Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-18
EVANSVILLE.

The contract for building an additional
story to the public school of this place has
been awarded to Richard Seek of Mont
gomery county, the lowest bidder, who has
agreed to do the work for the sum of
81, 1871. The amount appropriated for this
purpose by the county commissioners was
Sl,Go0. The trustees have decided to have
the building raised and the additional story
built beneath it, as they deem this the
safer plan. The whole building will be re-
painted and put in thorough repair. There
will be two rooms in each story for the ac-
commodat.on of the pupils. The senior
scholars will occupy the upper story and
the junior the lower. The contract calls
for the completion of the work by the LIST
of September the forfeit being SO for every
day over the time agreed upon The num-
Der of pupils enrolled during the past year
was one hundred and three, with an at
tendance averaging eighty-fve and ninety.
The trustees propose to place this school
upon high standard. and have a good
corps or teachers to instruct the scholars,
so that the school. with its additional ia
cilities, may prove satisfactory to all the
patrons
At the recent meeting of the State Teach
ers Association held at the Blue Mountain
House. Mr.. Thomas s. Stone. examiner and
superin tendent of public schools for Prince
Georges county, said that there ought to
of this county.
wedding that savored somewhat of an
elopement took place at the Presbyterian
parsonage at 9:15 o'clock last night, Rev.
c. NJ Livingston. the pastor of the church.
performing the ceremony. The contracting
parties were Mr. Milton S. Brown of Baiti-
more and Miss George Wright of Upper
Marlboro. license was procured at MARI
boro'. and the pair drove out in hack and
were quietly married In the presence of a
few witnesses lawn party was in pro-
gres5 on the adjoining lot at the time, and
the rumor soon got abroad that a wedding
was taking place at the parsonage. num-
Der of curious young men peeped through
the windows and endeavored to ascertain
the names of the happy couple, but were
disappointed. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown are both
comparatively young and quite good look
Ing. They drove to Washington after the
Ceremony was performed.
The board of county commissioners, al a
meeting held last Tuesday transacted the
following business: Ordered that $40 he APP
propr:ated 10 be expended on the road in
Kent district, from the blacksmith shop of
J. w. kaldenback, running through the
lands of John Schultz ard others to the
Sheriff roal, the same to be worked out
under the supervision OF F. r., Hit ami Fl.
II. Sheriff. payable out of the license fund;
that Mrs. j. AIRED Osborn be paid $3.50. be-
Ing The amouns In flu fo.' manages allowed
her by the examiners on the new road lead
ing from Crown station to Mclwool, pay
able out OF bond money OF 1855. and re-
lieved in 1876: that VIM. Fl. Martin be
paid S103.G6 the same being the amount of
judgment for extra services rendered as
guard 10 the Jail in 1880, payable out of
surplus: that ]. r. owens be paid s15Ss7
cut of surplus of 1895, to be levied in
March. 1896; that the bond of Robert T.
Ball constable for Surratt's district be
approved that warrant be drawn on the
collector and treasurer for 1895, for $500,
payable to the order of the clerk of this
board. to pay judges and clerks of election
that all persons are warned against throw
ing distractions in the public roads: that
warrants be drawn by the clerk of this
1895 for all levies made March %. 1898, now
due and payable: that the following road
and bridge accounts be passed and paid:
John F. Wiliett. pike. s;:3o G. G. d. Towns
bend. Queen Anne district. SOS: VIM. F..
Phillips. Kent district, s25, G. l.. Tippett,
Nottingham district. 81; J. Henry Murray.
Brandywine district S74; Geo. w. Curtiss.
Oxon Hill district. IS: John H. Kerby. oSon
tingham district s4;. 70; VIM. Beavon, Vans
vile district. s10o,25; w. C. Duley $50.
Wm. f Clarke e Co. s775.
AT special meeting of the orphans
court held last Tuesday 1t was ordered that
the bond of Susanna Sasscer. guardian to
Sarah +. Clagett, Tor the sum of $500 be
approved; that the bond of Elliott L.NiNon.
guardian 10 Little ". Nixon, for the sum of
S:ob. be approved. and that the first and
final account of d. T Sheriff, executor of
Susanna r. Phillips. be passed.
Mr.. EDWARD wilson has nearly completed
q cottage near Laudover.
a lawn party fo- the benefit of Golden
Chain Lodge, I. Q. G. T.. was given last
night on the vacant lot on Maryland ave-
hue near the bridge,and was well attended
A dog belonging to Mr.. 2. j. Duffy, which
had bean acting in a strange manner, ere
a:ed some excitement here yesterday Iy
biting little girl and woman. The ami
nal also bit several other dogs. 1t was
finally shot on Mr.. Duffy's property, for
fear that 1t had the hydrophobia, and all
the dogs that it had bitten We're put to
death.