Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-06
they seem to think there is more glory

they seem to think there Is more glory
In being town father than there is in
being governor of the state. Mr.. F. A.
Holden, who presided over the convention
which nominated the regular ticket, ere
ated quite surprise among the regulars
last Saturday by boiling that convention
ana coming out on an opposition ticket
as candidate which also bore the names
of Messrs. Aman and Smith. He created
still greater surprise yesterday, after
having carefully inspected the new char
ter, by publicly announcing to his friends,
that he had discovered that under the pro-
visions of that charter he was not eligible
as commissioner. owing to the fact that
he was not a freebooter, and therefore re-
quested them not to vote for him. There
are several tickets in the field and the great
fight will be made to defeat Messrs. En-
mons and Walker, the regular nominees.
Mr.. Aman has a strong following. There
are about 100 votes in the town, and at
least 80 of those will be cast. Walkers
friends claim that their man will receive
between sixty ard sixty-five votes. The
polls will be open today from to o'clock
pm. The judges of election are DR.. Alfred
II. Wells, John w. Turner and F. A. Hol-
den.
An intelligent and representative gather
Ing of farmers of Prince Georges county
was present last Saturday at the Maryland
Agricultural College by special invitation
of Captain r. w. Sylvester, president of
that institution. The Evansville Farmers
Club and the PatuXent Planters Club were
the farmers organizations represented.
Col. Powell reported that as the result
of his interview with the officials of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad the latter had
decided to put on extra freight trains for
the accommodation of truck farmers be-
tween Washington and Baltimore. These
trains will commence running about June
1, ore leaving Baltimore at l :55 am, ar
| irving at Washington 4:5O am, the other
leaving at 0:1O pm. and arriving at Balti-
more at - o'clock midnight.
At the suggestion of Col Powell 1t was
n Af1rv, ,froI % ,,,,;t -
Howard, Prince Georges, Anne Arundel,
Charles, st. Mary'S and Calvert in FORM
ing an immigration bureau, with view
OF bringing intending settlers In direct
contact with persons having lands to sell.
A committee. composed of w. S. Powell,
j. d. Loweree and d. NJ. Nesblt, was ap-
pointed to consider this subject and con-
fer with representatives of other counties
above mentioned, and, If possible, inaugu-
rate the work, which will be entirely void
of profit, but for the purpose of inducing
immi cratic to lower and central Mary land.
The next regular meeting of the club will
be held at the residence of Dr. Richard
S. Hill at Upper Marlboro, on Wednesday,
June ), but by unanimous consent it was
determined to hold a special meeting at
"LlangoIler," the farm of Col. W. S. Pow
ell, near Annapolis junction, on Saturday,
May Is, for the purpose of hearing an ad-
dress from President Sylvester of the Mary
land Agricultural College on Cooperation
Between Scientific and Practical Agricul-
ture." to which meeting the farmers of
the surrounding neighborhood will be in
vited to attend.
At a meeting Of the Epworth League,
held at the Methodist Episcopal Church
South last Friday night the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Geo. w. Graves, president; Mrs. Mark
ward, first vice president; Miss Grace
Stands. second vice president; Prof. Wal
lace. third vice president; Mrs. A. H. ia
cobs, secretary; Mrs. ]. A. Hasson. treas
urer. social meeting of the league will
be held next Friday night at the residence
OF Mr.. John Smith, at which the rewly-
elected officers will be installed.
Miss Haddie Thompson. assisted by her
Sunday school scholars, gave an Old Folks
night at the Presbyterian Church. for the
benefit of that church. The performers
appeared In appropriate costumes. and a
large audience was present. The following
program was carried out: Song, The Pa
per of Pins" Master Wallace Wheelock
and Miss Collision: piano duet, Misses
Thompson and Shrieve; song, Miss Miller;
song and chorus, Master Charlie Clear ard
class; instrumental piece, Miss Leila Aman;
Acker ard class; recitation, Master Hobbs
song and chorus, Master Shrieve; piano Sc
lection, Miss Thompson; four-part song and
chorus Misses Leila Aman, Eva Moran
Cox and Mr.. Geo. S. Britt; recitation, Miss
Hobbs; song, Miss Thompson; duet, Master
Charlie Clear and Miss Whsle; song, Miss
Bowen; recitation, Miss Ladson; vocal duet
Master Gore and Miss Collision; song, Miss
Bowen; recitation, Master Gore; four-part
song, Mrs A. r. Holden, Miss Thomp-
son, Mr. Preston and Mr.. Geo. S. Britt.
Gen. George Washington and Lady Martha
Washington were represented by Master
Whsle and Miss Collision.