Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-13
EVANSVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. RaIston have gone to Boston
for several weeks.
Mr.. T. d. Sheriff of Iandover was taken seriously
i'll last week while at Cape May, n. J. He has
turned home and is improving.
Rev. Father Tower has gone to Springfield, Mass,
for few days VACATION
Mr.. E. a. Fuller has returned from a week :
outing on tAs Potomac
Mr.. Marion Fowler and family, who have been
at Colonial Beach, have returned home.
Mrs. W. H. Dorsey, jr., is visiting friends in
Montgomery county.
Mr. Lowndes Wells. who has been spending ser-
eral weeks with relatives in Pocomoke, Md, has
Messrs Rexford NJ Smith W. H. Gore and Rob-
ert Wells have returned from a calling trip down
Mrs. Charles q. oLeary. wife of Assistant Pay
master Charles R. 0'Leary, .. s NJ recently as,
Point Comfort and Is visiting her grandmothe-.
Mrs. Young, at The Hermitage"
Or. Postley has returned from pleasant vaea-
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooke Hunter are visiting rela-
Mrs. James {. Rogers in spending a few days at
Miss Rachel Levin of Washington was recently
the guest of her sister, Mrs. James b. Burnside.
Miss Clara Combs Of Washington has been visit
ing her cousin, Mrs. J. $. Rogers.
Mr. c. A. NJ Wells has returned from trip
down the Potomac.
Several property oyners here who donated land
for the Columbia and siaryla railroad threat
enirg TO rescind their action by reason Of the
companys failure to build the read within rea-
SoHable time
At meeting of the Bladensburg commissioners.
held "Wednesday evening, it decided TO gravel
the pike from point near the bridge leading TO
Hyattsvilie the premises occupied by VIM.
Broom. Mr.. A. ID. Bailey reelected town
magistrate for the ensuing year.
Mr.. ID. E. Graves of this place, who was re-
Gently elected secretary and examiner Of the Prince
Georges County Public School Association. has
accepted the position and will assume his duties
during the coming mouth.
Mr.. E. o. Casten and family will remove to
Washington early in September.
Town Bailif CharlessW- Barr Is actively en-
gagged in collecting the dog tax for the present
year. There q number Of delinquent taxpay-
scribed and the bsilir has been Obliged to shoot
seven dogs found without tags.
yp,n a writ OF habeas corpus o. z. Allen, the
superintendent on the Chesapeake Beach RAILROAD
named Holley, allowed bail in the sum OF
81 GEO.
Capt Roger Bells, states attorney for this
county. who has been at Berkeley Springs W. va,
Mr.. lanes q. Belt, clerk Of the circuit court OF
this county whose serious coDiltton from typhcod
fever has given his many friends 50 much concern,
is reported IS being greatly Improved. AZ,
State Entomologist W. c. Johnson OF the Mary
land Agricultural College has received large
number Of communications from farmers Throughout
the county complaining as TO the shortage OF the
wheat crop. due TO the exceptionally wet spring
and the ravxges of the Hessian NY
Mrs. H w Gore who has been visiting relatives
In Pennsyl rsnia. has returned home.
The Misses Manning of Washington are Visiting
the Misses Schoepf
Latimer. -
Mr. Louis Richardson rs spending q few days at
White Sulphur Springs. Va. -
Mrs p. T. Griffith is visiting her parents, MI
Miss Anna Burchard Is visiting friends in vfr-
gilia.