Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-04-10
b9- COUNTY NEws.-We clip the fol-
lowing from the Spirit Of Jefferson OF
Tuesday LAST

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barn on the farm of the late Amos
Shepherd, near Bloomery Mills, in this
county, was totally destroyed by fire.
together with all. its contents. Inc
fire is supposed to have been the act OF
an incendiary, and was first discovered
at about half-past two O'clock III the
morning, when it was fully under way,
and had probably been burning tor
some time previous. The barn itself
was one of the best in the county, and
was valued at $1,000 or $4,000, on
which the Peabody Insurance Compa-
nv has a policy for $1,000. BY the
most strenuous efforts Mr. Jno. A.
Sheppard, the occupant Of the farm, as
sisted by his brother and neighbors,
succeeded in saving the stock in the
barn, but all else contained therein was
a total loss, including a new threshing
machine, two reapers, two wheat drills,
wheat tan, and all other farming nipple
ments, together with about FIVE tons of
hay and in the neighberhood of hun
dred bbls. Of corn, footing up at the
lowest estimate $4,000. Mr.. Shop
pard is an industrious young man of
small means, and this loss falls most
heavily upon him, just at the season of
making preparation for summer crops.
DARING BURGLARY.-A burglarious
entrance was effected into the store of
Mr.. Jacob 3. Brown, on Main street,
in this place, on Thursday night last,
and about $25 in money, with groceries,
dry goods, &c, of much greater value
I in all amounting to some go or $40
was taken therefrom. One of the
large glass in the side Of the open front,
next the door, was broken by the thief
or thieves, who then crawled in the
show window and raising the inner
sash, walked directly into the store,
extracting the money from two differ
ent drawers, and securing the goods
from various parts of the store-evi-
dencing perfect familiarity with the en-
tire locality.
CIRcuIr CoURT-The Jefferson Cir
cult Court continued in session last
week, the greater part of which was oc-
cupied III the trial of the chancery cause
of VIM. A. Marshall, Us John Marshall,
! involving about $1,000, which case
was given to the jury on Thursday
afternoon. w. H. Travers for Plain
tiff, and C. J. Faulkner and G. M:
Beltzhoover Tor Defendant The jury
was discharged on Friday, having failed
to agree.
COMMITTED FOR TnEFT.-On Satur-
day Jane Adams, colored, was arrested
for theft. She had been employed as a
servant at the Carter House IN this
place, and a number of articles having
been missed search warrant was pro-
cured by Mr.. Leisenring, and an ex-
animation of the premises OF the negro
woman, in the Southwestern section oil
the town, disclosed thefts beyond even
the greatest suspicion-chairs wash-tubs,
irons, bed-clothing, wearing apparel,
&c, sc, belonging to boarders as well
as the landlord, being found and ldentl-
fed. She was taken before Justice
O'Bannon, and after an examination
was committed to Jail to await the &C.
ton of the next Grand Jury.
REcovERED.-We were pleased, sew
eral DAYS since, to meet Mr.. Harrison
LLOYD, the head of the family that we
reported as being poisoned in our last
issue, and to learn from him that both
himself and family were about recover
ed from the effects of the poison. Mr..
LLOYD still attributes the affair to acct
dent, and attaches suspicion to no one.
HIDDEN TREASURE FoUND.-During
the war it was the practice of those who
were fortunate enough to be the owners
of silver ware or valuables of any des-
scription to hide them away In secret
places to prevent their being stolen and
carried away by the Yankees. Among
those who took this precaution was Mi.
d. C. Coifman, who resides about three
miles southeast of this place. In the
year of 1862, immediately after the first
invasion of the Northern troops in this
section. Mr.. B. took all of his silver tia
bic ware, consisting of one dozen forks,
one dozen teaspoons, one half dozen
table spoons, and one-half dozen desert
spoons; valued at $3.50 and which had
been used but short while, boxed up,
and took them to an old blacksmith
shop which stood near his house, and
there hid them. The stirring events OF
the war and domestic misfortune and
other reverses soon caused MI. G. TO
forget entirely the place where he had
hidden his yaluables, and after many
diligent and truitless searches he gave
them up as lost, or that some one had
watched him when hiding them and
stolen them. Since the war Mr.. Golf
man sold that portion of his farm on
which the black smith shop stood to
Mr.. Martin Warner, and imagine his
surprise when one day last week, whilst
blowing over the ruins Of the old shop
he unearthed the hidden treasure. They
were found TO be almost as bright and
untarnished as they were the day when
hidden. Mr.. Warner Immediately re-
stored the property to their owner
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