Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-03-20
IEFS.

The question Of license or no license
is agitating the public at Berkeley
Springs. The editor of the Netcs says
he got enough Of local option in one
year to last him lifetime.
The morning freight train on the
Norfolk & Western Railroad struck
fine COW belonging to Mrs. Pendleton
on Tuesday and cut off one Of its legs.
The animal had to be killed.
The Shepherdstown Mining, Manu-
featuring and Improvement Compa-
ny has its prospectus in the hands OF
the printer, and the documents Will
probably be ready for issue next
week.
1t is said that Judge ID. B. Lucas is
negotiating for the sale of some land
near Millville, Jefferson county,
whereon there is vein Of fine mar
BILE. The limestone quarries at Mill
vile have been leased by the b. u q.
Some Cumberland persons have
raked up some old claims against the
canal and are making an effort TO
hinder the work of repairs. But
Gen. Bradley Il. johnson says that
there is nothing in the claims and that
the trustees will keep right on.
Jos. Trapnell, Esq, Special Com
missioner, during the February term
OF Court consummated the sale OF the
Fry property, near Summit Point.
Capt. j. K. Mccain, Of Frederick
county, Md, was the purchaser, pay
ing therefor the sum Of 50, 800 cash.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. f. Legge will be glad to learn that
they will go to housekeeping in Shop
herdstown instead of removing TO
Wheeling. Mr.. Legge has rented
Mrs. H. p. Aliens large house at the
edge of town, and will move into it
shortly.
For the third time the Charlestown
postoffice was broken into Sunday
night. About fifteen or twenty dol
lars in change was stolen from the
money drawer An attempt was
made to blow open the safe, but it
failed, and the burglars were fright
ened off.
In illustrating the fruits of adver-
Using. an exchange says: "A family
in Florida lost their little boy, and ad-
vertised for him in a daily paper.
That very afternoon an alligator
crawled up out of the swamp and died
on the front doorstep. In his stom-
ach were found a handful OF red hair,
some bone buttons, a pair of boot
heels, a glass alley, a pair Of check
pants, and a paper collar.
The old Neill homestead, on the
farm belonging to Mr.. r. w. Morrow,
at Shenandoah Junction, was de-
stroyed by fire about 4 o'clock on
Monday afternoon. Only one portion
of the house-the basement-waso c-
eupied, and that is supposed to have
been set afire by sparks from n stove.
The building was a large brick one,
but was pretty we'll covered by all in
surance of $4,000 in the Jefferson
County Mutual Company.
The distance by the line of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from the
guard lock at Cumberland to tide
water at Georgetown is 1914 miles.
The canal was opened for navigation
over the whole route from tidewater
to Cumberland October 10, 1850 The
aggregate cost of constructing the
canal, as per clerks statement pub
lished in the report of 1851 made TO
stockholders, was 81, 0u, 176.21. This
amount exceeded the estimates by
| 50. OS7, S16. %, and it does not include
the millions spent for repairs, &c.
A passenger train on the Norfolk
and Western Railroad struck Lula
and Leila COpperage Monday morn
ing on u trestle near Coyner's Springs
five miles from Roanoke, instantly
killing Leila, aged nineteen years,
and injuring Lula, aged seventeen
wears. so that she died that evening.
The girls were walking on the track
and the train dashed around sharp
curve and was on them before they
could escape Their parents were
walking along road near the track
and witnessed the accident.
Howard Fidinger and George Fry,
two prisoners undergoing peniten-
tiary sentence, but brought back to
this county as witnesses, escaped from
jail about one o'clock last Monday
night, by picking the locks. Edward
Allen, belonging to the same party,
went out with them, but returned
and aroused Jailor Young and in
formed him of the facts. l.. II. Custer,
awaiting indictment for embezzle-
ment, was also freed by the others,
but refused to go out. Charles King,
colored boy convicted Of stealing,
went out with Fidinger and Fry.
Mr.. Henry Zeigler died Tuesday
evening at his residence in Hagers-
town, aged about forty years. His
death was the result of an abnormal
growth of his right leg, just above
the knee. About seven years ago
the bone began to increase, until at
the time of his death, it was four
times the ordinary size. He consulted
eminent physicians, both at home
and at a distance, but he obtained no
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