Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-31
HAGERsToWN NEWS GRIST.
Items of Interest From Western Mary
land and Vicinity.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening star
HAGERSTOWN, Md, october 80, 1902.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Washington county railroad wash
ington county branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio was held on Monday afternoon in the
office of Attorney ]. c. Lane. The following
directors were elected for the ensuing year:
L. F. Loree, E. w. Wesley, w. H. Matthai,
c. E. Miller, W. S. Kennedy, c. w. Wool
ford, J. w. Stonebraker. The board of di-
rectors elected as officers for the ensuing
year: President, l.. F. Loree; secretary, c.
w Woolford; treasurer ]. V. McNeal; au-
ditor, J. L. Kirk.
Sixteen packages of official ballots, the
ballots for each district being separate In a
pack, were delivered to the election super
visors Of Washington county this morning.
The balance will be delivered as they are
printed. John H. Harp, the republican SUI
pervisor, stated that proofs of the ballots
for each district had been submitted. w. j.
Witzenbacher, attorney for the supervisors,
said he had been present as the representa-
tive of the supervisors as the ballots were
being printed, and no mistakes were found.
Foreman John Shreiner, Chambersburg,
on Monday began the erection Of fourteen
copper wires between Shippensburg and
Green Spring, Cumberland county, for the
Western Union Telegraph Company. The
fourteen wires to be strung between Ship
pensburg and Green Spring will connect
with the line running through Franklin
county, along the Western Maryland rail-
road Mr. Shreiner has seventeen linemen
under his control. He expects to have the
entire line completed and in operation in
about two weeks.
This fall registration in washington
county shows loss of 357 over last year,
when 1t was II ,120. The 1902 registration
shows total Of 1O,763. The republican
gain is 2S0 on this registration.
st. Johns Circulating Library, which was
opened several years ago In Frederick with
over 5000 volumes, Rev Father Kane an
nounces will be permanently closed after
November /, as fuel for heating the rooms
cannot be secured.
The chestnut crop in the Blue Ridge and
Massanutton is immense. The highest price
paid is 81 to S1.25 per bushel. A CORE
spondent of one Of the daily papers writing
from Lexington says that the crop in Rock
bridge Is unusually large, and hundreds of
bushels are gathered daily by children who
reside near the foot Of the mountain ranges
Capt. Alex. McKelvey, Williamsport this
county. on August %. while lying In bed
felt a black bug crawl in his ear. He suf-
fered greatly for days. Several days ago
he gave great sneeze and felt something in
his ear. He removed the obstruction with
pin and found 1t to be the bug that had
crawled in his ear more than two months
ago. The bug was nearly an inch long and
had hard shell. ---
Rev. Wilbur B. Slower and family. after
spending one year at home in America, left
Waynesboro' Saturday and this morning set
sail from New York for india where thew
will resume missionary work.
bank barn on William F. Gulden,s farm
at Franklin Mills, north Of Hancock, this
county, was burned. Gulden was recently
killed at a sawmill.
Mr. VIM. Brendell, Washington, has re-
turned home from a. visit Of week with
his aged grandmother, Mrs. Mary Brendell
South Potomac street, this city
Miss Elizabeth Byers of Williamsport IS
visiting her sister in Washington.
Mrs. John Hayge and daughter, Ruth.
Washington, are visiting in the family az
Mr.. s. L. Lamkin, Broadway, this city.
Miss Virginia Holman, Washington is
visiting friends on Potomac avenue. this
city.