Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-20
A PROPOSED NEW RAILROAD.
70 Connect This City With the Middle
town Vsiiey-Maryiand Politics, Etc.
Of TEE EVENING STAR.

Correspondence Of TEE EVENING STAR.
FRxprRIcK, Nd, September 10.
The projected Washington branch Of the
Gettysburg and Harrisburg railroad to run via
Frederick has revived interest in an old scheme
Maryland railroad, to connect with the Metro
politan branch Of the Baltimore and Ohio at
or near Adamstown, this county, and run
thence to the national capital. party Of
northern capitalists have lately been in the
field prospecting for the new route, but what
they have definitely decided to do is not known.
The new road will, if built, run by way OF
Wolfville, this county, down the slope of the
mountain to the famous Middletown valley,
passing the villages Of Ellerton, Myersville,
jefferson and Middietown, where it will cross
the mountain and proceed in northerly direc-
ton to its junction with the Baltimore and
Ohio 1t Is proposed to make the road an
outlet for the peach-growing section of this and
Washington county and to establish a summer
resort on the route OF the road at Black Rock,
near WolfsvilIe, a spot that commands a sweep
of landscape scenery equal to that at Pen Mar.
The heavy winds and continuous rain Of the
past ten days in this section has laid the fall
fruit crop low and to some extent damaged the
corn. The corn crop Is unusually large, how
ever.
re-
pubiicans OF st. Mary's county will urge the
claims Of Hon. Daniel Hammett, state attorney
for that county, as a candidate for state con-
troller has occasioned no little surprise and
interest among members of the party here, who
expected to see no name mentioned for the
place In opposition to that of the bon. Milton
u. Urner though it is well known that Mr..
Urner would not give up his extensive law
practice to accept the office of controller,
especially as he is the most likely man to re-
ceive the appointment of collector of the port
OF Baltimore, position to which is attached a
remuneratiye salary. The best friends Of MIR.
Urner in Frederick county express the desire
that the nomination for controller should go to
an Easten Shore man and consider the men
ton OF MIR. Hammett's name a very wise thing.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad company is
taking practical steps to get rid, if possible, of
the double-curved bridge in use at Harper's
Ferry for many years past. 1t is the intention
to cross the Potomac from the Maryland shore
IN straight line, and for Ehis purpose ground
has been bought on the Virginia shore for the
removal Of the companys tracks in line with
the new survey, which will carry them directly
through the quaint brick building known as
John Browns fort, necessitating its removal.
The railroad company promise, however, that
the historic old structure shall be carefully
preserved.
One hundred and twenty survivors of the
sixteenth regiment of Connecticut volunteers,
who took part in the battle of September 2,
1862, decorated the graves Of their fallen COM
rades on the battle field yesterday and deter
mined to erect a suitable monument there at an
early day.
During severe thunder storm that pre-
vailed yesterday large barn on the farm of
Bradley Shipley, near Hoods Mill, was struck
by bolt of lightning and destroyed entailing
a heavy loss
The annual exhibition of the Frederick
County agricultural society, which commences
next month, will undoubtedly be the best for
a number of years past. The purses for the
races will aggregate over $4,000.
Miss Floecher Of Washington is the guest Of
Mrs. W. II. Plummer at Mt. Pleasant, this
county.--Dr. Lloyd T. MaeGill Of Frederick
has removed to Washington.-Rev.J J. o.
Knott and wife have gone on visit to WASH
ington.-Miss Celia Beall and mother Of
Washington are visiting friends and relatives
at Greenfield Mills this county FM