Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-19
HAGERsTOwN NEWS.
A ColOred Candidate for the Bar-Many
Items of General Interest.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star

1 items OF General interest,"
Correspondence of The Evening Star
| HAGERsTowN, May Is, 1892.
J. Frank Wheaton is q young colored man
among the darkest of his race-but undeniabl,
bright in scholarly attainments. For severa
years he was teacher of a colored school il
this town, of which he is native. More re
cently-during the years 1880 and 1911,
attended the law school of the How
ard University at Washington, ant
since then read law under Messrs Al
bert Small and Alfred d. Merrick, two white
members Of the bar Of this county At the
present May term of court he desired to BIZ
admitted to practice, but could find no one &c
make the necessary motion. The matter has
been hanging fire for the past two weeks and has
anorded theme for much comment-especially
In political circles. Wheaton grasped the situa-
ton yesterday. and by "a petition to the court
attested by magistrate, prayed to be sent be-
fore the legally constituted examining board OF
| the court. This was u clincher, and wat
promptly recognized by Judge Alvey, who
ordered by his Endorsement that Wheaton, the
petitioner, present himself to the examining
committee of the bar for examination ut such
time as may be fixed by them
The Court Of Claims mt Washington has rem
dered final award of $500 in the property
claim of Rev. Victor Miller of Leitersburg, this
county. 1t was for losses sustained during the
late war.
VIM. L. Edemy is young colored man, re-
Gently of this city. He drifted out to Chicago.
where he obtained employment us a waiter.
Some days ago he robbed the safe of 81 800 in
money, returning to Hagerstown. where he de-
posted portion of the same in bank. invest
ing the remainder in an organ. saddles, har-
ness, clothes. &c. A Pinkerton detective arrested
Edemy. and he is now on his way back to Chi
cago.
Cherry Run is the terminus Of the extension
of the Western MARYLAND railroad from
Williamsport, this county. where it makes con-
nectlon with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
The residents of that little village have suddenly
become excited. They think there are millions
in it. Mr.. Peter Schriver of that place has dis
covered some quartz supposed TO he gold.
Samples have been sent to an assayist and in the
meantime owners Of land are advancing prices
to such an extent to put to blush the usually
hard-tisted real estate dealer.
Mountain fires. so common at this season of
the year. are sweeping over the peach belt and
much damage is being done. Forty acres of
land owned by Mr.. John Feldman of this city
and set with peach trees, the second years
growth. has been ruined.
Chas. ID. Knepper Of Clearsprfng. this county,
Is an eX-sherif. He served i'm the late war and
has just been granted a pension Of $40 per
month.
Wild ducks are plentiful on the Big pool at
Cherry ruin, this county. and gunners are kill
ing large Numbers OF them
The proposed connection of the Cumberland
Valley railroad with the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal at Powelrs Bend is going to prove an i'm
pOrtant factor in the financial success of the
latter. Heretofore all the soft coal used by the
railroad company and that supplied to factories
and dealers along its line was transported by
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad by the way of
Martinsburg ut n heavy expense to the con-
sumers. This connection will give the canal
the hauling of $4,000 tons of coal each season.
Extensive wharves will be built. the work ON
which will be commenced at once.
Mrs. Susan Harne. a well-knOwn lady of
Chewsville. was stricken with paralysis several
days ago and IL now dead. at the age of seventy
seven years.
One day last week Mr.. Harry Poffenberger
OF St James dug seventy-ive bushels Of pota-
toes that were in good condition. He was UNI
able to dig them last fall and they were left to
slumber all winter.
Mr.. James A. Clements OF the government
printing Office is spending his annual vacation
in Hagerstown.
The grand jury of the court Of this county
adjourned after having found only seven true
bills. which speaks well for the morals Of our
people. B.