The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-08-02

Here is what was going on in Ha-
gerstown in the year 1904:
In the account of the appointment
by the school board you will note
the unusual allowance of $500 per
school year, payable to each teacher
for janitor's salary at the end of
school term.
The County Commissioners, in ses-
sion, awarded the contract to re-
model the Jail to the Pauly Jail
Company, St. Louis, Mo, for $38, 1872.
The work was to begin inside of 60
days and to be completed by Octo-
Der IS. There were only two bids.
The other bid was submitted by the
Vanort Company Their bid was
$4,000 The Pauly Company had
built 5000 jails in the United States.
About 80 men, it was stated, would
be employed. The work was to be
done almost entirely by home labor.
Four skilled workmen would prob
ably be sent here. The improve
ments were being modelled after the
Jail at Kingston, N. Y, which was
visited by the Commissioners on a
trip of inspection. The money for
the improvements was to be taken
from the Western Maryland Rail
road fund. After the work was paid
for. there would remain only $4,000
of the railroad money. The County
Commissioners were to pay the
Pauly Company $40 for each day af-
ter October Is that the work re-
manned uncompleted.
The money was to be paid as fol-
lows: $4,000 when the first row of
cells was completed; $4,000 when
the second row was finished; $10,-
900 when the first row of the sec
ond tier was erected, the balance
when the work was completed. H.
S. Lippencott, contracting agent for
the Pauly Company, signed the con-
tract on the part of the builders, and
all the Commissioners signed. The
whole interior was to be torn out and
only the old walls and roof would
be utilized. Nineteen new windows
were to be cut in the walls. There
were to be AZ cells, each five feet
wide by seven deep, from front to
rear, and eight feet high in the clear.
A large barn was raised on the
farm of Daniel Haupt, near Cave
town, at which upwards of 200 per
sons were present. A big dinner was
served.
The first carload of wheat was
shipped June IA by Abram Ditto,
over the Wabash Railroad from Park
Head, consigned to John W. Stone
braker, Hagerstown.
The Trolley Company, it was an
nounced, would build two 3-foot
freight cars for use on the Myersville
extension, besides smaller box and
fiat cars. The cars were to be equip
ped with air brakes and link coup
lers. Each freight car would carry
two powerful motors.
Miss Mary L. Wilson, Boonsboro
and Joel G.. Bodine, Prince Williams
County, Va, were married at Lap.
pans by Reverend Curtis. The wed
ding was quiet The bride was ;
daughter of the late DR.. Wilson, o.
BoonSboro.
At meeting of the School Board
the following appointments of prin
cipal teachers were confirmed: Hope
well, Nellie Koogle; Salisbury, Day
sye Frush; Sunnyside, George B
Young; Mapleville, J. H. C. Seigman
Cleveland, Ezra j. Moser; Locus
Grove, w. H. Lamar; Brownsville
E. A. Brown; Mt Briar, Charles 7
Reese; Leitersburg, Charles G. Lett
er; Martins, Lewis S. Stouffer; Gus
hens, o. M. Younkins; Sample
Manor, W. D. Albin; Lappans, Mich
ael F. Cover; Green Spring, JOIN
Masters; Beck's Edith Spessard; An
tietam, Mary c. Shue; Keedysville
G.. Harvey Sprecher; Edgewood, Ma
bel L. Cramer; Eakle's, colorec
Florence Evans; Fiddlersburg, Her
man W. Myers, and Milestone, M. L
Bachtell
The following assistant teacher
were appointed Antietam, Bert
Mumma; Sandy Hook, Urilla Beele1
Fairplay, Emma B. BURNER and Min