Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1898, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1898-16 PAGES, if MILLIONS ABANDONED Property Which Was at One Time Quite Profitable. FORMER OUTLET FOR ANTHRACITE COAL Open Evenings. Smoot, Coffer & McCalley’ “The New Store.” 1216 F Street. LACE ROBES & Evening Dress Picturesque Gravity Railroad and Delaware and Hudson Canal. ——— MATERIALS. . .{OVER THE MOOSIC RANGE Every city has its clusive store—a store where high-class Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. ELMIRA, N. Y., December 2, 1898. It is stated that a property, including the picturesque gravity railroad, costing fully $10,000,000, which lately came under the goods predominate! We occupy that position in Washington. Same class of goods that made the house of “Perry” famous! Same treatment! We were fortun in ing 2» numbe Fs mtrol of the Vanderbilts and other cap- Se saceutios ead es im and spangled. | italisis allied with them, and over which ecll far below thetx x anthracite coal has been for seventy years transpc ted from the Delaware and Hudson Company's mines in the Lackawanna val- ley to the Erie canal, whence it was car- ried to Hudson on the canal and to New York harbor, will be abandoned at the close of this month, because the new owners do Elegant $50 Robes for $25. Elegant $75 Robes for S4o. Elegant $30 Skirt Pattern, $12. Novelty Venise Point and Aibovers” in Lace feta Silks ddan ise te Sele Hao diate not believe it pays enough to Justify them Real of every description! in longer continuing its operations. The eThatest inch Printed The reported abandonment suggests the Mousseline Urilliants, two pat- passing of this great water route, which, terns in ten ning shades, until confronted by rallroad competition, make lovely evening gowns—only was one of the best dividend corporations $1.25 yard. x . in its day on this continent. It has a his- 2 — < : — tory, It is said, that is not excelled in point of interest by any other enterprise. It was the evening shades—only $1 a ms ae the means of introducing to the seaboard yard aH a é _= ee cities the “black diamonds” of the Penn- 4S-ineh Polkadot Mousseline de sylvania coal fields for heat and steam pro- Brilliants, all shades, in self ducing fuel; it developed the wilderness contrasting spots—only $1.25 region of Carbondale, Honesdale and the valleys of the upper Delaware and Never- sink rivers: called into being many impor- Blezant — line ~~ Mousseline Erilli:.nts, Mousseline de Soie tant towns on the route, and brought into id Ciilteas, ta Black. wise prominence and wealth many a poor, strug- pu sory Baa gling lad. It has been a power in the poll- tics of the states of New York and Penn- sylvania, from which it obtained its char- ter, and amassed fortunes for many of its officers and stockholders. The projection of the building of the Delaware and Hudson upwards, More New canal originated with William Wurts, a B ack oods. young merchant of Philadelphia, and ‘his z brother Maurice. Stylish Crepon: all-over red effects s nd Details of the Project. Ss -$1.50, yard. Another shipment of the 38 44 ineh Black Al-w “ At the time 6,000 tons of anthracite in a nd single year glutted the markets of all the torm ard cities in the United States. Know- pal sea Serges for “gift” dress patterns ing this fact, they proposed to send to the pil gamed peel eae elty of New York annually 100,000 tons, and to carry out this scheme they breached the project of scaling the Moosic mountains with a railroad and constructing a canal 10S miles from Honesdale, Wayne county, Pa., SMOOT, COFFER through rugged and partly unexplored coun- SMcCALLEY. (| oe Se ee ¥ tondout. It was considered by many a Formerly with the late Seaton Perry. wild and visionary scheme. | Benjamin Wright, chief engineer of the Erie canal, 1216 F Street. was engaged by Maurice and William Wurts, in M , 1823, to take measures to have a proper survey from “tidewater of the Hudzon river, at the mouth of the Wall- kill, up the valley of the Rondout, and thence up the same to the confluence of the Lackawaxen to a point as near to the coal mines as possible, in order to ascertain the practicability of constructing a canal along the route, and make an estimate of the cost the work. Wright, who was considered yest engineer in the country, appointed John B. Jervis cf Rome, who had served under Wright on the Erle canal from ax: man to section superintendent, as princi assistant engineer to make the survey. Mr. ervis at once examined the route, report- ing against some of the former plans, which embraced the idea of using the Delaware river in part. His suggestions were adopted and an independent canal decided on. Report Submitted. Mr. Wright made his report in 1824. He pronounced the improvement practicable, and estimated the cost, $300,000. The vast- ness of the sum made capitalists unwilling to take hold of the enterprise. Public opin- ion was against it, but, nothing daunted, the | Where Is | The Man | —or woman, who does not en- = Joy a fine cup of coffee? We are sending our famous DRY- ROASTED JAVA AND: MOCHA COFFEE (roasted on the premises) to the best homes in all parts of the city After trying a cup of our Dry- roasted Coffee you won't be a as gatiche Ee ee e wrojectors enlisted the tnfluential press in 5 atisfied with - fiee roasted es its favor, and pul sentiment was 2 the old way. Prices no higher. = | changed. ‘The brothers matured their plans. JE Selected ‘id Mandehli Java and Mocha, They proposed the forming of 2 company, B8e. Ibe Ths. for $110. with @ capital of $1,500,000, that the Moosic R . 