Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-15
HAGERSTOWN NEWS GRIST
REUNION OF TWO METHODIST con-
FERENCES NEXT MONTH.
Freight Blockade at Cherry Run
Swindler Trying to Get Old
Soldiers Money.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

| Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Nd, February ii, 1901.
| A notable event among the Methodists is
mapped out for the coming month at Ha-
gerstown. The central Pennsylvania con-
| ference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Will convene in Chambersburg March q.
Bishop Cyrus Foss will preside over the
deliberations The Baltimore conference
Will meet in Hagerstown on the same
| date and reunion of the two conferences
will be held during the week. The presid-
ing elders of the various districts are &C.
lively at work to make 1t an event mem
orable to Methodism. The central Penn
| sylvania conference dates from 1869, when
it was formed from parts of other confer
| ences 1t has membership of rocco, with
| nearly 300 ministers, 625 Sunday schools,
$1,000 scholars and teachers, 80 churches,
valued at S3000.00O.
Judge John Stewart at Chambersburg
several days ago heard the suit of Howard
Young of Hanover contesting a provision
of the will of his father, John s. Young.
Under the will 100000 was set aside for
the education of young men selected by St.
Marks Lutheran Church of hanover for
the Lutheran ministry. Mr.. Young holds
that the perpetuity of a trust fund is He
gal The judges decision is awaited with
great interest by large number of persons
in Maryland and Pennsylvania, especially
by those of the Lutheran faith.
An immense freight blockade, consisting
of 1000 cars exists at Cherry Run, and
every effort is being made 70 break It
The Western Maryland received there in one
day from the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
625 carloads of freight, 500 Of which the
former road delivered to the Philadelphia
| and Reading. Crews and engines from all
points along the Reading system We're
pressed into service and the regular pas
senger crews were utilized in the big move
ment. which is still going on All these
cars, with the many others being constant
ly received. are passing through HaSefS-
town for northern points.
General improvements are being made
along the lire of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal, and the levels are being cleaned out
and the waterway put in good condition
for the opening of navigation March 10.
All the boats are being overhauled prepara-
tory to the opening of the season, Whlch
gives promise of being prosperous one.
There will not be any increase iii freight
rates
Among the deaths recorded here within
the past week were those of two former
Washington iadies-Mrs. Addie Miller wife
of Charles X. Miller, assistant train as
patcher of the Western Maryland railroad,
and who was a Miss Reiss of Washington
before her marriage, and Miss Ava f.
Rowe, a maiden lady. aged seventy years.
well and favorably known in TINS COM
munity and her native city
Old soldiers are warned to beware OF a
swindler who is travelling through this sec
ton Offerlng a BOOK Tor SAFE WHICH uiIects
them how easy it is to obtain a pension for
their wives after they are dead. He asks
a dollar down and two more when the book
is delivered
A new siding on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, extending from Fauvers station,
west of Martinsburg, to Shenandoah juno
ton, has been completed and put into use.
BY a recent decision Of the courts OF Chi
cago in the John Mccartney celebrated will
case involving 100000, nine residents of
this city ard county were awarded from
$4,000 to $4,000 each. The lawyers in the
case got 100000.
Rev. H. Max Lentz. pastor Of the Luther
All Church Of Shepherdstown. will begin
soon the publication Of paper. to be called
the Lutheran Banner
VIM. P. Rauth, democrat, has been ap-
pointed by Gov. Smith a member Of the
board of election supervisors for Hagers-
town, vice Charles H. Smith, deceased.
r. H. Lehman has been appointed post
master at Wingerton. and Samuel Meier
rem at Funkstown, this county.