Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28
HAGERSToWN NEWS GRIsT.
Items of Interest From Western Mary.
land and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Evening
HAGERSTOWN. Md, June q, 1902
with Pen Mar open the Blue Ridge re-
sort season may now said to be on The
Blue Mountain House opened on Tuesday
and already there are about fifty guests at
this popular hosiery. Prominent among
| the guests at the Blue Mountain House are
Judge Samuel D. Schumacher and ex-Mayor
Master of Baltimore. The Buena Vista
Springs Hotel opened on Monday for the
season This hotel will have a new man.
ager this year in the person of Mr. William
r. Farrell. Nearly all the other hotels, in
Guiding the Monterey Inn and the boarding
houses, have been open since the early pa TT
of the month. Vacation Lodge near Rlue
Ridge Summit, for self-supportng girls.
will open Monday. 1t is conducted under
the auspices of the Cooperative Workers
of Baltimore.
week Is the meeting of the Maryland and
pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association
the former at the Blue Mountain House
and the latter at the Buena Vista Springs
Hotel. Among the many special days at
Pen Mar this season will be these: Presby-
terrain Church reunion, July 10; Reformed
Church reunion, July II; Red Mems day.
July 90. In addition there will be a Bible
conference beginning July IL, and continu-
Ing until July 16.
. The Fayette county railroad between
Uniontown and Connellsville was sold to the
Baltimore and Ohio for s324.OOO. The road
was formerly leased to the Baltimore and
Ohio and suit has been pending to annul
the lease.
The boys department of the M. C. A.
of Maryland Delaware, West Virginia and
Burnside's bridge, Antietam battlefield
from June 30 to July IA. Several hundred
young men are expected.
At the meeting of the state board of
health Secretary Fulton submitted his
monthly report which principally referred
to the smallpox situation in the state. In
it he stated that there were five cases in
Washington county. One death occurred
The outbreak in Somerset and Caroline
counties was said to have been checked
which leaves only Dorchester. Washington
and Baltimore in the list Of affected
counties.
Bass shooting is a novel sport much in
dulged in al Cherry Run. Men armed with
rifles go out on the Western Maryland rail-
road trestle which spans the Potomac river
watch the bass swimming beneath and
shoot them. Some large fish have been
taken in this way. one man recently shoot
ing two that weighed four pounds each.
Rev. DR.. G. w. Enders, pastor of Christ
Lutheran Church, York, and well-known
in Hagerstown, was elected president of
the Susquehanna University at Selinsgrove
State Geologist Clark declares people
should be wary of investing in oil schemes
in Maryland, as it is very doubtful If pc
troleum in paying quantities exists in the
state.
Representative George A. Pearre has OBJ
tanned the promise of the Agricultural De-
partment to build n mile of experimental
road in Allegany county.
Cyrus II. Eshleman Of Letersburg, this
county, has been appointed observer in the
United States weather bureau. He has
been assigned to duty at Cleveland Ohio
Mr. Ralph Gamble of Washington Is WIS.,
iting in the family of Mr.. George w. Eyer
ley North Potomac street.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Harry Atchison Wash
ington, visited Hagerstown and Springfield
farm.
Mr. and Mrs Jack j. Dunn have returned
to Washington from visiting in this city
Mr. E. r. White Washington, is visiting
friends in this city.
Miss Sarah Angle and Miss Moses of
Washington visited friends here during this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Slick are on trip
to Washington.
Mrs. Jacob Late, this city, is visiting her
husband, who Is employed in Washington.
Messrs Homer and Paul Miller, this city,
are visiting in Washington.
Miss Elizabeth Byers has returned to Will
Transport from visiting her sister in Wash
ington
Miss Sallie Gauler and child. Washington
are visiting Mrs Gau}er's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs j. Garvin Hager.