4 . mountains should be surmounte y it a erg ae way of Rix Gap, 4 feet in height, 7 means of inclined planes; that their rail- Keeves’ No. 2 Breakfast Java way should extend to the nearest point at 9a gga for 85e which a supply of water could be com- Reeve No. manded for canal navigation; that the com- eT ge. Tb. = | pany should embark in the business of bank- ing and purchasing land along the canal, here it would rise in valu Books of sub- scription were opened in New York city, «l every share of the capital stuck taken 9) At that time most of tbe inhabitants of York burned wood. It was estimated New 3 Grocer, Baker & Confectioner, that with the construction of the canal coal 2 209 F S could be delivered in ity at $2. F 09 tes > | ton. and it was calculated that sufficient for a year's s and Hudson Canal Compa would b: Delaware . i = | chartered by the New York legislatur §| Apri 1823, but it was not fully <f}ized until two years later. ‘ound was ° ) first broken for the canal on the summit $j level, forty miles from Rondout, July 1 has 1 heen famous as J | 1825. by the pr sident, Philip Hone, who ' NE CAPONS can delivered an appropriate address to @ large ned sare PHILA. $| assemb Benjamin Wright was en- ‘Out’ TURKEYS, ang ) | Saked as chief engineer in the Be ISN et aud {ition and John B. Jervis was e Land “and 2| Wricht resigned in and Jervis was table. Only. th }} appointed to th ition, which he re- Z §| tained until May when he resigned to larket, 818 14th St) become chief engi of the Mohawk and é Hudson railway, an years later ne was Te nnn S| chief engineer in the construction of the "Ts oe =a € Croton aqueduct. Port Jervis was named time is almost uo for in honor of John B. Jervis, and the old hee iS stone house in which Jervis made his home making Xmas Photos, | waite “ceased in he ‘construction stil You mast come to na this week tf son | St#nds near the canal. It was bullt in 173 PR er Roe Potty SA sont on the foundation of a fort which was 2° Aud the earlier you come the quicke burned by the Indians under the Mohawk Tt photos whl be OMOLROW chieftain Brant in 1779. The canal was PP oie ER ga Bago Md completed from Honesdale, Pa., to Rond- coe ExWe tue ee os out. on the Hudson, a distance of 108 mites, <n emcees sean ae October, 1828, and during that month the oo * shades. first small boat made its way to the Hud- a Stalee 110) with a cargo of ten tons of inferior W. H. Stalee, 110 In November following a fleet of ten RTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHER. boats similarly laden passed over the canal and was greeted by the inhabitants along ‘Piano-Lamy }| the line with demonstrations of jo f ps: Construction Commenced, \ y > railroad over the Moosic ran; MHA F {| transport the anthracite from the mines at = C€ \} Carbondale to Honesdale, where it passed 5 : to the boats, was commenced in 1827 and lL Elegant $20 Piano Lamp. ..$10 \} comptctea in the summer of 182). The first } Superb $35 Piano Lamp. .$17.50 )| car toad of coal over it was shipped Octo- ( Orners ater af ait (J ber 9, 1820. ‘The completion of the gravity > ete: tee the meaner ein, * }} road first established Carbondale in com- ( MEETS, = munication with the outside world. The S seee Fe Fou heen tn to see operation of the road was attended w: \ ERS ave ‘lange at exactly 1 great Gitiodity, aiuing tras 1h, eeatine No pect param of chains used on the inclined plane. In 1880, tarred ropes were substituted Freight was similarly carried # on this read the first locomotive wheel in America was placed. It was called the Stourbridge Lion, a was or of three pmotive made for Delaware and Hudson Canal Company sno ugland, under direction of Horatio Al- Gill’s Candies, a civil engineer. It was brought to =< a New York, but was found too weak to ad- Three Assortments, mit of its use with safety, and horses took 4 4 its place on the levels.’ The expense of 25, 40 and 60ce ib. building the canal was greater than had that ever turned ree ee t wD & \ April Ss Cacesan 4] nee ° Shedd ss. (| it dicud <shaa= asi heen estimated. The $1,500,000 cash capital ssortment from which ts {Of the Company was not sufficient to com- t and polite atten. | Plete it, and the state loaned its credit in is It not? aid of the enterprise to the extent of $500,- 000. In 1920 rival companies attempted to crush the Delaware and Hudson company, cireulating stories that its coal deposit was useless as a fuel, and the early bankruptcy 921 F St. and 1223 Pa. Ave. G el ILL’S, no dividends for five or six value to $50, - = ——— | of the corporation was predicted. Divi- = ids were abandoned for a time, and ] OOD ff SON shares which had cost $100 each and earned & WUS 2 ears sank in MAWE vou Sore Throat. Pimples. Copper- Philip Hone Intervenes. AVE YUU colored Spots, Aches, Old Sores, The dt Cicers “in Mouth, “Hair, Paling? Write COOK re dissolution of the company was only REMEDY CO., 1688 MASONIC TEMPLE, CHICS- | averted through the action of Philip H GO. ILL. for proofs of cures. CAPITAL $506,000. | who : Pavenones raised the whole sum necessary to save the organization and handed it to the president without security. In 1881 a loan was effected from the state of New York, and when {t matured in 1849 it was prompt- ly paid. In 