Evening star., 1900-08-17
HAGERSTOWN NEWS GRIST
CITIZENS PLEASED OVER PROSPECT
FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Cases of Typhoid-Philadclph Brig
ade to Visit Antietam-Sum-
mer Resorts Full.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
HAGERsrowN Md August 16, 1e(

| HAGERSTOWN, Md. August 16, 1900.
majority of the citizens of this place
| are wearing smiling faces over the an
| nouncement that the movement for a free
| library for Hagerstown, started nearly two
| years ago by contribution of $4,000
from B. Frank New conner, now of Balti
| more. but native of this county. has now
reached the point of realization by the let
| ting of the contract for the building, which
will be one of the handsomest in the state
and cost. when completed, about S25,oO2
| The building, work which will begin at
once, will be situated on Summit avenue
nearly opposite the court house. on ground
contributed by Mr.. E. W. Mealey, one of
the leading citizens of Hagersiown. 1t is
| to be two stories. 80 by So feet, and built
OF Indiana limestone. The interior of the
building will be finished in quartered oak
and mosaic tiled floor and vauited ceilings.
The county and city authorities have pro-
| vided literally for the maintenance of the
| library.
There is slight scare here over the sud
| den appearance of typhoid fever. During
| the past few days six cases have developed
| within radius of two blocks in Hagers-
| town. As result the police have been in
structed to make thorough inspection
| with the view of a strict enforcement of
| the sanitary laws. Investigation so far
| made traces the cause in nearly all the
cases to the Use of water from wells.
The volume of business done by the man.
ufacturing establishments of Waynesboro
mas thus far this year exceeded all former
perioas, and the future is promising
that four of the big factories are being en-
larged.
The Philadelphia Brigade Association,
with Mayor Ashbridge and other officials
accompany the party, Will visit the An
uetam battlefield September IL to in
spect the Philadelphia Brigade Park am,
monument. The proposal has been made
nf hn al.
on the Anuetam battlefield containing the
Si1,ooO monument erected by the Philadel-
phia Brigade.
Miss Mary Powell of Washington. ID. C..
who was sued by E. s. Cummings of Har-
pers Ferry for $1,000 for the loss of his
two horses, killed some time ago in a runa-
way accident, in which Miss Powell! made
miraculous escape from death herself has
entered a counter suit in the circuit court
at Charlestown against Cummings.
harper Ferry summer resorts are en-
Joyins the best season in their history. The
elSht hotels of the town and surrounding
mountains are filled with over 1000 guests
Washington leads in the number of rep
resentatives, followed by Baltimore and
Philadelphia oarding houses and MANY
private residences are also crowded
JOSIAH knodle, one of the pioneers of the
newspaper business in Washington county
was buried on Tuesday in the cemetery at
Boonsboro. He was eighty-one years old,
and for many years published the Boons-
boro Odd Fellow, the first paper published
in that community.
The Mercersburg journal has been pur-
chased by Capt. G. W. Skinner now su-
perintendent of the Soldiers Orphans'
School at Scotland. Mr.. ]. c. Rankin will
be the editor and business manager
During the month of July there was trans
ported over the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
to Williamsport 12,6l5 tons of coal and
miscellaneous tonnage. The receipts of the
office for the same month We're $40
Senator and Mrs. l.. +. McComas who
nave been abroad for five mon;
have sailed for home and are expected at
Springfield, their summer residence, near
Nllliamsport, by Saturday night next
Mr.. n. II. Lowe. formerly of the Norfolk
and Western railroad office of this city has
acceted a position in the Navy Department
at Washington.
These Washingtoniaus are at Williams
port, this county Miss Helen Taylor Miss
Helen Stake. Miss Elsie Snow Mrs Kate
Donnelly, Mr.. and Mrs. d. Thomas, Mr..
d. G. McLane