People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1895 — Forest Fires In Maryland. [ARTICLE]

Forest Fires In Maryland.

Oakland, Md., June 5.—A severe drouth prevails here, and forest fires are raging in every direction. Thousands of acres of valuable timber are being destroyed, as well as fencing and other property; In some localities people have had great difficulty in saving their homes from the flames.