Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-30
Boyd's and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star


BOYD'S, Md. April %, 1903.
Fire broke out early Monday morning in
the woods of Mr.. John Snyder east of here,
and destroyed a lot of new fencing and
burned over about sixty acres of young
timber land. 1t is supposed the fire origi-
mated from a spark from a passing train.
The blaze continued all day, with a large
number of men fighting hard to check 1t.
Two thousand split rails were consumed
Charles l.. Knott, son of Mr.. John w
Knott, who fell from high scaffold at the
Standard Oil works In Parkersburg, w. Va,
and was seriously injured, has returned to
that place to resume his work. He was
brought home by his mother several weeks
ago, and his life despaired of for a
while.
Mrs. James E. Williams of this place is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Richard c. Lewis in
Washington. Miss Ella f. Welsh of Clarks-
burg has returned to her home near here
from Washington and Baltimore, where she
has been spending the winter Rev. C. NJ.
Yost, pastor of the M. E. Church of Clarks-
burg, has been summoned to his home in
Baltimore by a telegram announcing the
serious illness OF his mother.
Mr.. j. NJ Fisher, an old trackman in
point OF service with the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, was struck by a train at
Point of Rocks yesterday and so badly In
jured that he was taken to the City Hospital
III Frederick for treatment, where it was
found necessary to amputate one of his
legs. Fisher is fifty years old.
The crusher of the Standard Lime and
Stone Company that operates the govern
recently which caused a cessation of work
until the machine can be repaired. Ten
cars of stone were being crushed per day
for Washington.
c. Jones of Washington Grove died OF
pneumonia at the City Hospital in Freder-
lex Monday. Mrs. Cookson had been liv-
ing in Washington for several years, but as
a rule spent her winters in Frederick Nd.
Mrs. Anna Veitch of Washington is a sister
of the deceased.
Monday last at noon a Miss carp, near
GAINESVILLE, went to a spring near her home
to get water for dinner, and while bend
ing over to pick up the pail a negro at
tackled her and attempted to pinion her
arms and throw her to the ground. She
screamed for help, which aroused her sis
tiers, and house dog which came bounding
over the hills scared the assailant, and he
fed to the woods 1t is likely that an ar
rest will be made soon.
Mr. Harry Boland of Germa ntoWn who
was bitten by his house dog is daily visit
ing the Pasteur Institute in Baltimore re-
ceiving treatment. He says the dog was
undoubtedly mad
All the employees along this division and
in Washington are contributing toward
presenting Mr.. j. E. Spurrier former super
intendent of this division. who was re-
Valley division, with a handsome testi-
monial.
William Brown. Richard TalIey and John
Fox, alias Hebron, were brought from
Rockville Jail this morning and tried before
Justice Norris on the charge of stealing
hams and other property from Mrs Sarah
%. Boyd: Brown pleaded guilty to the
charge. In his sworn testimony few DAYS
ago he accused Talley and Fox of being
accessories to the crime. On the stand to-
day he declared emphatically that the two
men named were innocent and that he had
made mistake when he swore that they
were implicated with him, but he said VIM.
Johnson. who skipped to Steelton Pa, a
week ago, had received both the hams and
paid him for them. States Attorney Tai
bot represented the state, while Bowie F.
Waters represented Talley and Hebron or
Fox, Brown having no counsel Failing to
give bond in the sum of $500 he was COM
mitted to Jail to await the action of higher
court in November.
Miss Katharine Pyles of this vicinity left
this morning for Rossville Baltimore
county, where she will attend the wedding
of her friend, Miss Florence Mace of that
place.