Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-03
MONTGOMERY COUNTY. MD.
a Lively Fox Hunt-Real Estate Deal
Trouble on a Train, Etc.
correspondence Of The EVENING srA..

Correspondence Of The EVENING sr...
ROCKVILLE, March 2.
Yesterday was gala time for the Fields TO Z
hunting club. For a week past arrangements
Tor the meet had been topic in sporting cir
cies. Notwithstanding the bad weather of
friday and yesterday morning the club was on
nand at the appointed hour and finer set Of
dogs than was brought to the chase cannot be
found In western Maryland. Mr.. Geo. F. Lin
thlcum of Clarksburg had a fine pack of
hounds, as had also Jas. T. Trundle, VIM.
Astlin and Chas. Watts of Poolesville, Julien
Walters Of Jamestown, Robt. sherwood, Ber-
nard Ricketts,, Thomas Legg, Bud Bean and
Henry sherwood of Derwood, W. G. fields.
5 Rabbit Windsor Hill. w. L. Day, j. W.
helchner and Thomas Keys of Rockville. After
partak1ng of the Inequalities of Windsor farm,
the home of the president of the club, start
was made. At about ii am. fox was started
ON the farm of Mr.. s. b. Lyddane, and after a
vigorous chase of several hours, in which the
hunting party was joined by many farmers
along the route, reynard was run into cave
on the farm of the late Hanzel Cashill The
hunters came up in grand style, and after con-
sultation it was decided to dig the animal out
and have another chase. Giving reynard a
start of twenty minutes the dogs we're let loose
and taking the trail never gave it up until the
fox was caught and killed on the Isherwood
awarded to Chas. F. Linthicum of Charksburg.
By order of the club a silver collar was awarded
to MIR: Davis dog 'Stinger." At the close of
the chase the entire party repaired to the
home of the president of the club, where they
were entertained by fine lunch. The next
meet has not been definitely fixed.
During the past few days we have had innu-
merable focks of wild geese flying northward.
MIR. W. c. Fowler of this place last evening
was engaged splitting wood, when the axe he
was using struck an obstruction in the wood
house and, CHANGING, was imbed ded in his foot
causing painful wound.
The home place Of the late Thos Lyddane,
containing 270 acres, has been sold to Mr.
Burgdorff of Washington for $45 per acre
This land is on the old Georgetown road about
four miles from this town.
Mrs. Susan Green, relict of the late Leonard
Green, solder OF the war Of 1912 and who was
engaged i'll the battle of Bladensburg died at
her home near this place OH Thursday. in the
nlnety-first year of her age. She left valuable
property to be divided among her relatives.
On the arrival of the SO train from Washing
ton last night desperate encounter occurred
at the station, this place, between the officers
OF the train and three stalwart Irishmen who
had boarded the train at Washington and had
refused to pay their fare. In the attempt to
elect them several windows OF the car were
broken, and after they had been put out upon
the platform the conductor was struck and seri-
ousiy hurt by one OF the party. They remained
mere Tor some time, acting in a very disorderly
manner, and boarded the next train for WASH
lngton. swearing that they would pay no fare
and clear the train il interfered with. As usual
the town police were not on hand. SAN.