Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-11
off the COW which he bought on his arrival
here to furnish milk for the contingent, on
Saturday afternoon. H. F.
HAGERsroWN NEWS GRIsT.
Preparations for Dedication Of Monu-
ment on Antietam.

ment on Antietam.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, September 10. II 3.
Manager e. E. Hnsman of the Hagers-
town branch of the Pope Manufacturing
Company states he has been given authority
to take on several new Industries to be
manufactured here; that enough work has
been authorized to keep the local plant go
ing at its full capacity for period Of two
years; that work will begin, on the new
work just as soon as the necessary patterns
and tools can be made. The large signs on
the factory are being changed. 1t will here
after be known the Pope Manufacturing
Company's HagerstOwn plant.
Messrs. D. L. Kenly & Co. of this city
bought of D. r. Hager. superintendent of
Bellevue Asylum, nearly the whole wheat
crop of Bellevue farm for seed wheat.
From -twenty-six acres there was a yield
of S27 bushels. being an average OF almost
thirty-two bushels to the acre. the best in
the history of Bellevue. The average would
have been even better. but acre or more
of the wheat lodged as result OF the storm
just before harvest and could not be cut.
Treasurer Curtis of the Hughes Granite
Company of Clyde Ohio. with four men. is
at Antietam battlefield hurrying the erec-
ton of the Ohio monuments. 1t is hoped
to have the monuments erected by Septem-
Der H. The granite for the monuments
filled seven cars. Two OF the monuments
are very handsome One is being erected
on the farm of John Bender to the memory
of President Mckinley. the other on the
Hagerstown pike in front Of the Dunkard
Church to the memory of the 9Th. 7th and
66th Ohio Regiments. which fought in one
brigade.
fever at Clearspring. three new cases de-
veloping Sunday. Rev. Ohio Zieler. pastor
of st. Andrews Episcopal Church. is among
the latest victims. The doctors have the
epidemic under control, however and so far
there has been no deaths reported. Impure
water Is thought to be the cause Of the
malady.
Mrs. Thomas Creager, Rouzerville at the
foot of the mountain near Pen Mar. was
horribly and probably fatally burned at her
home Monday. Mrs. Creager was working
about the kitchen. when bottle of kerosene
exploded. The Oil was thrown over her Dress
and. q fire being close by, quickly ignited.
The screams of Mrs. Creager attracted her
husband who was at WORK in a cornfield
about sixty yards away, who ran to her
rescue. His hands were badly burned in
trying to strip the burning clothes from the
blistered body Of his wife.
In tearing down the old MARI building
corner Franklin and Jonathan streets. this
city. one of the workmen found some old
coins. including SO gold piece lost by Mr..
MARI thirty years ago. One was a penny
OF 1871. for which ne was offered 50. An
other penny of 1910 was bought for S.
The work of placing the pole arms and
stringing the trolley wire was completed
from Pen Mar to Rouzerville and 1t is ex-
pected that 1t will be completed to Waynes-
boro early next week.
The funeral of Mrs. Aaron McGraw, who
was instantly killed Monday while driving
with her husband on Antietam battlefield
took place today and was largely attended
The Hagerstown Bank closed during the
funeral in respect to Mr.. McGraw, who 10
clerk in the bank,
Mr.. A. L. Kull Of Washington accompa-
MED a DartV of autOmObilfStS Of Erederick
to Hagerstown Sunday night by moonlight
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Lake of Washing
ton are the guests of Miss Lee NJ Black
ford. Sharpsburg. y
Mitchels' Magazine Bureau, Washington.
is visiting at Mount Carmel, near Boons-
boro.
Mrs w Irving Schaft and two children.
after spending the summer at Boonsboro,
have returned to their hdme at Washing
ton.
Prof. E. w. Matthews Of Washington,
who has been visiting his mother in Cali
fornia. stopped in HagerstOwn to visit his
brother Mr.. H. B. Matthews, on his way
home. ~
Miss Katie Wellinger. West Church street.
this city, is visiting her sister, MIRA Oscar
Montague, at Washington.
Miss Louise Fechtig, Prospect street, Ha-
gerstown, returned last night from q visit
at Washington.
Mrs Il. w. Robertson. this city, Il visit
Ing relatives at Washington.
Miss Sarah Shank has returned to Wash
ingtOn from spending her vacation with
Miss Katie Small. West Washington street,
this city.
Mr. ]. Walker Miller of Washington has
been summoned to Williamsport by the
critical illness Of his daughter.
Mrs. James Ardinger has returned to Ha-
gerstown from visit to W ashington ac-
companied by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Dyer,
and her two children.