Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-24
HAGERsTowN NEWS GR1sT.
Items Of Interest From Western Mary
land and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star,
HAGERSTOWN. Nd, April %, 1903
At meeting Of the Franklin County
Medical Society held in Chambersburg on
Tuesday the formation of Cumberland
valley medical society was discussed, the
membership to include physicians from
towns and villages between Harrisburg and
Hagerstown. The project will be pushed
with vigor this summer
A gang of United Telephone Company
lnemen started yesterday at Williamsport
to plant higher poles and string cables
through the town, the same as was done
in this city recently. The work will occupy
a week or more.
Another election will be held at Smiths
burg May / to elect a full board of town
and the assistant burgess and three COM
missfoners failed to qualify within twenty
days. as provided for In the charter.
;, Oh Cholera has y become epidemic among the
Der Of hogs have died and many more are
affected with the disease.
A number of citizens at Williamsport are
advocating new charter for the town, as
the present one is considered Inadequate
The burgess and council want more power
to raise revenues and enact laws. An ap-
peal will be made to the next legislature
for a new charter II the people agree to
the plan.
The J. F. Fields syndicate purchased the
Bowles property at Hancock for 10000
and will erect cement works with an out
put of 1000 barrels daily.
notice has been posted In the MERGERS
burg post Office asking for bids for car
rying the mail from Mercersburg to Delk
six times week. Bids will be received up
to April 80. No bids having been received
Sylvan by way Of Duns Gap. this proposed
route has been abandoned, and it is said
that the route will be from Hancock to
Sylvan.
The vestry Of st. Johns Episcopal Church
at Hagerstown has given NJ. P. Moller. this
city, the contract to build for it a new
organ. The instrument Is to be in the
church by the first week in September
Over LOCO corn-fed cattle have been
shipped out of this county during the sea-
son just closing. A great many have gone
to Harrisburg and other cities.
The woods along the Western Maryland
railroad track one-half mile east of Edge
mont caught fire yesterday afternoon
Railroad men and many others from near
Edgemont. after hard work, succeeded in
getting the fire. under control.
Mr.. Fitzhugh Lee Alderdice. Hagerstown,
has received notice that he has passed the
physical examination for second lieutenant
In the United States army. and that he
will be commissioned in the near future.
He passed the mental examination some
time ago.
Miss Alice McClain of Washington, vino
has been spending the winter with her SIS
ter, Mrs. M. g. Hawken, at WiIliamsport.
has returned to her home.
Mrs. Bertha Thomas who has been WIS.,
iting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Hoy, Williamsport, has returned to her
home in Washington.
Mrs. Katharine Ford. Boonsboro', IL visit
ing relatives at Washington.
Mrs. Rachel Pierce, this city. has left to
make her home at Washington.
Miss Adah Harbaugh has returned to her
home, this city, from q visit with friends
and relatives at Washington.
Miss Mollie Mclaughlin, Summit avenue,
this city, is visiting at Washington.