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The Washington times., 1905-04-09
Building Operations.

During the week the construction OF a
row of eight modern brick dwellings at
the southeast corner of Prospect and
Thirtv-thIrd streets, by Thomas NJ. Tai
hott. of Rockville, Md. The contract
has been let To Richard Ough- The
improvements will cost about SS5,e00-
Arthur Jasper is the new Georgetown
agent for the Western Union Telegraph
Companv nj the branch Office Gil Thirty
second street.
The Rev. George w. King, of Boston,
Mass, Is the new pastor of the Dunbar
ton Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church,
the Rev Frank II. Haveaner having
been transferred to Baltimore. Neither
of the ministers has entered upon his
new duties vet.
Robert F. Crowley, of Georgetown. has
engaged in the real estate business in
Alexandria county, Va Mr.. Crowley Is
deputy collector of revenue in Alex
andria county.
e. l.. Moore is about to begin the
erection of modern brick Dwelling OF
Valley street. between . and L streets
Mrs Robert y. Weaver. Miss Katie
Weaver, and Robert weaver. jr., oi
| Thirty-second street extended. have re
turned from a several wees Southern
| trip.
i S. Thomas Brown president of IN.
| Farmers and Mechanics Nationa
| Bank has recovered from a severe i'll
ness, and is able to resume his duties.
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Auxiliary to Give Dance.

The ladies of George L. Morris Relief
Corps. No. u, will give a dance on the
evening of April IS, at BaeT's Hall, Thir-
ty-first and NJ streets.
A letter has been received here from
Pearl Craig. an old Georgetown boy,
who recently enlisted In the hospital
corps of the United States army. He is
stationed at Zamboagna, Mindanao, one
of the Philippines.
Miss Rosa Hartzell. OF Shepherds
town, w. Va. is visiting Miss Agatha
y. James, CT 1924 Prospect avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Myers and Miss
Julia Eavey, Of Hagerst town, Md. are
the guests cf Mr. and Ms John Wade,
OF 3149 NJ street.
Cf G. Boteler, who for a number OF
years has been engaged in the agricui-
rural business in Georgetown, will re-
tire from business about May /
Logan Tribe. M. S, of Red Men, nave
moved their meeting quarters from
Stohiman's' Hall TO Fisher Hail, at the
southeast conner of Thirty-second and
n streets
St. Stephens Institute Dramatic Club,
under the direction OF D. A . Bren,
late of the Richard MaEsfleIu company,
will present TWO pays on the evening of
May 5, at National Rifles Armory
Dancing will follow.
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Preparing for Baseball.

The Widoville baseball team, of Ten
leytown, has been diligently practicing
for some weeks, and have accomplished
a great amount of snappy playing dur
ing their short period OF work. The pc
sitions of the players as was decided
upon are as follows: Brooks, catcher;
Vowel. pitcher; Stadler, first base; Hol-
lidge, second base; Lancaster, short
stop; T. Whelan, third base; c. Whelan
center field; Fitzgerald. left field; H
Whelan, right field Teams wishing
games with the above team can make
arrangements with Captain Yowell, OF
Wisconsin avenue. Tenleytown.
Miss Florence Curran entertained heT
friends on Tuesday In honor of her six
teenth' birthday. The guests found much
amusement both in social games and III
the good musical prgram. After araGs-
ing themselves until a late hour, the
guests retired TO the dining room. wher,
refreshments were served. Those pres.
ent were Misses Lucille Collins, Ethe
Riley, Sarah Paxton Margaret Curran
Florence ana Annie Poore, Edna Beech
Lydia Riley. Mary Hickey, Elizabeth
Murphy. Florence Burdette, Mauric,
Fitzgerald, Raymond and Leonard Bur
rows, Howard Beech Vernon Chappell
Stuart Postum, Robert Freer. irwin
ODonohue, William and John Pitcher
and. John Murphy
Mrs. Hugh Gaiscott is visiting hel
sister-in-law. Mrs. Fred A. Rickford
at Camden, n. ]. She is accompanied
by her little son.
An enjoyable surprise party tool
place at the home of Mrs Walter NJ
Shomo. on the Brentwood road. OF
Monday evening, in honor off her birth
day. The evening was pleasantly
spent in music and dancing, also voca
and instrumental solos, after which
refreshments were served Thos'
present were Misses Mary, Kathryne
Martha. and Lillian Zimmerman. Annf
Hines, Gertrude Nicholson, Louise Sil
vey, Mary Lemelle, and Mrs. Waite
M Shomo; J. Clarence Welsch Geor2
Dreyer. James Wright, William Hires
and Walter NJ. Shomo Mrs ShOmt
received many handsome presents.
Mrs Alban G.. Thomas sailed ol
Thursday for an extended tour o
Europe Mrs. Alban expects TO spent
about three months abroad. and vii
visit several different countries.
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Oll1sre'S1szIlQQlgIltSS