1830 the company’s mines pro- duced 43.000 tons, and in 1860 the product had reached 3,000,000 tons. in 1870 the prof- its of the company were more than $2,- 000,000, or 13% per cent on its capital Worst cases cured in 1 BOOK PI to 35 Days. 100-PAG) boll-2m* ashes cece Ingrowing Nails Cured scientifically in @ few days. No blood draw A ne nails pulled, no soreness. A cure guaranteed in every case. Sto 6 pm. Sundays, 9 to 12. Con- PROF. J. J. GORGES & del2-10d SON—1115 PA. AVB, Foot Specialists, i” stock. This was at the height of its pros- perity. Then there were 1,400 boats plying the waters of the canal. But railroad competition has reduced the business until last year there were only 250 boats carrying coal. Of itself the canal is @ cheap route for carrying coal, but owing to the extra handling required to transfer the product from the cars to the boats and the boats to the barges, it is unable to com- pete with steam roads. The gravity road has been during the winter a source of expense by reason of the snow drifts on the mountains. Up to 1870 the canal had cost over $6,000,000, and the increased expendi- tures on the canal and road since that ttme will probably reach $3,000,000. Al- ready the discharging of employes has be- gun, and the majority of those who have lost their positions are men who have been in the company’s service for many years. The pay roll on the gravity road has until now been between $15,000 and $20,000 a month, and at Honesdale alone it was at least $10,000 a month. g — THE AMERICAN President McKinley Gives Reception to the Trustees. The semi-annual meeting of the board of trustees of the American University 1s to be held tomorrow morning at the Arlington Hotel. This meeting of the board is of the highest significance. The unusual interest in the university and its remarkable prog- ress within the last few months have com- bined to make the matters presented to the board of greatest import. It is said the interest in the movement to erect upon the university grounds state buildings and to endow them by the people of the different states who are interested in higher educa- tion has increased most remarkably, and already Pennsylvania is planning to butld the Hall of Administration and Ohio the College of Government. These interesting and recent developments in the plans and progress of the American University give to Pe enterprise a distinctly national char- acter. The President granted a reception to such members of the board of trustees as could meet in Washington today and bo present at the Executive Mansion at 10 o'cloci a.m. The following members met at the Ar- ington: Bishop J. F. Hurst, chancellor; Bishop C. C. McCabe, William Connell, C: C. Glover, G. P. Hukill, T. W. Smith, D! H. Carroll, J. O. Wilson, A. B. Duvall, C. Baldwin, W. W. Martin, Albert Osborn, W. F. Davidson and B. F. Dimmick. These gentlemen went together to the Executive Mansion. The President met each and pleasantly spoke to them, and then his at- UNIVERSITY. tention was cailed to the bird's-eye view of the grounds, prepared espe liam Ives Cobb, the distingu These buildings were arranged about the quadrangles, each having its distinctive architectural character and together form- ing a group, when erected, without parallel. The members of the board were intro- duced by Willlam Connell, member of Con- gress from Pennsylvania. He told the President of the national character of the movement in the line of higher education, and pointed out to him the beautiful build- ing known as the Ohio College of Govern- ment, then directed his attention to the Pennsylvania Hall of Administration. ‘The President, having looked at the de- signs of these two classical edifices, re- marked, “Pennsylvania's building ts by far more pleasing than Ohio’ After the graceful introduction of Mr. Connell, the President held conversation with the members of the board, singiy and in groups, und, after expressing heartiest pleasure in receiving the trustees of the American University, and in being iaformed of the grand scope of the movement and of its .emarkable progress, the interview was concluded. —_———.—— ALLEGED VIOLATION OF LAW. Special Officer Charges Hotel With Selling Beer on Sunday. Special Policeman Lewis, who does duty at the railroad junction at 15th street and New York avenue, made a so-called raid on the Slater House, corner of 24 and B streets, last night, but when he reached the Police Court this morning he had no defendant against whom to proceed. At- torney Slllers, representing Miss Mary E. Hughes, owner of the hotel, sald he would have his client in court at any time sug- gested by the policeman. On the officer's statement the prosecuting attorney filed a charge against Miss Hughes for alleged violation of the Sunday law, and a jury trial was demanded. The trial of the case, It Is stated, will prove interesting because of the cireum- stances under which the raid was made last night. ‘The officer, who lives near the Slater House, summoned the sixth precinct patrol wagon by telephone, and several officers responded, Lewis aileging the liquor law was being violated. He had no war- rant, but this did not cause a refusal on the part of the regulars to assist him. The officers entered the hotel office and placed under arrest several of the guests who were seated there. This, it is stated, was done without authority of law. It was explained that several persons who were