Evening star., 1901-11-23
HYATTSVILLE AND VICINITY.
Meeting of Manufacturing Company.
General and Personal.
SnoSfnl of The Evening Sfar
Special Correspondence of The Evenin

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, November %, 1901.
A meeting of the directors and stockhold-
ers of the Hyattsville Manufacturing Com
pany was held last evening at the offices OF
Rogers & Farden, with DR.. Charles A
Wells, president Of the company, presiding,
and Mr.. James w. Robinson serving as Sec
retary. Mr.. Henry Mueller of Baltimore
Md, was present and gave a descriptive
and comprehensive explanation Of the man.
ufacture of brooms. At the conclusion OF
his remarks vote OF thanks was rendered
the visitor.
Mr. N. A. Dunning, president of the Hy-
attsviIle board of trade, stated that he had
received communications from w. o. Gort-
walls, manufacturer of Office furniture In
Washington, and w. 9. Haar, a manufac-
turer of machinery, of Congress Heights
D. c., expressing a desire to locate their
respective factories in this place.
A meeting of the faculty of the Maryland
Agricultural College was held yesterday in
the chapel of that institution, President
Richard w. Sylvester presiding. The 1e-
port of the committee on collegiate routine
was received and adopted. 1t was author
lied that communication Of sympathy
be addressed to State Horticulturfst James
S. Robinson, who is confined to his home
by sickness.
The Maryland Agricultural College foot
ball team will contest on it's campus to-
day with the eleven representing the West
Maryland College Of Westminster
The College Park Euchre Club, whose
membership embraces the members of the
faculty of the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege and their respective families, was en-
tertained at its first meeting Of the season
Thursday evening at the home of Prof. and
Mrs. Henry I. Harrison, on Princeton ave-
nue., College Park. Besides the members
there were present: Mr.. ]. B. Shauenber-
ger and Miss Ellen Shallenberger of WASH
ington and Miss Margaret Harrison of ST.
q oru' a he LODI
some Sevres china plate, was awarded to
Mrs. H. B. Mcdonnell, and the gentleman's
prize, silver-handled whisk broom, to
Prof. Henry T. Harrison the host.
A sociable, under the auspices of the
Christian Endeavor Society, was held last
evening at the Hyattsville Presbyterian
Church The affair was in charge of Miss
Florence Shettle. musical and literary
was rendered: Instrumental solo, by Miss
Elizabeth Cartwright; recitation, by Miss
Annie Evans; vocal solo, by Miss Margaret
Mowall; recitation, BY Miss Florence
Refreshments were served
Rev. Frank w. Middleton, pastor of the
Riverdale and Berwyn Presbyterian
Churches, is confined to his home at Ber-
The public school at Tuxedo has been
closed for the past two days on account
Of the illness Of Miss Lewis, the teacher,
who has an attack Of pneumonia.
Mr.. Michael H. Kearney, a resident of
Evansville, near here, and president of the
Hyattsville Republican Club. has removed
with his family to Washington for the win
ter.
Union services will be held THANKSGIVING
day at the Southern Methodist Church of
Hyattsville.
At the meeting Of the county commission
ers held the first part Of the week. it was
ordered that the sum of 500 be paid the
committee on Brentwood Colored School for
a school building Brentwood. 1t was also
aminer, be paid 5000 the first quarterly
payment on school fund.
The Retail Liquor Dealers League of
Prince Georges county was organized in
Upper Marlboro on Tuesday and elected
the following officers: William T. WoIff
president; William A. Clancy, vice prcsi-
dent; Harry w. Gore, recording secretary:
Henry L. Morris, financial secretary; w.
Tilden Davis, treasurer, =.