Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-27
LAUREL.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
LAUREL, Nd, January 26 1S!

Correspondence of The Evening Star
LAUREL, Md, January &c, 1893.
An effort is being made to secure a larger ap.
preparation from the commissioners of thii
county for the public schools of the county mex
year. The amount given the school commits
sioners now is entirely inadequate to the pay
ment of such salaries as the teachers earn and
should receive. and the result is there is much
likelihood of some Of the best teachers Of the
county going elsewhere.
The marriage of Mr.. William F. Phelps am
Miss Alice Elizabeth Beckett is announced as
having been celebrated by Rev. S. NJ Naylor al
birmingham, near Laurel, on the 9th Of last
month.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Centenary NJ. f.
Church will give a sociable and supper at the
church parsonage on Montgomery street We'd
nesday evening. February l. This is the first
OF these pleasant gatherings the society has
given for a couple of years.
MIR. II. b. Moultou of Washington has pur-
chased $4,000 square feet Of ground of Gordon
Il Brother in North Laurel, and Mr. Frank T.
Rawlings of the same place has purchased
$4,000 feet from the same parties.
Monday evening last Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T.
Brown celebrated the tenth anniversary of
their wedding at their residence near Spencer
vile. Quite a number of their friends were
present from Washington Baltimore and the
surrounding country. The parlors and dining
ing was most agreeably spent. Dancing was in
dulged In until midnight, when bountiful we'd
ding supper was served. Among those present
were Misses Addie and Mamie McCrossin. Ida
and Lena krum. Sarah Thompson, Bette
Pierce, Susie Leizear, Emma Carr and Cora
Leizear, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Thompson. Mr.
and Mrs. Morgan Brown. Mr.. and Mrs F. T.
Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. Lizear, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Poole, MIR. and Mrs. Seymour
Wilson. Messrs. Joseph Baker. Randolph Cham
bers. Arthur Lewis, Budd Harding. Frederick
Krum, Walter Richardson, William Baker,
Henry Crawford. Jacob Link, Levi Chambers,
Granville Thompson. A. T. Murphy, Oliver
Murphy, Charles Murphy, Henry Pierce,
Charles ". Brown, John Hall, Walter Lindsay,
Hugh ODonnell, Clarence Bennett. John
Thompson, Henry V. Black, F. W. Neuhause,
Benjamin Baker, Mrs. A. J. Thompson and
Mrs. Kate Brown.
the warmer weather prevailing this week has
revived building and improvement prospects
and work has been resumed on all buildings in
course Of construction. Beside the large num-
Der OF houses to be built as soon as possible in
Laurel, eleven houses will be built in North
ground.
The revival in the First Baptist Church still
continues with increasing interest, the church
being filled every night, and many conversions
are reported.
The collection of state and county taxes in
this county is being enforced by the county
treasurer under the special law passed in 1890,
and the property Of all delinquent taxpayers is
advertised for sale on March g. unless settle
ment is made before that date Under this law
owners have two years after sale within which
to redeem their property, but they must pay all
costs and a penalty of twelve per cent per an
mum. This law is applicable to Prince Georges
county alone.
Mrs. G. NJ. Haddaway Is visiting Mrs. Robert
L. Cohen in Washington.
Messrs. G. F. Norment, Frank T. Rawlings
and George Whipple of Washington have been
visiting Mr.. H. d. Gordon. E.P.B.