Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
HAGERSTOWN NEWS GRIST.
Various Items Of Interest From the
City in the Hills.
of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, September "A. 1903.
The jury of condemnation summoned to
condemn a right of way for the Western
Maryland railroad through the property OF
Jacob F. Clay and others, west OF Hancock
went over the route Monday and fixed the
damages at $500. This amount had been
agreed upon by the owners and the railroad
Messrs. ]. T. Bridges & Co., Hancock, are
building three scows for Wabash contract
ors One is a houseboat, one to move steam
scoops and the other for general transpOr-
tation purposes.
The attendance at the annual meeting OF
the several advisory boards connected with
the Hagerstown Fair Association, held at
the fair grounds Saturday afternoon, was
the largest in recent years. every county
and city in the association being repre-
scented.
The Hagerstown Heating Company. John
A. Spielman manager, has been awarded
the contract to put sectional heating plant
in the WaynSbOro' Academy of Music.
The epidemic of typhoid fever at Clear
spring continues to spread, and there now
are said to be about thirty cases in and
around the town. DR.. C.. r. Scheller, health
officer of this city, visited the town and OBJ
tanned for analysis samples Of water from
the wells and springs. If the results of the
analyses show that the water Is impure he
will order the wells closed and the use of
water from the springs discontinued.
The members of the Goth New York Regi-
mental Association sent to John P Smith,
Sharpsburg, thirtysix flags TO be put on the
graves of their comrades in Antietam ceme-
terry on September II and May 80 of each
year
Kee Mar College, at Hagerstown, opened
Tuesday for the collegiate year. Under
the new management Kee Mar promises to
have the largest enrolment of pupils in the
history of the college.
The Ohio monuments will be dedicated at
Antietam battlefield on October 10.
Pen Mar will close Saturday, September
rs, after very prosperous season
A number of farmers throughout the
county have begun cutting corn.
j. R. Keefer of Hagerstown has purchased
the fruit of five apple orchards in Antrim
township, Franklin county, Pa, estimated
at about 1900 barrels. Mr.. I<eefer will ship
these apples to Philadelphia for cold
storage
Prof. Martin of the state geological sur
vey, who fixed the location of the test we'll
now boring there. visited Cumberland the
first Of the week and found the well at the
depth of 400 feet This is considered en-
couraging. 81
A. C. Gruber of williamsport left Tues
day for Philadelphia to purchase two canal
boats to be put on the chesapeake and Ohio
canal to do local traffic on the waterway.
Rev. Frederick Diehl, who resigned as
pastor of the Robert Kennedy Memorial
presbyterian Church at Welsh Run, has &C
cepted call to the Presbyterian Church at
Piedmont. w. Va
While the family of George w. Sarbaugh,
Zuinger, was attending church services in
Salem Church, west of Hagerstown, Sun
day morning, some one broke into the house
and took $50 from a drawer in which the
different members of the family kept their
savings.
Miss K. N. Lucket of Washington has ac-
cepted position as stenographer and type
writer at kee Mar College, this city.
Fire destroyed the large frame and stone
bank barn the farm of John Huffer.
about six miles south of Hagerstown at
an early hour Wednesday morning About
500 bushels of wheat, thirty tons Of hay
three wagons and other valuable farming
implements. harness. etc., and large Dur
ham bull weighing over 1900 pounds were
burned. Loaded on one of the wagons were
over 100 bushels Of seed wheat, on another
were ten tons of fertilizer. Mr.. Huffer
places his loss at over $1,000. The building
and contents are partially covered by in
surance.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Biening of Hagers-
town are visiting at Washington.
Miss Minnie Mantz of this city has re-
turned home from visit at Washington.
Miss Bessie Sipe of Hagerstown has re-
turned from visit with relatives at Wash
ingtOn