The Washington times., 1922-12-06
BUILDING BOOM
On IN PRINCE
GEORGES
HyattsviIIe and Its Vicinity See
Record-Breaking Local
Development.


HYATTSVILLE, Md. Dec. Ga
building boom, eclipsing by far any
previous acti"ity, has hit Upper
Prince Georges county. Its full
scope probably will not be mani
fest until spring. although the
open weather so far this winter has
resulted in much more than usual
activity.
Within a few months consider.
able of Hyattsville's principal busi-
ness section in the neighborhood of
Johnson and Maryland avenues will
be rebuilt. The present frame
store Of A. f. Burgess on the north
corner Of Johnson and Maryland
avenues will give way to two.
story brick structure, twenty by
fifty feet. The first floor will be
used for the store and the second
for offices.
The building on Maryland avenue
between johnson avenue and Spen-
Ger street now used as shoe-shop
is shortly to be RACED and replaced
with two story brick structure.
Another two-story brick building
| will be erected on adjoining prop
erty to house the shoe-shop.
Construction of a new Masonic
Temple is to begin in Spencer
street on the site of the Arcade
, building, in the spring. 1t will be
of brick and will contain three
I stories.
William H. Anglin has just com.
pleted a store at Baltimore rect
and Maryland avenue. adjoining
the plant of the Keystone Printing
Company of which he is proprietor.
The store is being occupied by Paul
A. Norfolk, grocer. Angl.n is now
making a subs antial addition to
the rear Of his prin ing plant.
A new store has recently been
completed at Avon avenue and
Franklin street and Is being occu.
pied by N. j. Raine, grocer. A
millinery shop and a hair ir-dressing
parlor in Maryland avenue, are
among new enterprises in the town.
A large tract in northwest
Hyattsville is being built up by o..
way B. Zantzinger. A number of
houses are under construction and
many lots have been sold. Another
subdivision is being developed by
| George b. Furman on the old
Thompson property south of John
son avenue. J. NJ. Edlavitch will
start a subdivision in the spring
on the Old Addison Smith property
IN NOrth HyattsVllle.
In Berwyn a $4,000 brick struc-
utre IL being erected for use as q
parsonage for the Church of the
Holy Redeemer. 1t Is expected to
be completed a few weeks.
Several new houses have lust
been completed and a number Of
| others are building In Berwyn.
Arrangements to handle the
Chris mas rush are being made by
Mss Mary w. Tise. Hyattsville
postmaster. The office beginning
December IS will be open daily
| from 1880 a. m. to Z p. m.
The Church Of the Holy Redeem
er, Berwyn, Is now a parish with a
mission at ANIME n 1ale. Rev. vii.
liam A. Cahill. formerly of St.
Joseph's College, is pastor. The
church, which recently was thor.
oughly renovated, formerly was a
mission of st. Jerome's, Hyattsville.
! A New England dinner IL to be
served in the town hall at Bladens-
burg tonight from s to 1880 O'Clock
under the auspices Of the woman's
guild of st. Luke's Church. Dancing
will follow.
| Acceptance Of an invitation for a
football game with Yale in 1928
was announced today by University
of Maryland authorities. The date
has not yet been definitely fixed,
1t was announced.
Five other games are certain for
the College Parkers, these with
Hopkins, University OF Richmond,
University of North Carolina, North
Carolina State and Virginia Poly.
technic Institute.
Excepting the Yale and Hopkins
contests, which will be played at
New Haven and Homewood, all the
other games listed above will be
staged at College Park, Washington
or Baltimore.
It is expected that at least two
State schools in addition to Hop
kins will find place on the Mary.
land card. Dates will be arranged
with st. Johns and Western Mary.
land, 1t Is believed.
Maryland may take one more
flyer" in addition to Yale, but GER.
tainly no more.
As much as followers of the
schools would like to see the an.
nual Maryland-H ~p'Sins struggle
take place on Thanksgiving Day,
this will not be possible until 1924,
as Hopkins is understood to be
under contract to meet Washing
ton and Lee again next Turkey
Day.
Although a number Of highly de-
pendable men will re lost to next
: years eleven, the Black and Gold
should be formidable.
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