Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-14
DEMAND MAXIMUM PENALTY.
ministers Ask for Rigid Enforcement
of Local Option Law.

special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
| ROCKVILLE, Nd. March ID, 1900.
1t fs stated that during the session of
the March term of the circuit court, which
convenes here next Monday. the ministers
OF Montgomery country will wait upon the
| judges and request them to impose the
maximum penalty in each case Of viola
tlon OF the local option law. Invitations
to join the delegation have been extended
to the ministers, of all denominations. and
1t Is understood that nearly all of them
will accept. It is claimed that in a large
| number Of cases heretofore minimum fines
have been imposed, which. 1t is alleged. are
not sufhciently heavy to prevent violations
OF the law. It Is thought If the court will
let 1t be known that the maximum penalty
ls6oo or Imprisonment in the house of cor
rection Tor SIX mgnths), will hereafter be
imposed in each case. 1t will have the eff
served. VI"
The following subjects and leaders have
been selected for Tie meetings of the Bp-'
worth League OF, the, Rockville M 81
Church South for the months Of April and
May; April l. subject. Christian Mission
airy Model" leader. Miss Margaret King:
Aprll g. Subject Subject Arrays Ready. leader
Bread of Life leader. Charles ". Pretty
man: April %, subject. Serving God JOY
ously,' leader, Miss Carrie King: April 20.
subject, What is Gods Due?" leader,
Robert Andrews: May 9. subject, The Con.
version Of the Gentiles," leader. Mrs o.
NJ Lnthicum: May 10. subject, Vision and
Service" leader. George H. Lamar: May
~ w. subject Ge The Power OF Temperate
ject. Have Patience" leader, Mrs. spen
Ger.
The wheels Of republican politics ara be
ginning to revolve in the county. and the
arrangements for party primaries and con-
ventlons Will soon be under way The
county sends delegates this year to a dis
tr,ct convention. which dominates a can
convention to choose district delegates to
the national convention and delegates to a
state convention. On the issues that are
i ~ to mark the campaign this year. it
Is generally expected that Montgomery
county VIII be very close. The republicans
are handicapped very much in the county
by the absence of a county republican news
paper. rms want has been felt by the re-
puoiicans for q. good many years. but none
50 much as now. and there is a good deal
OF talk about the establishment Of a marty
paper here - -,
Rev. Edward Moore, pastor of the colored
Methodist churches at Rockville and Emory
Grove. this county. through his attorney. !.
ABBY Henderson, today Instituted suit In the
circuit court here against Horace Sedgwick,
| wsll-known colored man of this com
MUMMY. Claiming damages in the sum of
5000 for SANDER. 1t is alleged that Sedg-
WICK made statements rejecting upon
The annual statement of the condition of
the Jefferson Club Of Gaithersburg, this
county shows an active membership of
twenty-three and forty-seven honorary
members The library, which the president
Oh the club, Rev. James L. Lodge hopes to
make one OF the finest in this state, now
has 1.o71 volumes. an increase Of s3s within
the past year.,
Alexander Corn. Alonzo Hall and Howard
Hall, all colored, of the vicinity of German
| town. this county. have been lodged In jail
nere charged with malicious destruction of
property belonging to Mr. W. F. Pumphrey
OF near Germantown. 1t Is claimed thew
destroyed some growing wheat by walking
across the held while the ground was soft
II IS sald that within the next few days a
delegation viii visit Annapolis to urge the
Montgomery delegation IN the Legislature to
attempt the enactment of legislation that
Will repeal the existing local option law or
allow the people Of the county to again vote
on the question: u
Mr. GeorgS x eichner of this place ha.
gone TO Leesfurg. IVA, to accept a position
as travelling salesman for q tobacco firm