Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-08

to report at future meeting. The report
will then be presented to the mayor and
common council. The committee is COM
posed of j. Frank Ruse, chairman: DR..
Guy w. Latimer, Rev. c. J. s. Mayo, Judge
Arthur Carr and Theodore Sonnenberg.
At a recent meeting of the Evansville
Farmers Club of Prince George county
the statement was made that the appropri-
alton available under the act of the last
legislature, providing for the construction
of the boulevard between Washington and
Baltimore, would be expended upon ten
miles of the road. beginning at Laurel and
extending five miles in both directions. 1t
was also declared that Engineer w. w.
Crosby was In favor of purchasing rights
of-way south of Laurel IN preference to
following the line of the old turnpike which
would involve a great deal of cutting and
filling to secure uniformly graded road.
Surveys, plans and estimates have been
made on about ten miles between Contee
Prince George county, and Waterloo. Bids
are now being asked for the construction Of
this road. The work will consist in re-
ducing present grades where they are more
than six per cent to a maximum of six
feet in hundred OF replacing all bridges
and culverts not in good condition, with
modern permanent structures. and the ad-
dition of such further culverts and bridges
may be found necessary; Of widening
the travelled way to at least twenty-four
feet in its nerrowest part: and of the con-
StructfOn of modern water-tIght stone
surface of crushed trap rock, carefully
spread and thoroughly rolled, making a
smooth, even surface, and comparable with
the best results In other states.
The democrats of Bladensburg district
will meet Wednesday evening, next. for the
purpose Of organizing a democratic club
Miss Lizzie Burgess. daughter OF Mr.,
and Mrs. Herman E. Burgess, has returned
from a months visit with friends In Louis
Vile, KY.
Mr.. E A Fuller will depart tomorrow
for weeks stay at Chase City, Va
Prof A. B. Gahan of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College was called to Manhattan,
kans., last Tuesday owing to the serious
illness OF his father.
Mrs. Caroline J. Dougherty OF WASH
ington has been visiting her sister, Mrs
John F. Hickey. Marion street.
Miss Dorothy Middleton of Washington
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. r. M Smith,
North Hyattsville.
Miss Lillian Herring who has been at
tending school in Baltimore. is spending
the vacation with her parents, Locust ave-
nue..
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton NJ, Bird, formerly of
Hyattsville, now of Cincinatt, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. William Giachetu.
Mrs George NJ. Mcfarland and children
are spending the summer at Springfield.
Hampshire county, w. Va.
Mrs. James Wilkinson and children de-
parted Tuesday of this week TO spend the
summer with relative in Charlestown.
w. Va.
Mrs. and Miss Ramsburg OF Washington
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A Thomp-
son for the summer.
Mrs. T. c. Evarts formerly of Hyatts-
Vile. is reported to be seriously Ill at her
home in Washington
Mr., and Mrs. William Wolff Smith, Raj
ston avenue. entertained large company
OF friends the evening of the Fourth the
occasion being the celebration OF their tenth
wedding anniversary. A display of fire.
works was the feature of the evening Re-
freshments were served.
Edward, the eight-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. B. Adams, Littlefeld avenue,
was painfully and seriously burned about
the face as the result OF the explosion OF
a charge of powder which he playfully
lighted
Misses Ella and Della Smith, daughters
Of Mr.. Thomas Smith, East Riverdale. re-
turned today after a visit of three months
with their aunt. Mrs. E. Smith of Balti-
more. Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Lucy Marlowe.
and their cousins. Misses VIrgie Marlowe
Mae Smith and Mary Mccullough, returned
with them.