Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06
HAGERSTOwN NEWS.
Financial Standing of Washington County
Locating the Lines at Antietam-NOtes.

Financial Standing of Washington County
Locating the Lines at Antietam-Notes.
Correspondence of The Evening star.
HAGERsTowN Feb. 5, 1892.
Washington county. of which Hagerstown il
the county seat. has always. and very justly so,
prided itself upon its financial promptitude
and standing. Ii has been and continues to be
liberal in any and all expenditures tending to
its best interests and the interests Of its peo-
pie. Among debts incurred in this line and
by such policy is $4,000 incurred in aiding
the construction of the Washington County
railroad. a branch of the Baltmore and Ohio.
in 1864 and an equal amount in 1866 for the
Western Maryland railroad. Bonds were issued
TO raise funds for these purposes at per cent
The loan was refunded at 3 per cent IN 1878.
SeveDty-five thousand dollars. the amount
remaining unpaid. will fall due next year and
a bill has Just been introduced in the legislature
of the state to refund this sum at rate not to
exceed per cent. 1t has been the policy of
Washington county to pay portion of Its debt
each year, instead of carrying sinking fund.
and the pursuit of this method has greatly re-
duced the debt. The county's credit is high
and its per cent bonds command a good
premium.
Gen. Henry Heth and Gen. John C. Stearne
appointed under an act of Congress to locate
the battle lines of the two armies at Ante TAM
have nearly completed their Iabors. The bill
under which they are opef atipg provides only
for the location of the position of the battle
lines and commands and the marking of those
locations by the purchase of sites twenty-five
feet square. Forty-three commands have
already been located and Gems. Heth and
Stearns are industriously engaged in securing
through correspondence with living command
ers the exact position OF other Union troops
engaged In this memorable fight
Measles has broken out In Waynesboro and
the schools are more or less depleted with it,
Mr.. VIM. T. Cowden. who recently died in
Wilson district, this county, was the first man
to run a steam canal boat the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal
Mr.. Albert Smith of Rohrersyille, this county.
has been granted government pension of IS
per month up to December 4, 1881 From and
after that date $40 per month
Earnings of the Norfolk and Western rail-
road. which has its northern terminus here, for
the fourth week in January were STA SOS;
Increase, st; for the month, S656, $50, or a
decrease in earnings of SI.s59
Mr.. Edward Hutzel OF Boonsboro. this
county. has been appointed TO an 800 clerk p
IN the census bureau in Washington He en-
tered upon his duties on Tuesday las
Mr. and Mrs. Lightner of Mercersburg, aged
seventy-two and sixty-one, respectively, died
the same day from the grip, and were buried
in the same grave.
Thirty-one marriage licenses were issued by
the clerk of the court during January and one
application for divorce was filed.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad is making
arrangements for the laying OF third track
between Martnsburg and brunswick 1t is
badly needed.
Snow began falling here at an early hour
this morning ami continues at the hour this
letter closes. 1t is drifting badly. with every
Indication OF causing trouble III travelling. B.