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LAUREL.

For several years attempts have been
made to obtain some plan by which the
streets of Laurel could be improved with
out making the expense too burdensome to
the taxpayers, but 1t was not until the last
ses sion of the legislature that a satisfactory
plan was authorized. BY the terms of the
act the town was authorized to issue bonds
to the extent Of one-half of the cost of
street improvements, the property owners
on the line Of the work done to pay the
other half. in ten annual installments Be-
fore any work could be begun the majority
of the property owners on the streets to be
improved were required to petition the city
council for that purpose.
Inc property owners on Washington
avenue were the first to petition for the
Improvement of that street, and after due
advertisement the contract for grading
paving and matchmaking was awarded to
Messrs Breen and Feeley of Alexandria,
Va. Work was begun and had progressed
for about three weeks, under the direction
of Mr.. ID. j. Dashiell. the engineer of the
town. when 1t was alleged by the majority
or the property owners on the street
among them being Barnes Compton, Sen.
ator A. p. German and ex-Mayor Gull that
the work was not being done according to
contract. so on Monday night last q special
meeting Of the city council was called to
consider the matter.
After considerable discussion, and an ex-
animation of the engineer, an ordinance
was passed suspending the work until that
already done had been made to conform to
the specifications Mr.. Breen. senior mem
Der OF the firm of contractors, was present
at the meeting of the council, and refused
to answer any questions until he could con-
suit counsel.
1t Is stated that there will be a special
meeting Of the council called as soon as
the contractors are ready with their side of
the controversy. In the meanwhile rumors
are flying thick and fast. and charges of
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DROOkLANU,

The social reception by the Queenstown
Baptist Young Peoples Union last night
was largely attended and a success in every
particular. The lecture room of the church
was artistically decorated with golden rod
and forest foliage. which made an appro-
pirate background for the bright evening
costumes of the ladies. The president Of
the association. c. b. Perry, and the
chairman of the entertainment committee
Mrs. j. Il. Lord. jr., with the entire union
as assistants. were unremitting in attention
to their guests. Refreshments were served
and instrumental selections rendered by
Miss Mary Marean ard Miss De Land
vocal solos by Miss Barbara Maier and Mr.
Many and a number of popular hymns
given by the chorus of the E Street Chris
tian Enieavor Society of Washington
Among the guests present We're: Rev. Mr.
Muir, .dr. Richards. Sir. and Mrs. Roderick
Mr. and Mrs Webb. Mr.. and Mrs Nc
Gref,Or, MIS-. Bull, Mrs. Street the Misses
Street. ClIpp. Bowbeer. Fletcher, Chase,
Shuttle. johnson, Dc.hcm. Sholes, Holmes
Huck ari Radcliffe and Messrs Ferris
Fenwick. ShClcs. Holmes. Jackson. johnson,
Chase. MusSoI and BcSlcy of Washington;
Rev. and Mrs. West. ar. and Mrs. John
Lord, ST., Mr. and Mrs. w s Daniels Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. Robbins, Mr.. and Mrs
Many. Mr.. and Mrs Elkins. Mr.. and Mrs
Morgan: Mesdanes Hough, finder. Burgess,
Galliday. Whitesides. Schwier. Erewood
Cobey. Sherwood and Lynch: the Misses
son. Rhine. Jon:s. Means: Mr.. Larner and
the Misses LarIer and Messrs. Means. An
ierson, Trundle. Hackett and Edward Hol-
lidgc of BroOkIaad
e Capt and Mrs. Joseph Raurner and family
and Miss Bella Jost Of University Heights
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SANDY SPRING.

The Woman's Association held its Octo-
Der meeting on Thursday last by means of
tea at hospitable old Fair Hill. the home
Ct Mrs. Mary Willis Kirk. There was an
attendance of about thirty women, includ-
ing the following guests: Mrs Redfern and
daughter and Mrs. Davis of Washington.
airs. Reed of Baltimore. Mrs. James p
stabler and Mrs. Charles Farquhar. Miss
Ellen Farquhar served in the double ca
pacity of chairman and secretary. The
hostess read in an admirable manner
snort story from Littell. and, as usual,
nearly all present contributed something
either literary & domestic, for the benefit
or the assembled danes.
