Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-01
HAGERsTOwN NEWS.
An Ice Gorge Feared-Coming Session OF the
Baltimore Methodist COnference-Notes.
Correspondence OF The Evening Star

| Baltimore Methodist Conference-Notes.
| Correspondence OF The Evening Star
HAaERsTowN, February I, 1898.
The death of H. II. Keedy, one of the leading
, lights Of the Washington county bar, the presi-
dent of the Chesapeake and Ohio commission
and other prominent Washington county insti-
tutions. followed today by that Of NJ. s. Barber,
president of the Hagerstown bank and formerly
registrar of wills Of this county, has created a
feeling Of general regret. Our banking and
insurance houses and other places are draped
in mourning out of respect to these two gentle
men. Mr. Barber died at 5 o'clock yesterday
morning, having retired in his usual health the
evening before. and remarkable coincidence
is that he a pail bearer at Mr.. keedy 8
funeral which occurred one week ago.
Mr.. Moses Cox, residing near Sharpsburg,
this county, died yesterday of consump ton.
He leaves nine children.
Ice-bound, snow-bound Hagerstown is again
itself. A thaw has set in which has relieved it
of many OF the inconvenience which were SO
detrimental to its citizens By frozen water and
/ gas pipes. For a week more the bright burn
ing IlShts-or bontreS-kindled by the water
and gas companies to thaw out frozen mains.
and which were observed on all the principal
streets. gave the city appearance after night
fail OF military encampment. AL of this is
now changed and an ice gorge is feared on the
Potomac river and its tributaries, though no
serious results have thus far been reported.
The Christian or Disciples Church of Hagers-
town, recently organized, starts out with
twenty-three members. TIE organization was
effected by Rev. W. II. Brown of Kentucky
and is for colored people. Nelson Williams and
Charles Fowler have been elected elders and
Joseph Williams and Chas Fowler deacons.
William Taylor. an aged and well-known citi-
zen OF Sharpsburg, this county, was found
lying along the pike in unconscious condi-
nickel "A
buggy. but died before he reached home. His
death is attributed to heart disease.
The City Band of Hagerstown has been
engaged by the Young Mems Democratic Club
of Washington to furnish music at the coming
Inauguration of Presldent-elect Cleveland.
A Catholic beneficial association has been
organized IN this city By State Secretary T. NJ.
Hanson. assisted by Mr.. Joseph II. Hemsler
of Baltimore. Thirty members have enrolled
their names.
March will be memorable day with those
of the Methodist faith here, the occasion being
the assembling IN the Tooth session of the
Baltimore conference of the Methodist EpIs-
copal Church. 1t will continue one week,
Bishop John L. Newman presiding. There will
be fully 800 ministers present and official WISH
tors, including Bishop Bowman, Bishop Hurst,
chancellor OF the New York University, DR..
Buckley, editor of the Christian Advocate;
Chaplain McCabe, secretary of the general
missionary society; DR.. kynett, secretary of the
board of church extension. and others.
Some OF the incidents and happenings of the
late terrible cold spell coming to light.
Three little children of Mr. John Strife of
Clearspriny had their hands frozen stiff and
amputatcn may prove necessary. Poultry
frozesto death on many farms and live stock
were found in fields incased in thick coats of
ice. cartridges, crows and Others Of the feathery
tribe are being found dead in large numbers in
the forests.
Hagerstown real estate sales continue brisk.
The latest noted is the sale by l.. H. Weibel of
his brick residence on Norway avenue to Jas.
p. Murray for $1,000 and by 5. w. Beard
brick house on Playground avenue to S. Shro-
der for 81 eco.
A new railroad project which may prove of
interest to HagerstOwn. is now being discussed.
1t Is said the Philadelphia ana Reading Rail-
road Company Is considering the practicabillty
of extending Its p. H. ard z. division TO Hagers-
town. Great inconvenience and difficulty is
experienced in handling the large shipments of
freight at Shippensburg where the Western
Maryland railroad receives the Reading $
freight tor points south. The feasibility of
running line from Reno5oth Church through
10 Cleyersburg, thence to Hagerstown, is now
under consideration by the officials of the COM
pany, who say that the new route, which is
practically the one surveyed for the Old Harris
burg and Potomac railroad, would be by far
the shorter one.
Judge NcComas of the District court, with
his vie, spent Sunday In Hagerstown. The
judge has advertised all his property here for
sale, including his handsome brick residence on
west Washington street, with a view Of taking
up his permanent residence at the national
capital.
lncendlarism seems to be running rampant
here. Two fires in one day, des .roying con-
siderable property, alarmed our citizens, which
Ieellng was intensified at an early hour on Mon
day morning. by fire being discovered in the
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