Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-01
NEWS AROUND HAGERsrowN.
More Canal Litigation-Scramble for a Judge
ship-Other Interesting News.


ship-Other Interesting News.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HAGERsrowS, March 81, 1891.
The ''old ditch" as it is Familiarity known
here, but more properly speaking the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal. finds another action
against it in the court Of this county. Yester-
day Gen. Bradley T. johnson, representing
the trustees of the bondhollers of 1874, filed a
petition against John C. Brady and Isaac d.
Brady, executors of Samuel d. Brady. and
against Daniel Walker, sheriff of Allegany
county, this state, praying an injunction
against them to prohibit them from attempt
ing to enforce the judgments obtained in Allie
gany county in 1914 and 1s49 by Samuel Brad 7
| against the canal company. The parties hold
ing the Brady judgments. amounting to some
thing like $4,000, contend that they are a lien
ON the canal prior to the mortgage securing
the bonds of 1874.
The scramble for the judgeship of the circuit
court of Washington county is now on. Four
teen of the democratic members OF the bar ont
of thirty of that political faith held a meeting
last evening with closed doors and passed reso-
buttons recommending to Gov. Jackson for APP
pcintment to the vacancy Mr. Geo. W. Smith
OF this city, prominent member of the bar.
This vacancy is caused by the death of Judge
A h. Sycster and the appointee would only
have 10 serve until November. when under the
law an election must be held 10 fill the position.
As the appointee by the governor would have
the inside track for the nomination by the
democrats MIR. Smith is not tremendously in
dorsed and lively fight is brewing between
what has always been known as the Hamilton
and anti-Hamilton factions
Grim death cut wide swath among the
aged residents of this town and county during
the past week. Among the most prominen.
who died were Messrs. John H. Cook John
Raa nd rh,,( oil va
spected and well known throughout the COM
munity. Mr.. Robert \. Monroe, the founder
and editor of the Boonsboro' Times, this
county. which he conducted successfully for
the past eight Years, died on Sunday of typhoid
fever. The deceased was very popular and
leaves wife and one child. He was thirty-six
years of age.
gentleman from Cumberland reports 16S
boats repaired and in readiness to carry coal as
soon as navigation on the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal is open.
! Daniel Il. Holland has been appointed post
master at Lappons, this county, vice Z. L.
Needy. resigned.
Harper's Ferry is to have bank, number
OF prominent Washington gentlemen being at
the head of the movement.
Work at dam No. on the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal is progressing rapidly under Mr..
William Murray, who has charge Of twenty-five
Italian workmen.
Mr.. I. A. Menefee and Miss Lizzie Simpson,
runaway couple from I ront hoyai, va, were
married at the Hotel Hamilton Saturday by
Rev. L. II. Delk of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Marriages Of this kind are SO numerous that
the ministers of HagerstOwn are reaping quite
| a harvest.
The Baptist congregation of this city. hereto
fore without a church edifice has determined
to erect handsome structure on the corner of
Washington and High streets. 1t will be built
of native stone. When completed this will give
Hagerstown nineteen church buildings.
Barney jackson, who served III the seventh
Maryland infantry during the late war, was
found dead on the roadside near Hagerstown a
day or two ago. u.