Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-02
HAGER STOWN.

The political pot is beginning to simme =
In this county, the initial steps being taken
by the new populist party and the prohibi-
tionists. Yesterday. at a county convention
held here by the former, and which was
fully attended by laboring men, farmers and
mechanics, delegates were elected as fol-
lows to the convention to be held at Rock
vile August 8. to select a candidate for
Congress from the sixth district A. s.
CARTS. w. II. Lewis, c. II. Detrow, George
T. Helline, George w. Cook, Alex w. Davis,
]. G. Hess, George Lewis. Martin Slime,
Albert Spencer. The prohibitionists are in
line, too, and DR.. Santee, who had been
nominated by them for Congress, having
declined, eighteen delegates have been Sc
lectcd to attend the convention at Glyndon
to name a candidate in his place. This cen
vention also meets August ., at Which time
and place the state convention Of the pr
hibitionists will lie held. and :, full state
ticket as far as possible. nominated.
ASK me no questions were the last
words spoken by Jacob Riley, resident of
Rays Cove, near Hancock, this county,
after shooting himself through the head
with a pistol. The deceased was event.
three years of age and had been unable to
walk for the past three years because of
paralysis. To this cause is assigned his
rash act
A party of Washingtonians, made up of
twenty or more ladies and gentlemen,
passed Weverton yesterday on their ou.irg
in a tour of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
from Georgetown to Cumberland. y canon y
shades the boat, which is gayly decora ted
with bunting, flags, Japanese lanterns, &c
The party seems to be having a jolly time
Samuel Staly, near Hancock, eighty-two
years CID completed record of seventy
consecutive harvests this year.
Boys playing cards and smok .ng cigarettes
caused the destruction of the large stable
attached TO Clugston's distillery at Waynes-
boro. 1t required hard work TO save the
l.tf snlI
straw, and, therefore, the loss outside of
the building is only about $780, with no in
surance.
At reunion hell here a day or so ago
there was remarkable gathering SO far
as age is concerned, of the sons and daugh-
tiers of Jacob and Elizabeth Powlus. de-
ceased. Those who sat around the table
were Mrs. Catharine Williamson, aged sew
enty-nine years; Mrs. George Albert, aged
eighty-one; Mrs. George Diehl, aged sew
enty-seven; Upton Powlus, aged SEVENTY
five. of Hagerstown Mrs. John Greer aged
seventy-three. of Pittsburg; Mrs. Sophia
Shuman, aged siXty-seven, of Cincinnati
Death has been active in this locality of
late. On Thursday number of well-known
persons in town and county died, incIud-
ing Abraham Mumma, leading citizen of
Sharpsburg; George Mentzer, farmer, near
Smithsbu"g, aged seventy-four years; Da-
vid Gsell at Ashburg and David Shank near
Greencastle. All of these were men of fam
lilies, and highly esteemed in the localities
in which they resided.
Mrs. Hessie Negley, wife of Charles Neg
ley of this city, late consul to Rio Grande
do Sui. died at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Baltimore, on Tuesday. This death was a
peculiarly sad one. Mr. Negley is a patient
In the hospital, where he had undergone
a surgical operation, and whilst Mrs Neg
ley was attending at his bedside she was
stricken down with typhoid fever from
which she never rallied. The deceased, who
was a lady greatly admired for her beauty
accomplishments and pleasing manner
leaves two children, both quite young
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Price of Washing
ton, after spending two months with Mrs.
Prices sister, Mrs. John Wolf. at Clear
Spring, have returned home.
Miss Edith Morgan of Washington is on
a four weeks visit to Miss Mamie Friend
at Lappans.
Lieut.. Elwood Evans, United States army,
is visiting his parents, Captain and Mrs
Geo. W. Evans, who are summering at
Hagerstown.
Miss Sallie Gassman of Hagerstown is
visiting friends in Washington.
Mr.. George Carl Huber, local editor of
the Hancock Star. and Miss Cora A. Smith
a wealthy and well-known resident of that
place. were married in this city on Tues