Evening star., 1897-01-30
LAUREL.

Capt. Joseph W. Collins, ex-assistant United
States fish commissioner who has been absent for
several weeks in Boston, Mass, returned to his
home here this week.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the First Bap,:st
Church gave social at the Herbert House We'd
nesday evening. which was largely attended
Miss Mil ME Davis entertained n number of her
friends at her home on Washington avenue Tues
day evening with tafy pull. Among those who
were present were Misses Mary Davis, Lucy Well
ford, Sadie Carr, Belle Pritchard, Erama Carr,
Evelyn and Minnie Davis and Messrs. william
Carr, Charles Whitmore, Raymond Collins John
and Brent Davis and Messrs. Eichard and CIaud
TIE Law and Order Society held a meeting this
Dees IN Aleorn's Hall, pursuant to call Of Mr.
OF the society. Rev. G. W. Shipley, pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church here. was made temporary
Of the society councilmaa spa sawin Mas
selected as secretary
Mr.. Crabbs from the executive committee, sub
mitted a report, stating that the committee had
OBTAINED sufcient evidence to convict the vioators
ahead wh rGehi %, option law and Were ere ready to go
s evidence was not made public. but the chairman
Of Il the committee assured the society that it was
Q. the law. Mr.. Charles II. Stanley. ''Hie for the
enf benefit tna Of those who did not know how to 20
stated how the prosecutions could be made. He
was followed by speeches on the subject Of tenn
F. Church, Rev. c. p. Smith, pastor Of Trinity N.
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Hyattsville grand chief tempiar of the indie
pendent Order of Good Templars. The following
resolution was submitted by Mr.. Stanley and I'M
medlately adopted: Resolved, That do hereby
pledge ourselves to aid the committee by our
countenance, support and pecuniary assistance in
enforcing law and order. believing the good name
OF OF our town demands it; also that insist that
the officers Of the town should visit all suspected
places and arrest all offenders against whom evi-
effort would soon end the Violations Of the local
option law.
There was good attendance at the meeting,
ganizers Of Good Templar organizations, viii be
here on the evening Of the LIST to deliver ad-
ten peraMe. He will also at this meeting en-
deavor to organize Good Tenplar society here.
Hamilton Jones of street, was severely burned
this week by her dress becoming ignited from a hot
steye In e1tingushng the fire Mrs. Jones. the
farmer Of Anne Arundel Mr.. John Sidel be-
came violently insane at the Baltimore and Ohio
depot here. He was taken by Oficer Robey und
locked up over night. and delivered to the Anne
Arundel authorities in the morning.
MI Mr. Eugene Bell, young lad in his teens, mar
Lake Charming here this week. He was skating
at night. and went of Of the thick Ice to that
been cut and over which the ice was very thin
The Ice gave way with him and he went In. For
tunatey he was enabled, through the aid of COM
Mr.. c. W. McAbee died here suddenly yesterday
morning from heart failure. He had just COM
spirits He began to play With his younger r'e chill II
dren. and while thus occupied fell over dead. He
had always enjoyed good health and was very Wig
trade Of shoemaker. His shoe shop was located in
the West End. near the Laurel Cotton Mills, and
he did considerable work for the employees Of the
thirty years his junior. Ten children survive from
both marriages. ranging in age from seven years