taken were merely summoned as Witnesses and were allowed their freedom, Miss Hughs denies that the liquor law had been violated, as does her brother, who was on duty in the hotel last night.” She will ask the police department to investi- gate the officer's conduct. Miss Hughes’ brother claims he gave the six bottles of beer because he frightened. He charges that the officer grabbed him and wrestled with him until he scared him, and he then the beer for him. No money, he say: 3 received for the beer, and he thought 1s get- ting off easy to avoid trouble. The case may be heard in court later in the week. a Won by Queer Wheelmen. The Mt, Pleasant Athletie Club basket ball team was defeated by the Queer Whee men Saturday night at the W. L. L. armory by 2 to 1. The line-up: Mt. Pleasant. Position. | Wheelmen, M. Smith.......Enemy’s goal.......Campbell arthen . Right forward.........Loftus Ogle... ‘Left’ forward. Schwinghammer Young.. -. Center .... Tierney Holmead . Right back .. Burgess 3. Smith. . Left back. Buckley Hess... s+-.--Home goal... Abeil Seore—Mt. Pleasant Athletic Club, 1; Queer Wheelmen, 2. Goals from free throws —Campbell, 1; Tierney, 1, and Warthen, 1. Referee—Mr. G. McGlue. Umpires—Messrs. Adam Johnson and C. A. Myer. Timer—Mr. H. Putsche. Scorer—Mr. J. B. Baker. ———— THE MUFF IN HISTORY, Carried by Fair Woman for Many Centuries, From the Cosmopolitan. In many sixteenth century portraits one sees wound around the wrist of a noble dame a piece of rich, soft fur, which was, used to cover the neck or to fulfill the func- tions of a muff. To this is often attached some little fantasy, an animal’s head, a skull, perhaps, cleverly wrought and adorned with precious stones. Like many another @rticle of dress, the muff was at first the exclusive property of the nobility, but when it appeared in Venice it was carried by courtesans as well as by women of the highest rank. The first Vene- tian muffs were very small, made of a sin- gle piece of velvet, brocade or silk, lined with fur, the openings fastening with ex- quisite buttons of gold and silver enriched with precious stones. By 1662 the muff seems to have been recognized as a necessary adjunct gf the wardrobe of a lady of fasuion. In Evelyn's “Mundus Mullebris,”” wricen at this time, numbers of gowns, “‘boddices,”” shoe buck- les; of perfumed gloves, “‘jonquil, tube rose, frangipan, orange, Violet, narcissus, jessa- min, ambrett, and some of chicken skin for night to keep her hands plump, soft and white,” are enumerated, and also “three muffs of ermine, sable, gray.’” It will be noticed that my lady has no black muff. Many years before Charles IX, “Fidgety Killjoy” as he was called, regulated the costumes of the classes—the bourgeoise to use black muffs, and only the woman of rank to carry those of various colors. At the time of the national convention in Paris the muffs were large and flat, fan- tastic as were all the fashions of that time. In colonial days in America they were also very large, but round. ‘About 1880 the muffs were principally of chinchilla, of moderate size, and were often used with what would seem to us an incon- gruous combination of straw bonnets and thin slippers. In_ an old “Dictionaire «amoureux” the muff is defined as ‘‘a letter box lined with white satin.” —_—__<e.__ Thousands of situations have been ob- tained through the want columns of The Star, SUBURBAN NEWS SANDY SPRING. Mr. and Mrs. J. Janney Shoemaker and family have established themselves in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Ne&bit, which was placed at their disposal for the wjpter while their own house was still In flames. Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt will be at the home of Mr. am Mrs. Alban G. Thomas, who, with thelr danghtrg, Miss Helen L. Thomas, expect to leave for Callfornia, via New Orleans, in a few days, Mr. ShoPmaker will rebuild in the spring. Mr. avd Mrs. Charleg =. Bond write that they are delightfully fixed at Asheville, where they will remain until April, ang .they hope to have the pleasure of entertaining their Maryland friends during their absence. Miss Alice T. Stabler is with them, Mrs. Caroline TH. Mellts, Mrs. Benjamin 1. Mi ler and Mrs. B. P. ‘Luduias witended the conv tion uf the Maryland Wonran Sumrage Association recently held. Mrs. Milier addressed the eyemng Session, and her son, Guion Mider of Washington, aso gaye a talk, Mrs, 5. PL thomas, was 1e- erected president and Sus. Wm. W. Moore, treas- wer. ‘Lhe oiber omeers are tum Baltimore and Cecil county, except Mix. Caroline Haliowed Mile Jer, Who 1s honorary Dresident, Visitors, as Lar as known, have been Mr. aud Mrs. ku Varker of lewa, Mrs. Henry Reese and aus. George L. Stabler of aitimore, William 1 Varker of woston, kdward ‘T. Lea of! Wiluugtou, Howard Brown ahd sister of Howard county. Miss Kate Brown of Howard county has return- ed home after a sejourn of several months in Sunay Spring. i George HH. Brooke of Philadelphia is visiting his parenis be Joseph 2. Moore bas been in New York, and Mrs. Dole E. Vedder thé guest of Mrs. Bristol of Wasuington, lis Alice Hallowell is in New York city. ‘the yenerable Samiuel PB. ‘Thomas of Cherry Grove, an elder in Priends’” meeting here, is se- riously 1. Dr. and Mrs, Francis Thomas and Miss Ellen H. ‘Thomas expect to move to Washington shortly tor the winter. ‘Lhe Home Interest held a recent meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Hayland, with