Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-03-31
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

Star. Why in the world didn't you
cause them to he arrested when you
had them so completely surrounded 2
Mr.. Thomas Cockrill, an aged citi-
zen Of this county, died ut his home
near Halltown last Monday. He
survived the death Of his brother,
Mr.. Joseph Cockrill, only about two
weeks.
A team Of horses was frightened By
train No. 6 on the n. L. w. Railroad
at the crossing of the Williamsport
pike near Hagerstown Wednesday
morning. and John Conrad, farm
laborer who was driving them, was
crushed to death against telegraph
pole.
Michael Buckleman, an old con-
ductor on the b. and o. Railroad.
while attempting to get on an engine
Wednesday OF last week at Harper's
Ferry, slipped and had his left foot
so badly crushed that it will have to
be amputated. He was taken to his
home in Martinsburg.
On Monday last while Miss Emma
Henrietta, living at Duf1ields, was set
ting beside stove feeding her father,
who was sick, her clothing caught
fire from spark and at once burst
into n blaze. She was burned about
her lower limbs very seriously before
the fire was extinguished.
Major H. w. Blunt, of Washington,
has sent to his farm near Shepherds
town his fine young stallion, King
Midas, and will keep him here some
time for breeding purposes. King
Midas is a running horse, and is u
splendid animal, large and handsome,
and possessed of the finest strains OF
running blood.
A fine young Jersey heifer belong
ing to Mrs. H. NJ. Pendleton was so
badly hurt by the cars one night last
week that it had TO be killed. 1t was
knocked in the head in the evening
and by next morning the entire car
cass had been carried away by colored
persons who wanted fresh beef with
out paying for it.
The University at Knoxville, Tenn,
a preparatory school for the Univer-
sity of Tennessee, was burned Wed
nesday. The teachers and students
had narrow escapes. The loss is
$4,000. Mr.. Cecil Baker, son Of
Deputy Sheriff Baker Of this county,
is professor of English and history in
the above institution.
Navigation was stopped for four
! days on the canal last week by the
sinking of boat, caused by striking
q stone which had fallen into the
canal from the cliffs at Snyder's ware
house, near Sharpsburg. The coal
| with which it was loaded had to be
transferred to another boat after the
water had been drawn off.
a number Of the young ladies OF
Shepherdstown will give an enter
tainment in the town hall next Mon
day night, April Sd, for the benefit Of
full empire drill, readings, etc 1t will
| be- an enjoyable performance, snd
| should be largely attended. AdmiS-
sion 20 cents, children II cents. Doors
open at o'clock, exercises begin at S.
A meeting of local newspaper men
was held at Martinsburg last Friday
to arrange for the annual meeting of
the West Virginia Editorial Associa
ton in that place on the 10th of May
In the intervals between business
there will probably be a visit to An
tietam battlefield, a banquet and
! other pleasures, and after adjourn
ment the Association will go on an
excursion to Chicago.
The WAYNE News says: 1T is ru-
mored that the Kenovo Blusfield
branch of the Norfolk & Western
Railroad, known as the Ohio Exten-
sion, will soon go into the hands of
receiver. This line cost the company
$50, 900 per mile and it has not realized
sufficiently on the outlay to be re-
li,ved OF the financial embarrass-
ment." How can one part OF a rail
road go into the hands Of a receiver
and not the other?
| A new town, to be named Dawson
City, is being laid of along the b. &
o. r. r. near Cherry Run. The pros
pectors are completing arrangements
for manufacturing furniture of hard
wood which abounds in large quaint
ties at and near the proposed city.
They will also erect saw mill and
large works for the purpose OF burn
ing and crushing the lims stone
which is almost inexhaustible at that
point.
The Advocate says that n. II. Willis,
w. O. Norris, WIN. Rouss, r. NJ.
Moor, w G. Bates, j. A. Shirley, H.
T. Miley, S. s. Dalgarn, Robt. Chew,
J. p. Kearfott, j. n. Sadler and +. G.
Watson were empanelled as special
jury to settle the railroad damage
cases. The case of L. NJ. Conner con-
sumed the time till Wednesday and he
was awarded 81, 100 damages, $3.50 in
excess of that assessed by commits
sioners The other damage cases
were continued until the next term,
the jury discharged and the court ad-
journed Wednesday afternoon.
Joseph Kuhn, eighteen years OF age,
was accidentally shot and killed near
Four Locks, in the western part Of