The Congress Heights citizens held d
meeting Tue sday evening. The business
of tho meeting was brief. consisting OF
a renewal of the question regarding
Sewera ge. The recording secretary. VIII
liam NJ. Sirich, received a communica-
ton from the Eleventh street car com
pany in regard to the change in the
schedule ard transfer junction. The let
ter evasiyely said that the Anacostia
and Congress Heights passengers would
be compelled to change cars at the foot
of Eleventh street southeast. and that
sufficient number of cars would be
provided to run from the above named
junction to Congress Heights.
f E. Butterfield is slowly recovering
from his injury. While driving on
Eleventh 81: get southeast. the wheel o1
his carriage was caught in the slot OF
the car rack and sank to the hub
throwing him violently to the ground.
The law requires that the SLOT be seven
eights Of an inch wide and the tire OF
Mr.. Buttertield'S carriages is one and
one uarter inches wide. 1t is expected
he will sue the company for damages.
Policemen have not been able as yet
to serve a warrant on George DigSs.
colored. residing about mile from Con
GresS Heights. A warrant was sworn
out for him by his wife. Annie Diggs
On the evening of March u he came
home intoxicated and cruelty beat hei
without cause. Since then he has not
been heard FROM but it is believed that
he Is hiding in Prince George county, Md
Policeman Bum is making every effort
incr al, ~
for the purpose Of rife and pistol prac-
tice. He has enrolled over 500 prospec-
tive members and expects to organize
next week He is anxious to obtair
more members both in Anacostia ant
also Congress Heights.
Two houses belonging . James S. Car
ter are being erected in Randle Park
William r. keliey's 81, 500 house is near
ing completion. 1t is located on Mrs
Youngs subdivision,
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New Street Car Schedule.

The City and Suburban Railway Com
pany has reduced its half hour schedule
to fifteen minutes, which is q consider
able Improvement on our excellent trav-
el facilities. The eight minutes schedule
morning and evening. for the conven-
ience OF department employees, remains
unchanged
James H Hill. has moved from Will
lam E. Richardson's house, in Wells
avenue, TO Il house In Littlefeld avenue.
Mr.. Richardson will subdivide the
ground, and build four more houses
DIR. Charles A Wells, has sold his
interest in the Mt Rainier subdivision.
and with his associates of the Mary
land Real Estate and Investment Com
pany, has bought from Addison Smith.
several acres inside the northern limits
of HyattsvilIe. This will be subdivided
and at its own expense. the company
VIII build sidewalks sewers and water
mains.
Harry o. Miller, of Wilmington, Del,
contractor for the sewers viii begin to-
morrow the leveling of the streets, tc
restore surfaces to same condition as
before excayating. which was deferred
through the winter by direction of tn,
Everybody in Hyattsville is pleased
that the Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence lately in annual session at tbs
Foundry Church, in Washington. con.
, tinued the Rev. Charles E Ely, in hi.
charge here fer another year.
The Rev. F. A. Tyler. late of the vii
kin's avenue Church, in Baltimore, anc
assigned by the conference as pastor O
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
VIII preach his first sermon in Hyatts
Vile this morning.
The committee of five elected by tn,
mass meeting called to consider III,
! question of the permanent improvement,
/ of streets, met Saturday evening or
Sanized with William Giusta, chairr,a n
, and Or. Joseph a. Mudd secretary
! provided for weekly meetings, open Il
! the public and laid out the work for it,
next meeting. 1t will hold from thre,
! to five sessions and then report to ;
mass meeting OF citizens all obtainablt
! data as to cost of grading. gra, ei
and macadamiZlGG one or two principa
streets. all the streets, sidewalks, an,
all desired facts concerning the issu
of bonds, the revenue from road reLc t
! taxes, etc What recUmmt ndaulon. /
any, the committee is likely to make
| no member as yet seems to know.
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k#TTfkh NEIGIdB ORHOOD NEW s fzTfI

