Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11
HEGERSTOWN NEWS GRIST
Result of the Election in Washington
County.
Sam johnson Becomes Penitent-R H.
Wilson's Store Robbed New
Station at Hancock.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


HAGERSTOWN, Md, November 10.
The closeness of the vote of the election
on Tuesday made it necessary for the Off
cial count to decide who are the success
full candidates on the local county ticket.
The judges of the returns met today, and
after compiling the returns certified the
election of the following: State senator, B.
A Belts, democrat; house of delegates
Albert J. Long, D. H. Slaley, democrats,
and c. H. Biggs. Joseph Wolfnger, repub-
means; states attorney, T. II. Poffenber-
ger, democrat; sheriff, Bruce Cellar, repub-
mean: surveyor Elmer Piper, republican,
orphans court, W. L. Hammond. Aaron
Sager, democrats, and Elias Cost republic
can; county commissioners Joseph Ernst
Geo M. Bushey, democrats, and Isaac An
keney, republican. The closeness of the
vote is shown in the fact that Bushey
democrat, for county commissioner, was
elected by only four votes, while Sager.
democrat and Cost, republican, for the
orphans court, received the same number
of votes-5,051.
Sam Johnson the negro in the Washing
ton county Jail here, under sentence of
death for committing felonious assault
upon little white girl, has broken down
at last ana now exhibits great penitence
At religious services to the prisoners of the
jail, attended by about 125 persons. Rev
T.. n: FISHER preached an excellent sermon
on The Blackness of Sin," directing his
'Niiiri no pi lHclpdHy TO Johnson. VINO was
much distressed. After the services an in
vltahcn was given to shake hands with
the prisoners, and when johnson was
reached he was asked if he was making
which he replied, "All can in my weak
ness, and then burst into tears. When he
recovered himself he invited the visitors
back to see him often while he is here
as mis- time is getting short"
The general merchandise store of R. II
wilson n Son. at Conococheague, seven
miles from Hagerstown, was robbed last
night the thieves gaining an entrance by a
celiar window. They hauled away with
team large quantity of merchandise, in
cludlng over 800 worth of clothing.
me baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany is erecting handsome office building
the use of the supervisors This station is
one OF the most important on the road, be-
ing the shipping point for a large terri
tory; the receipts being about $4,000
month and sometimes more
Henry j. Lowman of Fairplay. this coun-
~, brakeman on the Norfolk and West
ern railroad. was caught between cars near
LyHchnurs, Va and received injuries which
resulted in his death. His remains We're
brought TO Haserstown for interment
Rev. Dr. Ezra K. Bell of this county has
accepted call to the pastorate of the
First English Lutheran Church. Baltimore
charge on Sunday next
Rev. {. w. Hoy who has been pastor of
the Lutheran Church of Funkstown for
nve years, and who lost his wife by death
several weeks ago. has resigned his pas
torate, to take much needed rest from
ministerial duties
Five hundred United States cavalry are
encamped near Weverton, along the line
OF the baltimore and Ohio railroad. Their
daily drills attract large crowds of people
to their camp
john H. Mann, residing twelve miles from
Hancock received fatal internal injuries bv
falling down stairs at his home