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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27
BOYD'S AND VICINITY.
Dwelling House Destroyed by Fire
Fatal Acknowledgement.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

special Correspondence of The Evening Star
BOYD'S, Md, December %. 1904
me dwelling house on the farm of Mr..
E. MERCER, near Point of Rocks. west of
mere, was destroyed by fire last night. 1t
was occupied by Mr.. G. Virts and family.
who. 1t is stated, were asleep at the time
the fire broke out, but all escaped But
little of the furniture could be saved The
loss is estimated at 1900 with no insur-
ance.
The remains of Richard II. Thompson.
who died at his home at Thompson's Cor
ner, near Boyds. Saturday, were Inferred
In St Mary's Catholic cemetery at Barnes
Vile at 10 O'Clock this morning.
William p. Collier of Dickerson's. near
Boyds, and Miss George Holland. daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Holland were
recently married at the home of the brides
parents. After the ceremony they left for
Washington, where a reception was ten
dered them at the home of the grooms ia
Their, John w. Collier former sheriff of
this county Mr.. and Mrs Collier will re-
side at Dickerson's.
A fatal accident befell Joseph r. Wood,
well-known young farmer of Petersville,
five miles from Brunswick, this evening.
Young Wood went to Knoxville to board
the train for Brunswick and in his eager
ness to catch the eaStbound train, which
was Just pulling out, he did not see the
Washington and Chicago limited train APP
preaching. The engine pilot struck him on
the head His body was carried through to
Martinsburg, thirty miles. 1t was very
dark and he was not discovered until Mar
tfnsburg reached. He taken off
by trainmen who were oiling around the
train. He was sent to the hospital at Mar
tinsburg, and there every effort was made
to revive him, but he did not regain con-
SciOusnesS.
Miss Alice Frame of Knoxville, a school
teacher, came near meeting her death at
Washington Junction Saturday night She
was walking beside the railway tracks and
stumbled over some mail sacks that had
been thrown there from a train, and
thrown headlong rolling directly toward
passenger train which was starting. She
was quickly pulled from the tracks by
passenger standing nearby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27
Wakefield at Alexandria.

The Randall line steamer Wakefield.
which has recently been withdrawn from
her route on tine lower Potomac. Will be
laid up at the ferry wharf at Alexandria. 1t
being impossible, it is stated, to find dock
room for her here. The want of proper
dock facilities in Washington harbor is
said to be mitigating against the business
interests of the city. The Randall line has
six steamers in its fleet, but only has dock
ing room for four here and has been unable
to obtain more wharf space One OF It's
docks is al the foot of Sth street, the other
several blocks away, at the foot of "
street, and this separation of the steamers
causes great Inconvenience. Now that the
dull season on the river is at hand, and the
steamboats, are laying up for the winter,
the Randall company has been forced to
send two of Its steamers to Alexandria TO
find room to lay them up for the winter.
This condition of affairs, 1t is stated, IS due
to the fact that the national and district
governments have taken possession Of fully
fifth of the wharf space from the Long
bridge to the arsenal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27

here was totally destroyed by fire Saturday
night. Rector had imblbed too freely of
Christmas whiskey. it is said, and engaged
in a controversy with his wife. He threw
a lighted lamp at her and set the house
afire.
The members of the Christian Endeavor
Society met at the home of Miss Bertha
Quick Saturday evening. and elected Off
GERS for the six months commencing Janu-
airy /, 1905, as follows: A. NJ. Smith. presi
dent; Miss Raydelle Shaw, vice president;
Jesse f Vareoe, secretary; Milton M
Thorne, treasurer; Miss Alice Noble or
ganist; Miss Emma Seaman, corresponding
secretary, and the following chairmen OF
the standing committees: Missionary, J. S.
Parrot; lookout, Miss Bertha Quick; social
Mrs. F. M. Thompson; prayer meeting, Mrs
Fl. G. Eddy. The Sunday schools of the
several churches will hold their Christmas
festivities during this week Last night the
Baptist Sunday school celebrated, and the
young people enjoyed themselves with
games. Refreshments We're served. To-
night the Presbyterian Sunday school and
the Sunday school of the NJ e. Church
South will hold their entertainment, and to-
morrow night that of the NJ. E. Church
will give banquet at the residence of
Mr.. w w. Biggs.
Union services of the churches of the
town were held Sunday night in the Con-
gregatonal Church. Rev D. c. Hedrick
Of the NJ E. Church preached the sermon
on the occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27
West virginians Killed at Dance.

