Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-05
EVANSVILLE AND VICINITY.
Death of j. w. Decentralization of
Sunday Lew.
Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
EVANSVILLE. Nd, January D. 1900.
]. w. Rennie, who had been residing in
Bladensburg for the past six months, died
yesterday of pneumonia. The deceased
was born in Yorkshire. England, in the
year 1910 His wife and five children sur
vive him. The funeral will take place from
his late residence Friday and interment will
be made in Congressional cemetery, Wash
ington, D. c. The Rev c. J. S. Mayo rec
tor of Pinckney Memorial Episcopal
Church. will officiate.
A meeting of the town commissioners was
held last evening in the office of Justice
Carr. Considerable discussion took place
relative to the alleged violation Of c. f.
Carr & Bro. in placing a show window in
front of their store Maryland avenue.
II was claimed that the placing of the win
dow several inches over the building line
was in violation of the town ordinance, and
in consequence notice was served upon
Mrs. f. NJ. Burchard. owner of the prop
erty, and w. T. Taylor. the contractor. for
the removal of same under penalty of $40 a
day as long as the alleged violation existed
After a lengthy discussion the commits
SonerS decided that the objections be with
drawn and the windows be allowed to re-
main.
The board also took up the question of
dog tax, and order was passed to
strenuousiy enforce the law. The bailiff
was instructed to take up all dogs running
al large put them in pound and keep them
Their for twenty-four hours, at the expira-
ton of which. if the owners do not redeem
them by paying a fine of 81, the animals
shall be killed
Mr.. ]. Harris Rogers has begun the bor-
ing of artisan well in East Hyattsville.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Rogers to erect
large reservoir at the point where the well
is being dug and to supply the houses in
that section with pure water by running
mains through the principal streets. 1t is
understood that MIR. VIM. III. Perkins, who
has an artesian well In his subdivision in
this village, has offered to dispose of the
same for the purpose of supplying the town
with water. An immense tank has been
erected and the necessary machinery of
modern improvement has been installed.
John Ross, colored, one of the oldest resi-
dents of this section died Tuesday morning
home in Bladensburg. The funeral took
place today from his late home in that
village, the interment being made in the
Baptist cemetery near Biadensburg.
James Stevens and jos. Hebburn were
arraigned before Justice Carr of this vii
lage Wednesday on warrant sworn out by
Constable Rayboid of RiverdaIe charging
Cay by performing manual labor on Sunday
last. 1t was stated that both men We're cut
ting ice on the Eastern branch to be stored |
in the ice house of Mr.. Stevens. Justice 1
Carr fined each 50 and costs. Mr.. c. A. NJ. |
Wells, who represented Stevens and Heb
burn entered an appeal and the case will |
go to Marlboro. |
The Semi-annual election of officers of the |
Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal |
Church South took place Wednesday evening
The following we're elected: A. H. Jacobs |
president; Joshua Shipley, first vice presi-
cent: Mrs. Monroe Sfipley second vice
president; Miss Pearl Herbert. third vice |