Wi tam W. Moore in the chair and Mrs.’Edward . wentley, secretary. The terms of these otlicers having expired, several yeurs since, they expressed 4 Wish to be excused, and an election resuited in the choice of Dr. Charles Farquhar and Mrs. Mer- rit Hayiland in thelr wtend. Adjourned io the home of Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Stapler. Mr. and Mrs. Newton ptabler gave a husking bee in their barn, by the light of lanterns, a few evenings since, aud It Was an unique experience to tuost of the young people who participated. Vumpkin pie and ginger cakes were distributed and the boys, assisted by tue girls, to the best thelr ability, husked twenty barreis of corn, From the number’ of “red ears” found by one’ man it Was shrewdly suspected the pockets of the loose hunting coat he wore had been filled beforehand with the prizes. Richard T. Leu has rented the farm of Miss Elizabeth E. Tyson, and he wil enlarge bis dairy business in consequence. has rented the farm and other Lea Mass., of Miss Richard 1. : relatives near in Lauren: Boston, Mrs. James N. Engle entertained the Ladie Home Interest Club at its last’ meeting. At the regular program was rendered arrangements were made to hold an eyeuing entertainment at the residence of Mrs. Seymour Tuliock during the Christmas holidays. The next regular meeting of the club will be beld at the residence of Mrs. %. M1. Knight at Takoma Park. Messrs. W. W. Wright, Preston Wright, Mont- gemery, Doolittle, Major 0. ox amd Lient. Stewart, with thelr families, have moved to Washington for the winter. The Christian Endeavor Society will held a social Curing the holidays ut the residence of Mis. Maurice Welfe. Miss Ella Haney bas opened an art school at the resideuce of Dr. Nagle here Mr. Alfred Ray, who deft here last summer ang settled on a ranch in ‘Yexas, is very il at the Hot Springs In Arkansas. His mother left bere ‘Thursday tor the springs and will remain with him probably during the winter Ata meeting of Linde Lodge, 1. 0. G. T., held recently, the following othicers were elected: Her- man Birgfeld, C. T.z Mis, G. M, Wolfe, V._T. Miss Josephine ance, S. J.T Dr. John Fewis, finan Thomas Ray. jal_xecretary; D. C. Fox, ‘assistant sqéretary; Miss Evskim, treas- jae Scudder, marshal; J. N.’ Engle, : Mr. Lewis, guard; G. M. Wolfe, L. D., and delegate to Grand’ Lodge. RIVERDAL Riverdale Dancing Ciab gave a ball re at Calvert Mansion. ‘Lhe pld house was brillis lighted outside and inside, and the walls were pret- tily decorated with plae and ivy. Dane ont in- ued till a late hour, 4 string band furnishing the qusie for the occasion, ‘The guests were: Mi: Aurelia Fortune of Clifton Forge, Va.; Miss N Fainter, Mr. apd Mes. J. 4. Blundon, Miss Julia Madera of Washington, Misses Kessie and ¥ Fowler, Miss Mitchell of College, Miss Grace ler, Misses Bamvan, Miss Mary Hall of Columbis, Pa.; Miss Ketuer, Miss Lanra Lewis, Mrs. 1 Mrs. BOD. S\ » Mra. Robt Mrs. C.J. Waxuer, Mr. Warren Wagn Onlo; Mr. and xter, Miss Florence Baxter, Mes. arner, Mr. Hodges Cacr, Mr. Mr. Dana White, Mrs. Barr, Andrew, William “aud Alfre-t Browning, Mrs. 'Wern, Mr. Charles Mangum, Miss Lottie Mangum, Mr. Web Werley, Mr. J Messrs. Scott, Viers, MeBounell “and Church, tewart, Col. and Mrs. McGee, Miss Furgung Beatty of Deunison, Mir. and Mrs) Hurtin don, Misy nd Mrs, esurs. Robert, lie Kuowles Lois McGee. Mr. John Shields of Riverdale died suddeniy at Roanoke, Va, Tuesday morning. Me, She . been fil, but his friends were apprised Mow his prospects for a return to health surance that he would be with his family A telegram owever, informed Shields of nis de Which had ‘occurred sue Mr. Shields was well known in business circ having been tong engaged in lite ee. HS remains were taken to Nerfolk Thursday for burial. Mr, Shields leaves his wife and ope son. Mr. B. 0. Garner of Coppervilie, Carroll connty, has entered upon his dutios 9s assistant agcicult ralist at the Ma uf E. Dwight Sander ingion county, 6 I for the state ngr Mrs. EL. F retuoved to Garr will make thar place Miss Bertha Thou York. A permanent lieml eyperinjent station n hats gone to Smitha > vine special investi Park: their 7 as is visiting frien fie society hs sel founded at the Maryland Agricultural Col the following officers: President, Mr. C. 0. Town- send; view president, Mr. W, F.'L. Taliaferro; sec- retary and treasurer, Mr. 8.'S. Buckley. sete ee HYATTSVILLE. An oyster supper recently at the Ma- sonle Hall for the of the Pinkney Me- mort! Church by ladies of that denomination was Jargely patronized, Several long tables at om end of the hall were provided with edibles of the seuson. ‘The Hyattsville Orchestra enlivened the ening with musi he success of the evening was due to the efforts of Mrs. Chas. H. Welsh, assisted by Miss Sult, M A. Fowler, Mrs. Waters Cooke, Miss Julia Kearney and Mrs. John Holden, ‘The board of school commissioners met Mon with the president, J, D, Sasscer, and Dr. Nelson A. The following’ orders were ap- Ryan present : ‘That trustees at new school at Glenda sthorized to erect outbuildings for said school; the payment of teachers’ salaries for fall the treasurer; that the appoint- . Beeber as teacher of school No. 16, be not confirmed, as Mr. Becher Je 16 appointment, he not holding a this connty. i following appointments were _ confirmed: John D. Broadus, teacher of colored school No. 2, district’ No. 8; Misses Estelle Beail and Edna Rude. 