AS a result of man dancing with an
other mans girl without asking his per-
mission four men are dead and two are
seriously injured at Changers Logan coun-
ty. w. Va. @1 $50
The victims are John and Marvin Hart,
aged twenty-three and twenty-six, respect
lively: Martin Johnson. and Lauther Bascom.
William Riley and Henry Turbeville are in
jured, the latter probably fatally.
The tragedy occurred at a Christmas
dance. which began Sunday night about o
o'clock after a Christmas entertainment in
the church at that place Martin Johnson,
without observing the usual custom, asked
Lucy Atkins, who had gone to the dance
with Turbeville. to dance with him, but
said nothing to her escort.
general shooting followed, In which
more than twenty shots were fired. The
women ran screaming from the dance hall
by rear door, while half of the men pres
ent drew their revolversi and took sides
with the two factions. which lined up out
side the building. The pistol battle was
brought to an end by Martin Johnson s
friends who were In the minority, fleeing
for their lives. The dead and wounded
men We're taken to their homes on stretch
erS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27
Hyattsville and Vicinity.
,,s, correspondence of The Evening Star.

specisl Correspondence of The Evening Star
EVANSVILLE. December q, 1904.
The Sunday School Christmas entertain
ment of the Presbyterian Church took place
last evening, and was largely attended.
Mr. r X. l.. Whsle was the Santa Claus,
and afforded much genuine amusement
for the children. The festivities were
somewhat out of the ordinary for occas-
ions of this sort, for instead of receiving
gifts the little ones gave what they coulo
to the needy, and offerings amounted to
pra ctically 500 which sum will be turned
over to the Associated Charities of Wash
ington The Sunday School Christmas en-
tertainment in st. Lukes Churcn, B!adenS-
burg, Hyattsville Memorial M r. Church,
the local M r. Church South and the
Hyattsville Baptist Church will take place
this evening.
The First National Bank of Hyattsville.
having received the necessary authority
from the controller of the currency to be-
gin banking operations, opened up business
today in temporary quarters adjoining the
post office building. Mr.. Harry w. Shep-
herd is the cashier and MIR. q. Hodges Carr
assistant The directors have purchased
from the yestry of St. Matthews parish a
handsome lot at the corner OF maryland
avenue and Spencer street, ana nave ac
cepted the plans of Architect b. FRANK
Movers of Washington for modernIy
equipped brick building, the erection of
which will begin at once:
Owing to the severe weather, improve
ments on the public road between LandoVer
and Tuxedo have been suspended The ma
terial for the new bridge over Beaver Dam
branch at Ardwick has been delivered, ana
the work will be commenced as soon as the
weather permits.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert III. Mckee of Glenn
dale have issued invitations to the marriage
of their daughter Miss Daisy Maude NC
Kee to Mr. Reginald Irwin Thompson.
The wedding will take place tomorrow
evening at ST. Georges Chapel, Glenndale.
dance was given at Holmes Hall, Land
over, last evening by the Landover Pleas
IRE Club this being the first of a series:
Music was furnished by Washington band
and refreshments were served. Many par
ties came in sleighs from neighboring VII
lagos and from Washington. Some OF those
present were the Misses Drummond, Davis,
Henry, Wynkoore Dugan, Fitzhugh, Lam
ham, Yost, Watts, Mrs. j. y. F1tzhugh'
Mrs. Drummond, and Messrs. E. Harvey, J.
Harvey A. B. Brown, A. Yost, j: f. F1tz-
hugh. Y Lanham, K. Lanham, w. Cam
eron, III. Magruder, John Wheeler, E. NJ.
Parker and others.
Mrs. Nellie Fuller Brooks left this MORN
ing for Jewell, Anne Arundel county, to at
tend the wedding of Miss Sarah Tlliard
Colt to Mr.. Edwin Martin Gibson, which
will take place tomorrow at noon at the
home of Mrs. Eliel Wilson, sister OF the
bride-elect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, December 26, 1904.
Mr.. Walter NJ. Higgins, son of Mr.. John
J Higgins of this place, has been selected
for captain of the Western Maryland Col
lege foot ball team for next year. He has
played on the team two years, filling the
positions of halfback and quarterback with
distinction, and it is thought he will make
a splendid leader for the team next year.
Mr.. Higgins is now visiting his parents
here.
The young gentlemen of Rockville are
arranging for their annual holiday ball. 1t
will be held in the opera house here next
Friday evening and promises to be an
elaborate affair. The committee OF ar
engagements is composed of Messrs. Jonh
Higgins, Edward S. Dawson, Randolph Ma
son and Walter A. Williams. The chap
erons will be Mrs. Henry Bradley, Mrs.
William Dorsey and Mrs. Hazel Cashell.
Mrs. George NJ. Hunter of this place met
with painful accident yesterday morning
While walking along the slippery sidewalk
she lost her balance and fell heavily, SuS-
tanning an ugly cut just above the eye
She was given surgical attention, seVeral
stitches being found necessary
Mr. A B. AImoney of HagerstoWn spent
Christmas with relatives IN RockNilie'
Mr.. William Offutt, who is in business IN
PENNSYLVANIA, is spending few days with
his parents at this place.
The Sunday school of the Rockville Bap-
fist Church will hold it's annual CHRISTMAS
entertainment in the church Wednesday
evening when pleasing program will be
rendered. The Sunday school of the M. T.
Church South will hold its entertainment
Thursday evening.
Messrs' Randolph Luhn and John A.
Selby have been appointed by Governor
Warfield deputy game wardens Tor thls
county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27
Gen. William S. Powell Dead.

