Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-16
NEWS AT BOYD'S.
Sad Death of Young Man-Church
Corner Stone Laying.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

special correspondence of The Evening Star
BOYD'S, Nd, October 49, 1902.
Mr. James Moore, one of the oldest en-
ployes in the Baltimore and Ohio service on
this division of the road, has been granted
pension by the relief department of the
service, and he will be retired Thursday
from active service with the company Mr.
Moore has been a faithful servant of the
company for thirty-four years. having en-
tered the service in 1868 as a carpenter in
the bridge department Of the road, and in
1880 transferred to that of bridge watch
man at Warnings, just east of Boyds. and a
few weeks ago asked for retirement which
was granted.
John H. Andrews, who has been in the
service of the company sixteen years. at
this place and at Dickerson's, was an
pointed In his place yesterday. Mr.. Moore
Is a veteran Of the civil war serving
throughout the war in the 4th Maryland
Artillery, under Capts. William Brown and
Walter F. Chew.
The remains Of Mr.. Nathan Talbot, aged
eighty-four years, who died at his home at
GAINESVILLE on Monday, were inferred this
afternoon In Monocacy cemetery at Bealls-
Vllle beside the remains of his wife The
funeral services were held In the Episcopal
Church at GAINESVILLE at IL o'clock this
morning. A large crowd of friends and old
CiliAeHS VI that place were present. The
pallbearers at the funeral were Messrs
John William Brown, Octavus 0. Baker
B. F. Robertson. Mortimore Hilton Morti-
more Ward and Mr.. Thomas o. White.
A young man, George ShaWbaker tWen-
tyfour years old. living a Monrovia, a few
miles from Hyattstown, this county while
walking along the entertainments of Mill
pond, which furnishes water to run a mill
owned by his father. had an epileptic fit
and fell in and was drowned.
James Burns, workman in the tunnel
near Mt. Airy, on the Baltimore and Ohio
Improvements, was burned about the Shout
ders and head by lighted oil lamp falling
on him that was being used above him by
one of the workmen. 1t Is thought he may
die, as his shoulders and arms above the
elbows and back were burned nearly to a
crisp before the fire was extinguished He
was sent to Baltimore for treatment.
Clarence NJ. Griffith, farmer, through
his counsel, Mr.. Bowie F. Waters, sued
Charles C. Crawford, a prominent gentle
man of this vicinity for a bill for lumber
amounting to SIT, and was awarded that
amount by Justice Hickersons yesterday at
Germantown. Mr.. Crawford 1t is said. will
take the case to a higher court at Rock
vile for final disposition. not being salts
fled with the judgment rendered against
him. The suit, which has attracted good
deal of attention, arose out of the fact that
MIR. Griffith agreed to furnish Mr. Crawford
so much oak timber, which was to be sawed
at Mr.. Crawford's saw mills. and which
to be furnished to Mr.. Rice for build
lumber was not as specified, and refused to
pay for the chestnut timber furnished by
Mr.. Griffith, which he at the same time had
run through his saw mills. H. Maurice Tai
bolt appeared for Mr.. Crawford.
The laying of the corner stone of the new
Southern Methodist Church. which was to
have taken place Saturday last, was post
poned on account of a heavy rain that day
until Friday, October 24. Pentalpha Lodge
Of Masons of Gaithersburg will have charge
The corner stone laying will take place at
Germantown village.
The new Baptist Church at Seneca south
of Boyd's. is to be dedicated Sunday next
Rev. T. s. Dunaway of Fredericksburg,
Va. is to preach the dedicatory sermon
Mrs. Mary Howe Totten, with her daugh-
ter, Miss Edith Totten. and Miss Anna Tot
ten, her sister-in-law, moved back to
Washington yesterday for the winte Mrs
Totten owns a fine summer residence here
Winderbourne. Her son, Mr.. Howe Totten,
recently left for Pittsburg, where he was
made president of the Ani-Rursting Pipe
Company of that state.