Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Two Destructive Fires in Montgomery
County-Incendiaris Suspected.


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, March 10. 1905.
After being very diligently on the look
out for the proper official for several months
Constable Edward Bradley has succeeded
in serving the papers necessary to bring
the Chevy Chase Club into court to answer
charge of violating the local option law of
this county. The service was had upon
DR.. Francis B. Loring. understood to be
connected with the organization in an
official capacity, and States Attorney
Robert B. Peter says every legal require
ment has been met, and that the case will
be tried at the March term Of the circuit
court. which begins here next Monday. 1t
is understood counsel for the club will OBJ
ject to the case being tried on the ground
that the service was insufficient.
Several months ago Constable Edward
Bradley and Deputy Sheriff George Multi
can raided the club and took charge of a
large quantity of intoxicating liquors of
various kinds. These liquid refreshments
are now stored in a cell in the Rockville
Jail. At the November term of the circuit
court the Chevy Chase Club was indicted
for violating the local option law, and in
dictments were also turned against two
employees of the club. Since that time the
county officers have been on the lookout
for official of the club upon whom to
serve the necessary papers. but their efforts
located DR.. Loring.
About 1870 o'clock last night fire broke
out in an outbuiding on the farm of
State Fish Commissioner Charles F. Brooke
near Olney. this county and in a very short
while two barns, a carriage house, sheep
house, sixteen tons of hay, It's barrels OF
corn. a quantity of wheat. several agricul-
tural implements and number OF other
articles were destroyed. Twenty-Five sheep.
twelve lambs and two valuable beagle dogs
persisted in the flames. One OF the barns
was $50 years old, having been built by Mr..
Brooke's greatgrandfather. 1t was one of
the landmarks of that section OF the county.
The other barn was a fine new building.
The total loss Is placed at about 81, 800. The
property was insured for 81 400.
About 10 O'Clock this morning the fine
barn on the farm Of Mr.. George NJ. Dor
rance about two miles from the BROOKE
farm was also destroyed by fire, together
with silo. large quantity of feed. eight
tons Of hay, large number OF agricultural
implements and several vehicles. shortly
before the fire was discovered a colored
servant girl at the Dorrance home went
to the barn on an errand and as she neared
the building a strange colored man jumped
from the loft and ran away. The girl no.
tilted Miss Dorrance, who was alone In
the house at the time, and the latter went
to the barn to make an investigation. AS
she entered the building she discovered
smoke coming from the loft and In very
short while the building was in names
The loss was about $4,000 and the insurance
about s., 600 .
There is said to be little doubt that the
strange negro set fire to the Dorrance
property and it is also thought he was
responsible for the fire at Mr.. Brookes,
although there was no known motive In
either case A minute description OF the
man has been obtained and every effort
will be made to apprehend him.
Mrs Agnes Poole. widow of W. w. Poole,
who was one of the countys most prom1-
nent citizens, died yesterday at Sykesviile'
Md. where she had been undergoing treat
ment for several years. Her illness, Whlch
was an affection of the mind, began shorty
after the death of her husband, about eight
wears ago She was fifty-six years or age
Her remains will be brought to this county
for burial.
An inquest over the remains of Jonn
NJ CLAYTON Williams. who was killed by
Baltimore and Ohio train near Linden, inns
county, this morning was held TINS AFTER
noon Justice of the Peace LoughDorousn
acting as coroner. A verdict was rendered
to the effect that Nj. Williams met MS
death in the manner stated ana that no
blame attached to the railway company.
The funeral of deceased will take place
at . O'Clock tomorrow afternoon from
his late residence at Otteroourhe near
Chevy Chase lake, this county