Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-20
HYATTsvILE AND VICINITY.
Board of Trade Meeting Held Last
Night-GeueraI Items.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


EVANSVILLE, Nd, Nov. 20, 1901
meeting OF the Hyattsville board OF
trade was held last evening at the office
of Mr. Arthur Carr, Justice Of the peace.
President N A Dunnlng presided and Mr..
E. A. Fuller served as secretary. The
principal topic Of the evening was in refer
ence to securing one-fare car ride to and
from Washington. The members cited that
a person has to pay two fares to reach
Hyattsville from Washington. a distance OF
six miles After some elaboration a COM
mittee consisting of William p. Magruder,
Jackson H Ralston and Arthur Carr. was
appointed to wait on the officials of the
City and Suburban railway OF washington
whose line operates through THIS town,
with view to secure the desired reduction
in the fare.
Mr. Jackson H Ralston was before the
board in behalf of the Hyattsvi!le Public
Library Association. Mr.. Ralston cited
the advantages of having a library In the
town, and asked the gentlemen of the board
to become members and contributors. AT
the conclusion of his remarks President
Dunning promised Mr.. Ralston that the
board would render the desired aid
Upon the motion of Mr. William p. Ma
gruder IT was decided that public meeting
be held December 3, under board OF trade
auspices and that Mr.. Theodore w. Noyes
| of The Evening Star of Washington and
Mr. Thomas w. Smith, the newly elected
president of the Washington Board OF
Trade be rendered invitations to address
| the citizens on that occasion.
| The Maryland Agricultural College has
| been connected with the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company's system, and
| facilities for communicating with Wash
| ington and Baltimore and the surrounding
country have been completed.
The committee on collegiate routine or
| the Maryland Agricultural College has
made a report to the president of that in
stitution, which contains a summary Of the
| work of the various students. The COM
mittee reported that the freshman class
was better generally than any for several
years.
DR.. Reid, president of the Montana Agri-
cultural College, and DR.. T. H. Taliaferro,
| president of the Florida Agricultural Col
| lege. have been the guests of the Mary
| land Agricultural College during the past
week Their purpose in visiting the col
| lege is to investigate the methods employed
| in the institution and to consulate with
| President Sylvester and Director ]. Patter-
son of the Maryland State Experimental
Station.
Mr. E. T Sandsten professor of horti-
culture at the Maryland Agricultural Col
| lege, who has been Ill for some time with
| typhoid fever, is now convalescing and is
| expected to return to his duties at the COD
| lege by the first of the new year.
Lieut.. s. T. Mackall. who recently re-
ceived an appointment TO the United States
army, and who was formerly coach of the
| college foot ball team, has been ordered to
| Join his regiment in Porto Rico. He has
| severed his connection with the local insti-
| tuition. Prof. J. H. Blanford has been
chosen as his successor coach of the
team.
The death warrant OF Henry Boyd coll
| ored who was sentenced at the last session
| of court to be hanged for the murder of
Martha Odon, colored, was yesterday
ceived by Sheriff Edward Shea. The muir
der was committed near Marlboro In Au-
| gust last, and the sentence OF the court
| will be carried into effect January IL next.
| The Hyattsvdlle Pleasure Club held Q
meeting Monday evening at the residence
| of Mrs J. J. Darlington. After the buei-
| ness Of the club was disposed of dancing
| was INDUCED in until a late hour.