Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-13
EVANSVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Prince Georges County, Md.
Near 14th street-a short distance
above Florida avenue.
pondence OF The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
HYATTSVILLE, January Ii: 1895.
Constable Wallace c. Raybold yesterday
arrested William Kelly. who was lettering
about the Riverdale railroad station. and
after hearing the testimony Justice Arthur
Carr sentenced him to three months In
the house of correction.
Mr. Z. II. Benjamin manager of the
Riverdale Park Company. has moved his
family into their new residence recently
completed in Riverdale.
Mr. Chas. Hunt. one of the oldest resi-
dents of Prince Georges county. died at
his home near Nottingham, aged sixty-one
years. He was born in Charles county
and served under General Lee in the civil
war. He once escaped from Baltimore
prison. In 1863 he married Miss Eliza
Mills of this county, and since then had
resided near Nottingham. His wife and
three children. one of whom is Mrs Walter
Williams of Washington survive him. The
remains were inferred in the cemetery at
Brookfield Church.
Mr.. J. T. Hutchinson of Surratts. Prince
Georges county, is dead. He leaves
widow and four children. The remains were
inferred in the burying grounds adjoining
Christ Church at Surratts.
A masquerade party was given at the
home of Road Commissioner j. w. +. Hat
ton, Piscataway, few evenings since. The
house was tastefuliy decorated with ported
plants and holly. AT midnight supper was
Served the tables being adorned with
arches of holly. There was dancing a the
conclusion of the supper.
The concert and oyster supper originally
scheduled for Friday evening of last week
in Grange Hall, Beltsville, was continued
Saturday and Monday evenings. Represen-
tatives from Laurel Hyattsyile and Wash
ireton Masonic lodges were present Mon
day evening. Mr.. Albert Fox received the
highest number of votes in contest for "a
gold headed cane. and Miss Edith Parker
las1 hnrA gold fob, in
like contest. 1t is stated that the affair
yielded about s160, which will be used for
the benefit of the Indebtedness on Grange
Hall.
At a meeting of the stockholders OF the
First National Bank of Southern Maryland.
held at the banking house in Upper Mari
boro Tuesday, the following directors We're
chosen: c. A. NJ. Wells Wallace y. Bart
lett r. n. Ryon. ]. w. Warning. Samuel c.
Padgett, A. r. Robinson Chas. \. Wells
and T. Van Clagett. The above directors
elected officers, after which they were the
guests of Mr. Harry w. Gore at the Farm
ers' Hotel. The officers of the bank are:
DR. Charles A Wells, president; r. y.
Ryon, vice president; T. Van Clagett. attor-
ney;W. s. HILL cashier, and Irving Owings,
assistant cashier.
The Maryland Real Estate Title Com
psny, the first of its kind ever formed in
this section has been Incorporated under
the laws of Maryland with capital stock
of $4,000. The officers are: DR.. Chas. A.
Wells, president; Wallace A Bartlett, vice
president; p. H. Veitch, secretary, and II.
N Ryon, treasurer. The directors are: G.
A NJ Wells. r. n. Ryon. Chas. \. Wells.
Geo. ii. Lanhardt. Robert W. Wells and
Wallace A. Bartlett.
Mrs Elizabeth Steuberner has purchased
the historic George Washington house. in
Bladensburg. from George w. Richardson
The sale was made through the Maryland
Real Estate Title Company. and the price
paid was $1,000.
Judge Arthur Carr has sold to DR. Kemp
of Washington a house and lot on Little
field avenue, formerly owned by DR.. Chas.
A. Wells