Owing tC the serious illness of Miss Pat
tie L. Miller. at wernersville, Pa, the
meeting of the Whist Club at Stanmore
with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. Miller was
postponed. and also the dancing class which
was 10 nave been entertained by Miss Janet
Miller of Alloway. Within the last few
days Miss Miller's condition has improved
TO an extent which apparently Is the be-
ginning of convalescence, to the great re-
lief OF her many warm friends here and
elsewhere
Prof. VIM. Taylor Thorn has resumed his
duties as teacher at the Mount Vernon
Institute. In Washington, and Miss Eliza
beth t. Stabler has entered upon new ones
as typewriter in the Office of the in
surahce company at Sandy Spring.
Mrs. Charles II. Brooke Miss Eliza
Brooke. Miss Hannah Brooke and Miss
Eliza Elsar FarQuhar have INDUCED them
selves In a charming trip to Niagara.
MI and Mrs. Thomas Lea of Eldon are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Edward Dick
lnson OF Wellsboro'. Pa. Mrs. Joseph T.
Moore is in Philadelphia; Mrs. James Sta
Dier at her Odd home near New Market
Nd; Miss Lucy Stabler in Baltimore; Ben
Jamin III. Miller at Wernersville Pa, and
Mrs. John c. Bentley and daughters have
been in Baltimore
Mr.. anc Mrs. Charles Hallowell and sons
OF Denver, Colo. are spending some weeks
with the Misses Tyson of Marden; Dr.
Frederic Elbrey is at Norwood; Mrs. Harry
Sponord and children at Mt. Airy. and Mrs.
Harriet RiCdle Davis of Washington at
Fair Hill. Other late visitors, as far as
Known, are MIR. Harry Spofford, Mrs. Hetty
Stabler, Mrs. Augustus Stabler and Miss
Bessie w. Miller of Washington, Miss
Katherine VAIN of Buck Lodge, Frank
Matthews, Harry j. Matthews and Harry
Fitzhugh of Baltimore.
Stephen Holland and Joseph wetherah,
both of advanced age, are very i'll, as Is
the venerable Mrs. Tucker, the oldest in
hab.tant of Ashton.
Mr.. Charles H. Brooke desires us to cor
rect an error in a recent letter. The crops
of wheat in this vicinity, which averaged
forty bushels to the acre, and not thirty
as stated, Mr.. Brooke finds, were sowed
from the Sd to the 10th of October, 1883,
Quite a number of relatives here of the
brides and grooms of next week expect to
attend the weddings. in Wilmington, DEL
of Miss Edith Needles Trump and Sterling
of Miss Mary Benz and Warwick p Miller
jr
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EVANSVILLE.

The Hyattsville Tuesday Club, literary
organization which is an honor to the town.
met at the home of Mr.. F. H. Smith Tn
Tuesday evening last. The author set apart
for discussion was Charles Dickens, the
members appearing in appropriate costumes
representing some of the characters found
In that authors works. AS the roll was
called, the members answered with QUOTA
tions from Dickens. The characters repre-
sented were MIR. Pecksniff." Mr. L. H.
Campbell. MARY" Miss A. Louise Fuller
Cherry" Miss Alice Owens; Dora" Miss
Mae Tricou; Mr.. Pickwick," DIR. j. r.
Owens: Mrs. Barlell.' Miss Nellie Levin;
Mir Weller MIR. +. III. Smith; Sam We'll
Ter" Mr. A II. Holden: "Dick Swivrller,"
Mr.. f. a. Fuller; The Warehouses" Miss
Lola Tricou: "Betsey Trotwood," Mrs. A.
r. Holden; David Copperneld," Miss Enid
Holden; Mrs. Gummidge." Mrs. F. III.
