Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-23
WESTERNS MARYLAND.
Ravages OF the Locusts - Rebuilding
Bridges Destroyed by the Floods, &c.

corresponderceof TIE EvESrxs star
HAeERsTowN, July %, 1889.
Between the Blue Mountain house and Pen
Mar and along the drive up to High Rock, on
South mountain. in a belt of about a mile wide,
the dead leaves and blighted limbs. chiefly OF
chestnut trees. mark the visitation OF the
locusts whose cries were heard earlier in the
season, marking the return OF the stragglers OF
these seventeen-year pests. Strange as 1t may
seem, above this belt, along the crest OF the
mountains. as well as below the belt, and near
the base of the wood lands, there are none at
all. 1t was in the year 1885 that the great
swarm appeared and this visitation IL phe-
nomenal Fortunately it has had no serious
results as the trees affected thus far are young
and vigorous and forest trees in the main, al
though few peach trees in the orchards of the
locality referred to have been stung. At the
regular visitation four years ago the ravages to
the peach orchards were very great. so marked,
indeed that the crop of the succeeding year
was greatly reduced The damage, however
this year, it is believed will be slight :
During the heavy rain of june l. which pro-
duced the great food which did 30 much dam
age in Western Maryland, Mr. Joseph Creager
who was out fishing IN the Little Antietam
near Rock Forge, was drowned. Thursday last
just seven weeks from the day of the fatal ac-
cident. little girl discovered the body in the
seVe-
raj miles from where Mr.. Creager disappeared.
The county commissioners of this county
have set to work to have the bridges destroyed
by the late flood replaced. Fifteen companies
are in competition for the contracts. The only
awards made thus far, however, are to the Gro
ton bridge company of Groton, n. Y, for the
iron bridges at kemps mill and at Fairview,
over the Conococheague. and the iron bridge
over Licking creek at Martins; and to the
Smith bridge company of Toledo, Ohio, the
iron bridge over the Little Antietam at Lei
tersburg and the iron bridge over Little Beaver
creek near Benevola. For the other bridges,
OF which there are quite a number, the bids
were rejected, being considered too high. For
want of funds all of the bridges destroyed VIII
not be replaced this season-only the most i'm
portant-but fords are being made at the
others.
MIR. Harry Dayboof Of this city has been
requested to take part in a bicycle race at
Colchester on the Goth inst. Mr.. Dayhoof is
the champion slow rider of the United States.
Notwithstanding the disaster that has be-
fallen the Washington County water company
by the bursting OF its reservoir, it is a sound
financial basis aud has Just declared dividend
OF SIX per cent. Engineer Martin of Baltimore
is here making an examination of the reser-
yoir for the purpose of determining some plan
for repairing il.
Willamsport. this county, the business in
terests of which have been so seriously affected
by the destruction of the canal, is looking out
for other industries, and its citizens NOV
ing for the establishment of several The first
to be put in operation will be large steam
Touring mill by MIR. F. H. Darby. The ma
chinery for the same has already been con-
tracted for and the erection of the building will
be commenced at once. When completed the
mill will have capacity OF 100 barrels per
day.
Messrs. Tyrone II. Edwards and Lehman
Cooper of this city left yesterday for New York,
from whence they will sail for Europe. Rev.
E. II. Delk. also of this city, leaves to-day and
will sail for Europe at the same time. These
gentlemen will be absent several months.
Among the Washingtonians sojourning in
and near Hagerstown at present are: Miss
Salina Middleton. Miss Nellie Shiery, Mrs. A.
Prentiss, Miss Kate Blake, Miss Katie Putnam,
and Mr.. John Shiery. B.