Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-18
HAGERsTowN NEWS GRIsT.
Apathy In Politics-Increase in Traffic
on the Canal.

Apathy In POlitics-Increase i'm Traffic
ON the Canal.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, October H. 1901.
The political campaign in Washington
county, although the election is a little
more than two weeks off, lags and there is
little enthusiasm. Several reasons are as
signed for the general apathy. One Is that
the people are beginning to favor short
campaigns. and another is that the people
have not yet really gotten over the presi-
Dental campaign Of last fall, when enthu-
sasm was pitched unusually high in both
parties. The registration just closed, was
marked by great activity, but this is ac-
counted for by the hard labor put in by the
party workers. Both sides~ars claiming
gains, but 1t is probable the margin one
way Or the other is slight. The new ballot
Is an unknown g, quantity = this election tie
party lauds 1t. For the same, reason the
republicans denounce 1t. Democrats claim
1t will benefit them $50 or 200 votes in
Washington county, allowing that half the
lliterate whites of whom there are S24 in
the county, are repuhli cans and half demo-
Gratis, and that all the. iIliterate negroes, OF
whom there are 275 in the county. are all
republicans. The republicans will not adj
NIT that they will Lose the entire illiterate
negro vote. They have had night schools
in operation a long time, and they claim
nearly all the negroes will be able to mark
their ballots on election day. The party
leaders are all agreed that it will encour-
age Independent voting. ~ '''t -
The first meeting Of the3 campaign in
Washington county as far as announced
will be by the republicans at Hagerstown
on October the oath. The speakers will be
Senator L. E. McComas, Herman Plat,
candidate for controller, and Thomas Par
ran, candidate for the clerk of the court
of appeals. Extensive preparations are be-
ing made and a large assemblage is antici-
pated.
Traffic on the. Chesapeake and Ohio, canal
is highly satisfactory. During September
the shipments Of coal on the canal to VIII
Transport amounted to 1876 tons, and the
miscellaneous tonnage to 461 tons. making
total Of 49, OS tons. Receipts from tolls
were S., 465. One hundred and twenty boats
arrived and 122 cleared the wharves. The
report shows gain of 2,768 tons, and in
receipts of $500 over the corresponding
month Of last year.
A gentleman Of this city who has been
buying apples in this county and the ad-
joining counties of Franklin and Berkeley
for two Philadelphia firms, has thus far
bought $1,000 barrels Of choice fruit, a
large quantity OF which will be placed in
cold storage.
Our neighbors of Martinsburg will have a
handsome new church. The Presby terrain
congregation will erect one, old colonial in
style. Of native limestone and brick, to cost
S25. 600.
The Misses Thurston, daughters of SEN
ator Thurston of Nebraska, have arrived
here and entered Kee Mar College as stu
dents.
DIR. and Mrs. James F. Letter of Washing
ton have taken apartments in the Rose flats,
North Potomac street, this city. Owing to
IL health DR.. Letter was forced to give up
his practice in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin J. Mckee Of Wash
ington are visiting in the family Of DR.. c.
e. 8. Mckee. r- -
Mr. Henry c. Nesbitt of the bureau OF
printing and engraving Washington, is WIS.,
iting his old home here after an absence OF
a number of years.
inston are on a visit to their Old home here.
The big fair has brought many Washing
tonians to, Hagerstown, where they for
merly resided, including Messrs. Stanley,
Wolf, Frank r. Emmert, w. 8. Grif1th,
Calvin B. Thurston, Mack Cost A. B. Gar
linger, Charles Grey and A.. b. Miller.