Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-19
HAaERsToWN NEWS GRIsT.
Items Of Interest From Western Mary
land and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. Sept. IS, 1902
Washington county Is practically free Of
debt. This gratifying condition of affairs
was brought about when the county COM
missioners, by resolution, ordered set aside
and placed in trust an amount, out of the
money received for the countys holdings
In the Western Maryland railroad, SUI
ficient to pay OF the remaining SIC, 900 of
outstanding bonds. The Safe Deposit and
Trust Company Of Baltimore Is named as
the depository for the money, which can
not be drawn nor used for any purpose than
than that designated in the resolution.
Mr.. A. F. George has about half COM
pleted the work Of mapping out Washington
county for free postal delivery. 1t Is
thought the system will not be established
this year. Mr.. George has completed his
work in Hancock district and Is working in
other parts of the county A number of
applications will be made for positions as
mall carriers on the various routes. Mr.
George says that the opposition to rural
many Of those who were vigorously opposed
to the change now want it. He has demon
strated to them that they will have better
mail facilities under free rural delivery
than they are getting now.
The number OF cars transferred from the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad to the Cumber-
land Valley, at the ~" is constantly on
intervening between Friday morning and
Saturday morning $50 cars were delivered
by the Baltimore and Ohio to the Cunber-
land Valley. The loads were brought there
In four trains, two Friday and two Satur-
day night The freight Is being divided up
into about twice that number Of trains and
sent up over the Cumberland Valley to the
Pennsylvania and Reading road.
Throughout Washington county yesterday
the public schools reopened for the fall
term. In Hagerstown the first days en-
rollment in both public schools was 1888.
being a gain OF IS over the enrolment of
one year ago. In the public schools alone
the total enrolment was 2,142, as against
2168 last year. The decrease of % is at
tributed in a measure to the fact that the
private schools are more literally patron
lied this year than they were last year.
Mr. M. L. Harden Of Union Bridge has
been appointed assistant master mechanic
of the Western Maryland, with headquar-
ters In this city. to succeed II. e. Pass
more, resigned. Mr.. Harden. who has been
connected with the Union Bridge shops for
many years, has taken charge here.
Chief Engineer J. G. Graham of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, accompanied by
Mr.. Gisson, his assistant, and Mr.. Stewart
and Ohio survey from Hancock to Everett
on Monday.
The last change in the game law permits
the shooting of squirrels in Washington
county between September Is and Deem
Der Is.
Announcement was made in st. Mary's
Catholic Church. this city, Of the marriage
Of Miss Rose Happel. daughter Of Mr.. Mar
tin Happel, East Washington street, Ha-
gerstown, to Mr.. Harry Earl Matthews, a
prominent young member of the Baltimore
stock exchange, the event to take place
October 1, am.
Rev. Henry Evan Cotton, for the past
nine years rector of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, this city, has received call to the
rectorate of Christ's Episcopal Church,
Quincy. Mass.
Sixty seven tourists from Boston, en- route
from Gettysburg to Washington. stopped on
in Hagerstown for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Edwin Mckee, Wash