Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-13


From the .SlsepherdstosCn Register.l
The Republican Executive Commit
tee Of this county has called c0nven-
tion to meet at the courthouse in
Charlestown on Saturday, September
18th. 1t is the intention of the Re-
publicans to run a county ticket in OPP
position to the Democrats.
Shepherdstown and the country
south and east of it was visited by a
tremendous rain-storm last Saturday
afternoon. In various parts of the
country much damage was DONE
leagues Run filled up the valley, the
culvert under the river road having
become choked up. The pressure Of
the water finally became SO strong
that the entire culvert and road was
washed out at the foot of the big hill.
The waters being released suddenly
went out with fearful rush, carry
ing huge stones and the debris far out
into the river. 1t is said the current
swept clear across the river. The
road is washed out to depth of near
ly forty feet and about fifty feet wide.
Rattlesnake Run was higher than dur
ing the other big storm this summer.
From its source to the river it swept
everything before it. On the DUFF
fields and CharlestOwn roads, where
ordinarily person can jump across it,
the run became impossible to horses
even, and overlooked its banks for a
great distance. The wooden bridge
on the pike was carried away. At
Captain Moler's residence, Mr.. Snave-
ly, the huckster, attempted to cross
the run with his wagon, loaded with
poultry and produce. The water was
rising rapidly, and before he got
across several dozen of his fowls were
drowned, and he came very near los
ing his wagons and horses. The car
penter shop and blacksmith shop of
Mr.. G. ID. Bowers were carried off by
the flood and the tools scattered. The
blacksmith shop had been standing
for sixty years, but had to yield to
the pressure of the waters this time.
At Mr.. Benjamin Hoffman's mill
much damage was done. He had
just had a new abutment built, the
dam repaired and the property other
wise put in good condition from the
effects of the other storm, and all the
work was swept away, causing him
great loss. Much regret is felt for his
misfortune. Mr.. John w. Hill, who
lives on the SCHNEIDER farm below
town, informs us that his loss will be
about one hundred dollars, in fencing,
crops, &c. We are informed that it
did not rain in the neighbOrhood of
Shenandoah junction and Duffields-
it just poured down by bucketsful.-
All the lowlands were overfiowed,
and a large quantity of timber that
was being loaded on the cars at the
former place was carried by the water
as far down as Duffields, where it
lodged against the buildings. The
new switch of the Baltimore. and
Ohio Railroad at Mr.. Barnhart's ware
house was washed out, and the tracks
of the road were completely submerg-
ed below Duffields. A force of men
had to be set to work at once to re-
move fence rails, ties and other float
ing timber from the tracks. In some
sections hail fell in small quantities,
but no damage, as far as we have
learned, resulted from this source.
Miss Clemmie Hensley, of Martins
burg, is visiting Miss Mary Fayman
in this town.
Attic Shepherdstown M. f. Church,
Sept. 2, by Rev. James McI.aren,
Thomas G. Greenwood and Miss
Laura G. Waters, both of Shepherds
town.
At his residence on Major Douglas
farm, opposite Shepherdstown, Sept.
2, NicOdemus Zimmerman, aged 40
years, 5 months and ID days.
A session of the Supreme Court of
Appeals was held in Charlestown last
week. The following cases from this
county were heard =
Mong ct al. rs. Trustees of Lutheran
Church, from Berkeley County; GER
tiari awarded.