Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-10
BoYd's and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
BOYD'S. Nd. June Q. 1

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
BOYDS, Nd, June ., 1902.
An entertainment embracing children s
day exercises was given in the Presbyterian
Church here last night. There was a spe-
ciai program for the occasion, prepared by
c. Austin Miles and w A. Post The pro-
gram started off with a song entitled wei
come. Children's Day" followed by re-
sponsive readings, invocation by the pastor,
Rev W. H Stone of Jamestown, this coun-
ty. and number of solos, duets and recita-
TONS The exercises were lead by Mr.
Smith Hoyle and the musical program, was
In charge of Mrs. &. F. Hicks, assisted by
Mr.. Charles a. Watkins as cornetist The
church was crowded to the DOORS many
standing. At least 400 persons were pres
ent. Those who took part in the program
were: Raymond Norris, recitation; Annie
Lewis. recitation; Carrie Andrews Ethel
Lewis, Myrtle SDonsellOr Jennie Burdette
Mrs. George c. Smith, solo. one of the note
worthy features of the evening; Rotations
George and Laura Daymude, Fannie and
Ethel Andrews. Matti Mobley, Clifton Nor
ris, Norine Norris. Dorothy IIoyle and Ruth
Shorb
Fire broke out in the roof of the residence
of John j. Bottlemay, a farmer near here
Saturday afternoon, and fortunately the
timely observance of the fact prevented the
destruction of the dwelling. The fire caught
from a spark falling on the roof from the
chimney
During the severe electrical and rain storm
that passed over this section of the county
recently lightning struck the wires of the
Boyd Telephone Company at CIarksburg
and followed the wires into the phone in
the residence of DR.. J. E. Deets broke the
phone out and stripping the window
breaking number of panes of glass and
tearing down some plastering and stripping
the Notwithstanding. DR.. Deets and family
were In the house at the time. but fortuate-
ly escaped injury
Miss Ethel Wall, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William f. Wall of this vicinity. whose
home. ''Walldene." is near Boyd's has re-
turned from three months tour of CALI
fornia and the west.
Captain William Householder railroad
conductor who has been running the Wash
mgton Junction and Frederick accommodate
ton train, will this week take charge of the
Washington and Boyd's accommodation, in
the place of Conductor Henry Martin of
Washington. who has been transferred to
the Washington branch, between Baltimore
and Washington. Mr.. Householder will
move his family to Washington
Miss Edith Totten, daughter Of Mrs Mary
Howe Totten of Washington. whose sum
mer home Is at Boyds. returned from Bryn
Mawr College. near Philadelphia to Boyd's
this morning where she will spend the sum-
mer with her mother. Miss Totten has
been attending college at Bryn Mawr the
past two years and graduated there last
week Mr.. Howe Totten, her brother. left
for Pittsburg last night and will return to
Washington this week
Maurice Gunneil. a young man twenty
five years old and a son of William H.
Gunnell. merchant of Seneca south of
here, died at his home there this morning
of consumption. The young man had been
an invalid for the past eighteen months.
His remains will be inferred in the Presby-
terrain cemetery at Jamestown.