Evening star., 1901-07-26
WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.
Fine Fruit Crop This Year in the
HagerstOwn Region.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Nd, July 25 1901.
A somewhat peculiar contract has been
made by the Western Maryland railroad
with the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Ten
locomotives for freight service, each of
the value Of $4,000, have been contracted
for. and the Western Maryland company
binds itself to pay $3,s23.76 as monthly
rental. These monthly payments must be
kept up for three years, up to May 10,
1904, after which the railroad company Is
to have the privilege Of buying the loco
motives for 81 each.
A paper covering fifty-eight typewriter
pages, in which the Washington and
ern Maryland railroad for 900 years, has
just been filed In the registers office at
Chambersburg. The stock of the leased
road (Which Is an important factor in
by the Western MarylanD was increased
$25OOO for the purpose Of double-tracking
and making other extensive improvements,
which is now being done
The adjoining county Of Berkeley, w.
Va. one of the main apple-producing SEQ
tions of the country, promises that 1901
will be the greatest fruit year thus far in
It's history. The apple crop will be i'm
mense. During the past winter thousands
Of barrels were made for the shipment Of
the crop. The peach, plum and damson
crops will also be large, while many of the
new peach orchards will yield this year
for the first time.
The wheat crop in the Cumberland valley
before harvesting was badly damaged by
rust and later by storms. 1t Is estimated
that one-third or more OF the harvested
crop is ruined because of Its sprouting In
the shocks, making 1t unfit for -four and
good only for feed.
Mains furniture factory, one Of Hagers-
towns leading industries, recently destroy
ed nv fire ia n he rohnilt a
much larger scale Work on the new
building, which will be flreproof and fitted
with safety tanks, will be commenced to-
day and will be pushed to an early COM
pletion, which will be gratifying to many
employees.
AS a further evidence Of the growing
popularity Of the Blue Ridge mountains,
whose hotels, boarding houses and cottages
are now teeming with Washingtonians and
Baltimoreans, is the fact that a real estate
owner two years ago offered thirty lots
out of his tract at 500 each and had no
buyers. This year he is selling. them for
$3.50 each and they are being eagerly taken.
Rev Jacob King. formerly Of Waynes-
boro, but now OF York, and well known
wealthy German Baptist minister. for $25.-
600 for calling him crank and using other
words addressed to him derogatory to his
character as minister.
A new apple pest has made it's appear
ance in this county and is causing some
concern to fruit growers. 1t Is a green
looking worm about an inch long, with
bright stripes down its back They eat
the leaves and fruit and are very destruo-
tive.
The Fairfax Inn, one OF Berkeley's pop
ular resorts. recently destroyed by fire. Is
to be rebuilt Immediately.
Mr.. Lester Freidinger Of Hagerstown, re-
Gently returned soldier from the Philip
pines, has gone to Washington to be ex-
amined for a position in the navy yard.
Miss Olive Troup Of Washington is visit
ing in Williamsport, where she was hon.
ored by large party given by Miss Fran
ces Mccoy of that place, and which was
attended by many ladies and gentlemen
from Hagerstown and Williamsport.
Miss Helen Schoenhorn has returned to
Washington after a pleasant vacation spent
in Hagerstown.
Mrs Bette Bullen Of Washington is visit
ing Mrs. Frank Keller, East Washington
street. this city.
Mr.. Henry M. Dellinger of Washington,
with a number of friends, is at his club
house, on the Potomac river below Will
Transport.
Miss Florence Lowe Of Washington Is the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. George Hoover
Hagerstewn, who has just returned from
visiting in the former city.