Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-01-29
TEMPLAR.

ssg COUNTY NEws.-We clip the
following paragraphs from the last
Charlestown papers,
DEATH OF REV. CHARLES E. AMBER
just as we go tc press we are appri-
sed of the death of Rev Charles f. Am
bler,of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
at the residence Of the late Humphrey
Keyes,in Charlestown, on Friday morn
ing, January 21st, 1876. Mr.. Amber
has for long years been an invalid, and
for some weeks past has been confined
to his home and bed by severe illness,
so that his demise does not take his
friends by surprise He was for num-
Der of years Rector of Zion Church in
this place, and for the past few years
has been preaching in Front Royal, in
Warren County, and Middletown, in
Frederick County, Virginia. He was a
man of singular purity of character, of
pleasant and agreeable manners and be-
loved by all who knew him. AS a
preacher quite above the average, his
sermons were marked by clearness of
statement, logical force, earnest and eff
fectiyc.-Free Press.
WRECK OF RAILROAD Tram
About midnight on Saturday night last
an extra stock train bound East on The
Valley Branch of the 3. o. & r. r.,
had just passed Charlestown, when 4 Sc
rous accident occurred. Five loaded
cars were thrown from the track and
wrecked, by the breaking of rail, after
the engine and FIVE Df the forward cars
had passed hver Five head of cattle,
twcnty-three hogs, three sheep and one
calf were killed outright, besides mum
Der seriously injured-in all nearly fifty
head.-Spirt.
PROPERTY PuRcuAsED.-Mr. Geo. W.
Boyer, formerly of this county, now Of
Martinsburg, we understand, has pur-
chased the Browns Shop property, on
the B. & O. r. r., in this county, con-
sisting of two dwelling houses and
blacksmith and wagon-maker shop, for
which he pays about f2,Oo0,-Spnit.
DISTRESSING AccIDENT.-Jeanette
Beall, aged fodr years, little daughter
of Mr.. Colin holland, residing near Lee
town, in this county, was the victim of
a distressing occurrence on Friday night
last. The coffee pot had just been tax
en- from the stove and placed on the
table, when the little girl attempted to
take drink from the spout of the YES
sci and swallowed a quantity of the
scalding fluid, well nigh producing a
fatal effect.-Spirii.
SERIOUSLY EURNEp.-On Thursday
night of last week, about ten o'clock the
clothes of Mrs. Benjamin Bepner caught
fire. In efforts to extirguish the fire
Mr.. Benner-a gentleman OF 20 years
of age,-and his son and daughter were
quite seriously burned-the hands of
Mr.. Benner being burned to a crisp.
Mrs. Benner was less seriously injured
than the others-her clothes having
been quickly torn from her person.
Free Press.
LoTs PURcuAsED.-The two Town
Lots belonging to tue county, and loca-
ted in the Southern part of this place,
were sold on Monday, the smaller one
purchased by Mr.. Hiram O3annon, for
the sum of S75:aud the other, containing
about halt acre, by J. n. Gallaher,
for the sum of S20l.-Ffee Press
RE- A RUNAwAr Casa CORES
pendent writing from Urbana, Ohio,
under date of January l4th, to the Gin
clnnati Enquirer says
After six months search, John Plat
ner, of Hedgesyille, Berkeley county,
w. Va, has found his daughter Mary,
who ran away from home on the 14th
of last July with Frederick Lanehart
She has two babies five weeks old She
was married to Lanehart at Harrisburg
the day after she eloped. Her father
has been very active in bis searches, and
has discovered that Lanehart has two
other wives, one in Pennsylvania and
one in Virginia, and upon his affidavit
Lanehart was arrested on charge OF big
amy, and upon confessing to have been
married at least once before. Platner
and his daughter returned TO w. Vir-
ginia.
Some addled-brained person are al
tempted to get up third party excite
ment in Washington. The opinion pre-
walls, however, that it will prove a
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