Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-31
AGAINST THE SALOONS.
League to Wage Vigorous Warfare
General News.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, January 30, 1900.
At a recent meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of the Montgomery County Anti
Saloon League it was decided to wage
vigorous warfare against all violators of
the local option law. Messrs. Warren
Choate, Frank Higgins, William NJ. Ter
rel, N. b. Montgomery and Howard O.
Emmons were continued as a prosecuting
committee, and Messrs. Frank Higgins and
Warren Chpate We're appointed commit
tee to confer with States Attorney Talbot
for the purpose Of enlisting his assistance
in effort TO get the court to impose
the highest penalty in all cases of viola
tons of the local option law where the
persons convicted are apparently in the
business to stay.
Andrew Jackson. an old colored man
who makes his home at the aims house,
was yesterday afternoon found in RoZers
woods. near this town, in a very serious
condition. as Il result of exposure to the
cold. His hands and feet were badly frosted
and he was partly unconscious. He Is
wandered away. He was taken back to
the aims house, where he improved con-
Sidcrably under treatment.
The will Of the late Thomas Anderson
was filed for probate and record in the
orphans court here today. Mrs. Ella An
derson, widow of deceased, is named as
eXecutriN. Under the provisions of the
will all Of the interest of the deceased in
the Anderson estate is left to James An
derson, Edward Anderson, G.. Minor An
derson, Mrs. Charles Rozer and Mrs. Frank
Rozer. his surviving brothers and sisters.
To his late law partner = William Veirs
law office, law library and law business,
and the residue Of theTestate, valued at
about $4,000, is left to Mrs. Anderson, his
widow.
Miss Eleanor Maynard Of Frederick coun-
ty is visiting Miss Bessie Jones here.
Miss Rose Henderson of this place has
gone to Asheville, n. c., for two weeks
visit.
A gang of thieves supposed to be from
Washing ton. has been operating quite ex-
tensiveiy along the Georgetown turnpike
between here and Washington within the
past week. Several nights ago Mr.. Charles
Bohrer who resides near Bethesda, lost
about forty chickens, and the same night
Mr. Stailsmith Of the same vicinity was
robbct; of a large quantity of corn. A num-
Der of others in that section also suffered
losses
Sheriff Williams and his deputies are
making an investigation.
State Senator BOuic of this county has
introduced in the Maryland legislature a
bill entitled An act to protect the citizens
of the state of Maryland from unjust dis
elimination by electric railroad companies
and otherpublic conveyances operating part
ly in this state and partly in the District of
Columbia" 1t provides. among other things,
that where cooperating companies in the
District of Columbia sell six tickets for a
quarter the resident cooperating company
or companies shall do likewise and said
resident company or companies shall In all
things regulate their charges as not to
discriminate against the citizens of this
state by charging them more, giving them
less accommodation or subjecting them to
greater delay or annoyance, or not furnish
ing them equal comfort and convenience in
travel and business as that accorded by
| its cooperating company in the District of
Columbia
The bill further provides that any COM
pany or companies violating this law shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and,
upon indictment and conviction. shall, be
fined not less than $780, nor more than
81 900. for each offense."
Mr.. +. j. Myers of Washington has pur.
| chased from Mr.. George H. Wood a house
| and lot at Kensington. The consideration
Rev Robert Gilmore recently resigned as
pastor OF the Rockville Christian Church
| me congregation declined to accept the res
! lenatfoil. and extended call for another
year.