Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-22
HAGERsTOwN NEWS.
Laying Out the Lines ut Antietam-NIr. Nc.
Comaa Buys q Paper-Notes

HAGERsTOwN NEWS.
Laying Out the Lines at Antletam-Mr. Nc
Comaa Buys Paper-Notes.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HAoERsrowN. August q. 1891.
Maj. j. c. Stearns of Vermont and Gen
Harry Seth. the commissioners appointed b,
Secretary of War Proctor to mark out the line
Of the army of the Potomac and the army O.
northern Virginia in the engagement at Ante
tam, are now busily engaged in making pre-
liminary examinations of that historic BATH,
field. The Fifty-frst Congress made an appro
priation Of $4,000 for the laying out Of tn,
lines of both the Union and confederate forcei
engaged in the bloody fight at Antietam Unde,
this appropriation the position of regular army
commands and probably other notable sites or
the battle field will be indicated by iron tablets
the ground for their location to be purchased
| from the owners. There were forty-three
regular army organizations engaged in the bat
| tie. Maj. Stearns, one of the commissioner
designated by Secretary Proctor, was gallant
Gen. Seth was one Of Lees division COM
manders.
Boards Lutheran Church. situated near
Chewsville, this county,a building erected over
a hundred wears ago, but recently remodeled
at considerable expense, WAS wrecked on
Wednesday evening by storm resembling a
cyclone. The debris was scattered in all direc-
tions. covering several acres of ground.
Geo. Harter of Edgemont is or was the pos
SCISSOR eso Of wooden leg; While attending the
train and his artificial member cut in two.
| This proved an occasion for much Joking In
dulged in especially by the local and Baltimore
| papers. more recent examination shows
that the man was seriously injured. His
| shoulder was dislocated and his skull ractured.
| II chances linn
Charles Il. Whiting wants to be divorced
| from his wife, Elizabeth W. Whiting who has
borne him five children. Mr.. Whiting charges
| abandonment without cause, and through his
| attorney, II. II. Rouzer. esq, has fled bill in
equity in the court Of this county.
Capt. Henry Haugh, a veteran Of two wars
| and a native of this city, died on Tuesday last
at Winnemucca, Humboldt county, New. He
was aged seventy-three years and veteran of
the Mexican war under Gen. Scott, who pro-
NOTED him for bravery. He also served in the
first Maryland infantry during the rebellion.
He was buried by the Grand Army men.
John q. Hess, founder of the extensive Hess
Manufacturing Company of this city, has ap-
Piled for the benefit of the insolvent laws. The
business. however, will not be affected by his
assignment.
Miss Nettie Funk has sold her handsome two
story brick residence on Franklin street, this
city, to Mr.. Albert Heard for $4,000
Money in this locality is evidently not very
First National Bank of Hagerstown, par value
$40. sold for S26.45, the highest figure this
stock has ever reached
Mrs. Louisa Wright of Funkstown. this
county, and Mr. Josephus Ward of Hagers-
town are the latest government pensioners of
that locality. Mrs. Wright gets Is Der month
and Mr.. Ward S12
Miss Julia E. Wingert Of this city has re-
turned from three-year visit to Europe
Much OF her time was devoted to the study of
music at Leipsic.
DIR. J. H. Rooms has been practicing physi-
clan at Ringgold this county, for fifteen years.
he left, however, yesterday morning to make
MS home at Seattle, Washington.
A syndicate composed of Hon. L. E. Nc
Comas. Hon. Edward Stahe. Postmaster James
1. Hunter, ex-States Attorney NJ. L. Keedy
and other prominent republicans have pur-
chased the Herald and Torch of this place. a
weekly paper, owned by C. W. Adams door
Keeper OF the U. s. House of Representatives,
and James L. Matthews. a special agent of the
pension department. and will convert the same
into daily Observation-Disclosures morning or
evening paper has not been decided upon. The
price paid was $1,000. With the Gazette, another
new daily democratic paper to be started
here September !, Hagerstown will have five
daily papers with many weekly publica-
tions, more than Washington or Baltimore can
support; but then it must be known that
Hagerstown has a "boom'' and proposes to
maintain it with all the adjuncts of a metro
pohtan city, even il some one must suffer
There are no flies" on the average Hagersto-
man from his own standpoint.
Mr. Henry Delllnger, well-known Washing
ton contractor. who owns a comfortable club
house on the Potomac near townsville, this
county. Is now there making some needed re-
pairs and getting everything ready for the
entertainment and enjoyment Of a number of
his Washington lady and gentlemen friends
who expect to spend some ten days along the
Potomac in fishing and other kindred sports
The John L. King residence on North Poto-
mac street, this city, has been sold to Mr.. j. s.
Eshelman for 20 900.
Mr.. Zacharias S. Claggett of this city has gone
to Washington. where he has accepted a position
as clerk in the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
office.
The Crawford bicycle works. recently re-
moved from Washington to Hagerstown, has
received an order from the United States gov
eminent for printing presses to be used in the
bureau of engraving and printing. This will
keep the factory running to its full capacity for
several months.
Ira Hollinger son Of Mr. Simon G. Hollinger,
residing near Waynesboro, was killed day or
two ago by team which he was driving
running away. This sad casualty calls to mind
others that have happened at the same farm
making an unusual chain of tragic events
The first was daughter OF Daniel Hollinger
who was kicked by colt and killed. The sec
ond was the death of Jacob Gehr who run
The third was the shooting of John Hollinger,
son OF Daniel, while protecting his father s
premises against band of midnight robbers a
few years ago, and the sad ending of Ira's
young life marks the fourth in this grim
category at the Hollinger plantation.
Miss Kate Blake has returned to her home in
Washington after a five weeks visit to this
city.-Miss Cecilia Mclaughlin of Washing
ton is visiting relatives here.-Miss Nellie
Lang of Washington is visiting her mother on
Potomac street. this city.-Miss Annie France
OF Washington is visiting Mrs. VIM. Grove at
Willamsport.-Mr. VIM Alvey of Washing
ton is visiting his father. Chief Judge r. H.
Alvey, this city.-Mrs. David Shank is at
Smithsburg and ]. Welsh Wheeler at Boons-
boro.--Frank H. Clark and wife, Mrs. c. E.
Owen. Miss Owen, Will B. Davis, Hugh l..
Thompson and wife, all of Washington are
among the latest arrivals in Hagerstown. B.
An Aged Statesman.
From the Des Moines Capital.
There could be no more suggestive picture
presented to an Iowa audience than that of
Gen. Geo. ". Jones of Dubuque as he presided