Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOSTIA.

A large number of residents Of Prince
Georges county, Nd, adjacent to the Dis
trict, are highly indignant at the manner
In which they have been served by an en-
ergetic stove canvasser. 1t Is declared that
this salesman sold a great many stoves
throughout the county, and some of the
buyers now complain that misrepresenta-
ton was used to induce them to purchase.
The terms offered were s62 cash, or $50 in
three years, after three months trial. Each
purchaser signed what were called agree
ments, and at the end of three months a
different party from the one with whom
the agreements were made appeared with
demand notes, duly executed, with the sig
natures attached of the householder and
bis wife, and duly requested payment. The
first Of these notes came due within the
past few days, and upon an investigation
being made, it was found that some one
had been to Marlboro and ob.ainei from
the records list OF persons owning prof.
erty that was free from incumbrance, and
these were the parties selected for the WIS.,
its of the canvasssr
Citizens of Anacostia who are anxious to
get free delivery of letters in the town are
glad to learn that the post office committee
OF the House Of Representatives has agreed
to report, with some amendments. Repre-
sentative Sperry's bill to provide for dellv-
cry of letters in towns and other places
where no free delivery exists. II provides
that whenever twenty more persons who
receive their mail through the same post
Office petition the postmaster at the office
to do So he Is to appoint carriers to deliver
to and collect the mail from such persons,
the carries to receive from the persons to
whom the mail is delivered compensation
agreed on; and if no agreement is made,
they may demand not exceeding one cent
for each letter. They are to receive no
other compensation.
1t is understood that the successor to
Father Hughes as pastor of st. Teresa's
INof hN1fa n 10 fT4- c.,
who has been at st. Peters Church in
Washington for ever thirteen years.
The recently elected officers of Anacos-
tia Lodge. No. 4, Independent Order of
Good Templars, were installed before a
large audience. including District Chief
Templar j. T. Shaw and a number Of men,
bers of Rescue and Stems Memorial lodges.
The installation ceremonies We're performed
by Grand Lodge Deputy James H. Dony,
who was assisted by two members of Res
cue Lodge, who acted as marshal and dep
uty marshal, respectively.
In addition to those elected at the pre-
vfous meeting the following, who were ap-
pointed to the positions named by the chief
templar, were also installed: Chaplain,
Bruce Allen; deputy marshal, Miss Annie
Bury; guard, George c. Gertman; assistant
secrets ry, Howard Tubbs; sentinel, Charles
Payne. Miss Clara NJ. Barse and Mr.. Maui
rice E.Arnold were elected captains of their
respective sides, composed of members who
are to compete for prize which Is 20 be
ment during the ensuing term.
The county commissioners of Charles
county have within day or two past pass
ed an order for the sale of 5000 of ccun-
ty bonds as the first installment of the So
600 to be issued under the act to build a
court house and Jail in La Plata. The
bonds will bear interest at per cent and
be payable in forty years, but arc redeem
able in whole or in part. after ten years.
Some dissatisfaction has been manifested
at La Plata because the commissioners did
not advertise the sale of the whole amount
of $4,000, but under the special act to re-
remove and build a new court house and
Jail they are authorized to sell only such
sum as is designated by the building COM
mittee.
The Mis- ses Edith and Helen Mccoy of
Suitland have returned from visit to rela-
tives in New York city.
Mrs W. II. Grummond of Ardwick, who
has been yer yill, Is now convalescent.
There has been for some time past
lively little war at Seabrook regarding the
site for the contemplated new school house.
The location originally selected was oppo-
site the residence of Judge Kelly, who.
after vigorously opposing the scheme, nut
an end to the controversy by purchasing
the ground for his own purposes.