Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-02
EVANSVILLE AND VICINITY.
Independents Hold Public Meeting
General and Personal News.

General and Personal News.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HYATTSYILLE, Nd. November 2, 1901.
The promoters Of the new independent
ticket. the reform republican" in Prince
Georges county held a meeting last even
ing at the Pan-Electric House, Bladens-
burg There was a large attendance of
representatives Of both the white and COZ
ored races. The first speaker of the even
ing was Francis S. Carmody, candidate for
state senate, who defined the purposes OF
the new ticket and said there was no
truth In the report that the Independent
ticket was put in the field to confuse 81
literate voters. Mr.. Carmody said NJ would
admit that some democrats have endorsed
the petition for the reform ticket and told
their reasons for so doing.
The other speakers were: H. =. NcDon-
aid, candidate for house Of delegates;
Alexander Vaughn, William Gilchrist. one
Of the colored promoters of the lndepen-
dent movement: John E. Morrison, candi-
date for house Of delegates; B. ~. McFsr-
land and Edward Henderson.
The directors and stockholders Of the
Hyattsville Manufacturing Company held
as follows: President, DR.. G. 4. Wells,
vice president. William P. Magruder; sec
rotary and treasurer. James p. Robinson.
A committee was appointed to select 4 site
for the location of the company's factory
upon which work Is expected to commence
in the near future.
The Hyattsville Republican Club held
special meeting last evening at the Offices
of Mr.. Arthur Carr, justice of the peace
President Michael H. Kearny presided and
H. j. Moffutt served as secrstary. The
greater portion of the evening was taken
up In discussing the official ballot, num-
Der of copies of which the club secured
for examination. There will be "A special
meeting of the club tomorrow.
The Rossburg Club, the membership of
which is composed of the students OF the
first dance of the season last evening in
the reception hall Of that institution. There
was very large number of persons pres
emit from the surrounding country and from
Washington.
There will be a republican rally. under
the auspices of the Hyattsyille Republican
Club. held at Masonic Hall. this place,
Monday evening. A program has been pub
lished which includes addresses by Rep
resentative Frank c. Wachter, ex-Repres
sentative William S. Booze. William r.
Armstrong and William F. Broening of
Baltimore, Nd; H. P. Cheatham, record
er of Deeds Washington. D. c.: E. K. Coop
er. A. L. Hughes and Charles Earl of
Washington. Music Will be furnished by
the Riverdale Cornet Band.
Louis Dent, a colored resident OF this
place, yesterday morning about $50
O'Clock found the body Of a dead baby.
white, in the woods northeast of Hyatts-
Vile. wrapped in rags and newspapers. The
body was discovered about fifty feet rom
the Baltimore and Washington turnpike.
He notified Mr.. Arthur Carr, justice of the
peace, who. acting as coroner. directed Dr.
v. L. Perry to hold a post-morten ex-
animation. which was done. DIR. Perry in.
formed the jury. impaneled by Mr.. Carr
that the child was born alive and that It
had been dead about a week. The Jury.
which was composed of William T. Ma
gruder, as foreman; w. g. Sutton, Edward
Gasch, William Rogers. Alexander Hill.
Manuel Sims, George Walker, jr., Leo
Smith, Moses Smith, Rufus Vinceat. Prank
Webster and George Sakers, rendered a
verdict that the child came to its death
from unknown causes.
While playing yesterday afternoon on
the lawn in front of his parents home the
ten-year-old son of Charles McCartee fel
and broke his left thigh. The limb was set
by DIR. v. L. Perry. The boy was. subse-
quently removed to the Children's Hospital
in Washington.