Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14
EVANSVILLE AND VICINITY.
Meeting Of Agricultural College Trus-
tees-General Items.

| Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HYATTSVILLE, December IA, 1903.
The board of trustees of the Maryland
Agricultural College held its quarterly
meeting at the college Friday afternoon,
Mr.. Charles H. Stanley presiding in the alb
sence of Governor John Walter Smith, who
is president ex offlcio of the board, and DR..
Joseph r. Owens acting as secretary. The
other members present were David Seibert
Chas. A. Councilman, E. H. Merryman and
DR.. Richard S. Hill.
Capt. R.. w. Sylvester president of the
college. submitted his annual report, in
which he directed attention to certain OBJ
jectionable features in the present state
fertilizer law and suggested changes. The
president also urged the board to cooper
ate in every possible way in the effort now
being made to have a large agricultural
exhibit from Maryland to the st. Louis ex-
position.
The building committee reported that, on
account of the cold wea Their, it is unsafe to
plaster the new building until next spring
the postponement of which work will delay
the completion of the building until next
year. The members-elect to the general as
sembly of Maryland from Prince George 9
county Messrs. J. Enos Ray, jr.. M ].
Tighe, R. g. Hill and R. W. Wells were
guests of the trustees and members of the
college faculty. The afternoon of fnspec-
ton was concluded with collation..
Cadet Harper of the Maryland AgricuI-
tural College, member Of the freshman
class, severed an artery in his arm Satur-
day morning while working with a chisel
on chair in his room. The college physi-
clan was summoned and stopped the flow
of blood.
afternoon near Block street between cars
Nos. 400 and Ala on the City and Suburban
electric railway, resulting in serious and
painful injuries to Conductor c. H. Shaffer
n cfrna 0rtl1
Motorman w. j. Carter of Ala Vermont
avenue, Washington. Conductor ShaffeI
was on car No. 400 the way to Wash
tngton. When near Block street in a large
cut, the trolley slipped, and while the con-
ductor was on the rear of his car adjusting
1t, car No. 414 in charge of Motorman Car
ter, running as an extra, and at high
rate of speed crashed into 1t with terrific
force. AS soon as possible the injured men
were placed in the front car (No 400 and
taken direct to the lexington car barns
where an ambulance from Emergency Hos
pital met and conveyed them to the hos
pital. Both men were unconscious when
they reached lexington, but revived aftel
they reached the hospital, and gave their
version of the accident as above outlined
Motorman Watson stated that the usual
signal lights We're not displayed on Con-
ductor Skaters car, and he ran on to him
before aware of the danger.
Examination of the conductors injuries
by DR.. G. S. White, the resident physician
disclosed fracture of the skull and severe
decorations on the face and body Dr.
White was of the opinion that the shock
sustained by the conductor was the worst
feature of his case. The motorman sus-
tanned a fracture of the left leg and knee
cap. Both are young men, unmarried and
have been with the road but a short time
The front car contained no passengers
while the rear one, which was badly
wrecked and partially thrown from the
track, had as passengers two colored men
nnN 10 do, oy11 VAt,, Af1,-% 49,
of whom was injured. The demolished car
was placed on the track about IL clock
pm, when normal traffic was resumed.
Mr.. Morris S. Shipley of Pittsburg is WIS.,
iting his father. Mr.. Joshua Shipley, Sibley
avenue, this town. Mr.. Shipley came on
to attend the funeral of his wife's mother
Mrs. Elizabeth Van Horn, who died in
Washington Friday, and was buried al
Vienna, Va, today.
The Misses Lillian Snowden, May Will
iams, Bessie Catrup and Mr.. John Cron-
miller of Laurel, and Messrs. Ogle Mar
bury and S. NJ. Peach of the Baltimore
University Law School have been visiting
at the home of DIR. John Peach.
Miss Sue Cotton of Aquasco has gone to
Baltimore, where she will spend the winter
months.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry Walter Lilly OF
Fayetteville n. c. left for home yester-
day after a visit to the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Calvert of MacAlpine,
College Park
The engagement of Miss Lillian Snowden
of Laurel to Mr.. Greenville Lewis of West
Virginia has been announced.
keystone Chapter 80 Royal Arch Ma
sons, of Hyattsville, installed the follow
ing officers at a convocation of the chapter
held in Masonic Hall here Friday evening:
G. II. Long, NJ. E. P; DR.. c. E. Postley,
f X; Lemuel Brownley, E. s.; II. G.
Dobbs, c. H; John M. Hanford, P. s.; DR..
A M. Buck r. A c.; John w. Carter,
master of Sd ": II. E. Machen, master of
% v, and DR.. S. NJ Mcmillan, master of
the list " This chapter has a membership
of forty-eight, and Is one of the most
fiourishing in the Jurisdiction.
The body of William Z. Shipley, men,
Der Of Lincoln Post, No. g. Department OF
the Potomac, G. A. r., which was found
Friday In carriage shed on an abandoned
farm belonging to Mr.. Joshua Shipley a
nephew of the dead man. on the road be-
tween Bladensburg and Landover, will be
Inferred tomorrow afternoon in Evergreen
cemetery, near Bladensburg. Deceased was
about sxty-five years of age, and had been
boarding for several years with his uncle,
Mr. Joshua Shipley, Sibley avenue, Hyatts-
Vile. He was unmarried. and his nearest
relatives are said to be two half brothers
| residing in Baltimore. He left his Hyatts-
| vile home Sunday morning of last week
| saying that he was going for a walk. About
noon OF the same day he called at the
home of Christopher Fisher. residing about
| fifty yards from where his body was found
| five days later. He remained with Fisher
until dusk, when he left apparently in the
| best of health. This was the last seen OF
| him alive Friday about noon Mr.. White
| head, while following his dogs who had run
| rabbit through the old Shipley place. dis
I covered the body In the shed He notified
| Justice of the Peace Alexander Sakers OF
| Hyattsville who summoned a jury Of In
| quest, which viewed the remains Later
! Undertaken Gasch took charge of the body.
! Mr.. G. A. Dahler of Bladensburg was
| foreman of the jury, which rendered a YER
| diet that deceased had come to his death
| as the result of exposure. ~
| Mr.. Ebert Dent has returned from a sue.
| cessful hunting trip near Tuxedo, Prince
| Georges county.
| Assessor ]. w. Steele, who has charge OF
/ the work Kent Rladauchurp HvottS-