Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-07
NEWS FROM FREDERICK.
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FREDERICK, Nd, MARCH &, 1881.
There has been for some time past in this
county growing spirit Of discomfort In regard
70 existing laws for the improper sale of
liquors. and in consequence much OF the time
Of the Frederick delegation in the present
session Of the legislature at Annapolis has been
consumed In hearing temperance petitions, pro
and con. the outcome Of which has been the
introduction OF several bills for this county in
tended TO correct discrepancies in the present
laws and provide q stronger safeguard against
evils arising from the liquor traffic. One Of
these, introduced by Mr. J. Roger Mcshsrry,
is designed to strike at the present methods Of
grocery store keepers, who run bar rooms in
the rear Of their establishments. 1t is pro-
posed to make it an offense Of the law for such
to sell liquors by the drink on their premises
or to allow 1t to be drunk within certain
distance OF their establishments. Another OF
Mr.. McSherrys bills il designed to pun
ish the minor who buys liquor at q
bar under false pretenses, and deceiving the
seller in record to his age. It is also designed
In this phi to give the court power not only to
fne violators OF the liquor law. but to commit
clause the judiciary committee of the house
objected to, arguing that it gave too much
power into the hands of the court and they
therefore reported the bill unfavorably. Mr..
NJ. j. Guove of the Frederick delegation In the
house has also prepared o bill for Frederick
county, which is practically q high license
measure and embraces features that have not
heretofore been tried in this county. The OBJ
Ject OF his bill is not merely to punish violators
of the law after the law has been violated, but
obtain license to sell, thereby going to the very
root OF the matter and avoiding the possibility
OF the evil rather than merely furnishing 1t
after 1t has been done. HIS bill is based upon
similar measures in vogue in the west and places
the license fee at 500, the power to grant
commissioners instead of in the court as at
presents the case. Before granting a license
the commissioners are in duty bound to hear
all objections that may be brought against the
applicant, and 1t should appear therefrom that
ne Is an unit person in whom to vest the
privilege to sell liquors o license shall be re-
fused him. Whether one or all OF these sew
eral bills will be adopted or not is hard to tell
but the fact remains that there lie Q great de-
mand for new legislation on the liquor question
and that public opinion will compel the iegis-
lature to give the county some measure Salts
factory to majority of the people.
large NUMBER OF people In the southwest
ern section of this county. in the neighbor-
hood OF Knoxville, Burkittsville, Peterville
and elsewhere are in sack cloth and ashes be-
cause of n clever swindle that was perpetrated
upon them few days ago by a rogue who gave
the name OF Vim. Cooley Bryan and said he was
acting ~ agent for j. M. Stoddard Co. of
1924 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa, in the
sale OF sets OF the Encyclopedias Brittancia. He
asked SIS set for the books on the INSTALL
ment plan, a cash payment to be made, how
ever, at the time OF taking the order. These
cash payments ranged from s. to IS, and as he
visited great many farmers and obtained
large number Of subscribers, it is thought he
n h.
scribers who had also paid 60 in advance was
ID. Z. Aldridge OF Knoxville, who afterward sus-
picioned that all was not right and Immediately
wrote to Stoddard Il Co. about their affable
agent They quickly replied that the letter had
reached them, though not at 1894 Chestnut
street, and there Is no such number; that VIM.
Cooley Bryan is evidently one Thomas Cooley,
who has long been fraudulently representing
them and that he is very badly wanted, not
only by them but by the authorities in Cincin-
natl and elsewhere. Cooley left in the direc-
ton of Virginia, where he is believed to be
still engaged in his canvass.
-Four burglars who were captured in a saloon
at Mckeesport, Pa, on Thursday night last are
believed to be the same men that burglarized
the safe in the Office of the Union Manufact-
uring Company here on Sunday night last.
The men were overtaken in the saloon by the
chief OF police while they were engaged in
planning several rObberies for that night. 1t
was drawn out of them in conversation that
sney art tue satiie men VINO nave recently been
operating successfully in Maryland, Virginia
and southern Pennsylvania. They will proba-
bly, be brought here to answer for the burglary
In this city, OF which it is believed they are
guilty.
A narrow escape from death by arsenical
poisoning was experienced the other night by
VIM. +. kintz and wife and three people who
were employed on their place at Braddock,
this county. Mr.. kintZ had placed some ar
senic around the house in order to kill rats.
The theory is that the rats carried the poison
to the butter, at which they had been nibbling
and when the family partook Of the butter in
the evening they all became violently ILL., Dr.
+. B. Smith of Frederick was hastily summoned
and after several hours hard work succeeded
in saving the lives of the suffering patients
A unique departure in the treatment Of its
employees by railroad company has been made
by the Baltimore and Ohio in this county,
where. at its mammoth Notwithstanding
yards at Brunswick, few miles above WASH
inston junction, it has erected house for the
use OF trainmen coming III eff of long and weary
trips. The building has been fitted up with
bath, gymnasium and reading rooms, hot and
cold water are supplied, and on the outside the
building is surrounded by porches and shade
trees. Sleeping apartments are also provided
and the building throughout is equipped in a
manner to answer every purpose tor which 1T
was designed-the physical recuperation
mental improvement and moral association of
the men who. as a rule, have a rough life of it
at best. Occasionally evangelistic meetings
will be held there by Miss Jennie Smith and
others and the plan gives promise of fulfilling
very useful purpose. F. Nick.
A Suit for Damagea
Archibald McLachlen seeks to recover SS. 600
of Mary +. Brown Dulin, by suit filed today by