Evening star., 1897-04-06
SUBURBAN NEWS
LAUREL.

The municipal election here yesterday afternooI
Was devoid of incidents The day was brfgh
Ard eloudless but this did not seem to bring out
heavy vote. there only 1874 votes poled ou
OF n total registered OF OVER so This wa,
probably due the fact that there oppo
sation ticket in the field The only ticket In the
Aeld was the one nolninated at the citizens con
venrion. with Edward Phelps for mayor md j. W.
Brown and T. Harry O'Brien for councilmen-a IT.
large. These gentlemen received all but Of
line. who, II believed would be put forward
by the West End or first ward people for council
nan-at-arye received one vote.
This is the third time Mr. Phelps has been elected
to the office Of mayor. Before ne elected
mayor he was a member OF the council. and was
afterwaTd president of that body He has been
Identified with the town in official way since
II was Incorporated in 1890. He is a business man
and IS the senior member of the Phelps & Shaner
Company. Mayor Phelps is about thirty-si1 years
of age. and Is native Of laurel
Captain Joseph W. Collins. ex x-assstant United
States fish commissioner, who Is interested In q
patent medicine enterprise in Boston, is ten
days' visit to his family here.
There several candidates In the field already
for he two judgeships now held by Judges Crane
and Merrick. notwithstanding the fact hat the
hcli until late in the sumnIer-about the middle
Of August This Judicial circuit. which is the
Calvert. Charles and 1T. Marys. Ii is ut present
presided 0vc- bv CnIcf Judge Briseoe of Calvert
end Judges Merrck and trlne. tn. fifteen! ear
of Judge Grape cAp:,S this fan. does the
term of Judge Mrr-ick. who appointed last
between the expiration Of judge Brooke's term
ard TIE election of his successor at the fall cleo
tf'n Of 1s91. The iuigc~hips pay $500 each, and
arc eagerly sought after.
The following believed to be the republican
cand dates FOR the n9nlirstio Judge Merrek,
ex-Collector of Internal Revenue +. Snowden Hill
and Assistant Secretary of State George E. Low
cree Of Prime Georges county: States Attorney
Posey and Adjt. Gen Wilmer OF Charles county and
Judge Crane The dcmocrItic candidates for the
Judicial nominations are said 10 be Charles H.
STANLEY and g. e. Magruder of Prince Georges:
Robert g. Coomhs, John IL Mitchell and Benz. H.
Canalier Of St Mary's Inasmueh Chief Judge
BriScoe lives in Calvert county that county Will
hardly put forward candidate
Mr. George y Bond of Washington, city pas
senssr agent of the &. and o.. WIS in Laurel Tues
day making arrangements for the removal of his
family here within the next month for the sum
Mr.. Bond will reside at High Ridge
reception given Friday evening ut Con
ways Hall TO Rev. JaCIts McIaren. the PAS
OF the Epworth League of the church TIE hall
was ditiSticIly decorated with flowers and pottsd
cortcd Mr.. AMI Mrs McIarrn 10 the hall. where
an elaborate program was rendered. Mr.. Me
iaren i; shook hands with all Of the members of
ing the coming year, and made many pleasant
1t is said that Delegate VI. F. schoolev of
Laurel will again be one Of the republican candi-
dates for the legislature He is a warm friend of
Mud1's wish that Mr. Schooley should again run
foE the legislature in order to be In position to
aid Mr. Ntldd in hts candidacy for United States
senator Whether the democrats of Laurel will
have candidate on the county ticket for legisla-
general policy to permit the central and lower end
OF the county to all Of the candidates
Laurel has generally been informed that she has
enough Of federal positions, and should not seek
have any county officers.
Mr. L. \. Ellis of Laurel is at work upon the
plans for a large hotel at Upper Marlboro. The
hotel will he three-story frame with n,ansarrl
roof. Its dimensions will be 9ix3O. with a large
kitchen on the back. Upper Marlboro is sadly in
need Of good hotel. and the one. when built.
will be a welcome and pleasant addition to Upper
MariborOs hosfelries.
The dogs of the Springhrl farm kennels arrived
here this morning from Baltimore, where they
have been exhibition at the bench show. The
champion Russian wolffound Marksnan, arrived
In good shape did Rowing Mike the handsome
beagle. Kitty Mitchell Weeks & Turner's prize
Irish setter. and the other prize dogs They were
transferred TO the kennels, located mile from
Laurel.