Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-30
A MILITARY RESERVATION.
Deputy Sheriff Denied Permission to
Make an Arrest.


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July o. 1900.
Armed with a warrant sworn out by w.
G. Brown of Kensington, member of the
Montgomery County Anti-Saloon League,
Deputy Sheriff Frank Gather yesterday
morning visited Camp Ordway. near Gath
ersburg, for the purpose of placing under
arrest William T. Nicholson upon the
charge of violating the local option law of
this county by selling Intoxicating liquor on
the camp grounds. He gained admission to
the camp and located Nicholson, to whom
he read the warrant. Nicholson asked to
be permitted to consult with the military
officers, and with the deputy sheriff went to
their headquarters. Gen. Harrfes informed
Gather that he could not take Nicholson,
and stated that the camp was a govern
ment reservation and was not subject TO
the laws of the county. He also stated that
If any member of the guard should be
guilty of any wrongdoing he would be
punished by military court.
Gather concluded not to attempt to take
Nicholson by force. 1t is stated that fur
Their attempts will be made to prosecute
those responsible for the sale of intoxicants
at Camp Ordway.
Methodist Churches Of the Philadelphia
district closes this evening, after three
day session at this place. All of the meet
ings were interesting and were largely at
tended. Today the big day of the con-
ference. At $50 this morning a love feast
was held, followed at 1890 by preaching.
A children's service was held at $780, and
there was preaching at 3 and pm.
Included within the Philadelphia district
are several churches in Pennsylvania one
at Dover. Del. one at Alexandria, Va.
this county. Reports from the various
churches show the denomination in the
Philadelphia district to be in a healthy con-
dtion.
cupied the pulpit Of the Rockville Baptist
Church this morning.
Baltimore and Ohio engine No. sos caught
fire at early hour yesterday morning
on the siding at Boyd's. and the entire cab
was destroyed and the machinery consid-
erably damaged. The engine was attached
to train No 60. preparatory to hauling 1t
to Washington, but cut loose before
any damage was done to the cars.
Mrs. c. B. Pierce and children Bessie and
Frank. residing near this town, left a few
sailed from Baltimore with the intention of
stopping at Newport News, Norfolk and
Fortress Monroe. They will visit friends
in Massachusetts, and will return by rail,
stopping at Newport and Asbury Park.
The funeral of Mrs Annie Collier wife
of John w. Collier. former sheriff Of this
county, took place at o'clock yesterday
afternoon from the NJ. E. Church at Dick
erson, and was one of the most largely
attended ever held in that section. The in
terment was in the cemetery at Beallsville
Within a few weeks work the Rock
vile and Georgetown turnpike will be COM
pleted Contractor Blunt, who has the con-
tract to complete that portion of the pike
from Bethesda OF where the original con-
tractors left Off when they were ordered by
the county commissioners to quit because
of alleged repeated breaches of their con-
tract, says that he will complete his part
of the road within the ninety days specified
in his contract. In few days the county
commissioners will begin work on that por-
ton of the road turned over by the original
contractors as completed and will place it
in excellent condition. The work will be
done under the supervision of an expert
enced road builder and will be completed by
the time the other portion of the road is
finished. 1t was the original intention of
the commissioners to do work on that
portion of the pike from the District line
to Bethesda, but 1t has been decided to re-
pair that also, and it will be topdressed
with small stone. When completed the road
will be a fine one from Rockville to the
District Of Columbia line.