Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-06
The only democrat prominently out for the
EOyeTnOrship present is Col. John Walter
Smith, congressman-elect from the first
district.
NICE PLUM AT HAGERSTOWN
Many Applicants for the Postmastership,
Which Pays S2,700.
Smallpox Scare Dying Out-Death of
Miss Alice Hager From Pc
culiar Malady.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
HAGERSTOWN, January 3, 1899.
Postmaster John B. Sweeneys term of
office III this city expires February IA. AS
the plum is nice one, s., 100 per annum,
a lively fight is on here for the successor
ship. Candidates with their petitions and
those without them are strongly in evil
dence, among them being Charles Wagner,
Tor the past six years postal clerk; Peter
j. Mayberry, an ex-sheriff of this county,
and an ex-member of the Maryland house
OF delegates; Lewis F. McComas, deputy
postmaster under James p. Harter of the
Harrison administration, and an uncle of
Senator-elect Lewis E. McComas; George
W. Earn shaw, ar eX-city councilman, not
ed the only republican elected from the
third ward of this city for many years;
Harry *. StartZman, ex-city tax collector;
Robert y. baylor, an active and all-around
republican, proteSe OF eX-Clty Council
man Lewis GanIz, proprietor OF the Gantz
House, and hustler among the voters
whose influence is felt on election day; Col.
Garrett Smith, who is supposed to have
the support OF Gov. LoWndes and Senator
Wellington, with the best wishes of many
United States senators and members of
the House of Representatives, as he is a
direct descendant of the immortal Garrett
Smith and was for many years prominent
several important positions under the gov
eminent. Under the natural order of
things and in accordance with custom,
Congressman Mcdonald would have the
naming of the candidate but many are
banking upon Senator-elect McComas as
being the power behind the throne The
wiseacres assert the coming man will be
dark horse" In any event the selection
is likely to cause friction in the party.
Miss Alice Hager, an interesting young
lady, aged twenty-four years, is dead under
peculiar and sad circumstances. Last Au-
gust she had a tooth drawn. Immediately
thereafter her throat began to swell, the
jawbone enlarged, and finally choked her
TO death, she becoming totally blind in the
meantime. She was taken to institutions
in New York and Baltimore, and the best
of skill invoked but her case was pro-
nounced hopeless. She was conscious to
the last, but begged pitifully to those about
her bedside for relief.
The excitement over the smallpox scare
i'll this county is subsiding. Health Officer
DR.. j. McP. Scott is in receipt of letter
from DR.. j. A. West, district health officer
at Hancock, stating the smallpox excite
Eent had nearly subsidized there. and that
the patients about four miles north of there
We're improving. Miss Annie Crawford,
daughter of Mr.. r. S. Crawford formerly
of Washington, the only one in Hagers-
town afflicted with the disease, is almost
well.
DIR. Bernard O'Ferrel, aged thirty-two
years. a physician of Hancock. enjoying
Il large practice. is dead of Pneumonia, af
ter few days Illness He was unmarried.
Prof James T. Carlisle, a well-known
instructor in several of the leading colleges
of this and other states, was buried here
today He was well versed in the Ian
guases, bright and intelligent and a deep
thinker. The deceased was the father of
j. Edward Carlisle of Washington.