Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25
LAUREL AND VICINITY,
Water supply From Artesian Wells
Social and Personal.
Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
| LAUREL, Md, August %. 1900.
F.! The project for getting water from the
| branch running through the Mainline farm
| for the town supply has about been aban-
doned One OF the reasons for giving it up
| is that after a careful analysis Of several
samples of water obtained from three diff
| ferent points on the stream the quality OF
| the water In and a little below the lake on
! the farm was declared to be not of the kind
| desired. Another reason advanced for this
! decision is that the town could not get the
supply of water from that place unless the
authorities purchased the entire farm at d
price greatly in advance of It's value. The
Patuxent river has been spoken of as a
| source Of supply and the sample of wafer
sent to experts from a point several miles
above Laurel proved of first-class quality
but in the opinion of the engineers the pipes
could not be kept clear of mud, which, 1t Is
believed, would filter through into the small
supply pipes during thew weather.
The only plan by WHICH the water can be
obtained, 1T Is Thoughts is by sinking
eral artesian wells. These wells will prob
ably be bored near the electric power house.
and 1t is believed an abundant supply can
be secured there, as all the water for the
| needs of the power house is obtained from
an artesian well sunk to a depth of about
sixty feet. Figures will be submitted to the
board for the boring Of these wells, and it is
thought the work will be started in the
very near future.
The recent death of Mr.. William A. More
land, a resident OF this town for many
| years and a much respected citizen was the
first fatality here due to the heat. Mr..
Moreland was in his garden when stricken.
and attention to his condition was attracted
by reason of his strange actions. He sur
vived the stroke but a few days He was
veteran of the civil war and was in his
seventy-fourth year.
Mr.. L. 0. Robey has been appotnted a
trustee OF school No 3, this district to fill
the place of Mr.. Charles II. Stanley, who
lately resigned.
Miss Mamie Shepherd has returned to her
home at West River, after a visit to reIa-
tives in this town.
The public schools of this town will open
about the 18th OF September There Is
every reason for believing that the attend
ance at the High School will be greatly
increased the next term, many students
90 from this neighborhood to the Washing
ton and Baltimore schools simply because
the course Of studies here ended with the
eighth grade. With the proposed enlarge
ment of the course a great many of these
students will, 1t Is believed, attend the local
school.
Mr.. Frederick DalIam entered his two
trotters, Molle s. and Velvet for the races
at the county fair at Marlboro. After the
concluding events at the fair he will take
the horses to the Brightwood track. from
which place he will enter them at Rockville
for the fair to be held there.
Miss Irene Terry of Brooklyn is the guest
of Miss Orr on Montgomery street
Miss Beatrice Millican and Miss NJ An
derson were recent guests of Mrs. John
Lahahan at her home near this town.
Wednesday might at $40 Miss Birdie Tim
mons. the daughter of Mr.. d. s. Timmohs
was married to Mr.. William Herbeson at
Centenary NJ. E. Church by the pastor,
Rev. Thomas Wood. After the ceremony
reception was held at the residence OF
the brides father, near this town.
A large number of young people of. this
town gathered at the Laurel House last
night, the event being party and dance
JlN nv nj y-Arrr
Miss Bertha Estelle Roseberry the ff-
teen-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James G. Roseberry, died at the home of
her parents shortly after IL o'clock Friday
morning, after a brief Illness of typhoid
fever. Services were read at the house at
1870 o'clock this morning by Rev. T. A.
tombstone of st. Philips p. f. Church. In
terment will be at Still Pond, Kent county.
Miss Margaret E. Lee has just returned
from New York. where ii Is understood she
will be at Tony Pastors In new
sketch Of her own composition" entitled
christmas Eve" Miss Lee recently COM
pleted an engagement at Glen Echo