Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-06-14
Shepherdstown News.

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Miss Lottie Doll and Miss Bette
Doll, of Martinsburg, visited Mrs.
John Reynolds this week.
Mr.. A. S. Link has presented to the
Episcopal Chapel at Duffields most
handsome walnut pulpit, which has
been placed in position in that edifice.
There are 27S convicts in the West
Virginia Penitentiary-l88 white and
80 black 3white females and color
ed females. Jefferson county has IL,
Fayette 80, Berkeley 8, Kanawha 16,
Ohio II, Mercer 10, Wood %. There
are Is life convicts. Crime seems to
be on the increase, and Sc new iron
cells are being built at a cost of $40 900.
Tho notorious Bob Washington,
who was one of the greatest thieves
that ever invested this neighborhood,
and who escaped from the officers
after he had been arrested for horse
stealing few years ago, was arrested
again last week. He was captured by
Detective Wirts, of the B. & o. Rail-
road, charged with breaking open a
car at Point of Rocks and stealing
quantity Of goods there-from. He was
sent to the Frederick Jail.
A dastardly act was done at Ha-
gerstown last Friday. When the ex-
lcursion train from Gettysburg to
Washington was passing through Ha-
gerstown, on the Western Maryland,
q passenger reached out of car win
dow and grabbed Harry Meter,
ten-year-o boy, who was sitting on
the express platform at the station,
aud pulled him off the platform. The
boy fell under the car, and the wheels
cut off part of one of his feet. The
train did not stop, and no one knows
who pulled the boy off. The boys
foot will have to be amputated,
BARN BURNED.-About 5 O'Clock
last Sunday morning Mr.. James E.
Maddox, who lives about three miles
north Of Shepherdstown, awoke and
discovered that his barn was on fire,
in fact, already burned almost to the
ground. There were consumed with
it a calf, buggy, a lot of harness,
cutting box, etc. The fire was the
work of an incendiary. A mans
tracks were discovered leading from
the road TO the barn and back again,
and it could be seen where he had
stood for some time behind cedar
tree. The barn was insured for 1915.
DEATH OF Mrs. A. M. STALEY.-
Mrs. Ann NJ. Staley, a former resident
of this place, died at the home of her
son, Mr.. William Staley near Selma,
California, on Friday evening, May
23d, after an illness of only three days,
the result of stroke of paralysis.
Mrs. Staley was born in Shepherds
town, w. Va, February 5th, 1919. and
was at the time of her death II years,
months and II days old. She was
consistent Christian for more than so
years of her life. Mrs. Staley was
married in Virginia, February 2, lS4l,
and in November, 1880, went to Fres-
no county, CAL, and settled about 3
miles south of Selma. Her husband,
Mr.. Stephen Staley, died October 8,
1884. The funeral services of Mrs.
Staley were held Saturday afternoon
in the Episcopal Church, and her re-
mains were inferred in Selma Gene
terry.
| CARRIED HIM TWELVE MILES,
Wednesday night Mr.. Frank Clop-
per, who was injured in the railway
accident at Dust'S Crossing three
weeks ago, was carried from the
dwelling of Mr.. Raleigh Moler. where
he had lain ever since he was hurt, to
his home at Ke9dysville, Md. The
nature of his injuries made a safe
journey in a vehicle impossible, so
he was carried the entire distance of
ttrn al II CfrntRhnr
brother Odd Fellows carried him.
AT $50 in the evening they made a
start, and relays of members of the
Shepherdstown Lodge brought him
to this place, reaching here at $50.
at the river they were met by about
forty Maryland Odd Fellows, who
took charge of him the balance
of the way. They reached home
safely shortly after midnight, the sick
man having stood the trip remarka-
bly, well. The novel procession at
tracted considerable attention on our
streets as it passed through town.
Two MORE VICTIMS OF THE CARS
Mr.. j. Randolph Strider was instantly
killed by a locomotive on the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad at Peacher's
hlll SiOooluSS Il lItiC HCot Vi lioi pei .
Ferry, on Wednesday about noon.
lie had been to his farm several miles
above Shepherdstown in the morn
ing, driving two-horse wagon. He
was returning to his fathers place
when just as he was crossing the
railroad the Cincinnati express train
struck his wagon. He was instantly
killed. One limb was cut off and his
body was badly bruised besides. He
was killed within sight of home and
in full view OF his sister, who stated
that the engineer did not sound the
whistle until the locomotive was
almost upon the team. The horses
were uninjured, but the wagon was
smashed and four hogs in it killed.
Mr.. Strider was young man OF
excellent character, and was known
and respected by large circle of
friends. He was graduate of Shep-
herd College, and was to have de-
liyerpd the Grafton at the Alumni An.