Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-01
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Montgomery County Grange Endorses
Pending Legislation.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md. January 81, 1903.
The meeting of Montgomery County
Grange, No. T. held few days ago at Lib
erty Grove, was largely attended and was
one of the most interesting gatherings In
the history Of the organization. Director
Patterson was In charge. Among the mat
ters discussed and formally Endorsed were
the following: The Hepburn pure food bill,
now before Congress; an amendment 10 the
Shoemaker state aid road law providing
that the county commissioners be allowed
to eXpend as little as $500 mile on the
public roads, with the same proportion of
state aid as at present; the appointment
of county treasurer to collect all taxes at
a maximum annual cost Of $1,000; q bill to
require railroads to sell 500-mile family
tickets at cents mile without restric-
tions and the appropriation of 81, 900 year
to the Maryland Horticultural Society Ito
extend the very useful work 1t is doing for
the state"
A law requiring certain fixed proportion
of zinc to the ton of wire for galvanized
fencing was also discussed, and a resolution
was adopted calling upon the legislature to
enact at the present session a law to pro-
hibit the manufacture and sale of cigarettes
within the state, believing that the habit
if continued few more decades will cause
US to degenerate as a nation" The grange
also Endorsed the action of the National
Grange favorlng the removal OF the internal
revenue tax OF 500 per gallon from domes-
tic alcohol TO be used for industrial pur-
poses, las it is much more satisfactory for
fuel and light than coal oil or gasoline, and
would be cheaper without the tax.
DIR. Patterson made several suggestions of
value to the farming community.
William Frederick Grimes, a lineman of
the Enterprise Telephone Company of this
county. recently fell from a telephone pole
near Brighton and sustained serious in
juries, including broken leg.
Rev. Robert l.. McNair, for the past ten
years pastor of the Rockville Presbyterian
Church, has accepted a call to the pas
torate of the Presbyterian Church at Char
lotte Court House, Va, subject to the APP
prevail of the presbytery of Maryland and
the Rockville church. He expects to begin
his new duties April l. Since he became
pastor of the Rockville church, Mr.. McNair
has supplied the Presbyterian churches at
Poolesville, Boyds and Forest Glen. His
determination 10 leave Rockville is generally
regretted by the people of the community.
Mr. George F. Ray of the Laytonsvllle
neiehborhood has purchased from Mrs.
Mary NJ. Crane a farm OF loo acres near
Laytonsville: The consideration is under
stood to have been $1,000.
Harry Ross, alias Harry Chase, was ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff George Muilfc IN
orn the charge of robbery at the residence
of Maj. Thomas G. Garrett, al Linden,
few nights before Christmas: Mr.. Garrett
is clerk to the United States Senate commit
tee on public health and national quaran-
tine and a lead pencil stamped NJ. g. Sem
ate was what led to the arrest of Ross
6nerlH MulllC5H Hdppe0tu' 10 meet ftOsS,
who was visiting his mother. near Linden.
and questioned him concerning the Garrett
robbery thinking he might know some
thing While the two were engaged in con-
versation, the officer noticed the pencil In
the negro's hand and Immediately accused
him of the offense. Ross was taken by sur
prise and admitted that he was the Of
fender He was brought to Rockville and
taken before Justice of the Peace Reading,
who committed him to jail to await a hear
ing.
Ross explained that he formerly worked
at the Garrett home and that he came from
Washington especially to break into the
house, reaching Linden on the midnight
electric car. After getting his booty, which
consisted of about Sc, a fruit cake and the
lead pencil, he walked all the way back to
W ashington and on the way deyoured the
entire cake. He says he had no accom-
piices.