Smith; Little Nell," Miss Annie Holden;
'Sarry Camp" Mrs. j. r. Owens; '.Eetsey
Priss," Mrs. Il. w. Whiting; Mrs Skeio-
tom Miss Mary Wells; Miss Have-sham,"
Miss Gadson: Mrs. McStinSer," Mrs L. f.
Dolly Warden" Mrs. Jno. Baker; "Uriah
Keep" Mr.. VIM. Giusta. A dialogue from
Martin Chuzzlewit' between"Sarry Camp
and "Betsey Prigg," enacted by Mesdames
say on Dickens by DIR. J. f. Owens was a
mastery effort; dialogue from .'OId Curl
osity Shop" between Dick Swiveller'' and
The Marchioness,' enacted by Miss Lola
Tricou and Mr.. L. A. Fuller. was greatly
enjoyed; a song, What Are the Wild
Waves Saying" By Mr.. and Mrs A. K
Holden, sam Weller and "Betsey Trot-
wood. respectively, vas q feature of the
evening; dialogues between "SamWeller'' and
Mr.. Weller" and between David Copper
field and ''Betsey Trotwood" also deserve
mention Messrs. Frank Carr and Howard
dOran were elected to membership The
club meets at the residence of DR. j. r.
owens ON the 10th instant, Bulwer being
the author for discussion
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RADCLIFFE, DARR 4 co, Auctioueers

X EE9 Tip t ATP S g Eh Eh3E
poF COLUMBIA; AT AUCTION. '>' D'' i''''i
The Ni,,ae OF decree of the supreme Court Of
No 1861 wherein Mary l. Dawson ct al are c"ne
Bn,s and Emma Byrnes al are DEFEND
hereinster the following described land and
trict of ;onmhis N tne cay Of Washington Dis
81. ON IsATuKDxY. THE THIRTEENTH DAY
lot is in square 49,. of the city of Washington ton.
district as, OF Columbia being situate at the north
Ing p feet more or less. on AZ street, and run
ming back on street ITO feet. more or less '1"
ngton District OF Columbia be inc Gg 81 Wash sIr
she rear Of the lot aforesaid and capable Of use as
street. and running back to a depth Of Is feet
These lots will first be offered together. and 8, :.
satisfactory sale is not thus made will be im,ne
diately thereafter offered separately.
O'clock PM, sublot SO. in square Ga, fronting
q feet Az inches, more less on LIST street be
brick dwelling. known No. 72S LIST Street north
4. Immediately thereafter, lot "a" I'm said
square ca fronting = feet inches mors or i s
west, and running back with that width TO an
alley, improved by brick dwelling. No. rs LIST t
g. % M thessafter sblot &C. in square
streets northwest, with average depth of so feet
more or less, and improved by a brick dwelling
No. SIS LIST street northwest.
Terms Of sale provided by the decree. Ono
third Of the purchase money to lie ,aid I'm cash
within ten days from the day of sale. of which
500 is TO he paid as a deposit. at the time Of sak
on each lot. and the balance OF the purchase money
In two equal installments. in one and two years
iron, the day OF sale, for which the purchaser or
purchasers shall deliver his or their pro;nissory
notes. dated on the day of sale. and to bear utter
est AT the rate or per cent per annun. and se-
cured by deed deeds Of trust upon the propcrty
Sold or all cash. Mt the option of the purchaser or
purchasers All conreyancing and recording at the
terms OF sale are not complied with within twenty
days after the day of SALE the property will ~. re-
sold the risk and of the defaultiny purchaser
or purchasers, or otherwise, the court NAV d.
rect. FRANK Il. BROWNING, Truste,
4lG 9th ST. NV.
BLAIR LEE, Trustee.
oc3-d&ds Fendal building.
