Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-31
HAGERSTOWN NEWS GRIST
BIQ PEACH CROP IN WARRINGTON
COUNTY THIS YEAR.
Re1uRvey Of Mason and Dixon Line
Knitting Mills Plant to Be
Increased.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOwN, Md, August 80, 1900
The immensely of the peach crop this
year is now having a telling effect on the
market. The depression Of prices has been
gradual, until 1t has almost reached low
water mark. Growers are now complain
ing and say there is little OF nothing in the
business. The quality Of the fruit this year
is not quite up to standard. From fifteen to
twenty car loads a day are shipped from
depots Of the railroads centering at Hagers-
town, Independent Of the large shipments
from intermediate stations, to the city mar
kets.
The resurvey Of the Mason and Dixon
boundary line between Maryland and Penn
sylvania has been begun under the direc-
ton of a commission consisting of Dr.
Henry Prittchett, DR.. VIM. Bullock
Clarke, state geologist Of Maryland, and
Major Brown Of Harrisburg, Pa, assisted
by Capt. w. c. Hudgins of the coast sur
vey steamer Blake. The original survey
was made and markers placed, the greater
portion of which were brought from Eng
1 and IN s l.6I: Librarian Burchard OF the
United States coast and geodetic survey is
preparing historical data dealing with the
Mason and Dixon line, which will be pub
lished by the government.
Creditors and stockholders Of Frederick
and Baltimore counties who claimed to
have made application for withdrawal, but
whose request was never complied with,
have filed bills asking that receivers be ap-
pointed for the Middle State Loan, Building
and Construction Company of Hagerstown,
In which quite a number Of WASHINGTON
ians are Interested Judge Stake has issued
an order requiring the company to show
cause by September 10 why receivers should
not be appointed. Some weeks ago a ma
jority of the shareholders decided to wind
up the affairs of the company
The ten-year-old son of John Runkins
q faxy mill ~.
county, was bitten on the hand by a rattle
snake. The hand became so swollen as to
require amputation. A physician could not
be gotten in time and the father amputated
the member, and to stop the flow of blood
tied string around the boys wrist. The
doctor. when he finally arrived, said the
fathers prompt action saved the boys life
The stockholders of the Windsor knitting
mills, one Of Hagerstowns prosperous in
dustries, now employing 100 hands, mostly
girls, have ordered an increase Of 5000 in
Its capital stock and an increase in it's
machinery and buildings thereby enabling
the working force to be largely augmented
and the output to be increased by 800 pairs
Of stockings daily, the present number
turned out by the factory.
Samuel MoorShead an aged mail carrier
and widely known citizen of Sabillasville,
died suddenly while sitting in chair at
the home Of his daughter, Mrs. Devices, at
that place.
Luray caverns are to be shortly enlarged
by an addition Of nearly a quarter of
mile heretofore not open to the public, but
known for some years to exist
Harry Shaffer, son of George W. Shaffer
of Mechanicsburg, was drowned while try
Ing to ford a swollen stream in a wagon
with woman and child. The horse fell
and Shaffer carried the woman to the
shore. He was trying to return for the
child when the current took him off his
feet and he was drowned. The wagon was
swept away, but caught on a barbed wire
fence, and the child was rescued alive.
In driving accident near Winchester
Miss Malloy and Miss Hilda Correl, daugh-
ter OF Commissioner Of Revenue ]. E. Cor
rell, were thrown from trap and seriously
injured