Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-02
FROM HAGERSTOWN.
Preparations for the Annual League
Meet.

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HAexRsrowx, July I, 1889.
Correspondents of TIE EVENING star:
The assembling Of the wheelmen for the
meet Of 1889 has begun, and, although the
festivities viii not begin in real earnest until
tomorrow, eight-fve had already arrived up to
noon on Sunday, and up to the same hour to-
| day the register at the league headquarters
showed that twice that number were on hand.
Tonight the trains will swell the figures up
into the hundreds. The town is gay with the
garnet, orange and blue of the Hagerstown
| club, the purple of the league, the national
| and state colors, and yet the work of decoration
goes on. The ball was put formally in motion
this evening by reception to President Lus-
comb, rendered by the City authorities and citi-
zens. It took place at the Hotel Hamilton and
was in keeping with the acknowledged hospital
ity OF the Hagerstown people. One of the most
| important features Of the meet will be the
races on July 4 In preparation for these the
race track has been put in the finest possible
condition, and spirited contests and fast time
may be expected The following race officers
have been selected: Referee, c. H. Luscomb,
New York; judges, Albert Mott Baltimore; G.
II. Atwater, Washington; H. H: Hodsson, New
=. I. Hayden, Baltimore; Geo. A. Gorgus,
Harrisburg, Pa; starter, Samuel T. Clark,
Baltimore; scorers, VIM. H. Carr, Baltimore; N.
=. Schmidt, Woodstock, Va; F: T. Trial. New
York; umpires, V. NJ. Cushway, Hagerstown; A.
@. Wilson, Cumberland; L. N. Barton, Win
chester, Va; Edison b. Odds, Washington; VIM.
Nilsson, Chambersburg, Pa. There are over 100
entries for the various races, nine in number.
As a result of the recent flood the coal traffic
OF railroads is being conducted through queer
and roundabout channels. For the past two
weeks about sixty carloads of coal per day
24.0OO tons-have passed through Hagerstown,
coming here over the Washington County
branch OF the Baltimore and Ohio The greater
part of this is from the West Virginia Central,
consigned to places on the Pennsylvania road.
Formerly it went from Cumberland over the
Pennsylvania railroad in Maryland, thence over
the Huntingdon and Broad Top railroad to the
main line of the Pennsylvania railroad. Now
it comes through Hagerstown, thence over the
Cumberland Valley to Harrisburg. and from
there it is distributed to Baltimore, Philadel-
phia, and New York.
Hagerstown is making rapid strides as popu-
lar summer resort. Its not only the beautiful
town which serves as an attraction, for it is
surrounded by one Of the most lovely countries
in the United States, with many interesting
historic spots. Harper's Ferry and the Mary
land Heights, the Anteitam and Gettysburg
and South Mountain battle-felds, Pen Mar. and
the bass-fshing of the Potomac are all within
an hours ride Of the town. Even now the
town is rapidly filling up with strangers for the
summer months.
A day or two ago Messrs Hoffman, Eavey &
Co., bankers of this city, received letter
which they had written and mailed to the First
National Bank OF YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, on the 29th
of May, inclosing a draft from a business
house in Hagerstown firm in that city, and
which was returned to them Endorsed flooded
out" The presumption is that the letter and
draft reached Johnstown the day preceding
the flood and was placed in a drawer at the
bank for attention the following day, and that
the officers had just unearthed it from its rest
ing place among the debris of the unfortunate
city. 1t is water stained and muddy, bearing
unmistakable evidence that it had arisen from
a watery grave. 1t is viewed by the curious as
a waif of the flood
A very clever swindle has been perpetrated
upon large proportion of the merchants of
this city. Several weeks ago a stranger waited
upon them and made an offer to deliver
$500 sacks or counter wrappers, with their own
card printed upon them for the remarkably
low price of 95 cents, and if the expressage, an
additional S1.25, was advanced, the goods would
be forwarded gratuitously, solely for the pur-
pose OF introducing his sacks to the trade.
The merchants bit rapidly at the bait SO cleverly
prepared for them, and the sharper received a
large number of orders and the cash also. As
the sacks have not come to time as promised
the merchants begin to realize the fact that
they were very cleverly duped.
Preparations are being made for the assem-
bling of the Maryland state teachers associa-
ton at Pen Mar on the 9th, 10th and 18th of
the present month Examiner P. A. Wilmer,
OF the Washington county school board, has
the arrangements in charge and proposes
making the occasion one of great interest to
teachers generally. The address and discus
sions OF questions pertaining to educational
matters will merit, and, no doubt, result in a
full attendance.
Repairs to the Williamsport level of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal have been COM
pleted and water was turned into it to-day
This prompt action was in the interest of sani-
tary measures, but will aid in a more prompt
resumption OF navigation when it is finally de-
cided to repair the entire line.
Tho divorce mill continues to grind slowly
but surely. Francis H. Keefer has been
granted divorce from her husband, Edward
n. Keefer, on the grounds of abandonment,
and Annie Z. Pearl. of this city, has made ap-
plication for divorce from her husband,
case adultery is charged.
Messrs. Jos. NJ. Futterer, Frank Boteler, VIM
F. Cunningham and Geo. Foekler storekeepers
gaugers in the internal-revenue service, stepped
down and out to-day, having received notice on
Saturday OF their removal.
Charles Harvey, postmaster at Index this
county, has sent his resignation to Postmaster
General Wanamaker.
Many of the farmers of this county whose
wheat lands were flooded during the recent
freshet will not take the trouble to cut the
grain, as the amount to be gathered will not
pay for the work.
Mr.. Josiah Z. Williams, Of Funkstown. this
county, left on Saturday for a European tour
Gen. Rosecrans and Edward g. Cookery,
superintendent of the Western Union telegraph,
with party Of ladies, were visitors here on
Saturday.--The annual reunion of the Luz
therans OF Maryland, Pennsylvania and the
District of Columbia will take place at Pen Mar
Wednesday, September 4.-On Friday last
Mr.. Geo. Gsell, of the Valley Echo, Greencastle.
Pa, and Miss Annie Clapsaddle, of the same
place, were united in marriage in this city by
Rev. H. s. France, of the Methodist Episcopal
church.--Mr. Lewis d. Syester, son OF Judge
A. X. Syester, Of the circuit court left on Sat-
urday for Cumberland to accept a position as
reporter on the Daily Times of that place.
Mr.. VIM. Baker, who has been taking a minis
terial course at the college at Dayton, Ohio. is
home for his summer vacation.-Mrs. Rosa
Smith has returned from an extended visit to
Allentown, Pa.--Large lots of watermelons
are passing through Hagerstown daily from the
south for Philadelphia and New York. B.