Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-11
EVANSVILLE.
Correspondents OF The Evening Star.
HYArTsvILLE, Nd, January II,

Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
HYArTsvrLLE, Nd, January II, 1893.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Hyatts.
vile Building Association was held last night at
Mechanics Hall in this village, with George
Mish Smith in the chair and E. N. Waters secre-
taty. The principal business Of the meeting
was the cancellation of the original stock Of the
association, which amounted to about Gil 800.
Nearly one-half of the matured stock was rein
| vested The original stockholders OF the asso-
citation received little more than 800 on each
share Of stock, upon which $50 had been paid in
monthly installmen.s Of 81 each since March,
1887.
large meeting q the members Of the
| Hyattsville Athletic Club was held in the rooms
rangements for giving an entertainment for its
benefit II was decided to give the entertain
meDt at an early date and a suitable program
was arranged.
A pleasant birthday party was given to Miss
Julia Kearney on Saturday evening at her
fathers residence in this village. Games and
dancing were INDUCED in and refreshments were
served. Among those present were Misses
Leila Aman, Edith Gallant, Annie Long, Lima
Luddington and Belle Kearney Of Hyattsville
and Esther Danforth Of Takoma Park, and
Messrs. Arthur Brown Of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College, Hodges Carr, Paul Crutchet,
Willie Holton and Charlie johnson Of Hyatts-
ville
The briefs for the arguments on the single
tax case, which will come up before the court
OF appeals tomorrow. have been prepared and
are said to be quite lengthy The brief for the
appellants in the case concludes as follows
1--WE sincerely hope that the court in its decis
ion may decide that no municipality thereof
can be used as an experiment station for the
orists in political economics"
Mr.. Francis Gasch discovered a few days ago
that large piece of the democratic cannon,
in firip n Int Mt ho
cratic parade in the latter part Of November,
had gone through the roof Of his house IN
Bladensburg and buried itself in the floor of
the attic, making hole which let in a consid-
erable amount Of snow.
DIR. Alfred II. Wells and Mr.. Henry Morrison
took long sleigh ride through the Meek" last
night.
Miss Lucy Ingersoll of Bowie is the guest Of
Mrs VIM. A. Giusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson Fl. IRalston are spend
ing week in Washington.
Miss Esther Danforth Of Takoma Park and
Mr.. A. S. Brown of Washington are visiting the
family Of Mr.. NJ. H. Kearney
DIR. Chas. A. Wells and Mr.. Louis Ford have
been elected president and vice president of the
inaugural board of Prince Georges county
which will make arrangements for the demo-
Gratis OF that county participating in the in
augural parade.
The thermometer in front Of DR.. Alfred H.
Wells drug store last night registered one de-
gree below zero.
weekly newspaper will be started at Lake.
land on the 4th proximo called the Lakeland
Ne,1s.
The streets Of this village have been very in
differently lighted during the past week and the
citizens are becoming quite indignant over the
matter.
Mr.. John R. Collette has raised an interest
ing question in correspondence with Mr.. Chas
U. Scull. the general passenger agent Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Mr. Collette
claims that be has been deprived Of his legal
rights by the Baltimore and Ohio company by
its refusal to sell him a school ticket from
Hyattsville. He is attending school in WASH
lngton. The discrimination is made, Mr.. Col
lette claims, because his son attends the Spen-
cerisn Business College. The general agent
states that he does not consider that the col
lege comes under the head of public or private
schools, to whose pupils school tickets are sold
Mr.. Collette has insisted on writing to the gen.
eral passenger agent that he is Disseminated
against He says he sees no way to settle the
matter except to take it into the courts.