Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-25
HYATTsv1LLE AND VICINITY.
Farmers' Club Meetfng-ActiOn
Town Councfl-Other News.
Special Correspondepce of The Evening Star.

SAuD HectAuS-AStAoH VI
Town COuncil-Other News.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HYATTSVILLE Md. June D. 1900
A meeting of the Evansville Farmers Club
was held Saturday evening at "Stratford,
the home of DIR. Richard 8. Hill, near MARI
boro'. Besides the members a large num-
Der of guests were in attendance. MIR. s. b.
Beall. president of the club, presided with
DIR. Joseph r. Owens secretary. After con-
siderable discussion of the apparent ignor-
ing of the laws in general throughout the
county, a resolution, offered by Mr.. ]. D.
Cassard of Muirkirk was adopted to the
effect that a committee of eight represent
tative citizens of the county be appointed
to meet at Hyattsville on Wednesday next,
June %. to take initiative action to form a
citizens organization for the purpose of
having the laws and rights of the citizens
of the county looked after and laws prop
erly executed" With this fact in view the
following committee was appointed: F.
Snowden Hill. Franklin Weems. Joseph b.
Ager. John Miller, Luther Brashears. Chas.
H. Stanley, Fillmore Beall and j. d. Cas-
sard. The meeting adjourned to meet July
Z at the residence of Mr.. Lloyd Dorsey, An
napolis Junction. The members and guests
were then invited to the dining room. where
a sumptuous repast served. which was
presided over By Mrs. Richard S. Hill.
At a recent special meeting of the town
council Oh lnlS village r NlllSlldlI VI
Norfolk. Va, was appointed engineer of the
water works system for the town. Mr..
Minshall was one of the lowest bidders.
having agreed to do the work for $50. He
stated that the plant would be in operation
inside Of three months. provided serious
delay was encountered in securing the
necessary material.
The council received the assessors re-
port, which showed an assessable basis
of s6ss,s for both real and personal prop
erty. After considerable discussion, a
motion of F. A. Holden, the tax rate was
fixed at 40 cents on the S10O. the maximum
rate allowed under the town charter. I'm
der this rate of taxation the revenue from
municipal taxes will be practically $500
for the ensuing year. the road tax received
from the county making the amount $1,000.
Six hundred dollars of this amount will be
reserved to meet the semi-annua interest
on the water works bonds.
Mr.. d. f. Graves, formerly county school
examiner died recently at the residence of
his brother Mr.. Charles F. Graves, in ST..
Marys county, aged forty-one years. Mr..
Graves for a number of years was resi-
dent of this village and was highly respect
ed and widely known. He was a graduate
Of St. Johns College at Annapolis, and
taught school In this county for a number
of years. Two children survive him, his
wife having died several years ago in this
village.
Mrs. c. N. Darnall of this village met
with a painful injury few evenings ago
at the corner of 9th and G Streets Wash
ington, from being thrown from an electric
car on the 9th street line. The unfortunate
lady was endeavoring to alight from the
car with her babe aged nine months, In
her arms and was thrown violently to the
concrete street, cutting a bad cash in the
back of her head. The little one escaped
with slight bruises. Both mother and child
are receiving medical attention in Washing
ten.
Mr.. Joseph A. Blundon road commission
err has announced the appointees of the sew
eral road trustees In Bladensburg district,
naming J. G. Burchfield. G. w. c. Francis
and S. Plummer.
A meeting to ratify the nomination of
Mckinley. Roosevelt ard Mudd was held
| today under the auspices Of the regular re-
publican organization of Bladensburg at
Dents Chapel. Addresses were made by
H. o. Emmons and Pastor LecI.
Master Wendell Smith. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. l. Smith, entertained a number of
friends a few evenings since. the occasion
being the seventh anniversary of his birth
day His guests were Master Waldo Burn
side, Charlie Hardin. Henry and Carroll
Vrooman, Jackson Ralston. jr., Lawrence
Aman and Thomas and Kenneth Brooks.
Refreshments were served.