Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-24
OUR MARYLAND NEIGHBORs.
What u Going on In Hagerstowu and
Vicinity.
Of TEE EvExrre srAA
HAaKRsrowS, August IS, 1889

Corrsspondsscs Of TEE Evrxus srAA
HAaKRsrowS, August Is, 1889.
A recent act Of the Legislature Of this state
provides that on petition. verified under
oath, stating that any resident Of the state is .
drunkard and incapable Of taking care Of him.
self and his property. he shall be brought into
court, jury summoned and the allegations Of
the petitioners tried, with q view to the
appointment Of committee TO take
charge Of his person and property. The first
petition under this act in this county, and, il Is
said, the third in the state, was filed last week
by Buchanan Schley, ESQ.,, as solicitor for mem
bers Of the family Of David r. Miller, an aged
resident Of Sharpsburg, this county, and man
OF means. When Miller was brought into court
be waived the establishing of the truth of the
allegations OF the petition and with the con-
sent OF the court appointed Alex. r. Hagner,
esq, a. the committee Of his person and
property.
The Reno monument has arrived and has
been placed in position on South mountain.
As previously announced in TIE STAR il will be
dedicated with appropriate ceremonies on Sat
urday. September IA, the twenty-seventh ami
versary Of the battle and of Gen. Reno's death.
The monument is beautiful piece of work,
feet square at the base, feet inches high,
surmounted by q cap. and bearing ON its face
the badge Of the ninth army corps.
Considerable real estate was sold here at pri-
vate sale during the present week. Ex-Mayor
r. ]. Hahn sold handsome brick residence on
Prospect street to Mrs. Laura Hughes for
Sc, 500 and purchased of that lady for "a 600 q
brick residence on West Washington street.
Mr.. George Fiery sold to c. b. Lowery for
S1,150 q two-story frame house on Church
street. Mr.. Alexander Armstrong sold to va
rious parties a number of building lots in the
eastern and western sections OF the city at
prices ranging from S140 to $3.50 per lot.
The work Of repairing the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal from Williamsport TO Dam No. 6. is
being pushed rapidly. The money for the pur-
pose is being furnished by business men along
the line from Willismsport to Hancock. There
are only twenty-one miles left to repair from
the latter place to the tunnel If the people
along this twenty-one miles respond as promptly
as those between Williamsport and Hancock
the speedy restoration OF the canal from the
former place to Cumberland is assured.
As an evidence of the fact of the rapidly in
creasing prices for land at Blue Ridge summit
and in the vicinity of Pen Mar on the Blue
mountains may be mentioned the fact that
Major Lewis Delamarter of this city offered
81 600, which was refused, for thirty-six acres
of land which would have sold ten years ago
for 500. The popularity of these lands for
summer resorts and the raising Of peaches has
caused the advance in values.
Mr.. VIM. Bates and wife. Mr.. l.. Hurst and
Mr. Towellof Washington, are guests Of s. w.
Beard, this city.-Miss Charlotte Ferguson,
Miss Fannie Browner and Miss Carr of WASH
ington are summering at Brownsville, this
county.--Mr. Frank Castle, wife and child
are visiting MIR. C.'s parents at Brownsville.-
Mrs. s. ]. Miller of Washington, wife of ex-
Internal Revenue Commissioner Miller. is visit
ing relatives in Hagerstown.-George Alfred
Townsend has returned from his European
trip and is now at his home, "Gapland," this
county r.