The Washington times., 1913-10-28
STRICT EXCISE LAW
HARDY'S PROMISE
ShrievaIty Candidate in Prince
George County to Talk at
HyattsviIIe.

HYATSVILLE, Nd, oct. 2S.-The can
didates on the Democratic ticket will
hold large rally in the Masonic Tenn
pie here tonight at o'clock. Among the
invited speakers who will address the
audience will be Joseph Taggert, OF
Kansas, and George P. Hoover, of
Chevy Chase, Montgomery county.
George ". Hardy, candidate for sheriff.
will also tell the people of this county
his stand on the temperance question,
and of his intentions, If elected, to see
that the excise laws of the county are
strictly lived up to. The other candi-
dates will also be present to tell of
their positions on the platform. A
brass band will be in attendance.
For the first time since the Hyatts-
vile election district was established,
about fifteen years ago, the voters will
polling place. Because of the board OF
election supervisors economizing in the
rentals paid for voting places, they
have been unable to secure the usual
rooms in the Masonic Temple, and the
election will be held in the Independent
office, on johnson avenue, near Mary
land avenue. The other polling places
in the county are located as follows:
Evansville district, First precinct,
Grange hall, Beltsville; Second precinct,
Bryant's hall, Berwyn: Bladensburg
district, town hall, Bladensburg; Marl-
boro district, truck house, Marlboro;
Nottingham district II. II. Sasscer' 5
building, North Keys; Piscataway dis
Getaway: Spaldings district, Doves
blacksmith shop Forestville; Queen
Anne district, Modern Woodmen
hall. MitcheIlville; Aquasco district.
Amos Davis building. Aquasco district:
Mrs. Thomas house, Clinton: Laurel
district, First precinct, city hall, Laurel;
Second precinct Company X, V. F. D.
building, Laurel; Brandywine district,
]. K. Smiths house, Brandywine; Oxon
Hill district, Oxford hall, Oxon Hill;
house Brightseat; Bowie district, St
Joseph's Society hall, Bowie: Mellwood
district, william Ogles house, Nell
wood: Hyattsville district; 1ndepend-
Firemen's hall, Brentwood; Seat Pleas
ant district, town hall, Capitol Heights:
Riverdale district, Claude Warren's Of
flee, Riverdale.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First
Presbyterian Church is making prep
arations for the holding of a ''rummage
sale on Thursday and Saturday of this
week in the Thomson building, on John
son avenue. Mrs. Charles Frame, jr,
and Mrs w. V. Fiske have been busy
calling upon the members of the church
for contributions, and il is expected
that there will be large variety from
which the patrons of the sale may
choose.
Miss Alice L. Boorman has returned
to her home, in Washington, after a
pleasant stay with Mrs. Clarence 5.
Kessler, Of Avon avenue.
William Harrison. of York, Pa, is the
guest Of A. L. Berkeley, on Johnson
avenue.
County Road Engineer and Mrs. Louis
l. Dent and young son have moved
into Washington for the winter months.
Members of the local Presbyterian
Church will attend the two important
conventions of that denomination to be
held in Baltimore during the next sew
eral days William Shedd Holton has
been named as delegate to represent
the First Presbyterian Church of this
town at the annual synod meeting of
the Presbyteries of Washington. Balti-
more and New Castle, Del. Mrs. J. L.
King has been named to represent the
Ladies' Missionary Society of the same
church at the Women's Synodical Mis-
sionary meeting to be held in conjunc-
ton with the meeting of the three
Presbyteries.