Evening star., 1897-06-12
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY.

Much interest Is already felt in the COMING elec.
ZION in this county, ard the political situotion Is
becoming decidedly entertaining Up to this time
tfere are four candidates for the 1udgeship two
republicans and two democrats
There are two judges to be chosen in tho c,-cr,,
"hlch Is composed Of the counties of Calvert ST
Mary s. Charles and Prince Georg. s. and II ia rc
garded as absolutely certain that On accom-, of
the large amount of legal business I'm Prince
ueorees s. one OF the judges will be taken from this
county. 1t Is stated that there are as many cases
the circuit. 49, " 'As ies' Va
or these spoken of for the place three are from
upper Mafiofo These are Judge Magruder pres
ent occupant of the office; Col F. Snowden HilI
Iornier collector Of internal revenue and Mr.
George T. Merrick, the two latter being republi-
cans Mr.. Charles Ii. StaLIey democrat of Iaur.l
Is also named Candidate
80 iar as tie republicans are concerned, they ex-
peet to carry Price Georges by Larger ma iority
than tney did last tall, and confident are pro-
cihcc there almost score of aspirants On tho
Other hind .lLe dt mocrats seem feel that their
pro- poets are reduced to minimum, and but few
na mes have ieen mentioned for any OF the places
. Inc ccnLneLGement exercises of the Maryland
Asrcultiral College will begin tomorrow, at wh h
tihe the Daecalaureate selnion will be delivered in
the chapel by lev. Jas. Ii. Young of baltimore
There There Will aso be exercises Monday H1estay and
g. Davis OF West Virginia and Gov L0wDdes will
be present and deliver addresses.
Inc program for the three days public exercises
il as follows:
Monday afternoon-F1eld sports On college cam
III,
drill and dress parade ON college campus, public
meeting of Mercer Literary Society, debate contest
fo- gold medal.
Tuesday afterrocn-C Competitive company drill and
target practice on college campus. battalion drill
and dress parade on College campus, class day
ere es In college hail. address by President Il. w.
Sylvester.
"Wednesday afternoon Commencement exercises
In College hall, address by ex-senator HI. G. Da-
Wis exhibition drill college campus, annual
meeting of Alumni Association, pm. thirty
eighth annual ball In college hall.
presented
Gov. L1g- udes. William 5. Weedon will read the
s,lutatory and j. ID. CrCnmiller will be yaledic-
tcran OF the class
The annual ch:ldien's day exercises of the Sun
day school at MaEokin, which took place Sunday
collections fer the year eI ded May 81 amounted to
$2lo, and there is good balance in the treasury.
Calvert AID Prince Georges counties formed
recently for the purpose of running ferry across
Landing, Calvert couLty, TO Nottingham, Prince
Georges county. causepay across the marsh
which divided the mainland from the river the
CALVERT county side las been almost finished, and
the improvements are expected to be OF great ad-
will be the shortening by many miles of the distance
between Calvert county and the lower part of
Prince Georges county and enabling them to reach
Washington WithcGt making the present long de-
tour via Iill's bridge and Upper Marlboro. Mr..
Frank . smith postmaster at Dunkirk is at The
head OF the enterprise. Mr.: Smith is the moving
spirit in many kinds Of public business, and Is
garied As 4 progressive man.
and brother of Rev. Thomas U. Tongue Of Washing
ton city. died at his home HELMS creek Tues
day, and was buried two days later in the Gene
teTy Of Middlcham I. Z. Church. He left widow
two daughters and four sons.
A stock company is having a very large ice house
built at SoonNDs, 10 supply the people Of that
town with ice. The house will be filled from the
Mr. George NJ. LnttreH, merchant doing bust
ness in New Jersey, was kicked Sunday by one of
his horses and died in few hours.
AT the meeting Of the school commissioners held
Tuesday all the members present, and orders
were adopted follows:
II & Raj
timore be renewed, with this provision. that said
sSa NAV be co any dys fs IN and ' a Sl @
lany's History of Maryland be added to the
That Charles H. Walker, r. F. Brown, John A.
Turner, John W. Kaldenbach and John A. Schultz
be appointed TO select site for school building
In Kent district, near Seat Pleasant and report to
this board.
That the petition for the establishment Of col
ored school at Charlton Heights tBerwyn), submit
ted TO This board by his excellencv Lloyd Lowndes
VIII receive the careful consideration OF this board
urer 10 the amount Of cash available. for col
ored school purposes, at the end OF the present
That school for colored children shall be built
at Bowie out Of the first funds available.
district repair their school house at cost not
cecding $50.
That this board recommend so the county CON-
mssioners an appropriation Of 81 900 for the estab
lishnent Of school in the vicinity of Glendale
Station. 10 build and furnish the house.
That the request OF the trustees of Clinton School
for the money appropriated for their school be
granted, and the treasnrer be ordered to pay said
trustees the sum of $50.
That Mr.. W. X. G. Cormck is appointed to dis
tribute and keep account Of free hooks. lis sal
ary for the work TO be determined at some future
time.
Applications received from Miss Blanche
Bryan and Miss Lille May Hopkins for appoint
ment to scholarships In the State Normal School
]. T. Johnson aged twenty-five years. OF New
port. Charles county, drowned while bathing,
| in College creek. few days ago. His body was
recovered by some fishermen.
The hoard of election supervisors ELL meet In
Upper Marlboro, Tuesday next. for the purpose OF
appointing registers and judges OF election for the
ensuing year for Prince Georges county The Or
phans' court and county commissioners will meet
the same day. 1t is expected that much important
business will be transacted. especially by the
latter.