The Washington times., 1903-09-05
NEWS FROM BOYDS.

BOYDS. Nd. Sept. 5.-At Germantown.
in the presence of five hundred or more
spectators, the Germantown baseball
club. on Thursday. defeated the crack
IaytonsviIIe club by the score of 4 to /.
The game was we'll contested and goose
eggs were rolled up until the seventh
inning, when Germantown made one
run and won by the score of 10 In
the ninth inning The pitching of Ben
son and Waters was excellent. and he
fielding of the teams superb. Benson
struck out twelve men. The battery cor
Germantown was Waters and Luhn; for
LaytonsviIle, Benson and Benson; um-
pire, Julian Waters.
Washington B. Chichester is i'll with
typhoid fever al his home in Onley. He
was an aspirant for legislative hOnors
and was defeated by few votes by B. T.
Lansdale. Chichester is a prominent
young man, and a favorite in the county.
HIS condition is said TO be serious.
The funeral Of Harry Nelson Lans-
dale. the young son of DR.. B. F. Lans-
dale, Of Damascus. who died at his
fathers home on Wednesday evening Of
typhoid fever, was largely attended yes
terday afternoon by relatives and
friends from the county, Washington
and Baltimore. Young LansdaIe was
assistant chemist at the Maryland Agri-
cultural College and well liked in that
institution. E. T. Harrison, CLERK; DIT.
II. B. Mcdonnell. chemist; NJ. y. Strang-
Ter. chemist; J. B. Robb. assistant
chemist, and T. B. SymOns, assistant
State entomologist. were present at the
funeral and interment, which took place
from Damascus NJ z. Church. The Rev.
c. VI. Yost. OF Clarksburg, had charge
Of the services and delivered an eIo-
quent eulogy upon the character and
| life OF the deceased. Aubrey Council.
/ Junior order United American Mcchan-
J les, of Damascus, had the funeral in
/ charge. Mr.. Lansdale having been a
member. The pallbearers we're c. NJ
BUrdette. H E. Young. J. T. Beal. w.
4 4. Baker. John Hager, and J. NJ. Mount.
Conductor Charles Darr. of Brunswick.
who runs on the Washington and Bruins
1 wick through freight was badly injured
| on Wednesday. near Weverton. stepping
IN front of a car. which had been cut
| loose from the train. He was knocked
/ down. and seriously crushed.
! The friends OF William II. Gettings. OF
| Gaithersburg, and Miss MoIlie S Han
cock. of Charlotte Hall, ST. Mary's coun-
/ ". were surprised to hear Of their mar
riage a few evenings ago in Washington
by the Rev. John Pittar. 5. J.
George H Snyder, of Kensington, and
Miss Ida Mae Hill, daughter of George
c. Hill. of Washington. were married in
| Baltimore. Wednesday in the presence
OF a few friends of the Rev. Thomas z.
Copes. OF Kensington. officiating. After
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder left
for Atlantic City on their honeymoon
| and will return TO Kensington next week
| where they Will make their home with
Mr.. Snyder's parents.
The residence of Clarence Hilton al
/ Damascus was entirely destroyed yes
terday afternoon by fire and but little
| OF the household goods saved. The
family was at the Methodist Episcopal
| church attending the funeral of Harry
| Nelson Lansdale. Someone at the
church seeing the building enveloped in
| smoke. gave the alarm and many re-
| sponded, but too late to save the house
or contents The fire is thought 20
have been caused by the kitchen stove.
The loss is estimated at about $500.