Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-13
HAGERSTOWN NEWS GRIST
r.. j. HAMILTON's CANDIDACY FOR
CONGRESS SURPRISED MANY.
Anthrax Among Horses Mansfield
Monument Put in PIace-VisitOrs
From Washington.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

HAGERSTOWN, Md, July u, 1900.
There is a scarcity of labor existing IN
this section of Maryland and adjoining
states that is beginning to be seriously felt
by employers. This scarcity of labor is him
dering somewhat the construction of the
new line of the Baltimore and Ohio in Fred
erick county.
The announcement in a Baltimore paper
of the candidacy of Richard ]. Hamilton,
editor of the Hagerstown Mail, for the
democratic nomination for Congress from
this district came as a surprise to our
people, but 1t was kindly received. Blair
Lee of Montgomery county has expressed
a wish for the nomination, and it was gen.
orally thought that he would receive it,
especially since Bryan has been nominated
on a free silver platform. Mr.. Lee being
pronounced free SiiVerFe but the develop
ment of Mr.. Hamitoa's candidacy will
change the whole situation. 1t is said the
Washington county delegation will be be-
hind him and push him for the nomination.
There is considerable alarm in Shippens-
burg over a disease which has made its
appearance among the horses and mules in
that place. which has marked symptoms Of
anthrax. quite number of the beasts have
died suddenly within the past few days
When turned out 10 pasture in the evening
they are apparently injgood health, and in
the morning some of them are found dead.
Some that seemed well when brought from
the pasture and stabbed died in their stalls.
EX-City Councilman, George w. Earn
shaw. prominent merchant of this city,
has been granted by Judge Stake a divorce
from his wife, Rebecca Earnshaw, on statu-
tory grounds. and given the custody OF
their two children.
Thirteen members of the Salvation Army
heretofore stationed at keyser. w. Va,
arrived here today and pitched a tent look
10 feet in which to hold meetings.
Frank NJ. Carver, this city, has been no.
tilted of his appointment to clerkship in
the census bureau, Washington, at a salary
of $500 year.
Chambersburg is making big preparation
70" a demonstration to increase the funds
of the Children's Aid Society of Franklin
county, Pa. The exercises will include q
grand military and firemen's parade a
balloon ascension, a boat race, bicycle and
reel races. q ball, etc
The Mansfield monument on Antietam bat
tiefield, which at the time of its dedica-
ton was found to have been erected on
the wrong spot. is now being removed to
the site originally selected, under the super
vision of James f. Roach of Westerly, r.
l., and NJ. L. Snavely of Sharpsburg, this
county.
Dr. and Mrs Ralph Jenkins of Washing
ton are at the Blue Mountain House. while
the families of DIR. w. H. Butler and Mrs.
Charles King Of the same city are occu-
pying the handsome Grer cottage near by
These Washingtonians arc with friends IN
Hagerstown: Misses Bertha and Bessie
Hcuson, Miss Edith Taylor, Mrs Harry NJ.
Griffith and children. Miss Alice Richard
son. Mrs. Geo. b. Clendenon, Mr.. Charles
Graham. Mr.. Clarence Shank Mr.. D. N.
Main and Miss Edith Mandavill Of the Gar
field Hospital, called here by the illness
ard death OF her father.
Mr.. James H. Mandavill, proprietor of
the Baldwin House this city, and a gen.
teman prominent in Grand Army circles,
died here yesterday afternoon after a brief
illness, aged tlftythrec years.
The street commissioners last night
awarded to the George A. Williams Com
for building the new municipal electric light
plant at a bid of So. 5000. Work on the
plant will begin at once. in order that it
may be completed January l. 1901