Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-01
EVANSVILLE.

The Tuesday Evening Literary Society
met last Tuesday evening at the residence
of Miss Mary Wells The following mem
bers were present: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Boy
kin, Mr. and Mrs. A. X. Holden, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. F. Holden, Mr. and Mrs. Gore. DR..
and Mrs. j. r. Owens, Mrs. r. G. Whiting,
Misses Cora and Nellie Moran, Nellie Lew
ins, Florence Carr, Louise Fuller, Alice
Owens, Mary Wells and Lola Tricou, and
Messrs. Howard Moran, Frank Carr and
Archie Wells. The poet selected for the
evenings discussion was Oliver Wendell
Holmes. Quotations from Holmes were
given by the different members of the So
ciety. Essays on Holmes were read by
Miss Nellie Levin and Mr.. James G. Boy
kin. Mrs. r. G.. Whiting, Mrs. James G.
Boykin. Mrs l.. f. Holden, Mrs A. r. Hol-
den and Dr. j. r. Owens read from Holmes
works. Miss Lola Tricou rendered a vocal
selection. The society will hold its next
meeting two weeks hence at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gore on Sbley avenue, and
Thomas Carlyle will be the author for the
evenings discussion.
The democrats held a rousing meeting at
Bowie last Tuesday night. The meeting
was addressed by State Senator Rogers
candidate for the long term for Congress;
States Attorney Brandt, VIM. /. Hill and
James c. Rogers An enthusiastic meeting
was held at Woodwork, Queen Anne dis
trict, last Monday night. which was presid-
State Senator Rogers, r. Z. Brandt and c.
c. Masruder The republican candidate for
Congress, Chas E. Coffin, and a number of
speakers are now stamping the lower coun-
ties.
Mr.. z. A. Fuller of this place, a clerk In
the engineer department of the District
Commissioners, received an appointment
on the permanent roll Of that department
yesterday, which is in the nature of a pro-
motion.
The small boys of this village observed
All Hallow cen last night by playing a
number of pranl;s in the shape of carrying
off gates and throwing cabbages In the
front doors of their neighbors.
At special meeting of the orphans court
held last Tuesday the following business
was transacted: Ordered, that The first and
final account of Theo. Simon, executor of
Theo. Simon, deceased, be passed, AMI that
executor transfer stock and lease property
to legatees; that the first and final account
of Claude G.. Mckee, administrator of Full
ton f. Gibbons, be passed; that Edward H.
Wyville be appointed administrator of DR..
Edward II. Wyville, deceased.
The violation of contract case of Samuel
Lee against Tecumseh Hart was tried be-
fore Justice Carr yesterday and decision
rendered In favor of the defendant
Pat Gallagan was arraigned before JUS
tice Carr yesterday and sentenced to three
months confinement in the house of cor
rection for having no visible means Of sup
port.
Mr. jeremiah Turner and Miss Annie Tur-
ner will be married at ST. Mary's Church,
Woodville, on Wednesday evening, Novem-
Der T. 1894.
John w. Hayes has entered suit in the
circuit court at Marlboro against Terence
V. Powderly, through his attorneys, Messrs.
Ralston and Siddons, for the old Dare prop
erty situated west of Hyattsville, consist
ing of seventy-three acres. He asks for a
sale of the property and a division of the
proceeds.
Capt VIM. NJ. Potter has returned from
the lower counties, where he has been max
ing speeches in the interest of the republi-
can candidate for Congress, Chas. e. Coffin.
He lays that Charles, Calvert and ST.
Mary's counties VIII roll up a republican
majority of about 300.
party of young ladies and gentlemen of
this village gave a pleasant straw ride last
evening to Washington and return in honor
Of All Halloween. On their return they
stopped at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. II. Long, where a supper was given
by the host, who acted as the witch of the
occasion. Games, dancing and other amuse-
ments we're INDUCED in. The party consist
ed of Misses Ueharling, Alice Hunt, Lucin-
da Hunt, Cora Heart, Annie Long, Hamil-
ton, Maggie Ryan, Lula Lipscombe, Belle
and Julia Kearney, and Messrs. j. Huuni-
cult, j. Free, II. Holtz, F. Brandenburg,
w. Smith, ]. Burrows, c. Green, Hodges
Carr and Harry Long.