The evening times., 1898-07-06
MARYLAND MELANGE.

Crops of all kinds in Frederick County
have been greatly injured by the long
drouth. The brief rain of Monday gave
| little relief, and the farmers are looking
anxiously for a long, heavy rain. The
corn, which a few weeks ago promised a
| fine crop. is drying up. Harvesting is
| over and the wheat Is found to be even
| worse than was thought before 1t was cut.
The damage done by the fly is great, de-
stroying In some sections as much as
half the crop besides damaging the quail
| ity of the wheat left. Threshing is now
going on, but very little wheat has been
| sold.
Sparks from engines on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad started fires on three
farms near Frederick Junction, tenanted
by W. II. Best, John Conel and Bruce
Ogle, yesterday. and destroyed altogether
over 600 shocks of wheat, about 800 pan
els of fence and large quantity of hay
Frank son of Bailiff George A. White
ly, of Centreville, narrowly escaped
drowning on Monday. He left town in
the morning for Grove Creek with q
large party 10 enjoy the Fourth. While
In bathing he became exhausted and
was about to sink when he was rescued
by George T. Hobby. jr.
The funeral of John W. Perry took
place from his late residence in Centre
were conducted by the Rev. F. T Ben
son. of the Centreville Methodist Pro-
testant Church. assisted by the Rev. G.
w. Haddaway. lately pastor Of the same
church, now of Crisfield Nd. The pail
bearers were John Maull. Ernest Perry,
John R. Cook. Jos. F. Elliott and VIM
B. Reid, jr The remains were inferred
in the Centreville cemetery.
The first of a series of Journeys to be
hsald iv, Inp ard mt, Il
son took place at GlenwooG, Fourth dis
trict Monday. There was large attend
ance and the tilting was of an excellent
order.
Martin OLaughlin. jr.. about twenty
years of age. son of Martin O'Laughlin.
sr., took his life Monday night by shoot
ing himself through the right chest. The
suicide occurred in South Cumberland
near the horse line car barn. The act was
witnessed by his friend. George Weible a
young man of about his own age.
There was q head-on collision on the
Western Maryland Railroad near Smiths
burg, about O'Clock yesterday after
noon. between freight engines Nos 3o
and Al. Both engines were badly wreck
ed, but the crews saved themselves by
jumping. 1t is stated that the crew of
engine No. Il, which was being taken to
Union Bridge for repairs. forgot their
orders. The track was blocked for two
hours, and passengers on the fast mall
for Baltimore, and on the Hagerstown
train had to be transferred.
William Jarvis. Norfolk and Western
Railroad watchman, fell dead at his
home near Mondelrs Station Monday.
He was aged about forty years, and
leaves a widow and five children.
While Mary Adams. nine years of age.
daughter of Mrs. Ida Beamer, of Ha-
gerstown was trying to explode a fire
cracker Monday her clothing ignited
and she was 30 badly burned that pieces
of flesh dropped from her body. She is
not expected to live.
The speakers announced for the annual
Lutheran reunion at Pen Mar on July Is
are DR.. H. B. Vile. of Carlisle. president
of the East Pennsylvania Synod; Rev. c.
g. Albert. Rev. DIR. Gilbert, of Harris
burg. and Rev. George w. Enders, of
York