Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03
NEIcHBORINc NEWS.
From he .Shepherdstolr,, ReQister.l

From the Shephsrdstolrn Register.l
According to the old saying, "a
green Christmas makes a fat grave
yard,' and vice versa, SO we can look
for healthy season next year.
A tramp kicked in a large show
window in Carlisle, Pa, the other
day, in order that he might get to jail
and have comfortable place for the
winter.
A Shepherdstown mother has mir
aculously cured her youngest son of
smoking by the laying on of hands,
Our information does not say where
the hands We're laid on.
The Potomac Cement Mill below
town has closed for the season, and
all work in connection Herewith sus-
pended. Over 800 barrels of ce-
nent was made during the past
season, most of which was sold in
Washington.
A young man by the name of Ride
iOur, residing between the two canal
locks, opposite Harper's Ferry, WAS
struck by a train on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, on last Friday, in
SANITY killed. His head was almost
-evered from his body.
Some weeks ago we published an
trticle concerning one Mr.. Steck,
moving how he successfully "raised
the wind " by dipping several gentle
men in a horse and buggy transaction.
Mr.. Steck has been heard from again,
mi judging from a printed postal re-
eived at this Office last Friday he
must be either regular terror or n
.earfully slandered man. Mr.. Steck
pent a considerable portion of his
|. iine in Shephersdstown during the
'ast two or three years. The postal
ard is as follows:
$500 REGARD. For the necessary
violence leading to the arrest of "
|. Stuck, alias w. HI. Steck, ALA,
Tony Steck, alias DIR. w. HI. Steck,
.lias DIR. Don Carlos, alias G. III Brown,
Iias Harry Dillon, alias Tony Dillon.
lias w. III. Reid he is one of tn.
est and shrewdest confidence men.
IS we'll as a grand planner and
chemer, dresses well and of fine ap
'earance and well educated, is aboui
3 or "A years old, has black hair and
noustache, brown eyes and very fail
Dmplexion, is wanted at Little Rock.
Ark., for bank robbery, in Maryland
or horse stealing, in Pennsylvania
or det'rauding wholesale firms oi
money, in West Virginia for borrow
hg large amounts of money, in KEN
uckey for counterfeiting silver COLI.
IS well as in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana,
Missouri, Georgia, Mississippi, Ala
anna, North and Sonth Carolinas an,
Virginia for safe blowing. 1t is sal,
y Missouri detectives he is more dai
ny than Jesse James.
The above was born in Smithfield.
'ayette county, Pa, and is though
he plans raids with the Buzzard gang
above reward will be paid by
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN S. S. Co.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr.. J. r. Randall, well-knowl.
southern poet, and the author OF
he song," Maryland, My Maryland
writes us follows to the Atlanta (Ga.
hT0nicle and COastituti0ndlist, froi
Washington, under date of Decembel
9TH:
" Just fifty years ago, Professor
Joseph Henry, then professor a
.'rincetOn College, used to exhibit t,
is students an electrical apparatus OF
lis own designing by which, with tn,
i'll Of bells, intelligent symbols wer,
transmitted. This was the first prac
ical hint of the telegraph, afterward,
perfected, or rather improved, b,
Morse. Col. A. r.. Boteler, who Wa,
me of Professor Henry's students.
ellis me that his teacher used to say
know not what this force may &C
omplish in the future, but would no
re surprised at any marvellous devel-
,pment.' We all know how wonder
ully the old scientists prediction ha
zen realized, and i'm no more startlin,
II dramatic manner than a Presiden
II Washington, with the touch of
niger, starting the gigantic machiner,
# the Worlds Fair at New Orleans
The assembiage witnessing this move
eat WAS brilliant and distinguishes,
me. Among the brightest and hand
omest of the special guests of tn,
resident, was the brilliant daughte
'fCol. Boteler, Mrs. Charlotte John
IN, who has, in health or sickness,
..r0ved herself the kind and usefu.
riend of all the many Southern pe0-
lie who come to Washington, and e.
ecially those who reside at the Met
epolitan Hotel"