Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-02
HAGERSTOWN NEWS GRIST
MAKING CAMPAIGN
IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Great Reception to Col. Pearre Last
Tuesday Night-AnOther Turkey
Hunter Shot.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


HAGERSTOWN, Md, November l, 1900.
The prohibitionists have, during the past
week and up to the present time, been
prosecuting a very active campaign IN
Washington county, holding meetings in
many of the districts. While these meet
ings could not be compared with those held
by the republicans democrats, and were
entirely devoid of the "whoop'em-up" char
acteristtcs, those who attended appeared to
be greatly interested and deeply in ear
nest. Rev. oliver Hemstead, state chair
man, with headquarters at Baltimore, is
al the head of the speaking force, and
takes a prominent part himself.
The republicans are greatly elated over
the reception rendered Col. Geo. A. Pearre
Tuesday night, when he closed his con-
gressional campaign in Washington county
in this city. He was certainly rendered an
ovation. The Academy of Music, the largest
hall in the city, was literally packed, and
before he could gain admittance, and to
where he was escorted by torchlight pro-
cession, he was forced to address large
overflow meeting. The republicans claim
that the meeting surpassed the one gotten
up by the democrats in honor Of Adlai E.
Stevenson, vice presidential candidate.
The colonel made forcible and telling
speeches. arousing the widest enthusiasm
among his thousands of hearers.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
contemplate extensive repairs to the canal
this winter after the boating season. A
tool and provision house was built at lock
%. The aqueduct over Big Tonoloway
creek, near Hancock, this county, in need
of repairs, will receive attention. Locks
81 and 81 will also be repaired, as boats
now have difficulty in getting through.
Lee Hull, a young man twenty-five years
old. residing near Roxbury, in the adjoining
county of Franklin Pa, is the latest victim
of wild turkey shooting Edward Spoo-
hour, d companion, mistook him for a tur-
key while sitting behind a tree and shot
him. The ball from a rifle passed entirely
through Hulls body, causing his death in
stantly The deceased was very popular
| in the community in which he resided.
Local stocks. as investments, are COM
manding high prices at the present time in
| Hagerstown. The following were sold At
public sale this week: Thirty-eight shares
of Hagerstown Bank stock par value So
for $40 a share: twenty-five shares of Will
| Transport Bank stock par value, So sold
for $3.50 a share: ten shares of Rose Hill
cemetery stock, par value. $40. sold for
S15.2J share; ten shares Washington
County Water Company stock, par value,
SO, sold for $21 share; two shares OF
HagerstOwn fair stock. par value, SO, sold
for $:U.25 a share.
Bass fishing in the Potomac river and
some of its tributaries is now unusually
fine. James Hartle of Chewsvile caught
at the Blue Hole in the Conococheague
which empties into the Potomac, at Will
Transport. sixty black bass and forty Cog
gledeyed bass. Other numerous large
catches are now frequently made.
A hotel, three stories high. is to be
built at Pen Mar by Mr.. Simon Wiesner
of Baltimore. Its location will be near the
park dining room.
Two through passenger trains will be put
on the Norfolk and Western railroad.
equipped with sleeping and dining cars and
will connect with the Pennsylvania system
in HagerstOwn and the Seaboard line in
Florida.
j. w. Clevenger, a prominent farmer of
near Sipes Mills. found dead in bed,
the result of apoplexy. The deceased was
sixty-eight years old.
Mrs. Senator l.. E. McComas and daugh-
ter Miss Mary McComas, who spent the
past week at their Washington house
Rhode Island avenue. are now at Spring
field near Will!amsport this county,
where they will remain until after the
election.