Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-10
FREDERICK.

1t is difficult as yet to estimate the dam
| age done by the flood here on Sunday but
| it will easily reach $4,000. including the in
| jury to the wheat, much of which was cut
! to pieces by the hail. The body Of the Mt
Airy saloon keeper. Lewis Johnson who
| was drowned near Mt. Carmel Church, was
| recovered a mile from the spot where he
| and his team were caught in the torrent of
| water and washed away. States Attorney
Eichelberger and Acting Coroner Eckstein
viewed the remains, but deemed an inquest
unnecessary. Johnson leaves a family Of
nine children. The loss to the county by
| the destruction of e large number of small
bridges will be very great The main stem
| of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad between
! Woodbine and Frederick junction al
most entirely washed away and trains will
not be run regularly over that section until
Friday. All mail and passenger traffic has
been going and coming by way of WASH
ington since Sunday.
One of the largest audiences ever gathered
| in Frederick church greeted the Rev.
Teunis Hemlin of the Church of the Cove
nant Washington, at the Reformed Church
here on Tuesday evening. The occasion
was the seventh anniversary Of the Frede-
rick city Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton and DR.. Hamlin delivered the address
President Birely OF the association made
glowing report of the years work, and
after other exercises a reception was held
in the association rooms and refreshments
served.
The pastor of the A. NJ E. Church at
Bartonsville. this county. the trustees of
the church and several members of the con-
gregation We're in the police court here on
Tuesday as the defendants in a case
brought against them by the state for en-
gaging in a general melee. The recent con-
ference of the A. NJ. E. Church at Hagers-
town returned the Bartonsville people their
old pastor, much TO the disgust of a portion
of the congregation, who thought that he
had not done as much good during the past
year as he might have done. On Sunday
morning last ne held services in the church
and announced that services will be held
in the evening. but when he went to the
church at the usual hour he found the doors
barricaded on the Inside. He summoned
assistance and managed to break down one
OF the doors, when the members OF his
flock on the inside, among whom were a
number of women, attacked him and his
friends. and free fight occurred within
! the sacred edifice. One man was badly cut
with a razor, and at the trial Tuesday he
was held in so bail for his appearance be-
| fore the grand jury. The others We're dis
| missed with a reprimand
DIR. Thomas w. Simpson died Tuesday at
his home in Liberty, this county, of con-
sumption. He was sixty-two years old and
had been practicing physician in Liberty
for many years.
Ben Jarnin H. Blockiston, recently appoint
ed postmaster of Frederick to succeed Har-
~ c. Keefer, received his commission on
Tuesday and will assume the duties of the
ONCE on Monday next. He will make
number of changes in the clerical force of
the Office.
Farmers report that there will be a good
cherry crop in Frederick county, and in the
western section the peach orchards show
signs of good yield in spite of the ordeal
through which the fruit blossoms have
passed
The May term of the circuit court for
Frederick county will convene on Monday
next. 1t will be a noa-jury term.
Mr.. Chas. W. Ross has been elected presi-
dent OF the board of managers of All Saints
Orphanage to succeed Mrs. Ann G. Ross
resigned
Capt. j. s. B. Hartsock of Washington
has been visiting friends here