Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
MARLBORO AND VICINITY.
County Superintendent of Roads APP
pointed.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. June Fl, 1906
At a meeting Of the county commission
ers here yesterday Mr.. John w. P Somer-
vile Of Cumberland was appointed road su-
perintendent for Prince George county, to
succeed Mr.. E. Roger Boyle, resigned. on
account of Ill health. The superintendent
has charge of the engineering features Of
the construction and repair of roads and
bridges. and the position pays $500 per
annum. The new superintendent graduated
from the Maryland Agricultural College
Wednesday of last week. securing the de-
gree of bachelor of science in civil engi-
neering.
lila yidovic. Hungarian. was lodged
in Jail here today on the charge of carry
ing concealed weapons, to await the action
of the grand jury in default of 800 bond.
Vidovic was taken into custody Monday
morning by ex-Constable r. H. Vincent.
who was deputized by Justice of the Peace
A. d. Bailey to make the arrest. The pris-
oner was employed on the railway work
near Tuxedo, and Sunday last a general
rough house occurred in the camp occu-
pied by about 2o0 of his fellow-workmen.
The original charge againsct Vtdovic was
assault but when the~deputy searched the
Hungarian he discovered III his possession
a large pistol, every barrel of which was
loaded. small fine imposed in the as
sault case was paid. but Justice Bailey held
| the prisoner for the action of the grand
jury on the second charge.
There is a difference of opinion in the
| board of road commissioners concerning the
| propriety of awarding a contract for the
| Improvement of the Marlboro turnpike
| der the Shoemaker law. 1t Is stated that
| the commissioners decided to expend the
| $21. 900 available for improving the high
ways upon the three most important roads
| in the county. Advertisement made
| for bids for the improvement of all three
reads, and but one bid was received. and
| that for the improvement of the Marlboro
tr~{1r S, 81, - L..
| drawn contains no provision concerning the
| limit of the amount of money to be ex-
| pended on the Marlboro pike or the por-
ton of the highway to be improved. Under
| the contract. it is claimed, the entire $21,-
| 600 could be expended on the Marlboro pike
| to the exclusion of the Livingston road
and the Washington and Baltimore turn
| pike. Mr.. B. ]. Gallant of Evansville dis
trict. president of the board of road COM
missoners. refuses to sign the contract
| as drawn and is seeking engineering and
legal advice before proceeding further in
| the matter.
| The closing exercises OF the LaSalle Acad-
envy. Ammendale. this county. took place
on the spacious lawn in front Of the build
Ing. The following young men read Sc
son. Carroll Barton and Robert McNally
At the close of the exercises premiums were
| awarded as follows: For mathematics in
| the first class. Devereux Johnson and
| mathematics in the second class, Grason
Bsggs. Carroll Barton. Robert Hall. Rob-
! ert McNally and Arsenius Corby. The pre-
miums In the primary department for spell
| ing and arithmetic were awarded to James
! Clancy.
Walter T. Brown having passed q sue
| cessful examination conducted by the vice
president of St. Johns College, Washing
| ton. and the principal of the Ammendale
| Academy, the president and faculty decid-
| ed to confer on him diploma as graduate
| of the bureau of commerce. and this was
| done.