street northwest. is still under treatment
a. the Georgetown University Hospital.
His condition, however, is improved.
and he is pronou1IceG by the attending
physicians out of danger.
The shooting occurred about O'Clock
II. the afternoon. In the rear yard of the
Hopfenmaier place. 1t is alleyed thas
Thought was ordered to leave the prem
ises by young Hopfenmaier, and on the
formers refusal to do SO, two shots
were fired, the second taking effect
Hopfenmaier is the son of Lewis Hop
fenmaier. of S4O1 n street northwest. He
is at liberty on $2.0o0 real estate bond.
At the regular meeting of Georgetown
Council, No. 3, independent Order Sons
Of Jonadab. held last Monday evening,
the following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing term: Worthy
chief. j. H. Bangs; vice chief, j. c.
Gates; chaplain, J. ]. Spelman: treas
urer, w. T. Golden; recording secretary,
Il F. Poore: financial secretary, P. e.
Dewey; herald. G. W. Mason; assistant
herald, C. r. Hurdle; guard, T. E.
Boyle. sentinel, John McEwen; past
chief. Howard Pearson. One new mern-
Der was elected, Frank Gates. Under
the good or the order, X h y Brien,
of Hope Council, No. i, presiding, the
following program was rendered: Reci-
tation, by Fabian Columbia, of Hope
Council, No. l; vocal solos, bs Frank
Gates; remarks by Messrs. Hill and
Ourand, OF Unity Council, No 2; F, ].
Pearson, of Hope Council, and Messrs.
| Bradt, Gates, Warner, McEwen, Dewey,
J. II. Bangs, and others.
The membership Of the order in the
District is much enthused over the pro-
ject on foot by the combined councils
| to establish branches in other cities.
/ Grand Chief Daley has appointed o. w.
Bradt. of Georgetown Council. to Fro
lceed to Brooklyn, n. Y, at once with
full power to establish the Jonadab order
| in that city Mr. Bradt will leave on
! his mission today.
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Farm Buildings Burned.

All the outbuildings on the farm Of
Tyson Baker, at ColesvilIe, this county,
were burned last Saturday night. In
Guided in the loss are the stable corn
house, lot of poultry, and ferty bar
rels Of corn. 1t was with untiring effort
that the dwelling house was saved from
the flames.
Last Monday fire started in a large
body of woods between Derwood and
Avery and consumed a large number of
cords Of wood. telegraph poles, and fenc-
ing posts The loss was sustained by
George w. c. Bea1l, William Riggs
William H West. and the Fields broth
ers. The origin Of the fire is unknown
The waterway Cf the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal Company will be opened for
traffic about May 1st, or a month later
than in former seasons. The construc-
ton work Of the Wabash system be-
tween Cherry Run and Cumberland is
said to be In measure responsible for
this delay. occasioned through their
failure TO remove distractions along the
canal, caused by their building opera
tions.
For some weeks past the residents of
Glen Echo and vicinity have been los
ing chickens Several days ago Con-
stable Bradley and Officer Giles began
an investigation, with the result that
they arrested Steve Richardson Milton
stewart and Andrew Stewart, all col.
| ored. Milton Stewart was brought to
Rockville and lodged in Jail and the
! others were taken to Washington where
| they are wanted to answer a charge
! of housebreaking The men admitted
| their responsibility for The disappear
| ance Of the chickens. Among those who
| lost chickens were Porter Rouzee, sew
| enty chickens; Mrs. Riley. fifteen; Wes-
| ley McGahs, forty; William Ii. Roach
| twenty-five, and Mr.. Block thirty
| Miss Carrie Ganley. youngest daugh.
| ter of Mr.. and Mrs. P Augustus Gan.
| ley, died in Baltimore on Thursday ot
| last week. Her body was brought tC
| Boyds, and taken TO the home Of Mr.
| Ganley's parents. Intermcnt was or
Sunday in ST Marys Catholic Church
| Cemetery at Barnesville. Father Gil
| bert Mcdonald oficiated at The funeral
| j. Mortimer kilgour, Il native of thi:
| place, and at one tirue prominent mar
in the affairs OF this country and State
| died of pneumonia, at his home neal
Hiilsboro, Loudoun county. Va, or
! Tuesday night, aged eighty-four years
He was son of the late Judge kilgour
OF Maryland, and member OF the bar o
! this county. He was an able laWyel
and advocate and was particular.
noted for his eloduence as public
speaker. He left here with his famil!
bout 1861, and during the civil war wa!
ion of Confederate Cavalry, in which h
occupied the position of quartermaster
Since the war he occupied promlnen
position at the Leesburg bar.
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Aid Society to Meet.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bap-
tist Church, of this place, will hold
Quaker tea at the home of DR.. George
Z. Lewis, Rockville. on Friday, from
to IL p m. The public is invited. The
money to be realized will go as con-
tribution to the new church building.
The county commissioners Oh Tuesday
appointed the following tax collectors:
FIRST district, William L. Griffith; Sec
ond. Charles w. Souder; Third, A
Hempstone Griffith; Fourth, Emory H.
Bogley; Fifth, Stephen B. Lyddane, jr.
The members and congregation of the
Baptist Church here will hold a special
meeting at the church tomorrow morn
ing. after the preaching service. Mat
ters relative to the new house of wor-
ship will be given attention.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Mamie Purdum, of this county, and VIII
liam IL. Dutrow. of North Carolina, the
| wedding to occur some time next month.
The bride-elect is daughter of J. Hen
! ming Purdum, a prominent farmer of
the Clarksburg district.
Thomas R. Martin. of Kensington, has
for some time been compiling the fare
well speeches of Southern United States
Senators, made just before the civil
war, and is about to publish the same
! in book form. This work was begun by
Mr.. Martins father
| A ball and supper is soon to be given
| by Cromeiin Lodge, K. of P. Hall. Poto-
mae. this county, for the benefit of the
! lodge. on Easter Monday night, April
"A next. Good music. good dancing, and
| a good supper are parts of the evening S
entertainment
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Rockville

