Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-12
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The Maryland conference Of the United
Brethren church in annual session a. Walker
vile, this county, is rapidly pushing through
it, routine work and will probably hear the ap-
pointments and adjourn tomorrow. when the
annual session Of the womsn's Missionary So
ciety Of the church will be held Bishop E. r.
kephart Of Johns:own, Pa. assumed the chair
at the opening Of the conference Thursday
morning and conducted devotional exercises.
The Rev. ". L. Martin Of Myersvile. this
county, was e-elected secretary Of the confer
snce, and . motion prevailed that the bishop
appoint the standing committee. which he did.
hev. W: L. Martin wac appointed chairman on
memorials and the names OF Revs. Il. 4. Cronise.
>. Guinn. J. Harp, ID. ID. keedy, NJ. A. kira-
COTE, Nj. ii. Leon, F. II. Smell T. q. Steller
and T. h Wine were favorably passed.
motion was offered that the Rev. Mr.. Wine,
formerly Of Chicago Ohio, be granted transfer
70 unite with any conference he may see fit,
and the motion carried The report of Pre-
siding Elder A NJ. Evers of this district was
read and passed. The report shows a grstify-
ing condition Of affairs among the churches of
the district ana decided growth. A number OF
church debts have been Cancelled. The after
noon session yesterday and those Of TODAY have
been occupied with the hearing Of reports of
committees, examination OF candidates and the
general routine of conference work. Each
evening public devotional exercises are hold
which are largely attended. The ministerial
and lay delegates TO the conference number
about fifty and they are being entertained at
the homes Of the hospitable people of Walker
vile.
A. ,ror. h.. hoo- .. L.
pie living In the vicinity of the Sugar Loaf
mountain TO find a treasure of $4,000 in gold
sovereigns, which are alleged TO be buried some
where in the mountains, said TO have been
placed there many years ago by German by
the name Of Goodmanson Barker, who worked
at the old Kohlenberg glass works near Adams
town, this county, long since out OF existence
The money, according TO the tradition, is
buried in Q lead box in iron pot with a flag
stone over it, by the side OF a chimney with a
peach tree planted over II. So confident are
the people of the neighborhood of the existence
OF this treasure that many OF them have re-
peatedly made efforts to find il, several having
used magnets suspended by cord, hoping to
attract it TO the spot.
Several old wills have been unearthed by Mr..
&. Z. Waters in the register of Wills Office here
within the past few days. while engaged in an
effort to trace the records of the Grail estate.
One OF these old documents is the will of Chris
tian Grail, bearing date of February IA, l7s4
and the requests which it contains serve as an
illustration Of the primitive condition of the
people of this county at that time and the hum
BILE circumstances in which many of them lived
To one daughter Grail left E3l and IL shillings;
to son, 2shillings and pence. Another daugh-
ter got mich COW. an iron pot, a pewter ket-
tie and copper tea kettle. and to yet another
daughter he bequeathed II shillings, a cow a
feather bed and pewter plate Another will
Is that Of Nicholas Grail, dated 1920 which be-
queaths to his wife the use Of the apples in
his orchard.
The Catoctin iron furnace, situated three
OF the Oldest industries of the kind in the
country. has recently gone out OF blast and
Will be likely to remain so indefinitely. pend
ing negotiation for their sale to a syndicate Of
Virginia capitalists.
The congregation of St. James Lutheran
Church Of this city, founded several years ago
and for some time presided over by the late Rev
George Dienl, DID,, held a congregational
meeting last night and extended a unanimous
call to the Rev. G. c. II. Harskarl OF Beaver
Falls, Pa, formerly of Herkimer. NY. He has
lntlmated his intention to accept.
Gov Brown OF Maryland recently issued q
proclamation calling upon the people of the
state to aid in the efforts being made in this
country to send assistance TO the starving
peasants Of Russia In response to this appeal
the pupils of the Maryland school for the Deaf
this city, numbering about 100. have raised a
.
Latrobe Of Baltimore.
The signs of reviving life along the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal are greeted with delight
by ali in those sections of this county through
which the canal passes. 1t is believed that
traffic on the canal will be even more ex-
tensive than last year, and season OF marked
prosperity is looked forward to.
The favorable report OF the committee Of the
House OF Representatives on the bill to repay
to Frederick the sum Of S2OO,0 900 wrung from
it as a ransom by the confederate general. Jubal
Early. in 1864. has given the over-burdened
taxpayer of this city reason TO hope that the
bill may be taken up and passed. Efforts Will
be made shortly by the municipal authorities
and others to assist Congressman McKaig in
bringing this about, which. if accomplished,
will. as many claim, be nothing more than q
tardy act of justice to a county that remained
loyal to the I Mon and gave its means and its
best blood to the common cause.
There has never before been SO much ac-
tiyity in the Frederick grain market as within
the past two weeks, and enormous shipments
have been made from this point In one day
recently 1900 bushels of wheat were brought
here by farmers from the surrounding co9n-
try, the large four and six horse teams blocking
the streets for squares while waiting TO be
unloaded at the Ware houses. So great Is the
drift OF wheat and other grain toward Freder-
lex as selling and shipping point that move
ment is on foot to build a grain elevator. and
q company has been organized for that pur-
pose. Wheat has been bringing here from
So to SO cents and 81 per bushel, and clover
seed is just now worth its weight in gold
I. NICK.