Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-01-10
HAGERsTowN NEWS GR1sT.
Cnf0n Telephone Company Absorbing
Properties Of Its Rival.
| Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HAGERsTOwN. Md, January 9, 1902
The Cumberland Valley Telephone and
Telegraph Company has been purchased by
the United Telephone Company, which Is
aiming at system to compete with that Of
the Bell company. The combination OF
which the Cumberland Valley Telephone
and Telegraph Company is now part Is to
be known as the Cumberland Valley Tele-
phone Company, and includes the Dauphin
County Telephone Company, the Hanover
Telephone Company, the Adams County
Telephone Company and the lines for the
most part as far south as Washington. D.
c., as the underlying and constituent COM
panies. In addition to these companies 1t
has bought out many local companies In
other sections, especially along the line Of
the Pennsylvania railroad between Harris
burg and Altoona. The Cumberland Val
ley Telephone Company is but one branch
Of the great United Telephone Company.
The West Virginia Central and Pittsburg
railway has been sold to the Pennsylvania
railroad for $17,00O,O0O. II this proves true,
the Pennsylvania railroad now has every
road and every coal field in this state. For
some time the Goulds have been planning to
use the West Virginia Central and the
Western Maryland railroad as part of their
Wabash system to get east. Ex-senator
Davis was understood to be working for it.
hoping that with his stock in the Western
MARYLAND railroad, together with that either
OF washington county or baltimore, he
could control in the DEAL But 1t looks
otherwise. Last year the gross earnings
of the West Virginia Central were 81 ,l00,-
600. s.
The season for the trapping of fur bearing
animals native In this section has set In.
They are in good condition now, having
put on their winter coats. Minks and wea-
sells have become very scarce. but foxes,
muskrats, ETC., are plentiful In some Sec
lions. Quite a number OF persons In this
county are engaged IN trapping fur-bearing
animals, as the hides bring good prices
The state OF PennsXlvaRia has added to
Its real estate holding at Mount Alto tor a
forestry by the. purchase OF 20 acres OF
land adjoining the Mount k1to Park pur-
chase. 1t lies mo Adams county. along the
Franklin county Hing ana price paid by
the state was $LSaQs
A silk mill will begin operations here as
soon as the loops arrive. teHfof which are
now on the road And WIFI be Installed i'm
mediately upon taedf arSfva1. The Roulett
sqaag a, the 81 sossa ana and
be used until the Business demands larger
quarters. The project is In the hands OF
practical silk weavers ana men with capt.
tai. To- q
The wheat fields of this county do not look
as promising as they did d month ago. The
constant freezing and thawing has broken
and loesened the roots, which impairs the
vitality OF the plant and often causes 1t to
die. II the present kind of weather con-
tinues another month the loss to the farm
ers will be very great.
The Chesapeake ana Ohio Canal Company
has q force OF men at work cleaning out the
levels and the basins aieng the wharves at
Wiliiamsport, preparatory to the opening
of navigation In the spring. improvements
are also being made to the locks and gen
eral repairs along the line.
Fourteen Ares In the first six days OF the
new year Is the record for HageTstewn.
something unparalleled In Its history. For
tunately, the loss In any one Instance did
not amount to over "a. GEO.
The Misses Thurston, daughter OF ex-Sen-
ator Thurston Of Nebraska, arrived here
this week and entered Kee Mar College as
pupils
Miss Nellie Campbell and Mss Gertrude
Arnold are visiting ia Washington.
Mrs. David Meredith Of Washington Is
visiting Mr.. Scott Meredith at Boonsboro',
this county.
Miss Laura Ludwig Of Washington. who
turned home.
MT: Robert Smith and family. formerly of
Washington has located at 13S North Null
berry street. this city
Miss Agnes Thompson and Miss A. Haw-
kins nave returned to Washington after
visiting Williamsp5rt, this county.
John McGlynn of Hagerstown has gone