Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-07
EVANSVILLE AND VICINITY.
Citizen Fires Upon a Chicken Thief
Dwelling Burned.

sreciol Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HYATTSVILE, Md, December I. 1859
Chicken thieves are at the IT work IN ana
around this village. Monday morning ABOUT
a o'clock Mr. Charles Shettle OF this village
heard a commotion in his hen house, and,
hastily dressing armed himself with pis-
tol and proceeded to investigate. In the
dim twilight he saw a man coming from
the hen house with a bag upon his back.
and ne cal ed to the intruder to stop, and
at the same time fired his pistol, but the
rogue got away by jumping over near
fence and escaping in the darkness.
Out of twenty-five fowls fourteen mad
been stolen and three left with their heads
pulled off Mr.. Shettle was unable to recos-
ME the thief. but he is supposed to be an
inhabitant of the village.
The ladies of the missionary society of
the Presby terrain Church are shipping large
quantities of literature to the Laurel Sum
derland Mission School at Concord and
Paint Rock, North Carolina.
A slight fire was caused Tuesday even
| ing in the laundry establishment of Charlie
| Hoy. in this village. Twenty-four shirts
and $50 collars were consumed before the
/ blaze could be extinguished. The loss is es-
| timated at $50.
| At a recent meeting of the school board
l Of this county it was ordered that the resig-
| ration of Mr.. d. f. Graves. as secretary
| and treasurer, and examiner, be accepted.
| to take effect November 30, and that Mr..
! Eugene S. Burroughs be appointed TO fill
| the vacancy, and that the salary of the eX-
! aminer be 81 200 per annum and expenses
| resolution was adopted by the board
| expressing deep regret upon the necessity
for accepting the resignation of MIR.
| Graves, and stating that during his in
| cumhency of the office he displayed high
degree of efficiency and proved himself pc
| culiaIly qualified to discharge its duties.
| Mr.. W. l.. Amass of the Farmers 1nsti-
tute of Maryland. with number of prom
| inent farmers of southern Mary and, will
shortly make trip for the purpose Of in
| speeding the farms in York county, PENN
sylvania and Carroll county. Maryland, to
collect data on cattle feeding, tobacco cul-
ture, dairying, canning and general agri-
culture. Mr.. F. Snowden Hill has been Sc
lected by MIR. Amass one of the repre-
| sentative planters of southern Maryland to
! accompany the party.
The fine colonial residence of Mrs. NJ
Cordelia Nash, situated about one mile
east of Brightseat, caught fire Tuesday
| morning about 2 o. clock and was totally de-
| stroyed q number of adjacent outhouses
| were also consumed. Nothing was saved
from the dwelling. the occupants barely
! | escaping in their night clothes. The origin
| Of the fire is not known but is supposed t.
have been caused by a defective f1ue. Tht
dwelling which was destroyed was one o.
' the oldest in Maryland. 1t was partly in
| sured.
i The patrons of the City and Suburban
pany is not furnishing shelter at this point
! one of the principal stations on the road
The cars run at intervals of fifteen ant
/ twenty minutes and In consequence the,
are obliged to walt out in all kinds of yea
Their. Another grievance alleged Is tn,
, | lack of light at the station in the evenings
| The commissioners of the town will reques
! the company to establish electric bells a
| both crossings in this village as called TO
! In the original grant