Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-11
HAGERSToNN NEWS GRIST
REV. HOY ASKED TO RESIGN BY
LUTHERAN SYNOD.
RumOrs Regarding the Building Of
Important Railroad Lines
Through Maryland.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HAGERsTOWN. Md, January 10. 1901.
Rev. E. c. Hoy, one Of the best known
Lutheran ministers in Virginia and
this section Of Maryland, has been deposed
by the Maryland synod and asked for his
resignation papers, which he has returned.
Rev. Hoy has been espousing the cause of
faith-healing and has espoused Dowieism
In Chicago. The resignation and the min
ister's subsequent actions have occasioned
much comment in religious circles.
Rev. D. J. Peters of Chambersburg for
publicly defending the statements to the
effect that no person would get to heaven
unless he believed in divine healing made
by Rev. D. M. Heach, and who was re-
Gently debarred from preaching, has been
called upon to make a retraction. II he
does not retract he will be brought before
the church body for trial. This he has not
done as yet And 1t is contended by many
OF his friends that he will not. The affair
Is attracting much interest in religious cir
cles, and the outcome Is eagerly looked
forward to.
The friends of the Western Maryland rail-
road' especially the many in this county
who strenuously opposed the proposed sale
OF the road, are highly elated over its re-
port for the year just closed. The gross
earnings were s1.s25, 1902: expenses, ST.
11O,1S.5O. and net earnings, $713,5 ~.
Thls was an increase over the previous
year of $215, 1903. SO in revenue and $6S, 100 ~
IN expenses; net increase in earnings, $780,,
6S4.0
A we'll authenticated rumor is in circu-
lation in Hagerstown and the nearby towns
of Pennsylvania that the immense traffic
over the Washington and Franklin and B.
and e v. railroads has led the Baltimore
and Ohio to seriously consider the con-
struction Of line to run from Cherry Run
TO Shlppensburg and there connect with
the Philadelphia and Reading, or, If this
plan be not adopted to purchase or lease
the two branch lines between Hagerstown
and Shippensburg. The former plan is be-
Baltimore and Ohio and the PHILADELPHIA
and Reading would have entire control of
their freight between the two points named.
Their interests are in thorough harmony
ana they would have less mileage charges
to pay.
A report of a new railroad to compete
with the Pennsylvania road has reached
here from Philadelphia, where 1t is current
formation contract has been awarded to
Drake Stratton of New York by Andrew
Carnegie, for the building of 1JO-mile link
In road which Is to extend from Pittsburg
by Hagerstown to a point below Balti-
more, where an option is said to have been
secured on land with a deep water frontage
for terminal The road, 1t Is said, would
be sixty minutes shorter than the Balti-
more and Ohio. and would tap iron mining
country at Uniontown, Wheeling and Nor
gantOwn.
Rev. J. L. Yellott of Baltimore, having
accepted a call to the P. E. Church at
Brownsville, this county, preached his first
sermon to his new charge on Friday last
The next general conference of the church
Of the United Brethren in Christ. a power
full religious organization, which has two
handsome church edifces in Hagerstown
will be held at Frederick in May next, the
delegates to which have already been
chosen.
Monterey Inn, a summer resort In the
mountains near Beuna Vistie and Pen-Mar,
has been purchased by Thomas and Arian
Hughes of Baltimore. together with seven
tracts Of land in Franklin county, Pa, for
81 900.
William Gardner, a farmer. met a ter
rible death near Shippensburg by having
his head crushed by the fly wheel of
traction engine he operating.
George Buckley, a highly respected and
we'll known citizen of Willamsport, this
county, and one of the oldest engineers on
the Western Maryland railroad, died from
pneumonia and was buried yesterday in
Riverview cemetery. The deceased was
siXty-one years old
Samuel Mumma has been appointed post
master at Sharpsburg. this county, vice
John l.. Crum, deceased.