Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-25
HAGERSTOWN NEWS.
Notes Of Interest. Ranging From Murders
to Marriages.

Notes OF Interest. Ranging From Murders
to Marriages.
Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
Hagerstown, July "a. 1898.
A few hundred yards over Mason and
Dixon's line in Pennsylvania is a locality
known as the BLACK Corner" This is GER
tainly no misnomer. 1t is maintaining its
reputation as the unfailing producer Of
very frequent tragedies. The latest to
chronicle Is the shooting of Jacob Woodring
by his own son. For some time Woodrtng
has lived apart from his wife. the latter re-
siding with her son. Woodring. at night,
went to their home and attempted to do
bodily harm to his wife. The son inter
fered In behalf of his mother, and Selling
q gun shot his father. The injured man is
yet alive, and the ply sicians forbid his re-
moval, as his chances Of recovery are slim.
David Mcconnell and H. Clay Wolf. an
ex-constable. also go to make up the popu-
latton OF the BLACK Corner" which also
embraces within its precincts the town Of
Marcersburg. Mcconnell and Wolf are
fss and
wives. Wolf demonstrated with Mcconnell.
nell drew knife and stabbed Wolf in the
left breast in the region OF the heart. The
wound is q serious one. and another TRACE
Of the BLACK Corner
Washington county is furnishing her quo
sons from this town and county have Wis
tied the exhibition. Many others will fol-
low.
Hagerstown is likely to have paved
streets. or at least it's principal ones. The
matter has been thoroughly asftated of
that II the proper petitions are presented to
the city council permission will be granted
to have the streets paved with f1re-bricks.
The last legislature passed an act which
granted the mayor and council this privi-
lege upon recommendation by petition OF
two-thirds Of the property owners on a
Veterans of the late war are building at
Sharpsburg, this county. memorial church
Charles P Bale of New Windsor, Nd. has
presented the same with a handsome pulpit
making f Bibles. books Of worship and the
pews have been presented by Pennsylvania
Miss Minnie Heller. a popular young lady
of Clear Spring. this county. is dead at the
age OF twenty-four years:
notice for the removal of all slaughter
houses from within the corporate limits
of Hagerstown within thirty days. The
and but one butcher has so far compiled
The order will be enforced however, as a
necessary sanitary measure.
are busy with an effort to make the fire de-
partment more efficient Many schemes
with the most favor. ana this is likely to
be adopted.
The people of Chambersburg are arrang-
ing for a big celebration July IS on which
day they viii dedicate handsome monu-
ment to commemorate the burning Of the
town in 1864 by McCausland's confederate
forces. The occasion will be observed by
q street parade and other exercises VIM
T. Cook, editor Of the Baltimore Telegram,
will be the orator.
The school commissioners Of this county
have appointed the following principals OF
the Hagerstown schools; Male high school,
John 3. Houser; Winter street school, A.
X; McGraw; Antietam. J. A. Zeigler: color
d. s' b. Bower has been appointed postmas-
ter at townsville. this county. He occu-
pied the same position during Cleveland
July / the mail route between Hagers-
town and Boonsboro' over the old national
pike was discontinued. This action has
aroused much dissatisfaction and a numer-
ously signed petition Is in circulate pray
ing that the route may be reinstated.
Williams Grove has long been known as
famous by the annual gathering there Of
the grangers and farmers. A party of Al
oer for TSe fRe and
pany has fifteen years lease on the grove,
for which they pay So: 900.
John Yonkins Is basket maker and ped
dler. He always takes all his money with
him when he goes from home. He regrets
this now. He resides at the base Of the
South mountain and started out a day or
two ago with his team and load Of bas-
kets. Yonkins had not proceeded far be-
tSre tnree men suooeniy appeared from
relieved him of sls5. The men then leisure
~ walked of and have not been appre-
hended
Shepherdstown, W. Va. just across the
Potomac river, has a model mayor. He
fined himself for letting his cow run at
large. violation of the towns ordinances
and paid q cents impounding fees
Harry Hickman Of the government print
Ing office is outing at Boonsboro', this
county.
VIM. Hall, a former prominent business
man of Hagerstown and father of Fred
erfck Hall of Washington, died in Balti-
more on Sunday. His remains We're
brought to Hagerstown. B.