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DUNCANS0N BROS. AUCTIoNEERs

inoS M SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
NJ. I4i4 PIERCE PLACE NORTHWEST.
ny virtue OF certain deed of trust to US. ted
March q 1889, and duly recorded March 81, 1893,
II, rnco Lser No l75G folio 4s4 seq, Of the land
records or the District of Columbia, and at the
reS%ssi OF the party secured thereby the
IA. front mt Of the premises on FRIDAY THE FIFTH
sMa;s the following described land and premises
OF o., Columbia and designated and being all of
10y 1874, In Stantons subdivision of lots In square
1O6, as the same is recorded in the Office OF the
surveyor OF the District Of Columbia, i'm Book J.
~ ~, page $685. together with the improvements
consisting OF threestory brick dwelling known
as No l4l4 Pierce place northwest.
TERMS OF SALE: One-third OF the purchase
money to be paid In cash, and the balance in two
equal installments payable in one and two years,
with interest at six 90 per centum per annum,
payable semi annually. from day OF sale secured by
deed OF trust upon the property sold all cash,
at the option OF the purchaser. A deposit OF 500
VIII be required OF the purchaser at the time Of
sale All eonyeyancing, recording and notarial fees
complied with within ten days from day of sale,
Otherwise the trustees the right to resell
the property at the risk and cost OF the defaultng
purchaser.
WILLIAM z. EDMONSTON
COMrANTINE ii. WILLIAMSON, | Trustees.
800 9th st. NV,
NATH'L WILSON, Atty. for the Rarty Secured
No. 622-624 st. NV. se2z-dSds
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THoS. 4. wAGGAMAN,
REAL ESTATE ACCTIONEER

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE LOT. M
PROVED By Two-SToRY AND ATTIC brick
DWELLING, No. Sls 18TH STREET S0IrTH-
MESr. WITH Two-sroRY BRICK STABLE
IN REAR
BY virtue OF deed Of trust. duty recorded An
liber No. :SS, folio et seq.. OF the land records
OF the District q Columbia. and OF a decree OF the
supreme Court Of the District OF Columbia passed
In equity cause No. 1861, docket 81, and nj the
request OF the arty secured by said trust the uo-
dersigned as substituted trustee, will offer for
sale at puh.ic auction. IN front Of the premises
ON THCRSDAf. OCTOBER ELEVENTH, ise4 Al
FIVE O'CLOCK PM, lot numbered IL I'm Jo~eph
Pearsons recorded subdivision OF square se6 Wash.
tngton. ID. e. with the improvements above stated
Terms: one-third cash. OF which a dcposit Of
Slo must be made at time Of sale, and the lalsuce
IN three equal tnstalments. In Que. too and three
years. Tor which notes az purchaser. hearing inter-
est. payable mi-annualy from day Of sale. and
secur.G %. deed OF trust property toli. will 10
taken. or all cash. At the option OF the purs ser
All con,esaBcing and recording a. cost OF Iairias-r
IL terms are not complied with in fifteen DAYS fum
DAY OF sale the trustee reserves the right 10 resell
said property at the risk and u tine cfsultinx
purchaser after five days advertisement IN Tie
Evening Star newspaper.
lIi, ING WILLIAMSON. Trusr~e
T. e. wAGGAMAN. Auctionscr. se2s-dAds
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neglect of duty on the part of the engineer
and city council are being freely made.
Some sensational reports have been sent
out by some of the correspondents for the
Baltimore and Washington papers, but the
truth of the matter and the fixing of the
responsibility for any violation of the con-
tract can only be ascertained after both
sides have been heard. AS a matter of fact,
the loss, If any, that is, the cost of remov
ing the stone, watering and rolling the
ground, will fall upon the contractors, as
the town is protected by a bond in double
the amount of the contract signed by some
of the most responsible men in Washing
ton.
