Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-29
SEAT PLEASANT NOTES.
Citizens Aroused Against Sunday Sa-
loons-(seneraI News Items.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
SEAT PLEASANT. Md. March ~. 1901
This section will probably enjoy the bene-
fits of rural free mail delivery within a
few months. The necessary petitions for
that purpose are being circulated, and the
requisite number of signatures seems to be
assured.
Messrs. John E. Morrison and W. H.
Heffner have erected commodious barns,
and the farmers generally are preparing
for busy season.
Mr.. Sherman Rollins of the Post Office
Department has finished and moved into
his handsome new residence near the
dwelling of his mother on Breezy Hill.
Messrs. Edward c. Stewart of the State
Department and w. NJ. Barnett and L. s.
Perkins of the pension Office, with their
families. are preparing to move out to
their homes in this section.
Mr.. Robinson White has had plans drawn
for several neat cottages to be built soon
on Paramount Heights, and others are pre-
pairing to build at an early date.
The prospect seems good for the con-
struction of a new line OF railroad through
here. A representative of the line now
III operation between Mechancsvile and
81 andyWine was here a few weeks ago en-
deayoring to place contract for grading
the road, which is surveyed to run near
here.
has put its line in greatly improved con-
dition for the coming passenger traffic.
The proprietorS of the saloons and dane
| ing halls at Chesapeake Junction, near the
| eastern corner of the District of Columbia
| and short distance from this place, will
! not have plain sailing as they had last
! summer, II the present signs are not mis-
! leading. The citizens of the vicinity have
| become thoroughly aroused to the neces-
| sity of taking some measure to effectually
! prevent a repetition of the disorder and
/ Sunday disturbance which 50 annoyed them
| last season. and they have taken con-
| certed action in that direction
a damper was put upon the Sunday
| saloon business when Judge Merrick
| heavily fined the law-breaking proprietors
| tition of the offense would mean jail sem
| tence for them and a forfeiture of their
| license, but the people of Seat Pleasant
| and Chesapeake Junction feel that there
! will be trouble long as the saloons are
| there especially as the place is so easily
| accessible to the city. and the temptation
| to the proprietors to accommodate the
| crowds with liquor on Sundays might prove
| to he too strong. Indeed, one of the saloon
| mon was heard to declare that he would
| have to close his place If it We're not for
| the Sunday trade; that the business of the
| week would not even pay for his license.
petition has been prepared and signed
| by a majority of the residents of this COM
1 munity requesting the clerk Of the court.
Mr. James b. Belt, to use such discretion
| as the law allows him in restricting the
issue of licenses to sell liquor in this Sec
ton or at Chesapeake Junction The PEG,
pie have great faith that Mr.. Belt and
| Judge Merrick will stand by them in this
matter as far as law and official duty viii
| allow, and believe that their plea will be
| heard. Several prominent citizens, not
content with signing the petition. have