Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-05
LAUREL.

The force employed upon the electric road
| Is being reduced, the work necessary to the
preservation of the charter being about
completed. bill to secure the necessary
changes in the route is being prepared and
will be introduced in the legislature soon
after the committees are appointed. There
is no doubt but that the road will be built,
but the desired change in route will save
nearly s300.0OO in it's construction, by rea-
son of shorter route. besides the cost of
the improvements in widening the pike as
provided for in the existing charter. Right
! of way through many farms will be given
or sold at merely nominal figure. as the
advantages to the remaining land will more
than compensate for the loss sustained.
The unusually open weather Is taken adj
! vantage of by some of our gunners and
many contests are being arranged for clay
pigeon shooting. In a recent trial of skill
between Laurel and Highland Mr.. AL.
Brown of Laurel made the highest score of
twenty-three birds out of thirty shots. A.
Easter Of Highland led the other side with
nineteen out of thirty.
On New Year day Mr.. Brown again led
the score against all corners. breaking six
teen straight.
The newly organized gun club of Laurel,
of which Mr.. E. +. Baldwin, hrst auditor or
the treasurer, is president. will receive and
issue challenges from and to teams in this
state and other places.
ImDOrtant legislation IS expected at the
present session of the legislature, in which
this section of the country is interested.
new assessment law is being urged. and the
entire delegation from this county is
pledged to its support An equitable as
sessment. based upon present values in this
section, would give an Increase in taxable
property of $500 200.
On Monday night last Laurel Wreath
Lodge of Masons installed as its officers the
following: W. NJ. Arthur F. Nicholson; S.
W., Eugene s. Gray: jr. w, DIR. j. F. Bill
lard: secretary, D. NJ. Fisher; treasurer, An
drew Mcclellan.
Centenary NJ. E. Church elected the follow
ing officers Superintendent, a. Conaway:
assistant superintendent, j. r. Griffith; sec
rotary. T. NJ. Baldwin. jr.: treasurer. P. w.
Carr; librarian, W. NJ. Bond: O-ganist Miss
Nettie Lanahan; chorister, Mrs. F. E. Lit
| tie.
The several Sunday schools have just con-
cluded their Christmas entertainments, and
will now resume the usual order of things
A Jack the SIasher" is at large here.
One night recently he entered the Laurel
cotton mill and cut and slashed a large belt
costing several hundred dollars. This act of
vandalism was done 50 quietly that the
Waterman, who is constantly on duty, heard
nothing unusual, and no trace of the per-
petrato- has yet been found. $50
The Maryland Investment Company, COM
posed largely of officials of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. will begin the
erection of several buildings upon their
property. known as South Laurel. In short
time. Business here ought to be brisk in
| the spring and If the power house of the
electric railway is located here Laurel will
| boom.
The house of ex-Sheriff McCauiey of
Howard county. near here. destroyed
! by fire on Sunday last, Nj. McCauley es-
Gaping only with the clothes he mad on.
The loss is considerable. nothing being
saved.
Col Lally, a soldier of the Mexican war.
died near Laurel yesterday. Col. LalIy had
just been granted increase of pensr u
/ for services performed in that war, [
died before he received any benefit from 1t.