Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
HY ATTSVILLE NEWS
TELEPHONE COMPANY CON-
STRUGGLING NEW LINES.
Special Correspondence of The Sunday Star.


EVANSVILLE, April l. 1905.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company is constructing line along the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad as far north
as Laurel, taking in the villages of Ber-
wyn. Branchville, Sunnyside Beltsville,
Ammendale and other points along the
main stem of the railway. The company
is also preparing to construct a line from
Hyattsville to Bowie, via Lanham, Sea-
brooke, Glendale and Springfield. At
Bowie connection will be made with the
line of the Peoples Telephone and Elec-
trio Company, recently organized at Nit
chellsville. The Peoples company will
provide service to all points between Bowie
and Marlboro on the Pope's Creek division
OF the Pennsylvania railroad, so that per-
sons in that section will have direct COM
munication with Washington, Baltimore
and all other points having long distance
service. The Chesapeake company has also
established connection with the Southern
Maryland Telephone Company, which means
that the counties of Charles and St Marys
Will have an up-to-date service with all
long-distance points.
letter received in Hyattsyille Yesterday
conveys the information that work on the
construction of the Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis electric railway will certainly
from Mr.. j. H. Connor, the engineer who
was In charge of the work when It. was sus-
pended some two years since. He states
that the road has passed into the hands of
certain Cleveland people who have ample
funds to complete the road. The immense
power house to furnish current for this and
other roads is located in East Hyattsville
and about $4,000 was expended before work
was suspended. Most of the roadbed be-
tween Washington and Baltimore had been
graded and culverts and bridges have been
built.
Spring Term of Circuit Court.
The spring term of the circuit court for
Prince Georges county will convene In Up
per Marlboro Monday next. Most of the
first day will be taken up in going over and
arranging the docket and in the selection of
the grand jury.
There are two important criminal cases
coming on for trial. Edward, alias Egypt"
Galloway will be tried for the murder of
Arthur Dorsey, whom he is alleged to have
shot to death in a Bladensburg saloon in the
summer of 1899. Galloway admits having
Killed Dorsey, but claims it was done in
self-defense. Immediately after the crime
Galloway escaped to Baltimore and later
went to Seattle, Wash, where he was re-
Gently apprehended and brought to Mary
land. 1t Is quite probable that GalIoway's
counsel, Mr.. Robert w. Wells of Hyatts-
Vile, will ask for change of venue on the
ground that his client cannot obtain a fair
trial.
The case of DR.. Ohlendorf. convicted of
manslaughter in connection with the death
or Maude Hale at his Brentmar sanitarium
at Brentwood, this county, and who OBJ
tanned another trial, will again occupy the
attention of the court. Ohlendorf is out on
bail. Judge Merrick granted him a new
trial because several of the jurors who con-
Victed the doctor declared on the witness
stand that they misunderstood certain in
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News of General Interest,
Mrs. Josephine p. Whitley of Branchville
Prince George county, recently purchased
two and one-half acres of land In East
Hyattsvi!le and has commenced the erection
OF a modern cottage, which she expects to
occupy upon completion.
Mrs Anna Elizabeth Hewins of Anacos-
TIA, D. c.. an employee of the bureau of en-
SAVING ana printing, Washington. has pur-
chased the dwelling house on the north side
OF Locust avenue, opposite the Octagon
house, formerly owned by Mr.. j. H. Rogers.
Constable r. A. Shreve, jr., arrested
BUCK Scott, white, on charges Of being
drunk and disorderly and disturbing the
public peace. and Arthur Carr Justice of the
peace, sent him to Jail for thirty DAYS. The
same oincer arrested John Briscoe and Rich
ara Holland, both colored the former on the
charge of assault and battery and the lat
ter with disturbing the public peace. Both
were fined So and costs.
Miss Mary II. Diversified, daughter of Mrs.
Lucy Eversfield of Baltimore, and Mr. Fred
erick Kraft of Washington were quietly
married recently at St. Johns Church
(EpiscopaD, Beltsville, by the rector, Rev.
G. l. La Roche. The bride is a niece of DIR.
w. o. diversified of College Park Only
members of the families of the contracting
parties were present.
Mr.. Percy III. Veitch, formerly Of this sec
ton, where his family lived for many years.
leaves Washington for st. Louis tomorrow,
where he VIII enter upon the practice Of
the law.
Mr.. William Hines OF Washington has
rented the property of Mr.. w. A. Dorr, Sib-
ley avenue.
DR.. and Mrs Charles A. Wells, after liv-
ing twenty-five years at Oaklawn, have
rented cottage on Spencer street. DIR.
Guy w. Latimer has moved to Oaklawn
which he recently purchased from DR.. Wells.