Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-09
HAGERSToWN NEWS GRIsT.
Items of Interest From Western Mary
land and Vicinity.

| Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. May s, 1902
The strike now on at Cumberland on the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal is being felt all
along the line. The coal company has SO
far refused to grant the advance of 10 cents
a ton demanded by the men, who claim
that owing to the advance in the price of
feed and food products since last year the
increase they ask is absolutely necessary
in order that they may make living. 1t
is thought something definite will be done
toward ending the strike this week.
Rev. E. H. Slagel, treasurer of the Mary
| land Reformed Chassis, just adjourned at
| Taneytown, made report showing re-
ceipts for the year to the benevolence of
the church of $40, 462 90 The trustees re-
port showed direct Indebtedness of the
Chassis $1,000 and of an indirect Indebtedness
of s16,6S6 on property owned. The sum of
s653. 30 was contributed during the year
toward the new science building at Frank
lin. The chairman of the committee on the
erection Of a memorial church at Wash
ington, D. c., reported that the work would
begin in few weeks. Maryland Chassis will
give 5000 toward the erection of the build
ing.
The scale of wages submitted by Hagers-
town Typographical Union, No. los, has
ing printers Of this city.
Unusual interest has been aroused here
by the statement that the secretary of state
has directed that no commissions for JUS
tice of the peace be issued in Allegany
county outside of Cumberland, as the law
authorizing their appointment had been re-
pealed by Senator Lewis bill providing sal
aries for the city justices.
Part only of the granite for the Saith New
York Volunteer monument has arrived at
Sharpsburg. The monument is ten feet
square at the base and twenty-one feet
high, and is composed of ten pieces rang
ing in weight from one to twelve and half
tons, making a total weight of forty-five
or fifty tons.
The German Bapt!sts are buying live beef
and will do their own slaughtering for the
annual meeting to be held in Harrisburg
for twenty days during May. The meeting
will be attended by nearly 10000 members
Of the church, representing every state and
territory in the Union.
Some of the farmers along the line of the
Charlestown and Berryville turnpike have
refused to pay toll and will test the ques-
ton as to whether the county has a right
to charge The superintendent refused to
allow patron Of the gate to pass through
Saturday who refused to pay, and he
hitched his horse and walked to town,
distance of about mile. A lively time is
expected.
Among the new cases of smallpox at
Pinto, Allegany county, is that of DIR. c. L.
Cunningham. The doctor has been attend
ing other cases, of which there are nine at
Pinto.
Miss Minnie MantZ of Washington visited
her sisters, Miss Laura and Miss Maggie
Mantz, Summit avenue. this city.
Mr.. j. w. Dayhof of Washington visited
Hagerstown, his old home. this week
Mr.. Oscar Bellman of Washington visited
relatives in this city this week.
Miss Maggie Wiles of Washington is Wis
iting her old home in Hagerstown
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Howard of Ha-
gerstown are coaching to Washington and
Alexandria.
Mrs. Caroline Simonds has returned home
| from Washington, where she spent last
week among friends and attended the we'd
| ding of her nephew, Mr.. Edward Hickman.