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town on Tuesday.
Mr. Waddy Grove visited friends in this
vicinity last week
Judge E Boyd Faulkner is registered a
the Watson House
Miss Agnes Kennedy has returned tC
Charles county, Nd
Miss May Evans, Of Middleway, is visit
ing Miss Mary Beckwith.
Mrs. WIN. Campbell is visiting friends in
Washington and Alexandria.
Miss Maggie OFT, of Halltown, was visit
ing friends in town last week.
Mr.. Cleou Moore and Mr.. VIM. Campbell
were in Washington last week
Capt. Thos. Rausou, of Stauuton, is Wis
ting his brother, Dr. James NJ. Ransom.
Miss Fannie V. Miller, of Montgomery
county, Nd, is visiting Mrs. G.. w. Haines.
Mrs. C. P. Matthaei and Mrs. Daniel
Matthsei, of Mar,insburg, are visiting Mrs.
Chas. W. Brown.
Miss Turner, of Front Royal, Virginia,
is visiting Wis Maggie Mason at the home
81. L.. Il. f. Mason.
Miss Sophy Colston, youngest daughter
Of Capt. W. B. Colston, of Martinsburg,
was the guest of Miss Neville Mitchell last
week.
Mr. John Morris, who has been with the
Vulcan Road Machine Company here, has
accepted a position at Steelton, Pa, and
left for that place on Saturday.
Mr.. VIM. H. Wilson, eldest son of Hon.
VIM. L. Wilson, has gone to Detroit to en-
ter into a copartnsrship with Hon. Don NJ.
Dickinson in the practice of law.
Mr.. VIM. Agnew, of Nottoway county,
Virginia, is in charge of the prescription
department of Dr. Bishops drug store Mr..
Aguew is a nephew of Judge Farrar, who
recently lectured here.
Messrs Herbert and Richard Alexander,
of Charles Town, were in Shepherdstown
on Monday making plat of the town for
the use Of the insurance firm of Washing
ton & Alexander.-&ep. Register.
An east-bound freight train on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad ran into rock
which had fallen upon the track near Toll
Gate station at one O'Clock Friday morning.
The engine, tender and ten loaded cars were
smashed into kindling wood and the track
torn up for over two hundred yards. En-
giueer William Spots was killed and Fire
man Ed. Watkins aud Brakeman Foley
were seriously injured Mr.. Spots was a
native Of this place and son of the late
George W. SPOTS. Wells SPOTS, a broth
er Of the engineer Just killed, was also a
railroad man and came to his death by a
similar accident several years ago. The
mother has the sincere sympathy
Of the community. The deceased leaves
wife and children who reside at Grafton
Last week mention was made Of the sue
cess of the County Court in breaking the
deadlock that existed for several days by
the election of Mr.. John T. ColstoD to the
seat on the bench made vacant by the res
ignation Of Col Jno. Thos. Gibson. But
Mr.. Colstou, for personal reasons, declined
the honor, and Mr. Samuel Ri>sler was
elected Maj. W. II. I. Lewis was
then reelected president of the court
There was a good deal Of excellent court
timber from which to make a choice of
and the selection Of Mr..
Rissler will give satisfaction, as he is gen.
tleman Of good character, intelligent, and
Astounding in everyday sense.
Judge Faulkner began the Spring term
Of the Circuit Court yesterday. The grand
jury was composed of good and substantial
citizens and the foreman was Mr..
VIM Beall, who is experienced as SUCH
The Judge, in his charge, concisely and
clearly set forth their duty. In addition TO
the home bar contingent, the legal profess
sion was represented by Col. BOyce, Hons.
Marshall Mccormick and A. Moore, Jr., of
Clarke, Capt. ThOs D. Ransom, Of Staun-
ton, Hon. j. d. Butt, of Harpers Ferry,
Hon. Robt T. Barton, Of Winchester,
Capt. Frank Clarke, of Baltimore, and
Mr.. Stewart, Of Philadelphia