Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-18
Boyd's and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
BOYD'S, Md, June 16, 1903.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad officials
have changed their method of handling
their agents along the system and have
appointed Mr.. o. e. Turner a division
agent, with headquarters at Baltimore,
who will have charge of all the agents.
the condition Of the stations and the proper
loading and unloading of cars. Previously
the tra1nmaster of the ROAD had the
agents in charge, and now the division
agent will have them in charge and will
receive his instructions from the division
Superintendent.
Harvest will begin next week. Wheat
in this part of the county is ripper than
elsewhere and will likely be harvested by
the last of thv week. 25 per cent cut
in the crop on general average Is the
estimate.
B. H. Dutrow of Washington has begun
building a handsome new residence here,
which is to cost nearly $1,000. Charles r.
Darby is also building at GAINESVILLE and
ton to these. Robert w. Allnutt at Daw-
sonville is erecting home that will cost
over $1,000 Other fine residences are be-
ing built in other parts Of the county.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Sarah A. Cordell were held at Tay-
lorstown, Va, a few miles from Point
of Rocks, Md. Mrs. Cordell died at her
home in Taylorstown Friday evening Of
heart trouble, aged seventy-1ve years. Two
thousand persons attended the services
from all over Loudoun county. Va, and
from Maryland Mrs. Cordell was highly
esteemed. Her husband and six children
survive her Rev. Mr.. Richardson Of Low
ettsville, Va, preached the funeral ser
mon. The pallbearers were Messrs. Carl
Ahall, John Souders, John w. Aikey,
Richard Heater, DR.. Lindsay and Luther
Compton.
Mrs. Mollie stearns of Washington is
1yfSi MrS oil her
A dance was given in the large new barn
of Mr.. Samuel Hayes, near Dickerson's,
last evening. There were 200 or more pres
ent. At midnight supper was served the
guests. Those present were Misses Anna
and Fannie Poole, Dora Hall. Nellie and
Leitha Brewer, Earle Davis, Elsie Snouffer,
Linda Jones, Mamie Poole, Mary Hayes,
Sallie and Hattie Griffith, Sara Hershber-
ger, Sara Trimble. Mary White, Miss White,
Mary Chiswell, Misses Renneberger Nor
man, Sellman. Mamie Pyles, Bette Will
liams Cromwell, Mrs. Lawrence Chiswell,
Mrs ]. Harris Stonestreet. Mrs. S. Mayes,
Mrs. Norman Wootton, Misses Wood, Annie
Laurie Poole, Newman, Williams, Messrs.
Gott Poole, Pyles. Sellman. Johns, Jones,
Williams, Metzger Heffner, Davis, Grit
fifth. Hershey, Faulkner Weldon, Norton
and others
The condition of Mr.. Edward S. Emerson,
who has been i'll with rheumatism for the
past six months is slowly improving.
Harry c. Meem Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road agent at Dickerson's, is confined to his
bed with an attack of rheumatism.
Mrs. ]. l.. Higgins and Mrs. w. NJ Will
liams have been visiting friends at Glen
Echo near WASHINGTON Mr. and Mrs;
George F. Pollock and sons Emory and
Findlay have gone to North Lawrence,
Ohio, to visit Mr. Pollock's parents. Mr..
Pollock is connected with the War Depart
ment in Washington.
partment is summering here with his
parents.