Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-30
JAMESTOWN 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, May 90 1902.
Within the next few weeks contracts to
| the extent of SIS, OOo, 600 will be let, to the
great advantage of Hagerstown, by Wabash
railroad interests for the construction of
new lines and bridges designed to connect
the Western Maryland with the main line
| of the Wabash.
| Seventeen-year locusts are everywhere to
| be seen and heard in Washington county
! Their music sounds like the whirr of dis
tant machinery.
| The Th:rty-fourth New York monument,
which was completed last week, and locat-
| ed near the Dunkard Church on Confeder-
! ate avenue at Antietam, is one of the pref
| test If not the prettiest design on the field
| 1t is composed of ten pieces, is tWenty-one
| feet six inches high and weighs about fifty
| tons. The base, which was the largest
piece, weighs over twelve tons. The design
| is square, composed of two bases, sub
base, die course and fitted between the col
| umns which form the four corners Of this
| cour Sc In bronze tablet bearing an 'nscr p
| ton, at the top of each tablet being the
| laurel wreath. The front face of the cap
stone bears the coat of arms of New York
Below the tablet on the front of the die
| course is the corps badge (the trefoiD in
| bold relief. Across the front of the subbase
| is the inscriptions: Thrty-fourth New York
Infantry.
! An inspection from Washington has been
! at Smithsburg, this county, for a couple
days investigating the destruction of sew
eral of the rural mail boxes between
| Smithsburg and Wolfsville. Some of the
| boxes have been shot full of holes and 9TH
| ers have been pulled down. 1t is said the
| inspector has the names of several of the
persons who did the shooting and that ar
rests will follow shortly.
large warehouse will shortly be erected
| by the Cumberland Valley Railroad Com
! pany at Halfway, this county, on the site of
| the present structure, which will be moved
back and used in onnection with the new
| building. New scales and coal bins will be
| built and Richard P. Beckley will be APP
| pointed agent.
The United States civil service commits
| sion announces that civil service exam
| inaton for the positions of clerk and let
| ter carriers will be held at Hagerstown
| post office on June II to secure eligibIes for
| appointment either to vacancies or for an
| increase of force which is expected will be
made after July !.
A glance at the wheat fields in the county
| will show that there will be little straw.
| The wheat is short and coming into head
and does not stand very thick on the
ground.
Growers state that the cantaloupe crop
will be late this year, because of the
drought. In some localities In this county
| the seeds dried up and it necessary
to replant.
Rev. S. W. Herman has declined a $1,000
call from Newport, Pa, and cast his for
| tune with the Lutheran Church at Wrights-
! Vile. He served the latter place when
seminarian.
| Senator Louis e. McComas spent por-
| ton of this week at Springfield farm near
Williamsport, this county, with Mrs. Nc
Comas and his daughter, Mrs. C. Goodloe
Edgar.
Mrs. D. H. Eader of Hagerstown is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. c. T. Harper in Wash
ngton.
Mr.. Thomas E. McCardel of Washington
is visiting in Hagerstown.
Mrs. ]. w. Seaman of Hagerstown is a
guest of Mrs. John Zirwis of Washington
Mrs. Martin Hoover of Smithsburg this
county, is the guest of Mrs. r. W. Lowe in
Washington.
Miss Sallie Angle of Washington is visit
ing her parents, Sheriff and Mrs. S. P.
Angle, this city
Mr.. f. A. Bundle of Washington spent
few days with his mother, Mrs. H. G. Bun
die, High street