Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-10
KENSINGTON NEWS.
General and Personal Items From q
Suburban Town.

| Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
| KENSINGTON, Md. August 10, 1904
| A very closely contested game of ball
was played on the home diamond Saturday
afternoon which resulted in a defeat for
| the home boys, the third of the season.
The visiting team, which was supposed to
be from Hyattsville, was composed. it is
| said, of picked players from Norris Peters
| District Commissioners and Gunton Tenn
| pie Washington. The score was as fol-
| lows:
Hyattsville ....... 1 0 0 o 4 OF
| Kensington $500. 1 0 0 o o 2 0 o O-3
| Batteries-Dorr and Donnell; Krouse and
| Scherrer. Umpire-Mr. Hardy.
| The attendance was about 300
There was another game at $40 yester-
| day between Kensington and Takoma Park
the local team winning by score of q
| to 1.
| The condition of Mrs L. A. LangilIe who
resently broke her wrist, is much i'm
| proved.
| Anna c. Merrill, have returned to their
home on Knowles avenue. after taking
| the sea voyage to Providence. r. l.. and
| back
| Miss Martha Zimmerman has gone to
| the Catskills, where she will remain for a
month or so visiting relatives.
Mrs. Thomas Holbruner has returned to
her home at this place after visiting in
l
| Miss Luce Beltzhoover. who was the re-
| cent guest of her sister, Mrs Don M. Carr,
| has returned to her home in Shepherds
town, w. Va.
Mrs. F. H. Dant, formerly of this place.
| is the guest of Mrs. T. NJ. Holbruner
| Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Johnston and children
are at Ocean City, Md. for several weeks.
Mrs. E. W: Moore is visiting relatives In
Baltimore, Md
Misses Lolita Pyles and Jessie Sasscer of
GAINESVILLE and Baltimore. Md. respective
ly who for some time past have been the
guests of Miss Irva Sasscer on Washing
ton street. have returned to their homes
Rev. and Mrs. T. e. Copes and their son
Herbert have returned home after a vaca-
ton of a month. They visited Boston,
New York city. Ocean Grove and Atlantic
City.
Miss Florence Layman of Baltimore Md,
is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Ashworth.
Miss Herkamp of Fredericksburg. Va. Is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. w. ]. Ford
on Lincoln place.
Miss Lydia Terrell has returned to her
home in Elkton. Nd. after visit with her
brother Mr.. William NJ. Terrell
Miss Katherine Ford entertained quite a
number of her young friends yesterday from
5 to Z o'clock pm, the occasion being her
birthday anniversary. Those present were
Misses Beatrice ChamberIaine Dorothy
Chaplin, Deas Adams, Eta King and Mas
tiers Arthur and Harry Chamberlaine Ell
lott Adams, Ed Chaplin, Hosmer and Ted
dy Hartshorn and Gordon Chance. The
little ones played games on the lawn and
then went to the dining room, where re-
freshments were served.
Much interest has been manifested In
two polo ponies that made their appearance
in the town few weeks ago. The little
creatures are inseparable, and an attempt
to take one out without the other means
trouble. 1t is said that others are contem-
plating purchasing either polos or shet-
lands, and already much talk is going on
as to the building of a speedway. Mr. D. :
H. Fenton, said to be an expert bareback
rider has agreed to instruct the younger
element of the town colder ones. too, IL
they desire ~ In the art, which affords SO
much amusement and recreation, Mr.
Fenton can be seen early and late on the
back of one of the polos. and his carriage
Is SO graceful that the w0uld-be Learners
are eager for instruction to begin. He is
very enthusiastic over the building Of the
speedway