Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-04-24
berkeley County.
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ACCIDENTs.-On last Monday week
ago, DR.. Page of this city, met with
quite an accident He was in the act
of stepping into wagon and his foot
and leg slipped between the spokes OF
the wheel. lie fell backwards, bruis-
ing his leg badly.
Several weeks ago Mr.. w. H. Grim,
who was moving his household goods
from Jefferson to farm near this city
which he had leased from Mr.. I. G.
Flagg, came near losing his life. When
near Darkesville he made the attempt
to get on his saddle horse, the team
being in motion, but missing lis hold,
was thrown directly before the wheel.
He had presence of mind to call the
team to halt, and this saved his life.
The fall however caused very severe
bruise of the arm and shoulder, the use
of which he has not yet recovered.
Mr.. David Gletner, an employe OF
the B. & o. railroad, who resides near
Backcreek, was instantly killed on last
Monday evening week. 1t seems he
is in the habit of riding home on freight
trains, Jumping off when they arrived
near the creek As he leaped from the
train on Monday, another passing III
the opposite direction ran over him be-
fore he could get out of the way. HIS
father met the same sad fate not far
from this spot several years ago
Statesman.
A horse attached to Mr.. Zeph Nor
gan's buggy, hitched near Morgans
store in Gerardstown, became frighten-
ed, and in his gyrations managed to
hang the buggy on a paling fence,
smashing up things generally, so says
the Times.
Mr.. Frederick Miller, one of Napo-
/ leon Bonaparte's ole soldiers who took
part in the famous battle of Waterloo
left with his son-in-law and family, tor
a new home in the West, last week.
He has lived in this neighborhood for
several years past and seems quite Wig
orous for man Of his age.-GerardS-
tom Times
Mr.. David II. Miller, well-known
and highly respected citizen OF this
county, died suddenly at his residence
near Falling Waters, on last Tuesday
night. His remains were inferred III
Tuscarora cemetery. Statesman.
Our young friend, Mr.. Lloyd Hoke,
native of old Berkeley, left for st.
Louis, Mo-, on last Tuesday. for the
purpose of completing his education for
the ministry. He isa young man OF
great promise, and we have no doubt
will be most earnest and efficient
worker in his Masters cause.-Hdies-
man.
BOLD RoBBERY.-While Andrew
McCleary, Esq was holding court in
this city, some thief or thieves on last
Wednesday night, entered his smoke
house by digging under the wall near
the ground and took eight hams and
one shoulder of meat, and so successful
were the scoundrels that they repeated
the robbery on the next night, taking
this time seven shoulders and one ham,
leaving Mr.. McC, but one piece. This
is heavy loss and it is to be hoped
that the perpetrators may be found and
punished.
We learn also that Mr. Sutton, resi-
ding in the same nei ghborhood, had
three hogs and all his chickens stoler
on Friday night, very likely by the
same parties Statesman.
The concerts given by the Lutheran
! Choir Of this city, assisted by the Am
ateur Orchestra, on last Thursday and
Friday evening, were complete sue
cess. Large and appreciative au
! diences greeted the perfo rmers each
evening. The rendition of the various
pieces was critically perfect and all
were charmed. 1t gives us pleasure to
chronicle the fact that our citizens have
shown their gratitude to those who in
the past so kindly lent thir aid and
talents for charitable purpose. Tho
proceeds, amount to upwards of $40,
will be used i'll lighting the Lutheran
church with gas.-MafeSmm.
Another of the link which bind the
present with former generations has
: been broken by the death of Mrs. Sarah
w. Campbell, which occurred at her
residence in this place, about o'clock,
on Sunday morning, April llth, 1875.
She was, propably, the Oldest person
in this end of the county, being at
the time of her death in the SSth
year of her age Calmly and peaceful
ly-without pain or sufering-she
passed away from earth and entered
upon the land of eternal rest, where
the inhabitants never grow old and
life is not measured by years.-G.
IimtS.
We understand that man by the
name of Hoge, who lived somewhere
on Backcreek, upon whom suspicion
rests for attempting an outrage upon
the person of Mrs. Daft on North
Mountain, noted in our last issue,
was arrested bv a constable, but es-
capped. The officer surely took no
precautions to hold the prisoner. This
matter should be thoroughly inyesti-
gated. Statesman.
An IMPORTANT WILL CAsE-In the
Court of Appeals, in Richmond, Judge