Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24
SANATORIUMS.
ELECTRIC ROAD TO ANNAPOLIS
Heavy Rains Have Delayed Work
Execution on July 81.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ANNAPOLIS. Md. June g. 1906.
large force of men put to work
this week on the main line of the Washing.
ton. Baltimore and Annapolis electric rail-
ROAD. The heavy rains Of the past few
| days have done thousands of dollars worth
| OF damage to the fills and cuts of the road.
which were left entirely unprotected when
work was stopped nearly two years ago.
These bad washes are now being fixed pre-
paratory to beginning an extension and
broadening Of the portion already COM
pleted. 1t is understood that just as soon
as the fills completed the ties and
rails VII be placed In position to still fur.
Their protect the roadbed
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company is removing all OF its poles from
| the right of way of the old line in order
that there will be no delay when 1t Is de.
sired to construct the overhead system in
connection with the old line
William LeaZer, who Is to be hanged In the
yard OF the county jail on July 81 next for
the murder OF Patrolman McNamara Of
Fairfield. Is becoming decidedly nervous
over the delay in the execution. He has
stated several times that he cannot under
stand why the governor made the wait SO
long. He says that he Is now prepared to
die and If such a thing is possible would
likesto be executed at once.
Annette Massey infant daughter of Ada
G. and James R. Walk. of New York, died
yesterday at the residence OF Mrs. Bonney
this city. The mother of the child Is on a
visit to her sister here.
Henry Coffin, sailmaker's mate at the
naval Academy, was retired today from
the service under the thirty years act.
President Fell of st. Johns College to-
day delivered the address to the graduating
class of Darlington High School.
The private school of Miss Kate P FL
lott closed for the summer vacation today.
Prof. Francis E. Daniels of the depart
| ments of biology. botany and mechanical
engineering at St. Johns College left to-
| day with Mrs. Daniels for New York
whence they sail on the White Star Line for
London. Mrs. Daniels will visit her home
| in England.
Miss Harriet Luhn, teacher Of the kinder
garten department of the city public
schools. left today for Philadelphia. accom-
panied by her aunt Mrs. Mattingly of
the Friesland for Liverpool to spend the
summer with her sister, Mrs. +. W. Scott
of Shrewsbury, England.
The class standing Of the graduating class
OF the annapolis High School was an
hounced today as follows: Miss Minnie
Stevens, average, 90; Miss Annabel Grimes,
81; Miss Helen Thompson. 90; Miss Jean
nette Richardson, 90 Miss Stevens and
Miss Grimes will take first and second hon.
ors respectively. The commencement ex-
ereises will be held on June % In the
Colonial Theater. and DIN Bryan, ESQ.,. will
make the address to the graduates. The
baccalaureate sermon will be preached on
Sunday next in Maryland Avenue NJ. E.
Church. by the Rev. w. L. Davidson. D.,
secretary of the American University at
Washington, D. c.
The mental examination of candidates for
the Naval Academy finished today
and go candidates await the decision OF
the board. The board will at once begin
the work of going over the papers, and 1t
is expected that by Monday or even tomor-
row the names Of some of those who have
passed the ordeal successfully will be an
uounced
1t Is expected that co per cent OF the cam
didates will have been found to be sue
cessful. and many of the others may have
an opportunity OF second try. Those can
Gidates who are taking a second examina-
ton state that the work in arithmetic and
American history is much harder than at
the preceding examinations.
Some time next week. 1t is thought that
the physical examinations will be started As
the candidates are beginning to learn that
the medical examination is rather severe
they generally do not try for the mental
If they have the least doubt with reference
to tie medical. and for that reason 1t Is
thought that there will not be as many
turned down by the medical eXamins ton
this year as at preceding examinations.
Supt. Brownson of the Naval Academy
left for Washington this morning IN con-
nectfon with affairs of the department
He will probably return tonight or tomor-
row
There has Just been completed by the
local boatmen and fishermen close. care
conditions of the oyster beds with reference
TO the promises for next season It was
feared by many that the large number of
small oysters left in the beds had been
seriously damaged by the late thaws de-
positing mud over the young oysters or
flowing foul water over them TO such an
extent that they would be suffocated
The very fact. however. that the thaw
was gradual is what has initiated In favor
of the oysters. Never before In the history
of the local oyster industry have so many
good beds been found. Some of them were
very badly torn up by the dredges. but
have recovered to A considerable extent
Much of the increase is also attributed TO
the fact that the weather was so bad last
winter that the oystermen were unable to
take the usual large catch. Taken Alto
gether the oxstermen claim that the next
season will show greater abundance of
oysters than in many years. Bottoms
terms of the Hannah bill for So per acre
could not be bought today II owned by
private parties for ten times that amount.
1t Is claimed by the oyStermen that IL the
dredging laws are properly enforced dur
ing the coming season there will be abso-
1utely no need of replanting the beds and
that the natural increase will soon place
the oyster industry where 1t was in years
gone by.
Owing TO the weather conditions work on
the temporary vault at the Naval Academy
for the reception of the body of John Paul
Jones Is progressing slowly. The walls
have been practically completed and It will
few days.
The hull of the steamer General Slocum,
on which hundreds lost their lives when the
steamer was burned in the East river, New
York, last summer. will be rebuilt as