Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-02-07
courage our soldiers and people to fight
better and look to God for a just vlcto-
~ GEO. BLESSING.
Berkeley County.
ryy.
We clip the following items from the

Berkeley County.
We clip the following items from the
last Martinsburg papers
Theft AND MURDERoUs ASSAULT
On last Thursday morning the meat
bouse Of MIR. Hiram McKown, residing
above Bunker Hill, was entered by
thief hut before the scoundrel had &C
complished his purpose, he was un ne;
pectedly to himself entrapped The
circumstances as detailed to us by Mr..
NICK. are as follows: On last Friday
morning his daughter had risen about 4
o'clock, and as soon as she went out,
heard noise in the direction of the
meat-house. She Immediately awoke
her father, who went to the building,
and finding the door open, quickly clos
ed it, thus imprisoning the thief. A
voice from the inside called out:
''Open the door," but Mr.. McKown re-
fusing, the thief got up in the second
story and with piece of timber, broke
hole through the roof. When he had
gotten his head and shoulders through
the opening, he fired at Calvin, son OF
Mr. Nick; but fortunately without eff
feet. He then jumped to the ground,
but was Immediately seized by MIR.
Mex, assisted by his son, and held un-
til Mr.. Hesley, border at Mr.. Mcks.,
came to their assistance. They were
compelled to knock the thief down sew
eral times before being able to wrench
the pistol out of his hands. He was
then securely tied while PROSTATE on
ground. The thief proved to be ne
GRO by the name of Henry johnson,
who has been living along the foot OF
North Mountain near Gerardstown, Tor
a number of years, and is well known
all over the county. He is a powerful
built negro, measuring over six feet IN
height and probably weighs as much as
two hundred pounds.-Statssma".
Bristor & Herring, real estate agents
of this place, have recently sold the fol-
lowing properties -,
A slaughter-house in Strinesville, to
A. L. Nichols for $500; two lots on
High street, belonging to }. w. Day,
to &. Scheelky for $500; lots in East
Strinesville, belonging to s. 5. Burns
to E. Herring for $500; house and four
lots in East Strinesville, belonging to
Henry Huff, to S. S. Burns for $1,000;
house and lot, belonging to 5. 5. Burns
to J. C. Whitmore for 5000; two houses
and six acres of land adjacent to Mar
tinsburg, belonging to A. Lawton to u:
w. Wellineer for $l,4OO; farm of
sixty acres of land in Berkeley county,
belonging to Z. Herring, to Jacob
Wavcle, of Pa, for $500; brick
house and lot on West John street. pc
longing to II. n. Deatrick, to ). n.
MaTstellar, for s1,6OO.-IndepsndenL
DEATH OF A FORMER CIrIzEN.-Dr;
D. II. Dellinger, formerly resident OF
this city, died at Waynesboro' Ha' Jan.
3lst uit. His remains were oroughI
on here for burial, where but short
month ago bis wife was interred'-
| Statesman.
Sc.IDED TO DEAru.-A little son OF
Mr.. r. T. Vanmetre. who resides near
, fuckers Sulphur Springs, met with
dreadful death on Saturday evening last
1t appears that he was playing in the
Kitchen and by some mishap tell back
wards into tub of scalding water. Ills
agonizing screams soon brought MS
mother to his assistance but too late 10
save him. All that could be done to
relieve his sufferings was of no avail,
and after lingering for afew hours death
relieved him of his misery. lie was
about five years old, and was a very
sprightly child.-Sf"tssman.
DEATH OF UNCLE IKE PHENIX.-We
regret to chronicle the death OF Uncle
Ike Phenix, colored, which occurred
near this place on last Thursday. lie
was we'll known all over the county as
the great fiddler No party or enter
tainment could come off in the neigh
borhood without the inspiring notes OF
Uncle lke's violin. No more will the
CAV youths and bonnie lassies OF Tusca-
rora be electrified by the lively strains
of his bow, for alas 4! he has twanged
his last string and laid down his fiddle
forever.-Siatesman.
We regret to learn that little Willie
Tabb, aged about eight years, son OF
Mr.. John w. Tabb, near this place,
met with painful accident on last
Tuesday forenoon. He had climbed on
the end gate of the wagon which was
being used to haul wood, and the team
starting he was thrown to the ground
and his right thigh broken. DR.. Colds
borough was sent for and rendered pro-
fessional attention. Gerardsiomn Times.
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