Laurel is going in fer athletics since the
Baltimores have won the base ball cham
pionship, and an athletic club has been
organized to further the interests of base
ball. foot ball, tennis and bicycling. The
following are the officers of the new ASSOC
citation, which starts out under very favor
able conditions: President, NJ. A. Gam
brill; vice president, j. s. Flannery; secre-
tary and treasurer. j. E. Fenwick; board
of governors. c. F. Shaffer. jr., Geo. w.
Waters, jr., Chas. j. Stockman and Frank
1. Ahern, jr. Seventeen members have al
ready been enrolled, with the promise OF
several more at the next meeting.
There was an elopement and marriage re-
Gently between young couple, residents OF
Laurel. Miss Dora Watkins, q young lady
of about seventeen, has been receiving the
attentions Of young Herbert Lilley, but
On account of the youth of the young lady,
her parents objected. but, as love laughs at
obstacles. the young couple slipped quietly
away to Howard county and were married.
They have returned, and are now residing
with the parents of the groom.
Mr.. Horace Wexford, carpenter, while
employed in building house for Mr.. ]. w.
jackson. slipped from a scaffold and fell to
the ground, breaking the larger bone of his
right leg. The fracture was reduced, and
the patient is doing as well as can be ex-
pected
Burglars are again among us, there hav-
ing been three attempted here recently,
only one OF which was successful. The
first was the breaking into the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad station, but as that has
been done several times, the agent, Mr..
ID. M. Fisher, leaves the money drawer and
safe open, both empty; result the bur-
glars labor for their pains. The last was
successful. and the robbers obtained about
$40 worth of cigars and tobacco from Mr..
Henry Kaiser.
That truth is much stranger than fiction
the following will demonstrate. During the
war of the rebellion two brothers, John II.
and VIM. p. fWootten, resided in North
Carolina. Both enlisted in the southern
army, but not in the same regiment After
the war closed John H. settled near Laurel
and after vain attempts to learn the where
abouts of his brother William, concluded he
was dead. Recently a chance visitor here
net Mr.. Wootten and told him that he
knew man by his name in Wilson, ~ c.
Wootten wrote to the address given. and
received a reply from his lony-lost brother
A rev days ago William arrived in laurel
ana the brothers, who had been rated
ior tnirty years, were reunited
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HAGERSTOWN.

The society event CT the week was the
marriage on Tuesday in ST. Johns Eptsco-
pal Church of Mrs. Louise d. Bettens of
Hagerstown and Captain Walter Lowery
Finley. L. s. "A. Rev. Henry Evan Cotton
officiating. The BRIDE was given away by
her uncle. Mr.. Pichard NJ. Mcmahon of
Washington. Major c. A. Little was best
man, and he and the groom Were dressed
in full regulation military uniform. Capt.
and Mrs. Finley have gone to Washington.
whence they will take their departure
for Fort Dushane Dakota. where the ninth
cavalry, to which Captain Finley belongs,
is stationed.
From congestion of the brain Thomas
Taggert. one of the oldest citizens of Ha-
gerstown and for over twenty years secre-
tarv and treasurer of the Washington
County Savings Institution, and which is
now in the hands of receivers is dead, at
the advanced age of seventy-nine years.
He was for many years a magistrate and
served one term deputy sheriff.
At st. Peters Catholic Church in Han
cock on Monday Cardinal Gibbons con-
firmed a class of eighteen persons.
Mrs. MOllie E. Smith, daughter of the late
Thomas f. Mittag of Hagerstown, has been
granted a divorce by Judge Stake from her
husband. Benjamin Smith. Abandonment
was charged.
Reuben Suter, son Of Mr.. Albert Suter,
this city. is dying from lock Jaw, the result
of cut on the foot, caused by stepping
on tin.
OF blood poisoning Mrs. b. F. Reed Of
HagerStown, wife of c. A. Reed, engineer
on the Western Maryland railroad, died
on Tuesday, survived by a husband and two
sens.
