Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-28
HYATTSVILLE AND VICINITY.
Sunday School Notwithstanding Of
the Town Council.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
EVANSVILLE. Md. December %. 1903
The Sunday school Christmas entertain
ment of the local Baptist Church took
place Saturday evening. the musical fea-
lures being under the direction OF DR.. Chas.
J. Ladson A brilliantly illuminated Christ
mas tree laden with candies and gifts for
the children was in charge OF Santa Claus.
who was master Of ceremonies. Yesterday
the Baptist Church celebrated Christmas.
when the following musical program was
rendered Organ voluntary: anthem.
There Were Shepherds Abiding in the
Field" McPhaii: invocation: chanting or
the Lords Prayer; congregational singing:
anthem, THE Heavens Are Telling,
Haydn; anthem, THE WondrouS Story,
Palmer. In the evening at Z 80 O'Clock the
following music was rendered: organ
voluntary; anthem, 20 Praise God In His
Holiness Trench: congregational singing;
anthem, Behold, Bring You Good It'd
IL gs." North; sermon; anthem. Scatter
Christmas Sunshine" Geibel. At the even
ing service the members of the Hyattsvflle
Volunteer Department attended by special
invitation.
A German named Antal about forty years
of age, fell from a passing freight train
here about o'clock Saturday evening and
sustained fracture of his left arm. The
man stated through an interpreter that he
was from New York. and had been to
Washington in search of work. and. failing.
was working his way back to New York
The freight slowed down at Hyattsville.
and Antal is believed to have jumped from
the car. He struck the fence between the
two tracks The injured man was re-
moved to a Washington hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Kennedy left yesterday
for their home in Brooklyn, n. Y. Mrs.
Kennedy and her child have been visiting
Mrs Charles H. Welsh her aunt. fer sew
eral weeks.
Justice of the Peace Arthur Carr in attn
confined to his room. and his friends are
getting anxious about his condition
In the absence of Mayor Chas- A. Wells.
DR.. Jos. r. Owens. president Of the town
council, presided at the regular monthly
session held Saturday evening. The report
Of Town Treasurer Richardson showed the
present financial condition OF the water
works plant to be in excellent shape Dur
ing the year ending December 81. l90S the
receipts. including an estimate for the bal
ance of the year, will be 81 ,3516 81. as
against $l.U2o.S lor the preceding year.
The revenues from the plant. according to
report of the treasurer, are within Sft4.91
Of being sufficient to meet all the expenses
of operating it, and If the increase during
the next two years equals that of the year
about to close. the plant will be entirely
self-sustaining in the year 1905.
The council passed an order directing the
town clerk to prepare a resolution, under
the seal of the town, to be addressed to
the members-elect to the legislature from
Prince Georges county, asking them to
urge the passage Of bill directing the
county commissioners to levy a tax suf-
ficient to raise $4,000 with which to build
a modern school building in Hyattsville. A
resolution was also ordered to be prepared
calling upon the county school board to i'm
media tely provide an additional teacher and
another room for the Hyattsvilie school
w. w. Rush was reappointed engineer of
the pumping station and his salary in
creased from $40 to s4S per month.
After the meeting had adjourned Council
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a few other friends at his home on Column
bia avenue. where tree lighted by cleo
tricity was displayed and refreshments
served