Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-20
EVANSVILLE.

Mt. Hermon Lodge. F. A. A. NJ has elect
ed the following officers for the ensuing
year: II. b. Major, worshipful master:
Harry Fowler, senior warden; Alex. M.
Schoepf, junior warden; W. W. Van Loan,
recording secretary; Francis Gasch, treas
urer; Frank II. Gasch, tyler.
AT high mass to be sung at St Jerome's
Catholic Church at midnight Christmas
eve, with Father Johnston as ceiebrant,
the choir accompanied by organ and violin,
will render Hayden's mass No. 2 in c, and
the offertory will be Novelties "Adeste
Fidelis." This choir is composed of Mrs. ].
W. Aman, Mrs. Chas. Acker, Misses CO.
rinne Mcfarland, Lolita Fenwicil and Leila
Aman, sopranos. Misses Louise Riley and
Annie Burns altos; Mr.. VIM. Hickey, ten
or; Messrs. j. Fred Riley, Geo. Burns and
Geo. j. Riley, bassOs; Miss Edith Gallant
orSaniSt; Mr.. Thco. Van Doren, yiolinist:
Mr.. Geo L. Riley, director.
Sam Clarke and Geo. Douglass, colored
were arraiSned before Justice Carr yester-
day for fighting and disorderly conduct in
violation of the town ordinances and a
fine of 81 and costs each was imposed.
Michael Rathbone, white. was also tried,
on the charge of vagrancy, and sent to
the house of correction for ninety days.
The county commissioners met at MARI
bcro' last Tuesday, with full board in at
tendance. The petition of Col L. A. Will
mer requesting that the Washington and
Potomac railroad in this county be relieved
of taxes until the road becomes solvent
was presented and held under considera-
ton.
The orphans court at a meeting held at
Marlboro last Tuesday passed the follow
in e orders: That Louisa c. Bonnell guar
dian to her minor children, be allowed $50
for the support of each ward out of any
funds coming into her hands from estate
of said wards; that the second and final
account of Bernard Carter, executor of
Chas. II. Carter, deceased. be passed; that
the bond of Alice g. Bowie and Bernard
Moore Carter, administrators OF Oden
Bowie, be approved. penalty of bond, $751;
900, notice to creditors ordered and j. Tur-
ner Perkins and VIM. "A. Linthicum be ap-
pointed to appraise personal property; that
the bond OF l.. II. A. Boran, Administrative
of Martha l.. Holt be approved in the sum
of $50; that Mary f. Cosden be appointed
Administrative of w. w. Cosden, deceased
penalty bond of $500 to be approved by the
register Of wills and ]. Il. Fitzhugh and
G. G. Lone he appointed appraisers; that
David $. BiScoe be appointed adminis-
traitor d. b. H. of Elizabeth Bowling, under
penalty bond of 5000; that Maggie Leap
lev he appointed administrators of Geo. w.
LeaplCy. under penalty bond of S2.OtO and
that John y. Schultz and Clarence DECKER
son be appointed appraisers; that the first
and final account of Frederick Skinner, cX-
ecutor of Fredericka Skinner be passed.
An accident which came near resulting
seriously happened to Charlie Leannarda,
the six-year-old son of Mr.. Chas w.
Ieannarda of this place, q few days since
While Charlie and several other children
were playing hide and seek in the attic in
Mr. Leannarda's house the boy got into
chest with a spring lock The lid i'm
medlately fell and Imprisoned TIE child
On hearing his cries for help the other
children ran into the nursery calling loudly
for assistance. The attendant, not under
standing the cause of the trouble, and be-
ing very much excited, was under the i'm