Evening star., 1902-01-17
HAGERsTOwN NEWS GRIsT.
Items of Interest From WashfngtO
County and Vicinity.

Special Correspondence. OF The Evening Star
HAGERSTOwN, Md, January l6. 1902
Mr.. H. E. Van Demon of Washington, ID.
c., is perfecting arrangements to make
Hancock, this county, his home He has
discovered that Immediately west OF Han
cock is one OF the finest fruit belts In the
state, and being a botanist and horticul-
turist he has decided to establish his home
there. He is now in charge OF the division
OF pomology in the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. He was the Depart
ment of Agriculture's special representa-
tive to the pan-Amercan exposition. He
will conduct an experiment station at Han
cock.
The new Western Maryland double track
between Hagerstown and Wiliiamsport has
been finished and the first train run over
1t on Monday last. BY the building of this
track the grade has been cut down consid-
erably and much heavier trains can be
handled than before. The track will be
extended through to Cherry Run. On Sun
day 100 loads of freight were hauled from
Cherry Run.
The Bath New York Regimental Associa-
tion selected lot 60X60 feet In the rear OF
the old Dunkard Church. Confederate ave-
nue., on the Antietam battlefield, where a
Maryland marker now stands. but where
the regiment Intends to erect handsome
monument.
Rev. ]. j. WEIGH. pastor of the Lutheran
Church at Frieden's, Somerset county. Pa.
died, aged seventy-one years. He was a
native of Middletown. this state, and was
ordained in 1861 and was writer and pull
pit orator of force.
The Cumberland Valley railroad has de-
cided to abandon the proposed connection
at Winchester with the Baltimore ena
Ohio road, should the authorities Of
place insist upon the placing Of D. mat
the street crossings. -.asmen al
A total of l,2ee, ,"eo r. ,,,,
oV rainbow tro a he,rr ,goIo hascbd aiu ~ a.
timore -hery In Druid Hill Park, Bal
In and will be ready for distribution
tne various Maryland waters in about
ten days
remarkable haul of fish was made in
the canal at Two Locks, by Thomas II.
Smith, with dip net. He discovered a
large school of catfish under the ice In the
level and after cutting a hole through the
ice he inserted ten-foot net, and at a
single dip he caught 209 fish of average
size. 500
John l. johnson, a veteran of the ciyfl
war, having served in the Potomac Home
Brigade, sustained fatal injuries by a
bank caving. on him at the West Virginia
ore bank, three miles west of Harper $
Ferry. He was well up in years. His re-
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Humrickhouse will
this week leave Springfield" their conn
try home, for Washington, to spend the
winter with Senator and Mrs l.. E. Nc
Comas. Mr.. and Mrs. Huanrickhouse are
the parents of Mrs McComas
William, the son of C. B. Thurston Of
Hagerstown, an assistant inspector of
buildings at Washington, has been appoint
ed page in the United States House OF
Representatives.
Miss Florence B. Spessard of Haserstoyn
is on an extended visit to Washington.
Mr and Mrs. ]. E. Fefgiey and daughter
OF East Antietam street, this city, are
home after visiting relatives in Washing
ton.
MI Richard Bussard has resigned his
position in the southern railroad office at
washington and returned to his home in
Hagerstown on account of the imnaired
condition OF his eyes
Messrs. Harry c: Smith and III. r. Ruek
VINO were employed with the United states
Express Company in Washington during
the pusy season, have returned to their
home at Trego, this country.
Mr Edward L. Smith, clerk at the Mer-
chants Hotel Washington, is visiting here.