Evening star., 1901-10-24
BOYD'S AND VICINITY.
Committee of Washington Presbytery
Holds Series of Meetings..

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
BOYDS, Nd. October %, 1901
A number of ministers Of the Washington
presbytery have been spending a few days
at the High View Hotel here among them
being Revs. Teunis Hamlin, Luccock,
Smith, Thompson, Kelley and Alexander.
Twelve in all We're here having little out
ing and transacting some presbyterial busi-
ness. They left last night for their homes
in Washington.
A specially appointed committee from the
presbytery of Washington city, consisting
of Rev. DIR. w. c. Alexander and Messrs.
Frank Middleton of Berwyn, Md, and w.
NJ. Terrell of Kensington, laymen, have
been holding a series of meetings in the
Presbyterian Church here since Monday
night. The meetings have been quite in
teresting and have attracted large gather
ings of persons from all over this section
of the community. The committee was
sent by the presbytery TO report upon the
conditions of the church and the meetings
were held for the purpose Of awakening an
interest in the church and its work, and to
stir the members to action. The first meet
ing held Monday night was well attended.
The music and song service was in charge
of Mr.. w. NJ. Terrell of Kensington. Rev.
Dr. Alexander, who presided over the meet
ing, made an address. He was followed by
Mr.. Frank s. Middleton of Berwyn. Md.
who talked of the general interests Of the
congregation.
The largest meeting Of the series was
held Tuesday night. The meeting was
opened as usual by a song service, in
charge of Mr.. Terrell, assisted by Mr.. Nc
Elwee of Washington. DIR. Alexander spoke
from the text, For none Of us liveth to
himself His address was attentively lis
tened TO. Following, the address of Rev.
Mr.. Alexander Messrs Terrell and McEl-
wee sang a number of duets. Mrs. George
f. Pollock presided at the organ. An ad-
dress was also made by Mr.. Frank MIodle-
ton of Berwyn. He suggested that ii would
be TO the interest OF the community and to
their church and for the welfare of the
younger people TO build gymnasium adja-
cent 10 the church, celebrating the theme
His talk created a very favorable impress
sion.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon Mrs II. p.
Niles of Berwyn, Nd, held ladies' meet
ing in the church
Mr.. Joseph T. White of this vicinity has
bought the farm owned by Mr.. ii. ID. Wa
ters, which lies about two miles north OF
this point and consists of 100 acres of land.
for S3,1 $50. Mr.. White recently sold farm
for $4,000 to Mr.. Sponsellor Of Frederick
county,.
SATURDAY and Monday last a number of
private cars attached to an engine OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company was
run over this branch of the road TO test the
condition OF the tracks between Washing
ton and the west. A device is attached TO
one of the private cars that shows the con-
dition or the tracks and at every Joint
that is low, the device automatically marks
that point by a line white mark so
that the track foreman can distinguish it.
One of the Pennsylvania railroad private
cars was attached to the train, occupied
by some of the Pennsylvania railroad Off
cials. The tracks on this branch were re-
ported by Supervisor limbaugh, who is To-
Gated in Washington, to be in first-class
shape.
Miss Jennie Williams OF Baltimore Is vis-
iting her relatives here, Mr.. and Mrs,
James Z. Williams.
Mr. Nathan S. Alnutt and wife, accompa-
MED by Miss Mamie Dyson of DawsonviIe
left here yesterday for Buffalo to visit the
Pan-American exposition They will also
make trips to Toronto, Canada, and other
points.