Evening star., 1900-10-20
HAGERsTpNiN NEWS GRIsT
PROPOSED BRIDGE D ACROSS POTOMAC
NEAR iwILLIAMsPoRT.
Fair Attracts1 Numerous CroOks-Fun.
eral of AsaOs Spfelman Inn
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PrOvehASnts on h. and o.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

HAGERSTOWrN, Nc, October IS, 1900.
The building of a bridge over the Poto-
| mac river at or near Williamsport, this
county. is being agtated again and vigor-
ously pushed by the citizens of Berkeley
county, w. Va. At a special session of the
court of that county held last week three
petitions were presented to the court ask
ing for an appropriation to aid in building
such bridge. and asking that the matter
be submitted to the voters of the county.
Unfortunately for the promoters of the
movement all three of the petitions COM
bined did not have the required number of
voting signers, and the court could not
legally consider them
Mrs. Sadie Shober widow of Charles l..
Shober. a western Maryland railroad
brakeman who was killed in the accident at
Bowmansdale recently, has brought suit at
Harrisburg against the Philadelphia and
Reading road for S. 600 Conductor Keller
and Fireman Gilbert of this city were also
killed in this wreck, and their heirs pro-
pose bringing similar suits.
Among the suits to be tried at the COM
ing November term Of court at Hagerstown
is that of Arthur Lottig against the mayor
and city council of Cumberland. This was
| removed here from Allegany county and is
an action for damages. Lottig was badly
burned by an electric wire which had
fallen into the street.
The big fair has brought here many
crooks, who have begun their operations in
the nearby towns. At Williamsport the
end Of the Hagerstown trolley line. two
burglaries were committed on Tuesday
night-one at the tannery of w. D. Byron
& Sons and the other at Victor Cushwa &
Sons warehouse. The safes in the offices
at both places We're blown open and wreck
ed. An explosion badly damaged the tan
merry office. The burglars only secured a
small sum of money, about $50, from
Cushwa & Son.
tween WaynesbOro' and Shady Grove, was
broken open several nights ago. The
thieves secured no money, but. carried away
large lot of merchandise. A horse and
buggy, the property Of Abraham Foreman
at Shady Grove, was stolen the same night
by the same parties, it is supposed, to
carry away their plunder.
Rev. c. f. Westfall of Ventura CAL, has
accepted call to the pastorate of the
United Brethren Church at Boonsboro' this
county, to succeed the Rev. Barshinger, re-
signed.
Amos Spielman, one Of the best known
citizens of Clearspring. this county, and
formerly magistrate Of that place, was
buried yesterday. He was proprietor of, the
stage mail line between Hagerstown and
Clearsprng. He was about sixty-five years
old.
One hundred men have been engaged for
three months on the Baltimore and Ohio
tracks between Cherry Run and Hancock,
this county. The repairs and improve
ments have been completed and are con-
sidered perfect and the best Of the Balti-
more and Ohio system.
Work on the new telephone lines between
Greencastle and Waynesboro and Middle
burg and Greencastle and Waynesboro' was
started this week. 1t will require the plant
ing of 293 poles between the latter two
places and 175 between the former two.