Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
LAUREL.

Miss Alice Gray of Laurel has been appointed
assistant teacher in the pablo school Of Hyatts-
vile, to fill the vacancy caused by the death Of
her sister. Miss Sarah Gray.
The drought in southern Maryland is becoming
serious. For six weeks there has been little or
no rain in this section, and the streets and roads
filed with dust. Early vegetables have failed
completely. The tobacco crop has been cut short
one-third. and The drought has made the wheat
yield lighter than 1t would otherwise have been.
At the Maryland Agricultural College experiment
station experiments have been greatly inteitered
with
The melon plant louise, which was SO very de-
structive the tanteloures In 1896, has again ap
peared in Maryland and is doing considerable dam
age to the young plants. State EntomolOgist John
son says canteloupe growers. whenever they see a
f a the ' Tss s s ona
by the use Of kerosene emulsion diluted with
The Washington and Chesapeake Beach railroad
has been graded from Washington TO Upper MARI
bore and the work Is going on rapidly between
the Patuxent river below Bristol is nearly con-
pieted.
Deputy Sheriff Tighe of this place but Iv-
ing In Marlboro, after six weeks .'sl hunt
located Saturday last George Lee, coored in Wash
tent TO kill Officer Nru. Ogle in Upper Marlboro
April 80 last. Mr.. ogle was badly beaten. At a
hearing Justice Harper held Lee in the sum of
$3.50 to appear at the October term of court Dep
uty Sheriff Tghe has record of fifteen arrests in
the past two weeks.
Three thousand railroad ties. purchased and de-
live at pfeisrs oorner Howard Howard count for
| moved to Jessup's station for on the Dalti
1t AMI Ohio railroad
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Owens moved into their
new residence this week. which was purchased re-
Messrs. sydney Brashears, Frank Connolly and
Clayton o. Curtis the Laurel recruits TO tie
9th MARYLAND Regiment, who left Baltimore for
Mr.. William f. Gilbert has sold his beautiful
residence here TO Captain Durand of Philadelphia
Mr. Gilbert received in Part payment large farm
on the eastern shore
Miss Harriet Brashears, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
c. Brashears of Montgomery county, united
in marriage in St. Johns Church, louisville, We'd
nesday evening at $50 o'clock The happy couple
left for trip TO Niagara Falls, and upon their
return will reside in Baltimore
A most ENJOYABLE hop was held in Irving Park
ladies' from Annapolis Junction. Among those
Gray, Susie Burton Maggie Whitmore Ada Hon
man: Fannie and Lucy Wellfcrd, Katie ami Min
Ellsworth Beall. Henry Feire Walter Gray, John
Leizear. Arthur and VIII Fulton. Roy Roseberry
A game of base ball was played Saturday be-
tween the Albright 1 leasure Club team and
team from Savage. on the grounds in front of the
keely Institute. The score was IA to II in favor
of THE the Alright AsSts team tea soco,v o,
residence Of Rev; j. r. Wheeler. on Prince George e
Mr.. William E. Gilbert has leased for three
years from Mr.. l., A; Ellis the house which
Constable George L. Harris of louisville ar
tested Louis Benll. colored, here Saturday night,
Charged by his sister with housebreaking, and
took him to Beltsve for trial.
Benjamin n. Hardisiy, county commissioner OF
Prince Georges county, has sold the old ''Belair'
estate. ne1r ColliEgiOn, to Mr. Woodward. plesi-
dent of the Hanover Bank, New Jersey. The rur-
chase price 81 coo.
John W. Barnes of Colsvlle. Howard county,
who severely beat his wife Sunday, was tried be-
fore Justice Winfield Lawrence of Savage Mondav,
and sentenced to the House of Correction for
twelve months. Barnes in Laurel Monday
morning.
Miss Pauline Fannery, who attended the meet
ing of the Alunnae Association and the Gradual
ing exercises at st Josephs, EInmits! urg last
eek, has returned home