'S of school No. 7, district 14. A delegation from the Colored Teachers’ Associ a presented x petition on behalf of the colored 1s to have their salaries increased, consider- ation of which was deferred watil neat meetin Mrs. George M. Smith has returned after a with relatives in Newark, N. J. : Mrs. George McFarland and children, after ha ing spent aur or more in Santa Barbara, Cal., have returned to their home in this place ‘The teachers of the Hyattsville public school are training the childyen for « Christmas cclebra- which will take place December 23. Mr. E. A. Fuller has, recently rejurned from a hunting trip in southern Prince George's, having secured 2 large number of pdrtridges and rabbits. Mrs. William H. Corgie, who has been spending several i Bruce Gray, has re- turned to kK. : 2 Mrs. Johu Lepper of Bridgeport, ¢ ing-her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. “Dobbs. —_-—— BROQKLAND. ait is visit- ‘The supper which was: tp have been given by the Guild of the Chureh’ of! Our Savior this week has been postponed untit after Christmas, The guild ts progressing fively;'/and some of its mem- bers are endeavoring to have the meetings held in the evening instead‘ of*{n the afternoon. In this way both the ladies ‘and gentlemen of the congregation will be ‘able fo come together and the time be spent in sewing by the ladies and ves- try meetings and social intercourse by the gentle- men. Much sympathy 1s expressed throughout Brook- land in the death of Mr. Krug, which occurred ‘Tuesday. Mr. Krag had been ill for some months and was obliged to give up bis business carly in the summer, ‘The Sunday schcols of the various churches of this viciaity are making prepa ions for the usual Christmas entertainments. The Methodist Church will hold its gathering for the children December 27, and the Baptist Chureh will have its enter- tuinment the 28th. Rey. Dr. Willlams of the Oburch of Our Savior 1s endeavoring to inaugurate a litany service, to be held Wednesday evenings. The congregation is receiving this with much favor. ‘The Franciscan Monastery is nearing comple- {netading alt SuSricr tarashingy, will be seady faz huding: ator! f wi for occupation in May. Mr. Aristides Leonori, the architect, and his brother have completed ‘thelr Work on the monastery and sailed for Italy last week. ‘The work on the City’and Suburban railroad is Progressing rapidly. In, the meantime trattic to the city over this Mme i# very slow. The destrucs Palais Royal “Bargain Spots. HE greatest store with greatest stocks is always dotted with “Bargain Spots.” Each evening The Star will faithfully chronicle these “Spots,” saving you thought, time, worry and money. *Please shop here during the daytime, as the store will NOT be open evenings until further no- tice. Shoppers’ lunch, only 10c, Basement floor. On Third Floor. HOE for 89c Sacques. Superior Eiderdown Sacques, On Third Floor. SAC for $1 Sacques. Ripple I silk military fastenings. encossencentengengendendengonten seeogonte Sette derdown Sacques with guaranteed not to shed. Finished Superior in a superior manner. garments, even at $1. pas OF Sizes 32 to 44, in red, gray, pink and blue, CFA critical inspection of tuaterials and fin Please note the Palais Roya! neyer offers inferior ish will show th If tried to be $1 quality, goods in order to make #« low price—and learn on in the mirrored fitting rooms the perfection of ft will be sesees You are offered S9e quality Dressing Sacques for larly demonstrated. And don et only 59 the Y suggest a Xmas present for some So tetas Segoe A New “Bargain Spot.” z KA $ 500 dozen Handkerchiefs, 100 dozen Warranted All x Z Just from Switzerlumd, in Pore Linen Handkerchiets, 53 £ mea y_ 100) jalitte Just from Ireland, Inttiats = embro! 4 < was i ee te © === embroidered by the nuns and 4 $ fal ESS Sig a fishers’ wives of Extn’s fait = + Christmas box, for only 75 isle. Six for » suitably = : cents. = __ bored, free of extra charge. ¢ eotetede | | | | { eaSeateatoete Seve 5=Volume Sets, 74¢. Less Than 15c Vol. Best 25c Books, I3c. Superior Cloth Binding. ¢ Sef Seog eae sSoedonseege z a The works of famous authors— A printed list of one hundred 3 . A. Henty, Rudyard Kipling, Edna Lyall, Jules Verne, Marie Corelli, Conan Doyle. Five cloth- bound volumes in strong box that can be shipped to any part of the ¢ United States titles is here for you to select from. The works of the world’s famous authors are on this list. Book Dept. near 15th st. door, eSeegente HO Letom spate ~. best ir etelettete eee AMPLE = Mackintoshes and Umbrellas, creating EATHER GOODS stock of Clark & Kaufman, of oy x Boston, secured at 50c “bargain spots” that will + on the dollar. quickly disappear. SS CPyThousands of pieces, including EF Silk-lined English Cravenette Gar- S Ladies’ Pocket Books and Card Cases, ments, worth up to §25, at $5.08 for $ Chatelajnes and Boston Bags; Men’s Wal- choice. Silklined Mackintcsbes, worth ¥e lets, Purses and Bil Books, Letter Cases, vp to $10, at $5.98 for choice, Military 4 Cigar Cases, &. Also Writing Tablets, Cape Mackintoshes, worth up to $6, at Pleture Frames, &e., &e. $3.98. peewee eeesee eee OF English Sik Umbrellas, beautiful handies. EFValues are from 2e to $4. Prices with rarely sfosdees = tables in room adjofning elevator, on choice. Only $1.09 for those retailing at $ first floor. to $3.50, Initials free. $3.29 for This Desk. Ladies’ Solid Oak Desk, with