Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-04
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD.
Sergeant-at-Arms Adams-The Skeleton
Mystery-A Marriage Romance.

Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR.
HAGERsTOwS, MD, December 4.
The election of Capt. Charles Adams Of this
county to the doorkeepership of the United
States House of Representatives meets with
much favor here, where he is well known and
has hosts Of friends. This qualification is shared
by democrats and republicans, he being so
courteous in all his relations with his fellow
men that itcan be said he hardly has an enemy.
The discovery of the remains of a man in the
mountains at Pen Mar, the famous summer re-
sort. has created a genuine sensation in this
locality. The bones. together with the cloth
ing, were brought to Hagerstown yesterday and
placed under the care of the sheriff. The
skeleton measures nearly six feet and the ap-
pearances indicate that the unfortunate man
was under forty years of age. From the quality
OF the clothing ii is evident that the owner was
a man of means and the presence of the patent
leather dancing slippers indicate that he had
been q guest at one of the neighboring resorts.
The skull contains full sets IF upper and lower
teeth. seven OF which contain gold filling.
Charles Bonn, a brakeman of the Cumberland
Valley railroad, was assaulted by a number OF
tramps while on duty ON his train a few nights
ago and received serious injuries. his skull be-
ing fractured by a blow from n club.
Within the past few days 727 bales of cotton
have been received at the Shenandoah and
Cumberland Valley depot for shipment north.
Mrs. Christiana Funk, an aged lady and
mother of six of Hagerstown's best-known citi-
zens, died here yesterday.
Tn criminal docket was taken ND in the cir
cult court here yesterday. and is one of the
largest in its annals. Twenty-one prisoners
were arraigned-two for murder, four for burg
larry. Six Tor larceny, and two for forgery.
u Rev. John Pomeroy, DID,, an eminent divine
and pastor of the Central Presbyterian church
OF Chambersburg, died on Sunday morning in
the ffty-fifth year of his age from erysipelss
caused by an accident to one of his limbs re-
ceived in making a pastoral call.
Chambersburg has adopted electric street
lights.
Rev. ]. NJ. Pasco of the ME. church ut Ham
cock, who resigned his charge and moved TO
Alabama to accept a position in Andrews in
stitute, returned a day or two ago with his
family and resumed his old passionate. Rev. nj
Il. Lamdin of the Presbyterian church at Han.
cock has resigned to accept q call to Baltimore
Messrs. James Moffitt and Jacob Shiyes of
Washington are visiting their old home at Mill
stone.
The marriage of Mr.. Edward G. Creaoer NJ
Hancock to Miss Adele Webster of PhiladeI-
phia Is announced to take place in that city on
Sunday evening next. There is a little romance
connected with this proposed union. Mr.
Creager met with his afianced under peeul,ar
circumstance, having rescued her from drown
ing IN the mad waters at YOUNGSTOWN. Pa. on
the Inflated 3lst of Nav.
Mr.. Victor Cushwa, whose business was winad
out at W~illiamsport, this county. by the de-
struction OF the Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
proposes to erect at that place an extensive
paper mill. ID.