Adam s. CARTS of Hagerstown is out I'm a
letter declining the nomination for Con-
gress from the sixth district, rendered him
by a popu!st convention recently held in
Hagerstown. This leaves the field open to
Rev G. W. kiraIofe, who was declared the
nominee of the party by Mr.. VIM. H.
Lewis. the chairman of the Rockville con-
vention, which named Horace Resley of
Cumberland and who declined The honor.
Hagerstown now has Chinese voter
Yee All Doc. but going under the name of
Wee Ling. He registered in district No.
IL yesterday and is proud of the fact that
he is an elector.
the Blue Edge Summit, Is dead, at the
age of seventy-siX years. He was the own
of the Willard Springs, a popular sum-
mer resort visited by many Washington
ians.
Mr.. Charles Alvey of this city has begun
the reading of law with his father, Chief
Judge f. A. Alvey of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dellinger of WASH
ington are at Two Locks, this county. Mr..
Dellinger owns a club house al this point,
where he annually entertains numerous
Washington friends.
Mayor NJ. l.. keedy Of Hagerstown will
address a Wellington meeting at Rockville
on Saturday night.
After a pastorate of lions Reformed
Church at Chambersburg for eighteen
years Rev. W. c. Cremer terminated his
ministerial labors on Sunday last.
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Good NEWS!

Sufferers from nervoust debility from long
standing and wasting diseases should lose no time
In consulting Dr. II. A. Walker the leading spe-
eialist In the treatRent of all disorders of the
brain and nervous system. DIR. Walker has de-
voted himself during ahefpas twenty years to the
study and treatment Of disease of this character,
and his remarkable Success has gained for him
the highest reputation both in Europe and America.
HIS treatment strikes at the very foundation of
tne trouble In all cases, and the result is invari-
ably quick and psripanent cure. DIR. Walker
is permanently located at 1411 Pennsylvania ave-
rue adjoining Willafd's Hotel, where he may be
consulted from 10 am. to pm. Charges very
low, and consultation at Office by mail free.
sunday, 10 to IL. See testimonials Of in
Post, Times and News. All interviews sacredly
confidential and names never published except by
owners consent. oc4-tf
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AUCTION SALES.
TOMORROW.
RADCLIFFE, DARR & CO., AUCTIoNEERS.

rkt SIZES, SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY N
ItILISDALE, ANACCSTJA, DISTRICT OF Co
LuMBIA ABOUT ONE ACRE OF GROUND.
S"LENDIDLY LOCATED.
cause No. 1901, Supreme Court of the District Of
Columbia, wherein Frances Smith is complainant
and Nancy Smith ct al. defendants, the under
signed as trustees will sell. public auction. in
nclt OF tha premises, on FRIDAY, the FIFTH
DAY OF OCTOBER. AID. 1884, at HAIF-PAST
sooK O'CLOCK PM. 4:30 PM. the following
desf rced real estate in the District of Columbia,
known ard described as lot No. a. in section
no. three % In the subdivision of the trustees of
barry Farm, according to the plat thereof recorded
IN the ONCE or The surveyor Of the District of Co
Iumola. Ihe parcel Of land contains nearly an
acre OF valuable land. susceptible to subdivision
foi building lots Anacostial.
Ierus or sale prescribed by decree: One-half
ctsh, ana The balance in two equal installments
AT one and two years from day OF sale, with in
terest from day OF sale at the rate Of per centum
per anhcm, the deferred payments to be secured on
tne property sold, or all cash, the purcha ser s
optlon. deposit of 500 will be required at the
une or SALE III terms of sale are not complied
with IN ten days from day Of sale the trustees re-
serve tne right to resell the property at the risk
ana cost OF the defaulting purchaser purchasers
aIter nve days notice in The Evening Star news
pssper. All conyeyancing and recording at the cost
VI the purchaser or purchasers.
JAMES FRANCIS SMITH,
No AGO La. ave. NV,
J. THOMAS SOTHORON,
.oor,e, No. Alp 9Th st. NV.
oV-o-uNus Trustees.