five compartments and one inside drawer. $4.75 for $6 Worth. Damask Table Cloth twelve Napkins, with open-work and Satin and Saeettetegedetniede $ Extra outside drawer as illustrated. knotted fringe borders. Boxed. £6 0c for ater’ nnn of arte ren $25.96 220 Tae cm mt Sane $ GFE stoote, with curved gold legs and Axmin- sug ‘s = : geste @ present to a friend in affluent clrenu. + pet tops. And only for Fire Sere uakes eae ase acae ae aes “oof solid oak, silkoline Bled. h - lho i ne $ f solid oak, st these exqnisite Hens. ee for the newly beautiful Ta for the $1.25 quality Bleached Satin Dam- § S98 C paintings. Sultable. for 98e MN Clothe, with haotted. fringe tlons, serene, &e. gene borders, for those 2x2%y yards. & at $1, but lock worth much mo $1.49 for those 2x3 yards, padeatectectectoctedt he oes A. Lisner, G and iith Sts. sondoeteetontenseetetonteesententontesconseeseesssossonse esos sonr males ontoncee ces senrontee se conceeseasenceasoesesonroesestontonseeSesoasonsoesoeenleetestontettnetecte Soden tntete eft but two electric | Miss Emma Ieed. who attended thes Chesapeake and Ohio canal escut tim, un regularly. The | meeting of the Baptist V Missic He says the peopl and all the injured by the fire. ciety of the sta recentl in , | other counties Lying along the canal want a good ’ Home Temperance | gave an int report te the market and not the triffing pow A Union of cornet solo | Tue Z iuto the state treasury from the sale Mr. Chas. by Dr. John ee —_ stock He thinks the canal should Mrs. Wilson, Mr. W. A. Moi KENSIN . « into the hands of a company ¢ would Nuvty; recitations by) Miss. Calb tt SYS Mild. railtoad upon the ‘route, whic) wonkd te duet by Mrs. Woods and Mrs. Vi i Cees - sult in immense benefit to the District as an vino gave several numbers, und A specinl meeting of the Guild of the St. John’s | the counties bordering on the Hine. "The people ef quartet: work by the vocali . At the meeting Episcopal Mission will be held tomorrow at 2:30 | this county are de interested in this matter, ft ‘Thesday Mr. Edmond Baker and Me dramatic | ym., at the ome of Miss Laura Craddock, to | Se ST EN A perfect arrangements for an entertainment LAURE n entertainment was given Wednesday evening | At the recent oyster supper given by the ladies ais by the Baptist Young People’s Union, the proceeds | of St. Paul's M. E. Chureh the sum of $126.56 was An entertat nt was given at the Academy of being used to help to swe oa arte a cleared, the fancy table alone netting $56.56. Musie recently by the pupils of School No. 1 for STR EAE SCL ras an A Chrfftian Endeavor social will be} the benefit of their library. Those who had charge of the affair were Miss Bliza Cronmiller, princi- pal of the wchool, and her three assistants. TI entertainment was a success, and quite a large i ld Friday rograun Was Gibson's pictures in tableaux. The ' aeier bers of the plogram consisted of a vocal | evening next at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wil et by Miss Lord and Miss Lucy Esneh, reading | son Towasend Miss Etz, vocal solos by Mr. Herber Mareao The Ladies’ ins Th and choruses by Messrs, Wil | | The Ladi Aid, and Miss Thomas, Home and Forelgn Missionary and Alas Thomas Haart and Helph Sanders, Stan- | socleties of St. Paul's MLE. Church will amect | sum wax realized Iy'Marean wud ohn Maxwell. Kefresiments were Hectuendas next at the home of Mes. Edgar W.| ‘The funeral of Are. Harriett Simmons was held : poe : ore. at Trinity M. E. « South 8 ‘ salen ety ea) airing Aus ietenns: Arrangements are beng made for a Christmas| toy. ¢. P. Smith oobelet ee ease laat, the = entertaiument to be held Wednesday, December ae o uctating. Mrs. Simmons die@ FALLS CHURCH. in Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church by the | 'e Thursday previous, aged seventy-two yeurs. Suatay echoed ‘ Mr. William Diven and family are occupying the The Village Improvement Society met at the ] A mecting of the King’s Messengers will be held | residence sicated ly Mr. Jackwon ae the te residence of Mr. M. E. Church, with a large at- | Sunday at 3:30 o'clock a Presbyterian Church. | nd fam y have re bowed to Philadelphia 2 . £ A taxpayers’ organization Is being talked of by tendan Mr. George A. ag oneriey mreet ROCKVILLE. some of Prince George's citizens. ‘The object ol dent, presided, with Mr. J. W. Webb as sec: the organization is to control the Aelection wf ean retary, Mr. A. M. Smith reported that the town === Aldates for county commissioners by . the two par- council had accepted the proposition of the society | Tbe following business was transacted in the | ties in regard to additional street lamps, and that six | Orphans’ court Tuesday: Letters of administration | | Among thy jal presented to . ‘ os C. Reid n his retirement more had been erected and would be kept lighted. | Were granted to James C. Reid and Martha A a eee Daven apn Ris estivemen Mr. E. J. Northrup reported the work done on | Reid on the personal estate of Aloysius Reid, de- re ie ceett t npwenla, anpreasing Cemetery bill for which an appropriation was ceased, Charles R. Darby, executor of Samuel Frederic Dalam, James P. Curley and made by the soclety. ‘The matter of improvements | Darby, deceased, passed his first and final account. | Charles H. Stunley of Laurel. Mr. John PD. Cronmfller and other residents in and near Laurel have lost borses within the past few weeks from the prevailing epidemic, which is Pronounced to be cerebro-spinu meningitis Mr. Robert ©. Edmonston and farily from Laurel last week to Washingte to streets and sidewalks was discussed, several io court will be in : of next week. criticising the present methods of such improve- | nesdas ‘ ments, Mr. Merrifield invited the soc to hold | Frank Higgins, as trustee, sold to Wm. T. Lewis its January meeting at his residence, which invi- | recently a house and, lot situated near Darnes- tation was accepted. