Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-09
Citizens of the Town Greatly Excited
Over the Find,

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, March 8, 1900.
Rouzerville, a village three miles from
Waynesboro', at the base of the mountain
| below Pen Mar and Buena Vista, is greatly
excited over the discovery of oil. While
digging well for water Isaiah Nottingham
found at the depth of forty-five feet indica-
tons of OIL Samples of the fluid were sent
to Baltimore experts, who pronounced it oil
of good quality. Baltimore capitalists have
visited the well and endeavored to lease
thu. property. Nottingham has given tenn
porary lease for experimental purposes to
Waynesboro' capitalists.
AS the season approaches for the open
ing of navigation on the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal the question of freight rates is
agitating the boatmen. Last season they
were so low on coal-60 cents per tomas
to cause the greatest dissa tisfaction, and
resulted in many boats being tied up. Those
boatmen living in and around Sharpsburg
held a meeting and decided to ask for an
| increase of freight rateS-1o cents per ton
between Georgetown and Cumberland
Some of the boatmen say they will be
forced to quit if the increase is not granted
Similar action is to be taken all along the
line.
Municipal elections were held in several
of the principal towns of the county during
the week. At Williamsport the officers
chosen were: Burgess, George W. Thorn
commissioners. H. c. Ardinger, Samuel I.
Preston. w. H. Norris, P. L. Lemon and
W. H. Beard. AT Boonsboro' the following
were the successful candidates: Burgess
Isaac G. Bomberger; assistant burgess, j.
F. Kreps; commissioners, John B. New
conner, S. P. Miller, Upton o. Norris, c. r.
Davis and H. c. Ardinger.
Pearl, the nine-year-old daughter of Jas.
Sprigg, was burned to death at her home,
near Plum run, northeast of Hancock. Her
parents were absent and the children were
seated about the fire trying to keep warm,
when blast Of wind drove flames from the
front of the stove over the child, igniting
her clothes.
John Naile Of Eakle's Mills, this county,
engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, was thrown upon the track yesterday
in the Harper's Ferry tunnel by the pulling
bar between the engine and tender break
ing. One arm was torn out near the socket
and he sustained other injuries. The tender
and a number of cars passed over him, but
he pluckily crawled out and walked to Har-
per's Ferry.
Intelligence was received here yesterday
that portion of the stone aqueduct on the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal over Licking
creek had collapsed The seriousness of the
damage has not been ascertained.
The Mansfield monument, to be erected
on Antietam battlefield and dedicated June
8, has arrived at Sharpsburg from Wes-
terly, r. l., where it was made. The mon1l-
ment is in eight pieces and weighs $4,000
pounds
ROBERT thompson, the "eaitHieSt coiofeQ
man in the Cumberland valley, is dead at
Carlisle He was seventytwo years old
His fortune is estimated at 100000.
Rev. c. A. BURNER, native of this coun-
ty and one Of the most active members in
the United Brethren Church, died at Har-
risburg.
Charles Shelley has been appointed post
master at Bartholows, this county.
Samuel Seibert, a retired merchant, one
of the Oldest and best-known residents of
Hagerstown, dropped dead on the street
here yesterday morning.