Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-26
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County, Md.
'srondence of The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Nd, April %, 1897.
"A large number of temperance and re-
ligious workers from ali sections of the
country attended the quarterly meeting of
the Montgomery County Anti-S2loon Lea sle
yesterday in the NJ. f, Church at Lavtons-
vile. Alfred Wilson, president of the
league. was in the chair, and Mr. ]. Calvin
Muncaster acted secretary Morning
and afternoon sessions We're held
The league decided to wage war on SELL
ers of hard cider as well as Oh those who
dispense other liquors. \ resolution was
adopted asking the county commissioners
to appropriate $500 for use of the states
attorney in collecting evidence against yfo-
lators of the local option law and it was
suggested that the money be paid out as
needed on orders from States Attorney
Peter and the leagues attorney Mr. Frank
higgins. y committee, consisting of Rev
Thomas J. Packard and Messrs. Alfred Will
son and Asa NJ. Stabler, was named to pre-
sent the resolution to the board of COM
miSSloncrS. President Wilson made a pub
lie request that the citizens OF the county
furnish the leagues attorney with names of
all persons suspected of being engaged in
the sale of intoxicants, so that steps can
be taken to secure their conviction.
The appointment of the following commit
tees was announced: Law enforcement
Frank Higgins. Albert f. Shoemaker. Rev
Thomas D. Richards, George r. Bell and
Aug. Stabler: legislation, Asa NJ Stabler
Alfred Wilson, Rev. Walter II. Stone and
DR.. Charles Farquhar; agitation, Rev. J. E.
James, Rev. Thomas II. Campbell Rev
Frank 7. Griffith, Rev. Peter NJ. Boyden,
VIM. \. Maxwell and NJ. B. Montgomery;
utilization, Mrs. Benjamin II. Miller, Mrs
Thomas c. Groomes. w. T. Newton, j. f.
Boyer and R. Bentley Thomas: music, Prof
E. Wilson Walker and J. Calvin Muncaster.
The feature of the afternoon session was
an address by Mr.. William II. Anderson.
state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League He discussed The Future Work
of the League" The music for the occa-'
sion was furnished by a large choir under
the leadership of Prof E. Wilson Walker
of Gaithersburg.
Between the sessions luncheon was served
by the ladies of Laytonsville and Vicinity.
A 22-caliber revolver was accidentally
discharged while in the hands of Miss Cap
itola Power. Baltimore and Ohio station
agent at Woodside, yesterday afternoon.
The bullet struck her thigh bone and
ploughed it's way out. Miss Powers was
about to engage in target practice with a
number of her young friends and was walk
ing along the depot platform. A physician
was summoned and dressed the injury.
The patient later in the day was removed
to her home at Randolph.
force of railroad track hands. under
the direction of Section Foreman John L..
Mills of this place, yesterday laid 323 81
foot rails between this place and Derwood.
1t is said to be the record, the best previous
days work of this kind having been 800
rails by force of forty men. The rails
laid represent one mile and fifty feet of
track. George Everhart, track supervisor
for the Metropolitan branch, witnessed the
feat and compimented the men. The work
had to be done between trains and not a
single one was delayed.
Paul Burnett, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John l.. Brunett, is dangerously Ill Of
pneumonia.
The county commissioners have APP
pointed the following road supervisors
First collection district, Joseph r. All
mutt, Charles r. Hawkins. Oliver ]. Bran
denburg, +. Hazel Cashell Charles A
Gartrell and John II. Janrey; second dis
trict. D>vid Rinehart, Joseph Henderson,
Kingsley and J. Clayton Hoyle: third dis
trict Thomas Chiswell. Zachariah G.
Cooley, Benjamin F. Shreve. Lawrence
Allnutt and Benon Allnutt; fourth dis
trict, William NJ Lewis. George r. Rice
]. j. Stearn and William a. Bogley; fifth
district. Enos c. Keys, Gordon Ray, Ben
jamin d. Candy. Wilson G. Johnson Wal
ter Perry Frank Downey, Asa NJ. Staber
Charles f. Benson. Edward Z. Welsh and
George E White. The commissioners
appointed Messrs. Walter Perry, William
J. Umstead and James a. Windham to de-
eide whether or not the public conven-
fence requires the opening of the road
petitioned for by Paul II. Tamplett and
others. The proposed road is intended
to connect McComas avenue, in Kensing-
ton Heights, with the BrookevilIe and
Washington turnpike, distance of about
300 yards.
Milton Rodney Graves of Washington
and Miss Bernice E. Collision of Balti-
more were married a few days ago by
Rockville M E. Church South.
Michael keefe. onesaof the oldest citi-
zens Of Montgomery county, died yes