Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-11
Haoerstown HapDeniuos.

WHAT IS GOING ON IN WASHINGTON COUNTY
THE CIRCUIT COURT-A QUESTION OF IN
sANITY-LIQUORs on THE FAIR GRoUNDs-AN
OLD CONDUCTOR.
Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR.
HAGERsrowN, Feb. 9, 1SS9.-The February
term of the circuit court of Washington county,
which begins on Monday next bids fair to be
a short one if the state of the docket is any in
dication of the length of a court term. There
are eighty cases on the trial docket, eighteen
on the appeal docket. forty-two on the appear
ance docket, and twenty-nine on the judicial
docket
Invitations have been issued for the mar
riage of Mr.. Emerich G. Bell, photographer of
this city, and Miss Emma j. Winters. The
ceremony viii take place on Wednesday next.
Cards are also out for the marriage of Mr.
Edgar G. Fiery and Miss Katie Roessner,
daughter of Mr.. Jacob Roessner, of this city
Wednesday next is the appointed time for the
ceremony.
On Friday of last week an inuuisition in
lunacy was held in the case of Mrs. Louisa
Cunningham, of townsville district. this
county. After hearing the evidence of rela-
tlyes and acquaintance the jury declared Mrs.
q. insane. When she was informed of the find
ing or the jury she requested to be heard in
her defense, and on Monday last she. with sew
eral friends. appeared before the jury. The
evidence was of such a character that six of
the jurors requested that their names be
stricken from the inquisition. This. of'course
was the end OF the proceedings in the lunacy
matter, but not the end of legal proceedings,
for Mrs. Cunningham through an attorney,
has now instituted proceedings for a divorce
from her husband, VIM. Cunningham. The bill
asks for alimony and counsel fees.
The records of the clerk of the circuit court
OF this county bear strong evidence that mar
riage is not failure" During January forty-
four marriage licenses were issued, an in
crease of twenty-three over the number issued
III the corresponding month of 1888.
The members of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical association have fixed upon the week
of October IA to Is inclusive for the holding of
the next county fair. Last year the ladies of
the Women's Christian Temperance union made
an effort, in which they failed. to prohibit the
sale OF liquors upon the grounds during the
fair. This week a committee, headed by Miss
Carlisle, state superintendent OF fair work, APP
peared before the board of directors and made
an earnest appeal TO Danish liquors from the
fair grounds at future exhibitions. Again
these ladies have failed, the board deciding
not to make the change sought, expressing it
as their opinion. based upon the experience of
former years, when the sale of liquor was pro-
hibited on the grounds, that there was more
drunkenness and disorder than when under the
existing system.
Levi J. Mccormick, the veteran conductor of
the Cumberland Valley railroad, died last week
at his residence in Chambersburg aged n
years. He had been in the service of the road
thirty-two years, and was retired several years
ago on full pay. While he was running on the
Cumberland Valley railroad he travelled dis
lance of 800 900 miles, or equal to sixty-one
times around the world.
new post-ofice has been established at
Iron Bridge, this county, with Geo. H. Bowman
as postmaster. B.