Gen William S. Powell, republican poll
tician and business man, friend of the late
President Mckinley and during the civil
war his military superior, died at his home
in st. Louis yesterday, aged seventy mine
years. Less than week ago he discussed
"reminiscences with w. w. Blackmar, ma
tiopal commander of the Grand Army OF
the Republic. Gen. Powell was native OF
Wales. He was perhaps the only man in
the United States who declined successfully
the offers of constituents in two states
for the nomination for Congress When he
lived in Ohio in 1866 the honor was tend
cred, and when he moved to West Virginia
In 1868 he was again solicited to become
representative. He had lived in Bellevlle
ILL.,, about twenty-five years. In 1898 Pres
dent Mckinley appointed him revenue col
lector for the thirteenth district of Illinois
In 1868 he served as presidential electol
from West Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27
Falls Church News.
snec,aI Correspondence of The Evening Star
FALLS CHURCH, Va,

Cpnr1
FALLS CHURCH, Va,
December %, 1904.
The week of prayer will be observed by
tbe nastors of the several churches of the
town next week. Monday night the union
services will be held in the Congregational
Church, with Rev. Franklin Noble, u. d.
in charge, the subject selected being, THE
Kingdom of God on Faith" Tuesday night
the services will be held in the same
church. with Rev Dr. r. A. Davidson as
leader, subject, THE Church Universal and
IT'S Work" Wednesday night the services
will be held in the Presbyterian Church,
with Rev. A. w. Graves as leader; subject,
"Nations and Their Rulers Thursday
night in the same church, with Rev. w.
ri. Wolfe as leader; subject, Foreign Mis-
sions.'' Friday night in the same church,
with Rev. D. C. Hedrick as leader; sub
ject, Families and Schools.
Kemper Lodge of Masons has elected the
following officers for the year beginning
January /, 1905: A. HI. Barber, worship
full master; DIR. J. r. Hagan, senior war
den; H. Scott Ryer, Junior warden; Walter
Marcy, senior deacon; F. M. Thompson,
Junior deacon: DIR. George B. Fadeley, Sec
rotary; NJ E. Church, treasurer; r. T.
Lester, tyler; Rev. w. H. Wolfe, chaplain;
Messrs. G. N. Lester and J. H. Riley,
stewards.
Miss Ida N. Ball has rendered to the
school board her resignation as teacher
of the primary department of the public
graded school Of the town.
Mr.. w. H. Nolan, who was called to
New York by the illness of a relative, re-
turned Saturday.
The house Of Henry Rector, co,orsd, near
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27
Preparing for Fishing Season.

