Evening star., 1898-11-11
WATER AND LIGHTS.
HaEerstown Moving for Improve.
ments-Mr. POffenberEer's Defeat,

HngerstOvn Moving for improve
ments-Mr. POffenberEer's Defeat.
Special Dispatch to The Evening star
HAGERSTOWN, Md, November 11.-It IS
understood that definite action will be taken
In the near future to erect a waterworks
and electric lighting plant in Williamsport.
A commission appointed by tho town coun-
Gil has been in consultation with engineers
as to the probable cost of these improve
ments.
"A representative of the Smith Flexible
Chair Company of Washington, d. c., il;
here with the view of having the plant re-
moved to Hagerstown from Washington and
located on lands Of the Hagerstown Land
Company, if certain arrangements can be
made.
The Washington County Medical Society
has elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: President, DIR. c. d. Baker of
RohrersVlle; vice presidents, DR.. j. E. Pits
nogle Of nagerstoWn and DR.. il. c. Foster
OF tlcar spring; treasurer, DIR. c. r. Schel-
Ter or hagerstoWn; secretaries, DR.. c. l.. G..
Anderson, L. S. A, Smithsburg, and DR..
w. Preston Miller of HagerstoWn.
John Tresnor, who is painting telegraph
poles in HagerstoWn, has heros record to
go upon. He was in the fight at Santiago
good deal of it, according to all accounts.
ana Is now recovering from wounds that
came near causing his death. He was in the
signal corps and was up in a palmetto tree
on San Juan hill, fixing d mine in advance
of the troops. The Spanish intrenchmenls
were about 800 yards distant and the Amer
lean line far behind. He told Lieut. Leary
or the "a Tennessee Regiment that the
SpanlardS were SWarIning in the intrench-
ments, but the lieutenant said they never
would come that far. A troop of Spanish
cavalry broke out, however, and trotted in
solid formation to the plain.
they are coming" said Tresnor in the
not coming this far -
Soon the troops broke into, gallop and
the signal corps, firing and cutting, killing
signal men. -
Tresnor was still int tree. The troop
slowed down, turned and came back. and
the captain of them rode under the tree.
AS he passed he shot Tresnor in the
stomach, infiicting a"' dangerous wound
Iresnor nailed him. however, with his rifle.
swung, and then his climbing hook came
out and he fell. He laid on the ground for
many nours with colored man who had
crushed and broken leg, and the two
Red Cross Society !,
The overwhelming defeatrof Mr.. T. A.
PoHenberger, the democratic candidate for
the House Of Representatives against Col
been much discussed since the result of
the election became known. The majority
rolled up against him was unlocked for,
botn by democrats and republicans. Few
OF the former were sanguine enough to ex-
pect him to be elected but they were not
prepared for the great slump which took
place.
1t IS generally conceded that his failure
to take a decided position on several i'm
portant questions in the campaign caused
MIN the loss Of good many votes. On the
money question, for instance, he was 81
lent. IT Is said that in Montgomery the
Tree silverites, well as the sound money
| men, cut him. There was u heavy falling
on In the total vote in Washington county,
the loss being mostly in Hagerstown, where
du"' voters remained away from the polls
me vote in the county was 1,202 less than
| in the election two years ago.