Evening star., 1896-10-20
LANGDON,

y great excitement was caused in Lancdon Sat
ur'LAE night by the receipt of message from
Mrs Matthew's widow lady living on a farm
about nre east of this village. requesting tEat
Mounted uificer knoeiiler come to her place rs
SPEEDILY as possible. She had been much abused
10 Il c"iOrcd man Who WAS formerly employed by
her, AID although he had left the premises he had
threatened To return during the evening and clean
out th. EotlSe of Mrs Matthews and her family
lhs polieen an WAS not i'll LangtIon when the
message reached here, but Ii. was coInluncJt. I'd
with as speedily possible and Went to the
the I.Ol;la ls .;pdly rs his Eorsc c,nid
carry him Ii pom reaching. Mis Matthews house
H. found tie lacy AID DINER inmates of the place
IN Il highly excited condition. and fearing that
they were IN dtnser of Deins murdered, or ut
l.'ist badly maltressted 10y the who had n,.iIe
threats against them.
tIii'rr knoefler remained at Mrs Matthews
nniu II was time for h'in to 80 of duty mid
mGi.t. rat up to that time there had no fur
tt"r trouble, mad anything been seen of the
S"l're,l ;in for several hours. 1t believed that
Re he;iId that TIE polle authorities had been noti
ne'i eonccrnng his Threats, and decided to remain
away.
The committee selected by President John ".
watson Of tine Ncr5he4s SUBURBAN Citizens As
sociat-on 10 arriLge program for he dedication
OF p new sch,-,i tiiidng at Lanstion ast
evening ut No. Cincinnati street. Mr.. II. s.
Sutton presided and Mrs- NJ h. Harris was sec
re;ary.
Chairman sutton announced the appointment Of
the committees named below, and after consider
able PHEASANT tax, during which ii liberal plan for
the entrrta inment on the evening of dedication
Was dis 'jIssed. the committee. ADJOURNED to meet
at The same place upon the call of the chair.
The committees
X. r.
nan; H. F. Eiwaris. IL. W. McNeal and Zell,s
Alderman; rlusic. Mrs. II. w. McNcal chairman: :
cooperate with theu Mr. John W watson and
Miss Sisson; reception. Messrs Zenos Alderman
srerwool; printing, Msssrs: Frank Lloyd chair
man. L. F. t1iwasds and II. 5. sutton; Speakers
L. e. LoomiS- lie general committee OF arrange
ne bis, as appointed "y I,r"sident John W. Watson
Z. Loomis, ]. IL. Sherwood. l. j. Baker Grant
sexton f. y Lawson. L. T. George. Frank Lloyd,
Neal rreSiG,nt Watson also selected the foIoyv-
ing n'rs'"'i ladies 10 act auxiliary committee
Hattie Anderson, Mrs, VI: b. Harris, Miss Ella
Grimes and Ms. H. W McNeal.
AOAdiy by the screams Of wonan who. it was
nirn aiirr@ Sv 5r b1oS IS xi Il ~+ sssg bn
tau!-y and sOIIe "the- citizens hurried to the
they got there tbe had fed. The family oc-
cUpTiIIg the I'll; &C not teran;s, out live there
hy IN Sin:lnhrt oi 'hz District Commissioners
by large number of citizens of Ian.;tion and for
varied To- th, con mission, requesting thar they
will allow no pelsor 10 live in the house. that not
being the purpose for Which it was erected.
The ANalpn Heights Base Ball Cub played
game saturday with the reform school club and
defeated tine latter hy the score of IL to 10. Out
of larsr numier OF saIres played during the
Avalon, lost bur two
bright Hight which was seen directly east Of
IaHs1ion saturday night caused a number of the
v'lE sr people t" have Il run for about mile. they
th kin: that some ones building was being de
strUyc'l ty fire. Upon reaching there. however.
they discovered that the hlaze caused by the
burning OF u huge pile of brush. which had been
collected by some of the farmers in the neighhor-
hood
Ti.e IiLg,iun NCsi,al Club has kindly consented
10 participate in the exercises at the VI. L. Church
Thursday evening next ut which time DIR. Flank
II Howe of The Evening Star Will lecture On
What is La'k:'' The club will render some pop
ular selections, such Way Down the
Suwanee River etc. previous TO and after the
lecture.
MIR. W F. Walker of Avalon Heights has gone
to his Oil home in Alabama. remain until after
tn election
NeS>rs. l. j. Baker and o. T. Putnam. who went
To Baltimore business trip, have returned TO
I.an.on
Mr. Collins. father of MIS- Francis of I-Inction,
died rather unexpectedly yesterday. He well
atIyant in years, and had long suffered with
plainrS incident old age.
MrssrS. y NJ. Simpson and Fl. W. NeNeal who
went to New York to register. have returned.
Miss Ollie McNeal. who has heen visiting relatives
in New York. Is also again home.