The fishing shores along the river at
which winter seines are operated, are pre-
pairing for the season which will open
about the middle of next month unless a
heavy freeze sets in. Plum Tree cut shore
in Occoquan bay will be the first shore to
get a net overheard this season and Capt.
Frank Price, the owner of the shore, yes
terday stated to a Star reporter that he
would send his crew to the shore in about
ten days or two weeks and the other shores
will follow suit very shortly. Haul seines
are used at these shores for winter fishing
and the men wearing rubber boots up to
their hips, have to go into the water to
handle the nets and remove the fish. This
with the water almost at the freezing point
and in the middle of the night if the tide
conditions demand 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27

At Levi Church. Prince Edward county,
Va, yesterday, Richard Young, a negro.
shot and killed Andrew Page, also colored.
and fatally wounded Pages two brothers.
Young escaped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27
Dynamite Injuries Twenty.

The explosion of stick of blasting dyna-
mite yesterday fatally injured three men,
Injured a score of others. and partly
wrecked a large steam shovel on the Chi
cago drainage canal near Lockport, Iii.
More than 100 men were working within
200 feet of the dynamite when the ex-
I,!osion occurred. All were thrown from
their feet twenty being bruised and LAGER
ated by flying stones and dirt Engineer
James Hill. an unidentified man who acted
as Hilps assistant. and an Italian laborel
are the men fatally injured. The others
were not seriously hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27
Washington's Birthplace.

Wakefield, the birthplace of Gen. Wash
ineton in Westmoreland county, Va, about
sixty miles down the Potomac, is but little
visited by tourists to this city, although IT
abounds with historical associations. 1t
is difficult to reach, it being necessary TO
90 down the river to either Wirts wharf
or Nomini and from either point to drive TO
Wakefield. From Wirts the distance is
about six miles and from Nomini about
two miles farther. The trip, particularly
in summer is most pleasant one, and can
be made in two days. A stop over night is
necessary in order to make the trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27
Weems Line Winter Schedule.

The winter schedule of the Weems line
goes into effect today and from this time
until next spring only one trip will be made
each week between this city. the river land
ings and Baltimore, instead of three as the
former schedule required Under the new
schedule the Sunday and Tuesday trips
will be abandoned and the steamer viii
leave here Tuesday evenings at 4 o'clock
for Alexandria, Glymont. Riverside, Bush
wood, Lancasters, Towards, Cobrums and
Stones, Leonardtown, Abelrs Piney Point,
Adams, Lodge, Munday's Point, Kinsale,
Coan, Walnut Point Cowarts, Bundicks,
Lewisetta, Grasons, Mllers, Bromes and
Bacons, arriving at Baltimore early Satur-
day morning. The steamer leaves Balti-
more for this city Tuesday evenings at
pm. and makes all the above landings.
1t is understood the steamer Anne Arun-
del will be used on the route, the steamer
Calvert being withdrawn for other serv
ice. Steamers now leave here four days
each week for the river landings. Under
the summer and fall schedules nine trips
were made from here each week.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-19
Resolutions.
~

Resolved, by Billings Aerie, No. 176,
that whereas, since our last meeting.
Brother Robert T. Hannah has sacri-
feed his lite in the courageous per-
torrance OF his duty as a public Off
cial, this aerie tenders it's heartfelt
sympathy to his wife and children in
their i~rreparable loss;
Resolved, further, that this aerie
will ever remember with pride the
sterling qualities of Brother Robert
T. Hannah, and that his heroic fidel-
ity will always be a inspiration to
his brother Eagles.
Resolved, further, that this resolu-
ton be spread on the minutes OF
the aerie, and that copies thereof be
furnished to the family Of Brother
Hannah and to the public press.
FRED H. FOSTER,
E, ERICKSON,
HENRY A. FIRTH,
Committee on Resolutions.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-19

