The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-12-14

E1d1uIuGISld III
John Heyser, who lived in the house
that is now the City Park mansion
house. Near this old mill was a
large stump of a tree, which had
been sawed off, and which served as
a popular loafing place for the
smoking of pipes and exchange OF
warns - ssUncle" Jake Sales, re-
tired policeman, carried kilograms
when a boy. On one occasion ne
had one to deliver to the Heyser
home. It was a little spookey to
Jake's young mind and it was with
some reluctance that he made the
trip UP through what was then only
wild woods, to the house. The tele-
gram delivered, he lost no time In
reaching the road again. The trip
was made a little more hazardous
from the fact that narrow foot log
had to be crossed, which was not so
good without any street lights. But
he made it. He also recalls that the
late William Kealhofer was want to
repair to the spring little north OF
the present park entrance, even In
the dead of winter, to get refresh
ing face ablution. BY the way, MIR.
Fechtig also recalls that Samuel
Downin lived in the old Hager house
recently acquired by the Washing
ton County Historical Society, and
after Mr.. Downin, Powles Albert
lived there. He also mentioned that
DR.. Charles Kearl and Cleggett
Spangler, the artist, used to visit the
place where the park now is, to get
a bottle of spring water and hunt
for Indian arrowheads.
Edward P. Albert, the genial and
obliging operator of the elevator at
the city Hall, son of the Powles
Albert mentioned above, says that
when his family lived at the old Ha-
ger home it was little farm, nice
Iy fenced in, with all necessary out
buildings. His father was butcher.
The black, rich soil adjacent to the
house produced the finest kind of
cantaloupes.
In 1864 the call for men was ur-
gent and imperative. Letters were
published from Generals Grant and
Sherman urging that the draft be
made Immediately, not only because
of the achievements it would bring
them, but also because, as General
Grant wrote, prompt action in fill
ling our armies will have more eff
feet upon the enemy than victory
over them" Sherman said: "Be-
cause the enforcement of the law
will manifest a power resident in
our Government equal to the occas-
ion" eve must have men without
delay" wrote General Mcclellan to
the president in 1861.
1916
In an issue of the Evening Globe,
dated Jan. IL, 1916, an article said
that one family in every ten owned
an automobile and it was predicted
that 100000 automobiles would be
manufactured in 1916. The output
for the calendar year Of 1915 was
approximately 100000. In 1916
there was one automobile in use for
every 40 inhabitants, or about one
to each 10 families
Property offered publicly in 1916
was as follows: Auctioneer D. Har-
ny Anthony offered. for Albert G.
Leedy, his farm of So acres, near
Cearfoss, well improved, but with
drew it at bid of $5,S00.-Auct-
ioneer Jacob E. Fisher withdrew the
! residence of the late Judge Zlvey
ION Prospect street, at bid of $1O,-
S00.-CoI Fisher sold, for James
nyder, mortgage, house on Sal
avenue to Harry w. Eader fol
2O0.-The Jonas Bell property,
ted at Big Spring, was offered by
tioneer Joseph Murdoch. Par.
%. 1 was withdrawn at bid o.
but Parcel No. 2 was pur.
by Benjamin Solliday fol
Funkstown correspondent
!: The Order of Red Men vii
Ia fair in their hall Emory
n slipped and fell near hi
breaking his arm.Ray
ear-old son Of Keller Ise
has diptheria Charles E
is housed with grip. Miss
md Bessie Sager were callet
X, Va, by the sudden lines
TX Sager Mr.. and Mrs
visited relatives il
Mrs Glenn William
] with grip. Harold
Smith. is able to b
several weeks lines