Evening star., 1902-01-03
HAGERsTowN NEWS GRIsT.
Suit to Sell a Farm-PersonaI Notes
and Mention.

| and Mention.
Special Corresponds nee of The Evening Star
HAGERSTOWN, Md. January ., 1902.
| Samuel Penner and wife and Samuel l..
| Miller Of Scottdale, Pa, have filed bill to
| sell the farm al Big Pool, this county, left
| by Daniel Miller to his daughter, Louisa,
who was the first wife to the late Lewis q.
Stanhope, well known in Washington,
where he at one time held important
position under the city government.
Three verdicts for s2,5O0, $50 and S2}7.Jo
damages, respectively, were rendered
against the Western Maryland Railroad
Company in the supreme court in Balti-
| more.
| George w. Corby, an old man of Will
| Transport, convicted of carrying concealed
weapons, was put on probation by Judge
Stake until 1908 In $50 bonds, on his own
recognizance. Judge Stake said he had
known Corby all his life. Corby was a
neighbor He was good soldier and gen
orally speaking a good citizen, but ne had
! a bad temper and allowed it to control him.
He advised Corby the next time he got into
a violent temper to sit down and sing a
couple of the old Methodist hymns he used
| to hear him sing in the days gone by, and
| by the time he had finished he thought his
temper would be abated.
| The Emmitsburg Railroad Company, for
| the first time In its history, declared a divi-
road was built in 1874 and runs from EN-
7 rmitsburg to Rocky Ridge, where it connects
| with the Western Maryland railroad.
| Miss Lou Gunnels has sued the corpora
| ton of Hancock, this county. for 5000
| damages. by slipping on sidewalk last
| July while returning from church, and
| fracturing both bones Of her left leg above
| the ankle.
Rev. E. r. Leyburn, pastor of the Pres
byterian churches at Falling Waters and
Hedgesyille, has received a unanimous call
| to the pastorate Of Durham, n. c., church.
Rev. Mary ]. Small of York is preaching
| in the A. M. E. Zion Church.
| Shepherdstown has granted franchise
| to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company to establish its lines In and
! through Shepherdstown.
John Ryan of Washington, d. c., native
| of this county, is visiting his mother in
Williamsport. He has been employed as a
| motorman for the Washington Traction
Company for seventeen years
| Capt Charles Anderson, assistant sur
geon United States Volunteers, formerly
! of Hagerstown, has been honorably dis
| charged from the service of the United
| States, to take effect February 10 next. he
having been granted leave Of absence until
/ that date.
| Mr.. Howard 8. Nyman of Washington is
visiting relatives in this city.
| Miss Sallie Angle Of the Treasury De-
| partment at Washington is visiting her
father, Sheriff Angle of this county at
Miss Margaret Buckley of Washington,
| who had been visiting at Williamsport. has
| returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry G.. Hines of Wash
| ington are visiting Mrs Hines parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Hozappel, East Antietam
| street, this city.
Mr.. j. e. Feigley and family of East An
| tietam street. this city, are visiting rela-
| tfves in Washington.
Mr.. Raleigh Sherman, who has been
| spending sometime in this town and county.
| has returned to Washington to resume his
| clerical work
| Mr.. William Bragrienor of Washington is
| visiting his parents in this city.
Rev. H H. Downs, pastor of st. Paul s
Methodist Episcopal Church, this city, has
returned home from Washington, after Wis
| iting former parishioners.
Miss Minnie Mantz, after spending the
holidays with her sisters on Summit ave-
| nue., this city, has returned to her home in
Washington