ROCKVILLE. Md, April S.-Clarence
H. Hoskinson has been appointed post
master at Derwood this county
James e. Leaman has sold his dwelling
house and lot, near Autry Park to Ed
ward Foole for $500
NJ. N Smith. OF this town, has been
awarded the contract for plumbing and
heating the new Rockville High School
building.
]. A Reid, of Boyds, who has been In
Providence Hospital Washington. for
an operation for appendicitis, has re-
turned.
While sowing a small crop of oats
one day last week. Edward Beall. whose
farm is near Derwood killed nine wea-
sells found in the stumps in the oat
ground.
Nathan E. Gott. of Boyds. will soon
commence the erection OF dwelling
house near that place, o. w. Thomp-
son has received the contract.
James w. Reed. for many years q
merchant near Martinsburg, this county
died there last Saturday in his sixtiett
year. after a short illness. He is sur
vived by his widow.
The rumor of the sale of the farm o1
o. II. p. Clark, in Berry's district, this
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
Trolley Euchre Club.

The Trolley Euchre Club held ses-
sion at the home of Miss May Wells on
Saturday night. Prizes were awarded
10 Miss Annie Hobbs and Miss May
Wells. Harry Hamilton. and George
Evans There were refreshments and
dancing Those present were Misses.
Irene Pole. Annie Hobbs. Josephine Nc
Gov, Bessie Steinle May Wells, and
Glen Wells, and darry Hamilton, George
Evans, viii Kemper, Edward Folter,
Samuel Bancroft Pole and Mr. Barker
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Miss Nellie Besselievre on
April %.
Mrs Marx kaufman has announced
that the marriage of her daughter. Jo-
sepha, TO Elliot Strouel, of Baltimore.
will take place on April Is, at o'clock,
at her residence on Capitol Hill. The
marriage will be private, only the i'm
mediate members of the family being
invited. Mr. Strouel is the son Of MI
and Mrs. Samuel Strouel, of Baltimore
Mrs. Harry NJ. Kaufman will be ma
tron of honor, and Albert Berwonder, OF
| New York. will act as best man Inc
Rev Dr. Stern and Rabbi simon VIII
officiate.
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Visiting in Richmond.

