Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-10-29

= <SAIDkk DA ssss.s..sOCA 4. SO 1891
E The jewelry store of Mr.. WI
Jones, in the very centre of the business
portion of Martinsburg, was entered by
burglars on Wednesday night, or Thurs
day morning of last week, and an attempt
made to. blow open his large safe, in which
is kept all his valuable jewelry, watches
diamonds, &c.
The burglars gained access to the build
Ing by che rear lots adjoining. They then
with 4 brace and half inch bit bored OF
the fastenings on the shutter The old
tactics of drilling was resorted to, and
n hole was made in the left hand door (the
safe has double doors) just above the
knob that works the combination. The
drill was sunk until it came in contact
with the thick steel plate underneath.
Powder. or some other explosive material
WAS inserted and set off with fuse. The
explosion blew off the combination knobs
and forced the outside iron plate about an
inch at the bottom, but otherwise left the
safe unframed. Ii is supposed that when
the burglars examined the effects Of the
explosion. and found the removal of the
outside plate only brought them in con-
tact with heavy steel plates of double
thickness, and so hardened as to be i'm
pervious to any drill, they gave the job up
in disgust and went ont by the way they
entered. The Independent says that the
explosion occurred at O'Clock Thursday
morning and was distinctly heard and
felt by those residing in the immediate
neighborhood. Mr.. Fritz Baker, who re-
sides in the building imm .diately adjoin-
ing the jewelry store, was awakened BY
the jar and the noise, and got up and came
out OH the street. Directly after, he dis
covered fire in the jewelry store, and
gave the alarm. In very short time
number of persons had collected in front
of the store, but being unable to force the
door, Mr.. Jones was sent for, and on ar
irving with the key, it was found that the
explosion had set fire TO piece of carpet
used by the burglars. 1t was cNtinguish-
ed with few buckets of water.
eE- GROUND LIMESTONE AS A FERTILE
zER.-A couple of weeks since, orr friend
Mr.. Harrison Beelcr, says the Hagerstown
Mail, showed US bottle containing a
sample of limestone, ground rs fine as
coarse flour. The grinding had been done
at Rowland's (the old Hager) mill, east OF
town OH the Antietam. a regular bust
ness of grinding has been carried on there
and the experiment Of testing this appli-
ance AS new fertilizer is now being made
with very great thoroughness. Mr.. Beel-
er has been studying up the subject, and
is satisfied the application of ground lime
stone (nnburnt) will be most beneficial to
our soil. His idea is that it will be quite
a productive fertilizer as most Of those
now in Use, and at comparatively little
cost. On Tuesday we again met him, and
he informed Us that some forty different
farmers had gotten the ground limestone
from the mill, and had mixed it with their
wheat in drilling this fall. They had
sown it alongside of other fertilizers, and
already the contrast between that wheat
which had been sown with the ground
limestone and the other was most appar-
ent. the advantage being in favor of the
limestone. We will watch with interest
development. in this race ant keep our
readers posted as to results.
ROBBERY AT WEvERTON.-We learn
from the HagerstOwn Globe that on Mon
dav morning it was discovered that some
person had broken into freight car at
Weverton, B. & O. Y. r., during the pre-
yious night and that large box consigned
TO Messrs. w. O. Baker & Bro, kecdys-
vile, had been demolished and the con-
tents removed. BY this operation Messrs.
c. f. Shaffer, and Snyder & Shaffer,
Boonsboro', F. Wyand and w. 0. Baker
& Bro, Keedysville, and ID. "A. Roher I,
Rohrersville, lost merchandise of unknown
value. Tuesday morning another car was
found to have been broken at the same
place, and goods for c. J. Young, Boons-
boro', stolen. There is 10 clue to the rot
beers. Freight for points along the Wash
ington County Branch arrive ut Weverton
during the early part OF the night, remain
ing there until the morning. 1t is while
the cars are laying there that they have
been broken open.
P. S.-Detectives Hutchinson and Ry-
an. EMPLOYEES of the b. & o. X. X. Co.,
arrested young colored man named
Lewis Washington Davis, while i'll the act
of robbing freight car that was standing
at Weverton, OH Wednesday morning.
He confessed having committed the rob-
berries. He was placed in the Hagers-
town Jail.
wThe October term Of Berkeley Coun
ty Circuit Court is still in session-Judge
Faulkner presiding.
Hamilton Hardy alias Hamilton McIn-
tyre, felony, found guilty and sentenced
TO five years in the penitentiary.
State vs.. Martin Bumgardner; indicted
for carrying concealed weapons; tried by
Jury and found guilty. Fined $50, and
committed to Jail for a period not to ex-
coed 90 days.
State VS.. James Dalton, assault with in
tent to kill; adjudged guilty; so fine and
costs, and committed to Jail for 90 days.
State VS.. VIM. Miles, colored, and Eliz-
abeth Clark, white, lewd and laSciviouS
cohabitation; adjudged guilty and each
fined $50 and costs, and committed to jail
for five months. For assault with intent
TO kill, Miles was committed for 30 days i'll
addition to penalty in first case.
VIM. Banks. assault and battery, with
dangerous weapon; $50 fine and costs and