The Washington times., 1913-10-13
CANDIDATES FAVOR
SEWER CONNECTIONS
HyattsviIie Men Agree With
Committee of Washington's
Board of Trade.

HYATTSvILLE, Nd. Oct 13.-In
Capt. Henry c. Porter, Of Chillum dis
trict, Prince George county, has on the
Republican ticket a candidate for the
lower house of the State Legislature
one in whom the committee on sewer
age Of the Washington Board Of Trade
should be interested. He is an avowed
exponent of the opinion held by that
committee that the sewers Of the Wash
:nRton suburbs in both Prince George
and MontSomery counties should be
connected with the sewers Of the Dis
,rict of Columbia, both for the protec-
ZION of the Capital City and the towns
on its borders. 1t is understood tnat
oliver 8. Metzerott, also Of Chillum dis
trict, Republican candidate TOT STATE
comptroller, is also an earnest aoNo-
cate Of the plan. Mr.. Metzerott is treas
urer OF the Columbia Theater Company
Of Washington
Today is being celebrated as Column
bus Day in this State, and Is legal
holiday.
The Herald Company, organized to
enRare In the publication and general
printing business has begun the puoiica-
zion in Sykesyille OF the Sykesville Her
aid a weekly newspaper. The editor is
Albert NJ, Hall, OF Riverdale, who is
connected with q newspaper feature pu-
reau in Washington. Before taxing up
the washington work. MT HAN was Tor
n number of years editor OF the SyIa-
cuse Herald, Of Syracuse, N. Y. The
business manager OF the new paper ls
David w. Dean, q son-in-iaw OF Mr..
Hall.
The football game scheduled for yes
terday afternoon between the Hyatts-
vile eleven and the team representing
the Tucson Athletic Club of Washing
ton was called on.
Tomorrow 10 the last registration day
In Prince George county and VIII be de-
voted to the revision of the registration
books No new names Will be added 10
the lists, but the names OF all those per
sons who have lost their franchise IN
t. county will be stricken from the
boOks Both the Democrats and Repub-
icsns az the close of the registration
day last Tuesday handed to the regis
tration officers In each Of the election
districts a sworn list of names OF per
sons who they considered had no right
. upon the books and the officers have
since sent eac. person a notice reouir-
tnR them to appear tomorrow to show
why their names should not be stricken
from the lists. Those who fsll to ap-
pear will lose their right TO vote In the
SldtS 0uu uIllcSE tnOoc nv ~ off>.
aaye a good legal reason, their names
xfll have a red line drawn through them
also.
The owners of the Gretta Addition TO
Riverdale have recently sold about
twenty lots, and il is expected that
number of homes will be built there
during the coming spring.
The quarterly congregational meeting
of the First Presbyterian Church will
be held next Wednesday evening. the
regular mid-weeS prayer will be dis
pensed with for the evening. The Lad
les Aid Society Of the church win serve
refreshments.
Rally Day was celebrated yesterday
at the First Presbyterian Church. At
$50 a. m, the Sunday school rally was
held. and at II O'Clock a. m. the church
rally was held and the Rev. d. W.
Skellenger preached on Enthusiasm.
The main exercises were held last eve
ring By the Sunday school wheS an
elaborate program was rendered. The
guest Of honor was a Mr.. Breckenridge.
OF Texas a grandson OF the Rev. Mr.
Breckenridge, the first pastor in charge
of the local church organization when
IL was brought from Upper Marlboro
70 Bladensburg early in the last CEN
tury.
Miss Mary Wagner. Of Remington,
Va. formerly Of Hyattsville, is visiting
friepds here.