Evening star., 1901-04-10
COLLEGE PARK AND VICINITY,
Premiums OGered for Best Specimens
of TobaccO-PersOnaII Items

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, April 10, 1901.
Farmers throughout Prince Georges
county, well as those in Charles, st.
Mary's, Calvert and Anne Arundel coun-
ties, have been the recipients of circulars
from the directors of the Maryland COM
mission agency, whose headquarters are
located in Baltimore, Md, and engaged in
the sale of Maryland tobacco Offering
prizes for the best samples of the product
grown in the above-named counties during
the year of 1850 for exhibition at the meet
ing of the Agricultural Fair Association
to be held at Upper Marlboro August 13,
IA and 10 of the present year. The Agri-
cultural Fair Association of this county
has accepted the offer and appointed the
following tobacco committee. which will
have charge of the competition and award
the prizes: AlonZo G. Darcy of Prince
Georges county, Samuel Cox, jr, of
Charles, John I. Ballenger of St. Mary's,
James CLANCY of Calvert and James Ow-
ings of Anne Arundel county.
Mr.. G. S Griffith, president of the Mary
land Prisoners Aid Association, who re-
Gently visited the various charitable and
other public institutions of this county, has
sent letter to friend in this vicinity in
which he compliments the management of
the House OF felOTTaIiOn IOf COlOreQ Bows
at Cheltenham under Mr.. Nathan Thomp-
son. superintendent, and Mr. John b.
Pyles, assistant superintendent. 1t has 274
boys on its rolls, he says, and has received
2,31l boys from its beginning to March s,
1901. The family buildings are cozy and
clean. and the schools are conducted on
up-to date principles.
Mr.. Sherman Rollins of the Post Office
Department, Washington city, has moved
into the handsome new house recently
built by him at Breezy Hill.
MeSSrS. Edward c. Stewart of the State
Department and w. NJ. Barnett and L. s
Perkins of the pension Office with their
families, are preparing to move to their
new homes in the vicinity of Breezy Hill
President Carmody of the Citizens
League of Prince Georges county has an
pointed the following committees to serve
for the ensuing year: Assessment-A G.
Darcy of Mellwood, chairman; Marion
Duckett of Bladensburg Richard s. Hill
of Marlboro, G. n. Blandford of Brandy
wine and Frank B. Metzerott of Hyatts-
vile. Legislative-Charles Z. Coffin of
Evansville, chairman: F. Snowden Hill of
Marlboro, w. A. Meloy of Kent Charles
HI. Stanley of Laurel and G. ID. Cassard of
Vansviiie. Membership and finance-T B.
Middleton of Spaldings, chairman; J. L.
Warren of Surratts, II. A. Hungerford of
OXon Hill, n. NJ. Bowen Of Aquasco and w.
". Gallaghan of Piscataway. Roads and
schools-G. n. Noel of Bowie, chairman:
A. ". Malloy of Kent, J. b. Ager of Hy.
attsville, w. Berry of Queen Anne's and
w. s. Branson of Spaldings. Publication
j. III. Traband of Marlboro. chairman:
franklin Weems of Marlboro, John Miller
of Hyattsville. Elbert Dent of Bladens-
burg and w. G. Brooke of Marlboro.
Mr.. Robinson White has had plans drawn
for several neat cottages which are soon
to be erected at Paramount Heights. and 1t
is stated that others are preparing to build
in the near future.
The jury in the Bartlett-Moyer case. now
on hearing In the circuit court of Prince
q a 40
to this vicinity yesterday for the purpose
OF inspecting the property over which the
suit was instituted. They were escorted by
Sheriff Shea and Deputy Sheriff Vincent.