Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-15
HAGERSTOWN NEWS GRlST
RUMORED SALE OF THE WESTERN
MARYLAND RAILROAD.
Canal About to Close for the Winter
Duck Hunting at
Night.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
HAGERSTOWN. Md, December 13, 1900
The citizens of Hagerstown and WASH
ington county generany are greatly exer-
cised over another proposed Western Mary
land railroad deal which is now on between
the city of Baltimore and party OF capt.
talists of that city said to be acting IN the
interest of a New York firm. What appears
to be regarded as fiattering oHer for the
city's interest in the road has been mace
and is now being considered by Mayor
Hayes of Baltimore and the city directors
in the road. Washington county Is inter-
ested in the road to the amount of over
S20o, 600, and has strenuously opposed every
offer heretofore made for it. 1t is generally
understood the same course will be pur-
sued in this instance If the interests OF
Washington county are not cared for In the
deal.
That the Washington, Frederick and Get
tysburg Railway Company means business
is indicated by the fact that an agent OF
tie company is now engaged in going over
the two routes surveyed between Frederick
city and Thurmont. Md, making terms
with property owners for the right of way.
The kindness with which the land owners
receive the proposition of building this road
and the interest they manifest in it makes
the task of the agent comparatively easy
serious delay in beginning and pushing the
work of building the road to final compile
ton especially as the financial backing or
the company is of the best. When the
right of way has been finally secured the
building of the road will be actively and
ener getically pushed.
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal will close
for the season December Is. Local ship
ment from Cumberland ceased December
L. An inspection of the line recently made
by the general superintendent and other
officials of the canal showed the waterway
to be In better condition than 1t has been
fo- number of years. The season about
to close has been the most successful one
the canal has experienced for many years,
and the boatmen, employees and all con-
nected Herewith express themselves as
gre atty pleased with the results. During
November 1,94O tons of coal were shipped
on the canal to Williamsport. The receipts
were So 1851.
Duo, hunting on the Potomac river at
night by moonlight is novel and success
full sport which Is being followed at Will
Transport by numerous hunters when condi-
lions are favorable for so doing. The
ducks, which are very plentiful just now.
are not wild at night, and the hunters
glide along in boats and shoot them along
the shore.
Our neighbors of Chambersburg are hap
Ply over the fact that the state officials at
Harrisburg have granted charter for a
trolley line for their city. The line will be
completed and in running order by June l,
1Sv4. With an automobile line, which they
now have, and a trolley Chambersburg will
be well supplied with rapid transit facili-
ties.
NJ D. Hobart, a government official and
a brother of the late Vice President Ho-
bart, is here examining al county records
in the vaults of the court house to see if
the revenue stamps are on them.
The Martinsburg Independent. the oldest
paper published in the adjoining county of
Berkeley, and one of the oldest in West
Virginia, has suspended publication. Mr..
]. Nelson Wisner, its editor, has returned
to the practice of law.
The Reformed congrega ton at Middle
burg, five miles from Hagerstown, will
erect a handsome new brick church, having
purchased lot on the public square in
edifce, which will cost s., 600 Is to begin
at once.
thirty-room summer hotel. now under
roof, is being erected in the mountain near
Pen Mar by Mr.. George Lutz, retired
wine merchant of Baltimore