Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-08

request the congregation was cited to
appear by its commissioners, atthe next
stated meeting Of Prcsbytery, to show
cause, if any they have, why his desire
should not be granted.
Mr.. Carson W. Hollis ofGeraristown.
who has spent one year at the Union
Theological Seminary, in Prince Ed
ward County, Va, passed satisfactory
examination on his literary course, and,
had his parts Of trial for licensure as
signed him.
FATAL CrrrING ArrEAY.-One of the
most remarkable tragedies, in which
both actors lost their lives, that has
ever fallen under our notice, occurred
near Point Of Rocks, in this county, on
Friday evening last, the particulars Of
which are as follows The names of
the parties are Mason /. Apple and
Philip \. IIeeter, 1t appears that Ap-
pie had rented a part of the lleeter
Island. near Point of Rocks, and about
, five o'clock on the evening Of the TRACE
dy, he went to the postotlice at Point of
Rocks, and on his return to the Island,
he came in contact with Hceter who
had part of the Island in corn. 1t is
said that there was "A bitter feeling of
cmmity Of long standing existing be
tween them, and when they met OH the
above mentioned evening some words
passed between them, which resulted in
a fist FIGHT, which lasted few minutes,
and when it was over it was the i'm
preston of those who witnessed the
struggle that the difficulty hal been set
they commenced a dca&ly attack upon
each other with knives. lIccter stab
bed Apple i'll the breast, piercing the
the heart, which tcIlyI himtothc groud,
bat Immediately rising to his feet, he
stabbed lIcctcr twice. once in the stom-
ach and once in the left side, which
caused portion Of his cntrai'; to pro-
trudc, and in this condition he went
home. and died the next morning. The
! first notice the parents Of Apple had Of
J the unfortunate occurrence WAS ab0U, Q
o'clock at night, and when theyIepaircd
TO the spot they found their son dead,
and his pockets ritled of between fifteen
! and seventeen dollars, which he had
with him at the time. Responsibilities
are that Apple died in very short time
after the infection of the wound as his
body was cold and Stitfwhen discovered.
Apple was native OF Baltimore coun-
", and was said to be a very inoifenSivc
man. He leaves an aged father and
mother, who were largely dependant
upon him for their support, lIeeter
was a married man and leaves wife
and two children, and was the brother
of the husband of Apples sister. They
were both burird OH Sunday last-Ar-
pie in Mt Oliyet Cemetery. in this city,
and IEeetcr in the ncighborhood of his
late residence 1t was the desire of the
parents Of Apple, who are Catholics, to
have him buried on the catholic grave
! yard here, but permission to do SO was
refused on the ground that he did not
belong to the church. The fatal conSc-
Qucnce of the encounter between the
two men gives the affair a very sad
feature and is the source of much pain
and anguish to many hearts. While the
J funeral of lIeeter was passing the house
of Mr.. Apple, the undertaken was just
H. Il,
coffin, preparatory for the grave. The
Instruments with which they killed
each other are common pocket knives,
exactly alike and were manufactured bv
the'fame man. Since the above was
put in type. the following additional
particulars OF the atfray have been re
ceivcd from a person residing in the
ncighborhood: prom all that can be
gathered, it seems there had been afeud
existing between the two families for
some months past, and on Friday even
ing Mason Apple came over tothe Point
of Rocks with the view ofmaking some
purchases; fording the river. and in do
ing so crossed Iicter's Island. and on
his return, when getting down the bars,
: his horse broke from him and ran across
the corn field where Philip IIeeter was
at work. which brought the two Young
men in contact, and, as it only needed Il
breath to fan the smouldering flame, a
quarrel soon ensued, which was sue
ceeded by blows, when Apple in his
desperation made a thrust at Heeter
with his pocke;-knife, who warded off
the blow. at the same time drawing his
own, when dreadful contest ensued
which eliminated in the death of both
| Apple received a stab il the heart from
which heimmediately expired Heeter's
wounds were through the shoulder and
abdomen from the effects of which he
died the following morning at So'clock,
Heeter was about % years Of age; APP
pie not over q, and previous to the al
fair both bore the reputation of quiet,
unobtrusive citizens. '-Frederick En-
/ amintr.