Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
the Work of Thirty Years!
ANNAPOLIS NOTES.
Funeral of Veteran Mail Carrier
Maryland Day Observances.
al Correspondence of The Sunday Star.

special correspondence OF The Sunday Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March %, 1905.
The funeral of Henry Green, who died
Friday at his home at River View, first
districtf Anne Arundel county, will take
place Sunday at Davidsonville. He was
seventy-five, and for fourteen years he car
ried the mail between River View and Da-
vidSonville, only missing one day in all
that time. and that day on account of the
blizzard in 1885, Green was mail carrier
up to the time of his death.
The governor wore a boutonniere of
Maryland colors today in honor of Mary
land day, and the Maryland flag fioated
from the government house, indicating
that his eXcellency was in town. The gov
ernor received the delegates of the Y. M.
c. A this afternoon at the government
house, where he gave them a hearty vel
come.
The Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter,
D. A. R., held quiet observance of Mary
land day this afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. Cresap, widow of Commander
James c. CreSap, U. S. N.
During the height of the electrical storm
last night the wireless telegraph mast at
the Naval Academy was struck by light
ming. A bolt of fire played around the top
Of the pole and obscured the electric lights
about the grounds. The crash accompany
ing the stroke was terrifying. One small
wire at the top of the pole was burned off,
and will have to be replaced Had the
Wires not been disconnected much damage
would have been done the instrument
A full nine-inning game was played at
st. Johns College this morning between the
first and second teams 1t resulted in a
score of s to in favor of the first team.
The track team of ST. Johns ran their
first quarter-mile race this morning and
the result was very satisfactory. The best
time was made by Magruder in 56k.
James Jeffres, the champion pugilist of
the world, who is to give performance
here Saturday night, was an interested
spectator this afternoon at the base ball
game at the Naval Academy between the
midshipmen and George Washington Uni
versity of Washington.
The midshipmen had their first target
practice of the season on the monitor Ter
ror yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Smith, wife of Lieut.. Smith, y. s.
N, gave card party to the ladies Of the
academy yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Halsey, wife of Commander w. F.
Halsey, entertained at matinee euchre
party Friday afternoon at her residence in
the Naval Academy.
Work on the new College Avenue Baptist
Church has begun, and the foundation Is
being laid by the Ferro Concrete Company
of Baltimore. The r. n. Mccullough Com
pany has contract for the rest of the work.
Exclusive of furnishings the church is to
cost $4,000. The Rev. Thomas p. Halo
way is pastor.
The quarterly conference of the Balti-
more district Methodist Episcopal Church
met here today. The presiding elder, Rev.
C. Herbert Richardson, d. D., is being
entertained by Gov. Warfield
Mrs Crast of New York is being enter
tanned by Mrs. Russell wife of Lieut. Rus
sell, U. s. N.
The police authorities are investigating
the cause of death of George Bias, colored,
who was burned up in his house near AM
napolis week ago. and now is supposed
to have been murdered. Clues pointing to
foul play have been obtained and a thor
oush investigation Is being made.