Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-09
GAITHERsBURG EVENTS.
Members of Town Council Qualify
John Hickman Seriously Burned.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star


GAITHERSBURG, Md. June 7, 1902.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
town council at Knights of Pythias Hall
the retiring council concluded its business,
and the recently elected councilmen quail
lhed, taking the oath Of office before Mayor
George w. Meem who was reelected.
Councilman David G. Carlisle. who was de-
feated in his candidacy for the mayoralty,
retired, and was succeeded by Councilman
elect Joseph T. Gloyd -
This was the only change, Messrs. Carson
Ward, Thomas l. Fulks and R. H. Miles en-
terlng upon their third term Election of
minor officials was deferred until the next
meeting of the council. -. .-
Master John Hickman narrowly escaned
fatal injuries Thursday evening at the
shop OF John A. Burriss & Son. Cal
therspurg, by an explosion of gasoline
"A heiper about the shop had brought a lug
OF gasoline instead of coal oil to use in
ending fire around a set of wagon tires
mat We're to be heated, and as it was
spllhkleo over the wood young Hickman
struck match to light the fire.
instantly there was an explosion which
WAS heard throughout the neighborhood
: ne ooy was seriously burned, his hair be-
ING slnsed en- and the face so disfigured
that he was scarcely recognizable after the
accident. HIS ran to the home of Mr. Rur
Kiss with his clothing ablaze, but the flames
were quickly .extinguished Today the in
Jureu Doy was removed to his home, and
was silShtly improved under treatment
invitations have been issued to the COM
mencement exercises of Fair View Semi
nary which will occur at the seminary In
Iait oae,S9g next Wednesday morning at
10 O'Clock. The baccalaureate sermon to
the students will be delivered in the Meth
odlst Episcopal Church South on Sunday
morning at IL o'clock by the Rev Dr. Hull
Tee ~,
vate sale the Trens homestead on Frederick
avenue. Mr.. Charles c. Crawford Of Rovd's
was the purchaser, paying $500 therefor.
Inc funeral of Mrs. Julia Dove, who died
ae .ne nome OF her son at Ounce Orchard,
aged one hundred and one years took
place at noon yesterday at the Neelsyille
Presbyterian Church She was Communal
cant OF the Baptist Church and Rev Jas. D.
Rayneid preached the sermon. Mrs Dove
had been totally blind for the past eigh-
teen years, and leaves a wide family CON
nection.
The county commissioners have appointed
the following road supervisors for Gathers
ourg and vicinity: Robert E. Kanode,
Alexander G. Carlisle, James C. Ward
George w. Gather, Thomas Mills of r..
zach A Briggs, A. Kaufman, T. G. Ward,
Frank Ricketts,, George F. Snouffer and s.
r Plummer N ~
Mr.. Frederick w. Carlyle has purchased
Of Beard & Craghead a desirable building
site of ten acres of land near Weshineton
Grove. One thousand trees for shade and
ornamental purposes have been received by
Mr. Carlyle, and are to be used in making
improvements incident to the Immediate
construction of a modern summer home
Within the past few days there has been
a large influx of prominent Washington
people to spend the summer. Among those
Just arrived are Mr. Simon Wolf and his
family, who have taken the Rutherford
home; Mr.. Meyer Cohen and family, who
are domiciled on the Diamond farm, and
ar. and Mrs Charles Zeigleri guests of the
Jones house.
The first of series of base ball games be-
tween the Gaithersburg Juniors and the
Sioppers clubs was won by the former at
Paradise Park Saturday afternoon. The
score stood % to at the finish. A home
run by Sydney ]. Lodge and pitching of
Edgar Sterick for the local club made the