Miss Edith Ramsay. of this city. is III
Richmond visiting Miss Anna Carr.
a. C. Uhler has been elected by the
Second Presbyterian Church as dele
gate to the meeting Of the Presbytery al
Marshall. on the 18th instant.
The Rev. J II. 8. Eweli and j. T. Har-
ring were in Salisbury. Nd. this week
attending the annual conference Of the
Methodist Protestant church.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Reed of this
city. left Alexandria for South Caro-
lima this week to visit arthur Reed
who was hurt In railway accident d
day or two ago.
Miss Eleanor French has returned
LONE from visiting her sister, Mrs. c. r
Howard, in Fredericksburg.
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| lCway, a negro, indicted for killing Ar
| thur Dorsey, another negro, in Bladens-
burg, in August 1883, and who was re-
Gently arrested il Seattle Wash, will
| be arraigned. and his counsel Will ask
| a change of venue. Robert w. Wells
| is th,: leading attorney for the defense
| in both cases.
| The town election for mayor and one
| member of the council for each ward IS
| only three weeks off and the usual ante
| election speculation has begun with per-
/, haps more than the usual interest mani
| tested. DR.. Charles A. Wells has here
tofore been firm in his purpose to de-
cline a fourth -erm as mayor, but un-
der pressure of what seems to be a
nearly unanimo: sentiment he has re-
| ceded from his position.
One factor i'll persuading the doctor
| to ignore his personal wishes in the
matter is that during the coming admin
| issration the State Legislature will be
i in session and Hyattsville viii IN all
probability have important concessions
to ask and it is generally felt that with
DR.. Wells as mayor the influence of the
town government with the Legislature
! would be strengthened.
| 1T is universally conceded that the
present town government is excellent
| in it's personnel and fortunate in the
success of it's administration and the
wish of very many is that it be con-
tinued without charge. William W
IMaloney. of the First ward, declares
| his determination TO retire. To sue
ceed him If his present purpose is final
mention is made of Thcrnas NJ. Moran
ano Paul L. Iigdon, who are under
stood 70 be willing to serve, and OF
Charles N Darneil, who so far refuses
to be considered.
/ In the Second ward Councilman Ed
ward Devlin declares very emphaticali5
I that he has had enough Fortunately
there is plenty of good material in this
ward, and TIE people are talking of VII
4 W Shepperd, and Richard E. White
I Tie last-named has been a councilman
and does not take very kindly to the
fsuggestion.
In the Third, Councilman Charles H
Welsh will probably modify MS purpose
to retire. William P. Magruder is much
spoken Of, and he says he :s willing Il
run unless he can induce either VII
liam Giusta or DR.. Joseph A. MUdd tt
become a candidate. Mr.. Giusta says {
large salary attachment would be M
inducement. and DR.. Mu6d pleads tha
he has passed DR.. Osler's chloroforn
age. 1t now appears to be almost GER
tain that Messrs. Welsh and Magrude
will be opposing candidates, and If s.
the interest will be warm
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
TeI11eXtoWn

Mr. Thrift and his sister, Mrs. Beach.
have moved from southwest Washing
ton to a new residence on the Murdoch
Mill road.
Capt. T. D. Mclean. of No 8 chemical
engine company, was presented on We'd
nesday with a handsome fishing pole by
some Of his immediate friends.
An alarm of fire was sounded on Tues
day on account of blaze in the stable
back of the residence of Henry Johnson,
on the Murdoch Mill road which is
owned by Charles Hines. No 8 chemical
company extinguished the blaze before
any serious damage was done. The
damage only amounted to about $40,
which was not covered by insurance.
The fire IS supposed to have started
from the burning of grass in the
vicinity.
Mrs H Vowel has been confined to
her house for the past few weeks with
! tonslitss.
| the Rev. E. H Smith, pastor of Ed
| brooke Methodist Episcopal Church.
who was visiting his brother at Simp-
sons. has left for his home in Balti-
| more. sf
|
| Naval Observatory. has recovered from
tcnsilitis, which has kept him from re-
/ porting for duty for many days past.
Charles Myer, formerly a private ot
the Third precinct, has been transferred
to the Tenleytown substation for pos-
| duty. Officer Meyer has been on tht
force for about thirty years, and ha:
seen much active duty during that pc
| riod of service
The friends of Mrs. Charles Steinburz
are much relieved to hear of her gra0ua
recovery from a very bad attack o
pneumonia. from which. she suffered
| through the winter Several times Mrs
Steinburg was so low that her friend
despaired of her recovery.
Desk Sergeant Johnson, of the sub
station, has obtained five days leav
of absence to visit several of his friend
ir Virginia
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Visiting in South Carolina.

Miss Mary L. Van Orden. OF Baraboc,
Wis. is spending the Easter holidays
with Miss Anne E. Wright, OF 1915 South
Carolina avenue.
NJ. I. Weller, the weli-known real es-
tate dealer of Capitol Hill, viii erect on
the lot at Fourth and c streets two new
apartment houses on which he expects
to begin work IN the near future.
Excitement was caused at Fourth and
A streets last Tuesday evening when
savage bulldog attacked a pet fox ter
rier owned by one of the residents IN
the immediate vicinity, and had olmost
killed the smaller dog when Robert OF
terback. of I'D a street southeast, seized
the bulldo- and choke he vicious brute
into unconsciousness The smaller dog
was taken away by its owner. who
made every effort to save its life.