Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-13
HAGERsrOwN HAPPENINGS.
Erect OF the Recent Elections-The Antiefam
Observation-Disclosures.

Eject Of the Recent Elections The Antietan
Observation-Disclosures.
Correspondence Of the Evening star
HAsERsTowS, Nov. IL, 1891.
The election is over. Democrats are happy
and republicans correspondingly detected. The
uppermost question is what caused the up
heaval in this county. The result surprised
both parties. and. while they are endeavoring
to figure it out an unprejudiced mind can tell
it all in few words. 1t was an ''off year" and
the reelection Of Senator German to the
United States Senate prominent factor in the
contest. Marylanders love German and they
may berate him, but whenever he hobs up for
preferment they rally to his support He
wanted the democratic Legislative ticket elected,
and elected it was, carrying with II, however,
every democrat except Col ii. h. Douglas, the
candidate for judge of the fourth judicial cir
cult, who was showed under by Hon. Edward
Stake in Garrett and Allegany counties. Doug
las making no fight, relying upon the dignity
of the position, went down under a Majority of
6O4 against him He is able and brilliant
lawyer, but is succeeded by one who is his peer
in all respects.
Several weeks ago the Willow Grove cream
cry at Fairplay. this county, was destroyed by
fire. 1t will be replaced Immediately by a
building constructed of corrugated iron.
Rev. J. A Farrar. pastor Of the Episcopal
Church at Locust Grove, this county, has ac
cepted call to Trinity Church at Chambers
burg. Pa, and will enter upon his duties No
vember Is.
Mai. Luther Kurtz, ex-sheriff of the adjoin-
ing county of Franklin, Pa, is dead, at the
age of seyenty-one years. He was gallant
officer in the late war. son of the late Rev.
DIR. Kurtz. prominent Lutheran divine, and
was born IN Hagerstown-
Now that the Gettysburg battlefield has been
beautified and adorned the Antietam battle
field is receiving attention. This field Is the
property of the sixteenth Connecticut yolun-
teers. Here at the battle of Antietam our loss
was AZ killed: wounded, l71 fatally. 81: cap
tured, &c." Thus reads the lettering upon a
large board which stands at the entrance TO the
field recently purchased by the sixteenth Con-
necticut volunteers OF Mr.. Jacob slime on the
road leading from Sharpsburg to Burnside
bridge and a short distance from the main
road The survivors have had the ground
ploughed and sown in wheat preparatory to
having it well set in grass heavy post and
rail fence will surround the Enclosure. 1t is the
intention of the sixteenth Connecticut to beau
tify and adorn the grounds and make it a
worthy memorial to the comrades who gave up
their lives on this field
John T. Morley a prominent farmer and
leading republican of the WilliamspOrt dis
trict of this county. He was taken suddenly
sick day or two ago and is now dead at the
age Of fifty Yeas His death is regretted by
many friends.
Capt Vim. G. Moore, Messrs. Chas ". Hayes,
Geo. +. Cochnour and Matthew Goddard all
of Washington, rolled into Hagerstown a day
or two ago in their own conveyance. They
came up by the way of Leesburg and the val
ley Of Virginia While here they visited the
Antietam battlefield and received marked at
tention from a number of our citizens.
The matrimonial market in this locality is at
high tide Miss Sue Nj. Richardson of Smiths
burg this county. will be married to Rev. John
E. Weidley of Pittsburg on November H. DIR.
A. s. Stouffer and Miss Lizzie Hoffman. both of
this city, were married today. Dir. Geo. Beall,
this city, will be united to Miss Crogan at Win
ston. N. C., on November is. j. c. Dayhoof of
Hagerstown and Miss Alridge of Carrollton,
Ohio, will witness their nuptial ceremonies to-
morrow.
Miss Meta Miller of Washington is the guest
Of Miss Louie Syester. this city, while Miss
Myrtle Garven of Washington is visiting her
parents in Hagerstown.
The corn crop in this county is simply i'm
Geo. Petre produced sixty-eight barrels to the
acre.
Real estate sales continue brisk. George
Solliday purchased yesterday for $3.50
house and lot on Mechanic street. this city.
Frederick Forthman paid $50 acre for the
keefer farm in the Conococheague district; it
contains 160 acres. Aaron c. Wyand paid $500
Tor a house and lot at Antietam Furnace. The
Samuel Jacques farm in the Indian Spring dis
trict was sold to Robert Bridges for $40 per
acre.
The German Baptist Brethren. who held
their annual meeting in this city in June last,
are already arranging for the next meeting,
which will be held at Cedar Rapids. Iowa.
tabernacle to accommodate 5. 900 people will be
erected and dining hall with a capacity of
LOCO people. A Hagerstovn gentleman has
been secured to look after the cookins arrange
ments.
The Democrats of this county met in Hagers-
town today and arranged for a grand jolllfica-
ton In honor OF their victory in this county.
torchilght procession anu an illumination
has been mapped out for Hagerstown Mich
olas Brumbaugh, the newly elected sheriff of
this county. has appointed DIR. H. S. Herman.
Office deputy, and John f. Clarkson, riding
deputy.
Now that the democrats have obtained con-
troll Of this county, the first time in many years,
there Is a wild rush for the minor and ap-
pointive positions For clerk to the county
commissioners. position paying 8 1000 per
snnum, there are five applicants. including
lawyers, farmers, doctors, druggists and mer-
chants.
Mr.. p. A. Wilmer, for twenty-four years
holding the position of county school examiner
NJ salary of IL zoo per year. must step down
and out The school trustees under the law,
are named by the judges of the court. Here
tofore democratic Judges made these appoint
ments- The election of Judge Stake changes
the order of things. as, with Judge Hoffman
already on the bench. the republicans are in
the ascendancy- To save Wilmer an effort is
being made to take the appointment of the
trustees out of the hands of the court by going
TO the legislature and passing law making the
positions at the disposal of the governor This
Is causing lively fight and the outcome is
being looked TO with great interest. u.