF
tools furnished the county for road supervisors,
the same TO be charged to the levy for super
visors ~ part of their appropriations for their
respective districts. that check be drawn in
favor of George II. Bunnell assignee Of James II.
Thomas, for SS3. and also that check be drawn
to James II. Thomas for ESQ. being amount
due said Thomas for building bridge in Not
tinghsm district; that check be drawn in
trstion ofticer and room rent, same to be en-
tered to the use Of the county to reimburse bond
money; that the bond of Carvel n. Beckett as
road supervisor be approved; that VIM. E.
Carriek be appointed constable for Kent district;
that stephen Gambrill, Luther Brashears and
Nm- Ii. Owens be appointed a committee To
sell construction of wooden bridge over Bear
branch near Laurel; that P. A. Scaggs, DIR. NJ.
ID. Humes and X. V. Hall be appointed a COM
mittee TO examine and ascertain cost Of build
Ing an iron bridge over Eastern branch in
Evansville district and report same to board at
next meeting; that Z. p Baldwin be paid $50
for publishing local laws and the same be
levied IN 1888 TO reimburse bond money: that
f. l. Berry be authorized to repair bridge
over Cabin branch on his farm at supervisor .
rate; that the road case Of DR.. Bird and others
be heard at a special meeting on Tuesday. July
s; that Edlsvitch Wolf be paid $780, being in
part due aims house deficiency for 1891. levied
In March, 1892, same to be entered to use OF the
county TO reimburse bond money; that the &C.
count Of NJ. Csusin Warning. constable, for els,
be passed, the same 30 be levied in March. 1893
There viii be q regular meeting OF the
orphAuS' court on next Toesday II