Salvation Army Talking Machine.
One of the wagons sent out by the
Salvation Army to collect old papers.
books, magazines and household arti-
cles has sprung an innovation in the
shape Of a talking machine, which the
driver sets up on his vehicle to draw a
crowd at the noon hour and secure a
collection, says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The talking machine gives various Sc
lections, between which the man ex-
plains what he is about and intimates
his willingness to receive whatever is
Forthcoming. The machine and it's rec
ords show a good deal of hard use and
are at times overcome with hOarseness
or similar trouble, which makes it diff
cult to understand them, but the man
has a flow of language that would as
sure his fortune as a street fakir. and
the combination never fails to draw a
large number of curious people. While
the machine or the a is talking an
other soldier goes among the crowd
distributing circulars which further ex-
plain the purpose of the campaign.
The records put into the machine con-
sist of songs and rotations, very few
If any of which are of a sacred char
acter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-19
More Fur ON Hat. Next Winter.

"Ostrich feathers will be the pre-
dominant style when fall rolls around"
said 1. I. Block. representative of a MIL
linery firm, to a reporter of the Louis
vile Courier-Journal. mo radical
changes will be made in the headgear
Of women. either in price Or otherwise.
The hats will be expensive enough,
but no more expensive than they have
been since the first society woman tried
to Quito all Of her associates. The
winter styles will probably see more
fur TN hats than has; been the case for
a long while"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-19
(First Publication July Is. 19O4.-6w.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Miles City, Montana, July
IA, 19O4.-Notice is hereby given that
the following named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
u. S. Commissioner F. w. Handel, at
Musselshell, Montana, on August "a,
1904, viz:
Gerrit de Boor,
who made H. E. No. 1875, for the
sh NEA, NWA NEA, seq NWA
section 80, township Z north. range
30 east.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up.
on and cultivation of said land, viz:
John F. Gaines. of Wolfspring,' Mont;
Milton Wright Harvey, Geo. A. Davis,
Geo. w. Handel. OF Musselshell, Mont,
s. GORDON. Register.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-19
(First Publication June q, 19O4.-1O)
Proposals for Bonds.

r M IORVO0b0 " in
Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received by the
board of trustees of school district
No. II, Yellowstone county, Montana,
until IL o'clock, noon, of July %:
1904, at the office of F. B.. Mitchell,
Laurel, Montana, for the purchase OF
sixteen hundred dollars ($1600) of
coupon bonds to be issued by said
school district. Said bonds to be of
the denomination of four hundred dol
lars ($40O) each, bearing date of July
/, 1904, payable in twenty (2O) years
and redeemable in ten (10) years
after date, and to bear interest at the
rate of 6 per cent per annum. Inter-
est payable semi-annually on January
l and July 1 of each year. Bonds and
interest payable at the Office OF the
treasurer of Yellowstone county, Mon
tana. A certified check for 5 per cent
of the amount of bid must accompany
each proposal. Each bid must be
marked Proposals for Coupon Bonds"
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
BY order of the board.
F. B. MITCHELL,
Clerk Of School District No. IL, Vel
lowstone County, Montana.
Dated at Laurel, Montana, June 20,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-19
w BOYS AND A RIFLE.
Badly Injured Foot Result Of the Com
\ bination.

Sadly injured Q Result OF the Com.
\ One boy and a rifle form a cSm(
bination usually regarded as danger
GUS, but when two boys and two rifles
are brought into ~juxtaposition, the
possibility of disaster is enhanced to
practically the limit. A union of forces
of this kind was effected last Sunday
on the MusseIshell, when George
Wallace and Roy Carr, neighboring
boys, started on a hunt, each armed,
with a rife. After having shot at a
number of things, animate and in
animate, they nnally espied a rattle
snake and at once proceeded to shoot
it to death. Because of their indif-
ferent craftsmanship they failed to hit
the snake, which sought refuge in a
hole. The hole was not deep enough
to accommodate the full length OF
the reptile and several inches of it's
tail %protruded.
wallace ran ana put MS IOOL OHIO
the protruding portion of the snake,
intending to stamp II into the earth.
At the same time Roy fired and the
bullet entered the foot of George,
striking it near the last joint of the
small toe, thence passing throughthe
member and emerging from the sole,
about midway of the width of the
foot.
The accident occurred Sunday after.
noon and as soon as possible the
wounded boy was placed in a wagon
and his father started with him to
Billings. They arrived here yester
day afternoon and George was taken
to the hospital, where a surgeon min
istered to him.