Evening star., 1898-08-20
LAt REL, MD.

D. marry Whitehead. nged fifteen years. son Of
MI John Whitehead, died this week at the Na-v
i''ho university Hospital in Baltimore. The r,-
mains We're brought here for interraent and the
funeral services were conducted by the Rev r
'ohLstohe rector Of St FhilIp's Protestant EpIsco
paI church. Young Whitehead was takcn "a tho
hospital last Saturday, when an opera ton wns
performed ~
Hethan H. Simon, un brella nender. WAS ar
rested here Monday. charged with assaultinr Ed
warn sykes aged eleven years. 1t is said'a NUN
per vi boys began 10 annoy Simon. One Of the
pcys threw some meal in his face and the nm
ofeia mender struck at him with stick shoa
"lth an iron prong The boy lodged and the blow
Fell on Sykes, cutting his head badly Simon was
carried before Justice William IL Ro,ey and
, USED Tor Jury trial Sheriff Robey took him to
MARLBORO JAN Tuesday morning to await the action
OF the grand jury at the October term
frivate Frank Conpelly of the 5th Regiment has
retaEhed to his home in Laurel. with an honorable
it &c &c ne has been in camp with rhe reg
ilLent at Tampa, where he broke his ankle MS
brother, U ). Grant Connolly who attained so,rs
TeHspaper celebrity when the District uf Columbia
N"iuiIteers, TO which he belongs. left Washington
by remaining guard a lot of camp Ecro1,t a.
nients ents his commanding officer having forgotten to
hlhl' is now with his regiment At Santiago
- Inc Key : H. Smell. who has been pastor OF fss
nited Brethren congregation here for the uast
5 ItW months has resigned, AND will 20 to Keeiys-
VILE. in Washington county Md where he ias
purchased house and lot.
ne building committee Of the Laurel high school
met recently and opened the bids sent In under the
amended plans OF Architect Mason. The contract
was awarded to Mr. James T Ioyeless II Was,
iEgton, whose bid for :he building rompIaIs ,rifb
hettns apparatus, was IS. .345. The structure i,
TO be completed at as earIy a dare ss SsisSfLIa
was the intention of it's projectors at trst 10 have
1t ready for occupancy al the opening Of he ueNt
81 sotoiasII! year IN Septeu ber hut there de-
lrys mainly because Of The refusal Of the county
10 Issue bonds for the full amount
The examination Marlbcro' Of the applicants
Tor the ifee Scholarships in institutions ia Wash
ington, western Maryland and other places has
not yet been concluded. VIII the names of the
p.
psIers have be N passed upon by the school board
This week eleven white and twenty five col1red ap-
Miss Louise Berry has been awarded a scholarshln
in the state normal school 10y the school BOARD
continued the train service for the benefit II the
Laurel workers in the navy yard at Washington
here en- route TO Washington at 1O:52 am sud
from Washington at S:24 pm. for the past four
Inc nths.
The school commissioners Of Prince Georges
county were in Laurel Thursday to examine the
site selected for the high school this place
upon invitation OF the building committee. The
bonds issued by the county for the constr ructiou Of
the school, and purchased by Shaw x Fisher Bal
timore, reali<ed SS,so9.o1, which amount has been
turned over TO the school board by the retiring
has filled this office for nineteen years Mr.. Stone
was presented last week by Mr.. ". c. Tippett.
president OF the Teachers Association, with
handsome silver pitcher
Mr., Howard Lieutaud and family removed to
Baltimore this week.
Mr. William L. Linn Of Laurel delivered the
cclonatfon address at the tourna nent at Scaggs-
vile Tuesday. The Charge to the knights de-
livered by Mr.. J. Malcolm Dorsey Of the Howard
county bar Among those who attended the tour
nament from Laurel were Mr.. and Mrs. George f.
Baldwin, Miss Agnes Kaiser and her cousin. Miss
Lizzie Kaiser; Mis- Rosa Bond, Mrs W Z. Llun
Messrs. Michael J. Tighe, Frederick Dallam ].
A Brown. c. \. rockingham, John Owens, W. z.
Kaiser, Ross Baldwin, Don Little. Joseph Small
wood, Charles Young, j. W. Amos, Peter Curlry.
Frank Bond, VIII Bond, David +. Shafer, William
4. Mcclellan, William Diyen, James Mcclellan
Music furnished by the Savage Band.
Mrs. Josh Cronmiller, Mrs. Kate Watkins and
Miss Eliza Cronmiller ut Marshall Hail. IN
the Blue Ridge mountains They will visit White
Sulphur Springs before their return, In September
Mr.. and Mrs. t. Hall Brehme have returned from
trip to King George county, Va. George u.
Lcweree. assistant secretary of state. Mrs.
Brehme's father, their guest last Sunday.
Miss Bessie Catrup is visiting at Capon Springs,
". Va.
Miss Florence Edmonston of Washington is the
guest Of her brother, Mr.. Robert o. Edmonston,
and family
The Ladies' Relief Association Of Laurel shipped
several barrels Of vegetables this week 10 the
ldiers' headquarters IN Washington and will
tInue doing SO while they know they are in need.
DR.. Frank Powers of Baltimore visited his aunt,
Mrs. ]. s. Brown, Sunday last.
Mr.. Charles L. Billiard of Philadelphia is the
guest of his parents Dr. and Mrs. J. f. Billiard.