Evening star., 1900-10-05
HAGERSTOWN NEWS GRIST
BALTIMORE AND OHIO SEEKING NEW
FEEDER.
Gruesome Find in Cave on Round
Top Mountain-Sale of Cation
Property.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


HAGERSTOWN, Md. October A. 1900.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has for some time been looking In the
direction of Fulton county, Pa. which ad-
Joins the extreme western section of this
county for the purpose of finding out II a
branch from Cherry Run through that coun-
try would prove a paying investment An
expert was sent there, who secured samples
of iron ore, baryta ochre and other minerals
which exist there in great quantities. On
the strength of this meetings have been
held. money subscribed and almost a rree
right OF way promised. The proposed
branch would be about twenty-seven males
in length. and would not only give the Bal
timore and Ohio access to the rich deposits
Of ore but also to the large forests for
which Fulton county !s noted. The county
at present is without any railroad facli1t!es,
and would seem TO be just the ideal opening
for a good paying road, which the Balti-
more and Ohio has determined to avail
itself Of.
A gruesome tale, and one which has
caused some excitement, comes from the
Round Top mountain above Hancock TINS
county. Two gunners, named jacob Melkle
and George Smith of Baltimore while in
pursuit of game there discovered trail
that led to a cave containg two apartments.
in the back cavern, entrance to. which was
gained through a circular hole, were found
which were bleached and dry, and fas-
tened to the ankle Of each was a chain,
which Joined the skeletons together. A sill
yer dollar and half dollar coined in 1s4O and
1s47 were also found in the dust The trail
was made by some wild animals, the tracks
Of which were evident inside the cave. The
skeletons were left undisturbed.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
now engaged in spending $1,OOO.OO on the
Norfolk and Western railroad which has its
Northern terminus at Hagerstown, and will
take the road over into its fostering care on
November H. All the wooden bridges are
being changed to iron, and the present
light fifty-six-pound rail will be lifted and
an eighty-six-pound rail put down. II Is
said that the Pennsylvania will then put on
flyer to connect with the Seaboard line
that will save just three hours over the
rival routes on the trip south
Iuie Mizelle has closed a contract to pur-
chase 10000 acres of the old Cation estate,
Just above dam No. 6, on the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal. The tract contains an un-
developed coal mine, which Mr.. Mzelle will
open and operate. The estate is now owned
by the Cation heirs. the McTavishes of Bal
timore. His daughters married English
lords-the Duke Of Leeds, Duke Of Wellesly
and Lord Stafford
Rev. A. G. Wolf, late of the Gettysburg
College, has accepted a call to the pastor
ate of the Lutheran Church at McConnels-
burg. Pa.
Washington county has received S4,S73. 05
for the white schools and S41373 for colored
Schools its portion of the quarterly dis
tribution Of the state school fund made by
the state controller.
Samuel Laney. an old soldier, living In
Blair valley. who attempted suicide about
two months ago by cutting his throat with
q razor. died Tuesday, aged about seven
ty-tive years. The wound never healed and
it is believed that 1t fastened his death.
Mrs. Salhe Ash a widow, aged thirty
eight years, dropped dead at her home here
near the town quarry OF heart disease Her
husband, Beverly Ash, dropped dead near
the same place several years ago.