Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
EVANSVILLE AND VICINITY.
Agricultural College Team Wins Ball
Game-Political Items.

Special Correspondence of The Evening star
EVANSVILLE, Md, April TO- 1894.
The Maryland Agricultural College base
ball team defeated the Johns Hopkins UNI
versity team on the college campus yester-
day afternoon in a very pretty game py
score of to l. Benson pitcheo ior the
home team and Campbell for the Balti-
moreans with the exception OF the elghth
inning. The NJ A. C. club has just re-
turned from a successful trip through Vir-
ginia. where they met and defeated Fred
erieksburg College, William and Mary Col
lege and the Artillery School at Old Point
Comfort The team was defeated by Ran
dolph- Macon
A number of young ladies of the town
gave an informal hop in Masonic Han mere
last evening, guests to the number OF anout
seventy-five being present from Baitmote.
Washington, College Park, Marlboro ana
the contiguous counties. The chaperons
were Mrs. M. " Tierney, Mrs w. w.
Smith, Mrs. William Giachetu, Mrs. w. w.
Van Loan. Mrs. c. y. Wells, Mrs. Marion
Duckett Mrs. j. b. Burnside, Mrs. John q.
Holden and Mrs. T.. A. Fuller.
Miss Bessie Ray, who Is attending the
seminary in Warrenton, Va, is visiting her
aunt Mrs. George F. Jones, in Hyattsvllle
The republican state central committee
for Prince Georges county met in Upper
Marlboro yesterday and issued call for
primaries to be held in each of the sixteen
election districts of the county, Saturday,
April 16, for the purpose of electing nve
delegates to meet in county convention at
Bowie, Monday, April IS. which convention
win elect five delegates TO the state con-
vention to be held in Baltimore city, May
II next. The republican convention 10
nominate a candidate for Congress from
the fifth congressional district will be held
in Hyattsville, Tuesday, May j.
1t is NOT thought that the new ballot Will
materially affect the election this fail, ow-
ing to tire fact that there will be but few
MAJ haIf iC in he .afU al
1895. and incidentally when the constitu-
tional amendments will be voted on, that
the democrats expect good results from the
law.
The newly elected vestry of ST. Matthews
Episcopal parish consists of DR.. Charles a.
Wells, John Lepper, Clarence Wilson, Dr.
Jos. r. Owens, Ebert Dent. George II.
Lanhardt, Charles III. Welsh and Harry W.
Dorsey. DIR. Owens was elected delegate
to the diocesan convention and George H.
Lanhardt alternate. DIR. Charles A. Wells
and Mr.. j. b. Burnside were chosen repre-
sentatiyes to the archde lconry. Messrs. e.
Frank Carr and G. A. M. Wells were
chosen senior and junior warden. respect
lively, and Mr.. Dorsey and DIR. Owens were
elected register and treasurer.
Mi. John Fainter, jr., has been appointed
chief of the fire department. to succeed
Major Robert F. Talman, who removed to
Washington, April l. Mr. Painters ap--
po!ntment was recommended by the fire de-
parfment. The new chief is a member OF
the town council from the first ward.
DR. and Mrs Jos. X. Owens faye issued
invitations to the wedding of their daugh-
ter, Alice Councilman, to Mr.. George Benin
min Luckey. The wedding will take place
Wednesday evening. April 20, at 8 O'Clock,
in Pinckney Memorial Church. Hyattsyiiie,
the Rev Charles j. s. Mayo. rector off1ciat-
ing. There will be no reception.
Mr.. ]. Harris Rogers has two handsome
cottages in the course of erection on Wells
avenue. East Hyattsville
Mr.. c. A. NJ. Wells has commenced the
erection of dwelling house on Spencer
street, adjoining the Episcopal Church.
Bishop Henry Y. Satterlee of the WASH
1ngton diocese will be at Pinckney Nj smoriai
Church. Hyattsv.lle, Sunday afternoon
May 8. at O'Clock, for the purpose OF adj
,ministering the rite of confirmation