Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-01
EVANSVILLE.
A Municipal Election Going on Today
Other Items of Interest.


Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HYATTsvILLE, Nd, May /, 1898.
The much-talked-o of municipal election will
take place in this village today and the polls
will be kept open from IL m. to Pun. Three
commissioners will be elected to serve for a
| term of two years, and Messrs NJ. H. Kearney
E. NJ Burchard and F. A. Holden have been
selected to act as judges. Though the anti
single tax ticket composed of DIR. Charles A.
Wells. Francis H. Smith and James A. Aman. is
the only one in the field, it Is thought that the
single tax men have an understanding among
themselves not 10 support it but to vote for
three candidates selected from their own ranks.
From present indications large number Of
votes will be poled and the election will be the
most interesting that has ever occurred in this
village. Messrs. Ralston, Brett and Aman are
the retiring commissioners and Messrs. Long
and Latimer still have another year to serve.
The former is an earnest believer in the prin-
cples of single tax and the latter is stOutly OPP
posed to the system.
Mrs. George W. Coldenstroth Of Bladensburg
died very suddenly at her home il that village
about IL 30 Yesterday morning. She appeared
10 be in good health a short while previous to
her death and was walking in the garden when
she complained OF being sick and was taken up
stairs. DIR. 5. Clifford Cox was called in. but
was unable to do her any good, and in a few
moments she expired. Her husband. son d
two daughters and Mr.. n. c. Darnall we're with
her at the time of her death Deceased was
fifty odd years Of age ard was well known both
In this county and Washington and very
popular. Her children consist Of Mrs. j. b.
Wiseman. Miss Katie Coldenstroth and Mr..
George W. Coldenstroth. ir. Her death was
probably caused by heart failure.
The LAYING of the corner stone Of the new
Masonic Temple. which will take place at
oil
OF the greatest events in the history OF this
village. The ceremonies will be conducted by
W. Henry Shryock of the Grand Lodge OF
Maryland, who will represent Grand Master
Ihos. j. Shryock. who is now in Chicago, and
the Grafton will be delivered by Grand Master
l.. Cabel williamson Of the Gu rand Lodge OF the
District of Columbia. The temple will be one
of the largest and best structures devoted to
Masonic purposes in Maryland outside OF the
large cities. The building is being erected
under the supervision of the following building
committee: F. H. Smith, chairman: L. d..
Wine. treasurer; II. u. Major. secretary; Fran
els Gasch, r. P. Evans and E. A. Fowler. This
building. when completed, will contain, besides
lodge and other necessary rooms, a large hall
thirty BY sixty-four feet. exclusive OF stage.
which will be used for public entertainments.
A large number of Masons from Maryland and
| the District of Columbia are expected to be
present. special train for the accommodate
ton of the Washington people will leave that
city at $40 p m.
Mr.. W. Brooke Hunter has withdrawn from
the editorial staff of the Hyattsville Herald
Mr.. Henry Morrison is quite sick at his home
+. at Hiverdale.
The house of Miss Rachel Levin, situated at
the corner OF Wine and Littlefel1 avenues.
which is occupied by Mr.. Clarence Wilson and
family, caught fire yesterday evening. num-
Der of citizens succeeded in extinguishing the
flames before they gained much headway. The
fire originated in closet in the back part of
the upper story. Quite an amount of clothing
and household articles we're destroyed.
A considerable amount of gambling has been
going on for quite awhile in this village and
some of the citizens propose to lay the matter
before the Commissioners and see if proper
steps cannot be taken to prevent it, as it is
doing the community great deal Of harm.