Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-25
HAGERsToWN ;: NEWS GR|sT
g III
III 81
All Parties Taking ani Active Interest in
Coming Campaign.
Juvenile Horse" Thief Caught - Barn
Struck by4,Lfgh4ning-Funk
Once Eived There.

| HAGERSTOWN, Md. August "a, 1899.
The prohibitIonists of Maryland propose
prosecuting an unusually vigorous cam
paign this fall r. c. Hendrickson of Cum
berland nominee ofIthe party for attorney
general. will stump the state, opening the
campaign with a grand rally at Hagers-
town September Is and following this with
meetings at Frederick. Rockville. Ellicott
City, Laurel, Bryantown, Annapolis, Gov
anstown, Baltimore, Westminster and Bel
air successive days, excepting Sunday
There is also much activity just now
among both democrats and republicans. II
is an open fight in both parties for the
county nominations, and outside of Alex.
H. Hagner, who, it is admitted, will be the
republican nominee for states attorney.
nothing is settled. Various factions and in
terests are fighting within the parties, and
not until after the primaries will there be
any certainty about who will be the nomi-
nees. Both of the parties are handicapped
by superhuity of aspirants for places on
the tickets. This is noticeably so with the
democrats. Elated with success in the
mayoralty election Of Baltimore. several
| months ago, and believing that the head
of the ticket in the approaching contest
will pull the balance of The ticket through
there is a wild rush for place The leaders
cautiously fearing strife may be engen-
dered in the rank and file. Hence the de-
lay in calling the primaries
Juvenile horse thief, named Leppef
Wilkinson, aged but fourteen years, mas
been arrested at Hancock this county. The
boy is of highly respected parentage, re-
siding three miles from McConnelsourg:
Pa. He stole horse from J. j. Jones OF
Mante, Franklin county, Pa. and was
traced to fredericksburg, where he offered
the animal for sale, but without finding q
purchaser. Finding that he was pursued,
he fed with the horse into Maryland. and
was intercepted by telegraph at Hancock
and delivered to the PENNSYLVANIA authori-
ties.
The barn on the farm tenanted by H. C.
Eckenrode, three miles. from Chambers
burg, was struck by lightning ana destroyed,
together with the house. which took fire
from sparks from the barn. The stock,
consisting of five harses, a number OF cows
and hogs, the crops,and the household fur-
nture. We're burned; eptalling loss, of
81 600.
Frank w. Funk now in the Washington
Jail for the Brooks murder who claims
| that at one time he lived In Hagerstown.
did reside here on East Franklin street. He
is remembered by only few of our citi-
zens. and as a lounger around the corners
of the Public Squire sPfe made but few ac-
quaiEtances, and seyontthis little is known
of him. nj n,
Jonathan Bowssr,. Of Williamsport, who
had been confined to his bed for fourteen
years with a peoaliar disease. and whose
miraculous recovery ab short time ago was
| mentioned in The Starowas in Hagerstown
day or two ago. the first time for twenty
years. He was amazed at the changes and
improvements that had taken place.
Washingtonians lconeinue to arrive here
in large numbers.s An1ong the latest are:
Mr.. Edward Huntlwifaand son: Miss Adele
Boneher, Miss Sarah Aellinger Miss Helen
Lee. Max schinde,, Mrs. Fannie Slider.
Frank Suter, Miss Emma Shade, Miss Mol
lie Hommer, Miiss Mollie, unger. Mrs.
Thomas Zimmerrpap. Mrs Frank Cartee
and Miss Cora Helepla1n.