Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
Huntsville and Vicinity.
pecial Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
EVANSVILLE, Md March 10 1908.
The stockholders Of the HyattsvilIe Build
ing Association met here Tuesday evening
and elected the following board of directors
for the ensuing year: Wallace A. Bartlett.
Francis Gasch. Dr. Jos. r. Owens, George
Mish Smith. E. N. Waters, Chas. H. Welsh.
DIR. Chas A. Wells r. E. White and
George H. Lanhardt officers were also
elected as follows: DR.. Chas A. Wells,
president; George Mish Smith, vice presi-
dent; E. y. Waters secretary, and r. F.
White, treasurer. Resolutions expressive
of the sorrow of the association at the
death of Mr.. Louis ID. Wine of Washing
ton, a director of the association since it's
organizatio in 1887. passed.
MIR. Robert w. Wells of this place Will
be employed to defend Edward, alias
Egypt Galloway, colored, now in Jail at
Upper Marlboro charged with the murder
of Arthur Dorsey. also cOlored. in a Bla-
densburg saloon in August, 1899. Gallo
way was brought from Seattle. Washing
ton, by Sheriff Middleton last evening and
placed in Jail. He admitted having killed
Dorsey, but claims that the deed done
in self defense.
The work of drawing a panel from which
to select the grand and petit juries for the
approaching term of court is progressing.
Under the recent act OF the legislature. tax
payers only are eligible to positions on the
jury, and there are other requisites which,
sible for Il colored man to serve. \ juror
must be able to read and write.
There is considerable agitation in Hyattl
vile anent the subject OF securing permit
nent highways. During the nast sever 4
weeks the roadways have been practically
impossible as the result of work done IN
installing the sewerage system last fall.
The town authorities allowed the seWcT
contractor to postpone until spring
work of restoring the streets, and ARA
ments are being made 10 Begin the " -
These repairs, however, will not better
conditions permanently. and the people are
discussing the most feasible manner in
which to secure macad: mized roaGways
The town now has a bonded Indebtedness Of
SEQ, 09o for water and sewerage systems,
and there is a general dissemination to
place an additional debt for roadways. Tie
proposition has been advanced that the
work be done and two-thrds of the cost
assessed against abutung property This
will require authority from the legislature
and it is doubtful if such authorize ton
could be obtained.
At the regular monthly meeting Of the
BeItsville Grange held in Grange Hall,
Beltsville, last evening, Mr.. Fillmore Beall,
a member of the bar, gave an lnteres sting
sketch of the judicial system of Maryland.
and Mr.. S. d. Hall, transfer clerk and
county auditor, spoke OF the civil organi-
cation of the county. There was a large
attendance.
Sunday evening last Constables Wallace
Raybold and Robert l.. Payne arrested five
Young white men from Washington and
brentwood and locked them up in the
Hyattsville Jail until late in the evening,
when friends secured their release by put
ting up collateral. The young men TAXED
to appear for trial and the colaterals were
forfeited They gave their names as JOS
Waldron John Bowie. George Mckenzie,
Thomas Bowie and Aylett Hewlett. The
charge against them was disturbing me
saloons where, a: is alleged, Sunday liquors
are freely dispensed