The Washington times., 1903-07-21
MARYLAND WHEAT CROP
PROVES A BIG FAILURE
Expectation Not Fulflled-New Rail
road Bridge Over the Monocacy.

DC1 10. hu, jury Zl.--t aT!neTS iiud 1le
wheat crop, after thrashing. in .he vi
cinity of LaytonsvilIe, Damascus, Etchi-
son. and other points. big failure.
The wheat by no means in that section
of county is turning cut as was first
expected. The yield in many places. ran
from three to eight bushels per acre
with last weeks thrashing, and some
went as high as fifteen. The crop Of
Jacob Snyder & Son, OF Germantown, Is
the banner crop of the season as yet,
having thrashed out yesterday an aver
age of twenty-one and half bushels 70
the acre. others that have made
eighteen bushels per acre have been
considered large crops.
TIE hay crop. contrary TO expectations,
viii! be fine and Of best quality. There
is more clover this year than any pre-
vious year for some time.
The large railroad bridge At Dick
ersons over Monocacy River. is soon TO
be built. The old bridge is TO be re-
placed by an entire new structure. Bal
timore contractors will erect stone work
while the American Bridge Company
will erect steel work. 1t is $50 feet long
and stands about 80 feet high.
Brakeman c. J. Cottingham, of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. was
thrown from his train Just east of
Washington Junction about noon Satur-
day, and instantly killed. His remains
were picked up by an eastbound freight
and taken to Washington Junction and
from there sent yesterday afternoon
10 Baltimore, his home, on train No.
6. The coroner, after viewing the
remains, deemed an inquest Lnnces-
sary. The victims legs were caught
under a steel car and both ground into
pulp up to the hips. and the car that ran
over him was derailed
The Sunday schools Of this county and
their superintendent and many teachers
will assemble Saturday and Sunday next
at Washington Grove for picnic. There
will also be present many pastors Of all
the churches Of the county. The day
will be a gala one, as also will be Sun
day, when special services Will be held.
The Rev. George II. Mock, OF baltimore.
as will the Rev. Mr.. Smith. the Rev.
Mr.. Herriott, and others of this county,
to participate in the exercises.
The Jacksonville baseball club, a very
strong aggregation of players, 10 which
rightfully belonged the title Of cham
pions OF this section. were defeated in
an interesting and exciting game at Daw-
sonville. Saturday. with the Poolesville
club. another strong amateur team. Sell
man and Luhn were the battery for
Poolesville. and Sellman struck out
| seventeen men. Darby and Stang were
the battery for Jacksonville, and Darby
had thirteen strikeouts to his credit On
Saturday next the teams will meet again
at PoolesviIle, where the colt show will
be held.
Buck Lodge baseball team was defeat
ed in an interesting game Saturday, with
| Germantown, by the score OF 70 to z
First game was won by Buck Lodge
% TO 0. and Germantown rallied al
won the second game of the serted
McCabe and Darby for Buck Lodge. and
Waters and Waters for Germantown
were the batteries.
A valuable colt belonging to Eugene
Wade. of Buck Lodge. one mile west o.
here. fell down a railway embankmena
TO the tracks. breaking one of its legs
Mr.. Wade has set the leg, bandaged Il
tightly, and hopes the bones will knit.
Edward Dorsey Lewis and Smith HoyIt
have been selected as Sunday school del
egates from the Boyds Presbyterian
Church to attend the Sunday school con.
vention at Washington Grove next Sat
urday. Delegates from every Sunda,
school in the county will attend and
large crowd is expected from Washing
ton and Baltimore.
An Epworth League rally was held II
the Southern NJ. E. Church at Gathers
burg on Sunday. The Rev J. A Ander
son, of Baltimore, preached at night
Thomas J. Owen. president OF the league
had the exercises in charge. The Rev
William c. Smith, of Jamestown. mad
responses. Edna Garrett spoke upol
Duties 10 Be Done" Difficulties TO B,
Encountered" was the subject of al
essay by Claude Owens: Results to B,
Aimed At" by Mamie Briggs; a solo wa
| sung Dy MIS-. W. IL. benson. OF NeelS
Vile; an address was made by Judge W
L. Chambers. of Washington: one oil
"The Great Life Purpose" by Fanni
Amiss, and also one by Warren Choate
of Rockville.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Watson Ief
Kensington today for Washington AM
later on in the month will go TO In
diana. They have sold their residence q
Kensington.
Miss Lena Dalton, of Virginia, is tn
guest of Miss Florence NJ. Williams
here.
Earl B. Wood, of Frederick. recentI
elected principal OF Adamstown Hig
School, of Frederick county, is here Wis
itfnR Miss Nav Insight