The Washington times., 1912-06-16
PLAN FOR EXPRESS
!. TRAINS INDORSED
BY TOWN COUNCIL
Hyattsville Acts Favorably
! on Request of City and
| Suburban Company. ,

III 1AIISN 1LlAk. No., June lb.-At
special meeting Of the mayor and COM
mon council last night the application
Of the City and Suburban Electric Rail-
way Of Washington to the Interstate
Commerce Commission to be allowed to
run express cars between the important
stations In Maryland was indorscd.
The council also authorized the NUM-
cipal tax rate for the current fiscal
year to be 70 cents on the 500.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company OF Baltimore also SUBJ
mittcd an ordinance which calls for
permission to be allowed to place all of
their wires underground, and the erec-
ton OF new telephone exchange. This
proposal will be submitted to the voters
"Wednesday, July 8.
All the prominent breeders of Hol-
stein-Friesian cattle of Maryland as
sembled at the Maryland Agriculture
College and formed q permanent organi-
zation for the purpose of promoting the
interests of the black and white breed In
this State. Officers of the college and
experiment station conducted the visi-
tors through the animal industry de-
partments and showed the stations herd
OF cattle and the buildings.
They observed the many experiments
In cereals and grasses in progress and
were pleased with the work.
The following officers were elected for
the following gear: c. I. Corby, Gar
'rett Park. president; J. B. Diamond,
Gaithersburg, vice president; William
Marsell, Frederick, secretary-treasurer.
The school house in East Hyattsville
will be erected on lots purchased from
Messrs. Erwin and Rignor. near the
Hyattsville pumping station. ]. Howe
preparing the plans, and the building
Is to be Of four rooms, with all modern
improvements.
Tomorrow the cornerstone of the
new Catholic Church at Berwyn will be
laid with appropriate ceremonies. The
building is being constructed by w. F.
Keys of Brentwood. 1t will be brick
structure, sixty feet in length by thirty
feet in width. and when completed will
cost about $4,000. Catholic services are
now being held the first and third Sun
days Of the month in the Knights of
Pythias hall at Berwyn.
Rev. Henry Thomas, rector of the
Pinkney Memorial Episcopal Church of
this place will preach the baccalaureate
sermon at Charlotte hall tomorrow.
Rev. J. M. E. Mckee will officiate at the
morning services Of the local church.
and Rev. Patrick Murphy at St. Luke's
Church in Bladensburg in the evening.
Capt. o. A. Greager and Lieuts. Ern-
est Kennard and Allen Duckett, Of
Company r, First Maryland Infantry,
of Hyattsville. have returned from the
officers camp near Westminster.
Tracks have been laid over the lines
Of the Washington, Spa Spring, and
lGretta railroad from Bladensburg to
Berwyn. This means that as soon as
some minor details have been finished
cars will be running from Fifteenth and
III streets northeast, Washington, to
the Maryland town.
The election supervisors Of this county
are to meet at the court house in
Upper Marlboro on Tuesday, June IS,
for the purpose of appointing election
officials for the election this coming
fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Noel after a resi-
,denc in Hyattsville for many years,
have moved to Washington.
]. A. Whitlock, of East Hyattsville,
has purchased a fruit farm near Han
cock, Washington county, and he and
his family will soon take up their resi-
dence there.
r. G. NJ. Ross and family have gone
to Honolulu, where they will spend
about two years. Mr.. Ross has accept
ed a position under the Government.
The Sunday schools of the local Pres
byterian and Episcopal Churches are