Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-14

Adam r. s. Poisal, of Martinsburg,
has just been granted a pension.
Rev. c. NJ. Aurand, pastor of the
Lutheran church at Williamsport,
has accepted a call to Connellsville,
Pa.
There is talk of building a branch
railroad from Keedysville to Sharps-
burg, connecting with the B. & o. at
the former place.
Three Charlestown sportsmen lately
killed in one day in Rappahannock
county, Va, one hundred partridges
and twenty-five rabbits.
Rev. Frank Dixon, pastor of the
Baptist church, in Charlestown has
resigned that charge to accept call
from large congregation in Oakland,
California.
The ordination and installation of
Licentiate George G.. Everhart took
place in the Reformed Chuch on
Wednesday evening. The sermon
was preached by Rev. G. Clever, d.
d., from John 20:2l, GAS my Father
has sent me, even SO send you"
The Maryland and Virginia Bridge
Company has determined to erect a
wire cable at its ferry over the Poto-
mac at Shepherdstown, for use dur
ing high water. The cable arrived
on Tuesday, and Capt. III. f. Barn.
hart is now experimenting its cree
ton.
In last weeks Register mention was
made that several trunks had been
taken flom the B. & Q. depot in
Charlestown and broken open. On
Monday night of last week similar
robbery was perpetrated at the S. V.
station there. Trunks belonging to
Mrs. Grant, of Winchester, were
rified, and the vaIuables in them car
ried away by the thieves, who scat
tered the other articles about the
place.
On Thursday while out fox-hunting
with two other men, halfa mile south
of High Rock observatory, at Pen
Mar, Mr.. Aquilla A. Fox,of Frederick
county, discovered pair of mems
trousers, and upon investigation found
near by q mans skull and most Of the
bones of the body, and shirt, hat and
slippers. He had full set of teeth.
Four Of his upper teeth were filled
with gold and one with what looked
like lead. The party reported the dis
coyery at Pen-Mar and afterwards
gathered up the bones and clothing
and took them there.
a SUDDEN DEATH.-Last Thurs
day Mrs. Adelia t. Bane and her son,
John w. Bane, came upto Shepherds,
town from Washington to spend
few days with the family of Mr.. T
ii. Davis with whom they had beer
intimate for years. Mrs. Bane was
apparently in the best of health unit
Saturday evening, when she was sud
denly stricken with apoplexy, and ii
two hours was corpse, The remains
were enclosed in a handsome caske
by Undertaken Hoffman, and on Mon
day were sent to Washington, Mr.. I
II, Davis accompanying them to thai
city. Mrs. Bane was the widow of the
late W. III. Bane, formerly connected
with Adams Express Company il
Washington. Her sad and sudder
death was quite shock to this com
munity. She was little over forty
years of age,
ALL THREE LODGED IN JAIL
Officers George Brill and Jesse Har
man were informed Thursday even
ing that about forty dollars worth OF
clothing and wearing apparel belong
ing to Mrs. G. w. Show, West Wash
ington street, had suddenly and mys.
teriously disappeared and within two
hours the lost property had been re.
covered and three parties lodged in
Jail to answer the charge of larceny
and receiving the stolen goods. Ida
Snyder, formerly in the employ OF
Mrs. Show as a domestic, was charged
with the theft. Gertie Shepherd, a
young girl, was arrested on the street
while wearing one Of the stolen dress.
es, and the balance of the property
being found in the possession Of a
man named Early, who keeps a res.
taurant on West Franklin street, in
the Hawthorn property, he too was
lodged in Jail, having been committed
by Justice Middlekauff for further
hearing this afternoon.-H dgersto,c1i
Globe.
Early and Gertie Shepherd were
discharged from custody, and the
Snyder girl was sent to the female
house of refuge until sheis of age.
On Tuesday Judge Duckwall rem
dered his opinion in the celebrated
case of the Fidelity Insurance, Trust
and Safe Deposit Company, trustee,
VS.. the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company. The suit was brought for
the purpose of having a foreclosure Of
the mortgages on the road. The Gen.
trail Improvement Company, by peti.
tion, set up a claim to certain mort.
gage bonds which the railroad compa-
ny, in 1887, agreed to issue and de.
liver to it, but failed to do. The case
was before this court on the report Of
+. w. Brown. commissioner, to whom
the case was referred, TO ascertain the
amount due the Central Improve
ment Company as damages against
the railroad company for its failure tc
perform its part of the contract of 1878
The commissioner reported the