Evening star., 1902-03-07
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HAGERsTowN NEWS GRIsT.
Business Men Excited Over Raise in
Insurance Rates.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Nd, March 6. 1902.
The sudden and unexpected action of the
insurance companies doing business here.
instructing all of their agents to advance
the rates % per cent on mercantile and
manufacturing risks and 30 per cent on all
hazardous risks, is a matter of much i'm
portance to Hagerstown. Some time ago
the Merchants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton of this city entered into an agreement
with the insurance companies in reference
to rates. The companies agreed to make 4
reduction Of 10 per cent, provided the city
would keep the fire department in its pres
ent condition. Acting on that understand
ing the town equipped the department at
considerable expense and brought it to it's
present degree Of effectiveness. The reduc-
ton was made by the insurance companies
and the companies agreed to regulate the
rates for HagerStown according to the rec
ord made by the town. 1t is q matter of
fact that this city has had few fire losses
ana for years has sent thousands OF dollars
to the insurance companies in excess of the
amount paid for losses. The association
will, therefore, make an effort to have in
Surance companies except this city from
the recent advance, holding that in equity
the town Is entitled to have the rates the
same at present.
Judge Stake has incorporated the Hascrs-
Town storage anu transfer Company. Ills
company is the outgrowth of the recent or
Ger Of the railroad companies directinS ali
shippers to remove their goods from The
railroad warehouses, as the companies
would not give them storage room in the
future.
The Hagerstown Metallic Bed Company
and the Hagerstown Silk Company have
been Incorporated, the latter with capital
of $4,000, divided into shares Of the value
of S25 each
Jacob Bowman. one Of the oldest ami hest
known residents Of this county, died YES
terday morning at his home at FunkstoWn
Of infrmties Of old age, in his ninety
year. Mr.. Bowman was born and reared
a. that place, and it is stated he was never
over fifty miles from home and never code
on a railroad train trolley car in mis-
life He served two terms as postmaster of
his native place. and as an undertaken
buried hundreds Of people.
John G. Armstrong of Hagerstown, son of
Alex. Armstrong, has been elected editor
in-chief of the Daily Princetonian. the
Princeton College journal. being selected
for the position cut of fifteen associate
editors.
The Shamrock Coal Company, in which q
number Of Hagerstown citizens are inter-
ested and which formerly had it's head
quarters here. have decided to erect twen-
ty-five houses at their mines in Somerset
county, Pa.
Rev. Dixon II. Geiser pastor of the
Augsburg Lutheran Church of Harrisburg.
well known here, died of consumption at
his HoIHe, dSeu l'ity years IteN "eisei-
was born in Waynesboro' and was a son OF
Peter Geiser. the we!-known inventor.
G. w. Fleming, postal clerk, is of duty
at his home In Williamsport on account OK
a badly -sprainsd d fcot and ankle.
Mrs. Frank Horn and son Howard Of JEFF
ferson street, Hagerstown, are visiting in
Washington.
Mrs. J. c. Byron Of Hagerstown has left
for Washington and will go to Philadelphia
to spend some time with her husband,
Captain j. c. Bryan, at the Schuylkill ar
senal.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Knode Of Doons-
boro', this county. are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs John G. Higgins of Washington
Mrs. Mary Caldwell of Washington ID
visiting Mrs. David Aukeney at Clearspring.
this county.