Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-07
EVANSVILLE.


terday afternoon at Melrose. Quotations
from Burns were given by the different
members. Miss Emily Perry read a piece
entitled "a Boy Hero" recitations were
given by Misses Edith Walbridge and Hazel
Wallace: piano selections were rendered by
Misses Mamie Lyon and Nora Shaffer, and
an interesting essay upon Burns was read
by Miss Margaret Carr A spirited debate
took place upon the question, viz: Re
solved. That the good results Of the Cru
sades outweighed the evil" Affirmative.
Mary Carr. Negative, Misses Bessie Webb,
Leila Aman and Isabel Erwin. The question
was decided in favor of the affirmative.
The prize essay was awarded to Miss Nora
Shaffer of Laurel.
Mr.. Chas. H. Welsh, president of board
of trustees of the Hyattsville public school.
and Mr.. r. Ford Combs appeared before
the county school commissioners at MARI
boro yesterday and urged them to recon-
mend to the county commissioners in their
annual levy to make an appropriation OF
81, 200 for the purpose Of charging the pub
lie school building at Hyattsyille. They
stated that the present building was insult
ficient to accommodate the pupils, and
that the school was a growing one. That,
in consequence of the lack of room In the
building. the school was divided. the prin-
cipal occupying room over grocery
store adjoining printing office. where the
pupils were constantly interrupted in their
studies by the noise made by the press,
and also by the trains on the railroad near
by. They further stated that the county
commissioners We're paying a rent or 800
per year for the use of the room, which
the interest on sum amount
ing to more than they required for the
necessary improvements. and that the pres
ent lack of public school facilities was
preventing people from coming to HyattS-
VILE. The commissioners received them
kindly, and agreed to recommend to the
county commissioners THAT they make an
appropriation sufficient to cover the ex-
pense. Messrs. Welsh and Combs later ap-
peared before the county commissioners
with the members of the school board and
made the same argument in behalf of the
public school of Hyattsville. The commits
sioners admitted the justice of the case,
satisfied with their days mission. They
are of the opinion that the commissioners
will make the necessary appropriation pc
fore they adjourn. There are 200 scholars
now on the rolls of the public school OF
this place. The trustees propose to add
another story to the school building.
The Tuesday Club met at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Holden, on Kaiston
avenue last Tuesday evening. DIR. Samuel
Johnson and his works were discussed.
Quotations were given from DIR. johnson
by the various members of the club. Es-
says on the author Of the evening We're
read by Rev. Father Russell and Mrs. j.
H. Ralston. Mrs. w. 1. Smith read from
'Rasselas," Mrs Lewis F. Holden recited
humorous piece and Mr.. A. R. Holden
sang a song and read a dialect seiection.
The club will hold its next meeting two
weeks hence at the residence OF DR.. and
Mrs Owens, and the authors for discus
sion will be Coleridge, Wordsworth and
Southey.
Bladensburg Tournament Club (colored) at
Union Hall, in Bladensburg, the cake was
awarded to Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Chinn Of
Hyattsville for being the most graceful
f1,ay
Judge Brooke has drawn the following
Jurors to serve at the spring term of the
circuit court which convenes at Upper
Marlboro on Monday, April l, 1895: Grand
Elias Hopkins. James NJ. Harvey, Geo. w.
Waters, Cassius c. Magruder, Louis c.
Dyer. Richard F. Naylor, Geo. T. SuitJohp
Frolich, A. T. Brooke, VIM. E. Swami, R.
ford, Edw. Kelley, Lemuel Douglass, Chas.
H. Boswell, N. o. Ridgeiey, jr., Jas. NJ.
Latimer, Benz. D. Stephen, Henry w. Clag-
EFT, Edward L. Beall. Petit jurors (irst
Chas. H. souder, Geo. W. Hopkins. F. B.
Luers, Thos. NJ Keech, w. P. Griffin, Pink
ney A. Scaggs, Robert H. Owens, Henry
Compton, James F. Garner, R. B. Seaborn,
Holmes, c. C. Hyatt, P. A. Bowen, Eman-
uel Knowles, Robert H. Mckee, A. T. Rob-
inson, Thos. E. Allen, James H. Dannison,
B. J. Thomas, Nathan Diehl, Isaac Ball.
Felll JuTOIS NSeCOHu Weeh)-JOIl pTeeIl-
field. Walter Bently. E. Pliney Martin, JOS
M. Kendrick. VIM. H. Newman, Edwin ].
Selby, Francis A. Ward, Robert Holland,
Robert w. Hyatt. Arthur NJ. Clagett Fran
els L. Newman. Alonzo G. Darcy, John w.
+. Hatton, Jacob o. Parker, B. F. Duvall,
John H; Traband, Thos; NJ; Underwood.
Geo. G. Coombe, H. Clay Hopkins. John NJ
Bowie, Simon S. Adams, Chas. C. West,
John B. Hill, Carroll N. Beckett, VIM H.
Squires.
A large delegation Of the citizens of
Bowie headed by Delegate George NJ.
Smith, were before the school and county
commissioners at Upper Marlboro yester-
day to request that an appropriation of
81, 800 be made for the erection of a new
school house at that place, as the present
one was insufficient to accommodate the
pupils.
The handsome barn on the stock farm of
the late Gen. Edward F. Beale near
Hyattsville, caught fire last night about
$50 o'clock and burned down. The flames
lit up the country for miles around Eff
forts were made to extinguish the fire,
but they were Intellectual. A considerable
amount of feed was destroyed, but no live
stock was lost. 1t is thought that the fire
was the work of an incendiary