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Veitch | town, the price paid belng $450. removed S. Hopkins united with the society. 0] 1 The remains of Mr. Rodger © husband of Se Sea ety ehe Tuasianen. “maneina During the past ten days butchering has been the | the Jute Elizabeth Galvin apd f of Mr. Jobn those present were entertained by Lieut. E. N. principal busivess of farmers throughout the coun. alvin of Laurel, w brought bere from Balti- crs | ty, and many Jarge hogs have been killed. C.K. Hershey, near Comus, killed perhaps the Jargest one, it weighing, when dressed, S25 pounds. Ni Travian Chas. H. Thrift killed four averaging 475 pounds each; Geo. W. Pennifield two that weigbed 465 pounds each; Cuas. Pennitield two that weighed | 4 425 pounds eac park Meekins of the Ist District of Columbia Volunt With an account of the trip to Santiago, and ¢ scriptions of the scenes and incidents of ‘the sieg: and surrender of that city. Mr. E. C. Hough also enlivened the meeting with stereopticon views of places of interest in Cuba, connected with the war. rs. M, M. Erwin rendered a solo, “‘The Battle of more recently and interred in Laurel cemetery, —— TAKOMA PARK. eting of the Citizens’ was held recently, Association of the whieh was quite Rarge- f closed with singing | pulled the seales'at 415 pounds, : ee cc Geenmich Geamar™ wy the choral socie . ‘A gun club has been organized at Schleytown, in | 1¥ Sttended, it being the occasion of the annual Falls Church Lodge, No. 11, 1: 0. 0. F., Thurs- | the western sectioa of the county, with a large | election of officers, which resulted as follow membership. Mr. Frauk Herrell, for some years a resident of this county, has removed to Fauquier county, Vir- nia. lary L. Walley. who was for number of years associated with Miss Harriet Dagan in conducting St. Mary's Tustitute for Young Ladies, tn this place, died in Morristown, N. J.. December 8. She was ‘a lady universally’ respected in this com- munity. ‘The following cases have been disposed of in the circuit court: State vs. George Gates, bas- tardy; judgment for traverser on plea to the juris- diction ‘and traverser discharged. James H.“Mor- gan, local option; not guilty. Samuel Hamilton, carrying concealed weapon; guilty; not sentenced. Samuel Hamilton, ierceny; not gailty. John A. Lewis, alias Andrew Joppy, resisting an oificer: not guflty. -M. Atwood, local option; guilty; fined V. 0. Gaines, attempt to kill by polsoning; unable to agree. Lena McAbee, larceny: guilty; one year tp the House of Correction. Mar- tin Rolls, local option; guilty; fined $100. Sam‘l Harrity, ‘rape; plea of not guilty confessed by day night, elected the following officers for the en suing six months: C. F, Newman, noble grand; H. G. Ryer, vice grand; J. H. Garretson, secre- tary; Geo, W. Hawxhurst, financini secretary; E. F. Crocker, treasurer; A.D. Torreyson, chaplain; ¥. 1. Crump, organist; Geo. A. Brunner, captain of degree team. These officers will be installed the first Thursday in January, ee ‘Miss Love Baker of Winchester, guest of Miss Katie Lee Hiett. Rev. D. Rathbun end wife have returned where they went with tL. in that state on W. G. Platt, president; G. ©. Kuiffin, vice presi- dent; Geo. A. Warren, secretary, and J. B. Kin- near, treasurer. The regular standing committees will be announced in a few days. Matters of general interest were discussed and energetic action in the matter of schools, railroad facilities and waster works was recommended. A special meeting of the town council will be held shortly. Takoma Lodge of Odd Fellows recently held a meeting and reorganized. A large attendance of members in future is anticipated. Rev. John Van Ness, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, has moved {nto the parsonage recently presented to the church by a member of the con- Bregation. Mr. W. J. Giddings entertained a few of his friends at ees here Friday en wee e dance given Tuesday night by ‘Takoma Assembly was a very ‘cchoraliie affair and was largely attended. ‘The mext dance will be given the 30th instant. is the from a trip to Californt their son Carl, who remained account of his health. Miss White of Chicago is visiting Miss Isabel Eskridge. Mr. Lee Tiett has returned from the mountains of West Virginia, whero he went on a hunting ex- pedition. Mr. C. L. Blanton has moved in his new house at East Falls Church. ‘The graded school of the town had an enroll- ment of 127 scholars during the month just closed and an average attendance of 117. Mr. C. H. Buxton has returned from a visit to | state. ‘The condition of Mrs. E. J. Hulse of hig, song in New York and Massachusetts. j a Raward Wostten of Feslesrilie, avenue, who as Injured recently by. Delug’ Curva r. R. PF. Bartle and fa: ve moved to | this county, recent ‘pressed himself as | from a street car im Washingt reported to ‘Washington for the winter. opposed to the sale of ihe state's interest in the stil] quite critical. wry “ig