Evening star., 1909-09-05
MAS0NS TO ORGANIZE LODGE
MOVEMENT STARTED BY RESI-
DENTS OF LANHAM, MD.
New Officials in Prince George
County - Hyattsville Council
Meets and Receives Reports.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
HYATTSVILLE, September 4. 1909
A few days since a meeting of the
members of the Masonic fraternity resid-
ing near Lanham was held in the school
house in that village, when steps were
inaugurated looking to the formation of a
local lodge. At present members of the
craft are compelled to come to Hyatts-
Vile or journey to Washington to attend
lodge meetings. Mr.. Guy S Meloy was
chairman of the meeting, and a commit
tee comprising Messrs Frank Haskell.
Norval Tabler and Guy S. Meloy. was ap-
pointed to investigate the feasibility of
forming such an organization
George Stonnell of Hyattsville has been
appointed deputy sheriff for Prince
George county under Sheriff Frank P.
Hurd. taking the place of Wallace c.
Raybold who has been named as con-
Stable for BladensbNrg district, succeed
Ing Officer Miller. who resigned. Con-
stable Raybold made his first arrest as
constable Wednesday when he locked up
raves Williams. colored on the charge
of breaking into the old Hancock place
and stealing quantity of wine. 1t was
established that Williams entered the
premises. but the fact that he stole the
booze was not proven in Judge Carr s
opinion and the colored man was re-
leased.
w. B. Fl. Blandford of Clinton has
rendered his resignation to Gov Crothers
as one of the members of the board of
county school commissioners Mr. Bland
ford has been a commissioned for many
years 1ll-health is said to be the cause
assigned for the resignation. Gov. Croth-
ers has not appointed Mr.. Blandford's S
successor.
New Election Precinct.
The election supervisors for Prince
George county. Messrs. s. Marvin Peach
Charles l.. Turner and Richard h. B.
Chew. have ordered that the thirteenth
election district KenD. bordering on the
District of Columbia, be divided into two
precincts. one polling place to be at Capt.
tol Heights and the other at BriShtSeat
Where the voting booth has been located
Tor many years. The division of the dis
trict is the result of persistent fight or
the part OF the voters in Capitol Heights
who complained that they had to travel
eight or ten miles to Brightseat in order
to vote.
1t is expected the division will result in
a much larger vote being cast in the dis
trict than heretofore.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
common council Town Treasurer w a.
Shepherd reported the receipts for Au-
gust to have been $3,93495. and the ex
penditures S269023, leaving a balance of
$1.3oi. y in the towns Golfers. This is re-
garded as a fine showing in the face of
the many improvements being made at
this time In the town. Inspector of Build
ings L. 0. Wissman reported the issu-
ance of seven building permits during the
month, and Bailiff William c. Soules re-
ported that ninety-two dog licenses had
been paid. and that there were yet thirty
seven residents who had not secured tags
for their CANNES.
1t developed that the county commits
'sioners had paid the town treasurer 500
of the S1,314.15 due the corporation on ac-
count of the road rebate fund This
money is being used In macadamizing
Johnson avenue from Maryland to Wine
avenue.
There being no objections filed to the