Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-05
Boyd's and Vicinity.


BoYD'S, Nd, July 4. 1902
A very severe wind storm passed over
this section of the county and to the north
east yesterday. About 8 O'Clock heavy
clouds We're observed. and presently there
came cyclone which swept many trees
before It. Wheat was blown down from
the shocks and distributed over the fields
Edward s. Emerson and his sons, Bena-
min and Cleveland Emerson and o. w.
Reid Of this place, carpenters. narrowly
escaped death while erecting a silo on the
farm of Mr.. Lewis Gardner at Middle
brooke. The silo is forty feet high and was
about completed when the storm came up.
The men were on the scaffold surrounding
the structure, and as the silo began to
sway the men jumped The sflo blew TO
pieces. and fell at their feet. The men
were not injured but were stunned and
badly frightened. In falling the siio struck
the corner CT the new barn and tore the roof
badly. The structure was valued at about
$425. Telephone and telegraph service was
interrupted all last night from the violence
Of the storm. and in many places the To-
liage and fruit were stripped from trees
Conductor Rockwell Of Baltimore, who
was running an extra eastbound train from
Brunswick for Washington was painfr,lly
injured here while trying to jump on the
train, which was pulling out of the side
track. As he alighted aboard the train his
foot caught in piece of piping and he was
thrown headlons. landing his shoulder
and side. He was pc 'nfully injured about
his limbs and side.
Among the new arrivals from Washing
ton today who will stop at Boyd's and
Clarksburg, were: Mr.. and Mrs N. HI. kim
bah and daughters, Miss Donnelly Mr.. and
Mrs. Mccullough. Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. War
ner. Miss Katherine Lysight. Mabel Wilson.
Agnes Gibbons, Miss Linenaery, Mrs A.
Murphy. Mr.. NJ. Murphy. Mr.. r. MUIR
ply, Miss Blanche Harrison and sister. Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse w Nicholson. Mr. and Mrs.
r.. c. Lewis. From Roanoke va. Miss
Rut wi is nta
tinsburg. Md: from Baltimore Miss Kafis
Burch, visiting her brother, Mr.. John l.,
Burch, here.
James Frazier. foreman of track. res,d,ny
near Mount Airy. was had,- injured by q
fragment of a torpedo and almost tainted
from the loss of blood. The torpedo had
been placed on the track by flsgman and
was exploded by a passing train
Miss Evelyn Talbot of Rockville. who In
stopping at the High View House here.
VIII leave Tor Avoca, n. c., to visit her
next. and her sister. Miss Helen TaIhott
will leave the same day for Lancaster. Ky
where she goes to visit Miss Hudson OF
tnat city. The Misses Talbot are the
daughters or States Attorney Talbot CT
this county.
Mr. NJ M Willard of Harper's Ferry. W.
va; has been appointed general superin-
tendent of the government quarries at Dick
eTson' s. Nd, where the largest stone-crush
ing plant nthe state is located
A Well-contested game Of base ball was
piayeu at o CLOCK this afternoon at DaW-
sonville near Boyd's between the Dawson
vile and Rockville teams Five hundred
persons were present. Rockville won out
by the score of to 4. The winning bat
terry was Taylor and Harris: losing battery,
Darby and Stang. Umpires. Lewis of
Boyd's and Higgins of Rockville.
AT a picnic at Emory Grove near Gafth-
ersburg colored base ball team from Balti-
more met the combined teams of Emory
Grove and Rockville at Emory Grove today
and a dispute arose over play in the fifth
inning. fight ensued. and Drinks Neale OF
Rockville was struck in the back by Bal
timore man. 1t Is believed his back is
broken. as he is unable TO move Flying
bats. stones and clubs injured quite q nun
Der q others who were present.