Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-01-20
THE NEWS IN BERKELEY.
Items of Interest from Our lNelghboring
County.

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From the Statesman
Brother Snyder, did you notice that
Brother Jas. B. Morgan, of the Ger
ardstown Times, had great number
of strangers In his midst" last week 7
eve did,
Mr.. John Sprinkle died at Home
stead, Pa, on Wednesday Of last week.
His rem. aims were brought here and
inferred in the family burying-ground
on the farm Of Philip Welshans on
Friday. A wife, the daughter OF Mr..
George Sigler, and two children sur
vivs him.
A good story is told on one OF our
new deputy sheriffs. He was given a
subpoena to serve on gentleman in
the county to appear before the court
at the coming session. He was gone
sew eral hours and returned with the
man under arrest.
From the Independent
We are sorry to learn OF the acct
dent which Mrs. Strayer Poisal met
with last Friday While walking on
the ice she fell and broke her hip
bone.
Mr.. William Shrodes, well-known
citizen of Darkesville, was paralyzed
last Saturday night a-week aud died
on the following Wednesday morning,
in the 10th year of his age. He was a
brother of Mr.. Richard Shrodes, OF
this place.
While coasting on the Burke street
bill last Saturday night the two guide
sleds of several of the coasters met in
collision under the railroad bridge,
and the crews of both teams were
considerably demoralized. One sled
was coming down Union Hill, the 9th
er down Burke street hill, both with
terrible speed, and they ran into each
other before the accident could be
averted August Zimmerman, Of the
Independent, had his noselbroken /; a
boy by the name of Keplinger had
his ankle sprained and all the others
were more or less scratched or bruised.
The regular term of the circuit court
convened last Tuesday morning,
Judge Z. b. Faulkner presiding.
Sheriff l.. G. Gerling and Prosecuting
Attorney U. s. G. Pitzer were present
to assume their duties The jury is
composed of II. T. Cushwa, foreman;
Peter Foreman, u. Il. Fisher, W. R.
Parkinson, J. w. Tabler, R. s. Miller,
w. H. Wilen, G. r. Mason, A. Kogel-
schatz, d. A. Cline, g. W. Bender,
Harrison Tabler, j. B. Clary, g. T..
Kreglow, G. H. Sperow and Charles
Lingamfelter. In his charge, the
Judge called attention specially to the
number of aGidavits made by voters
at the recent election, saying that he
had gotten these affidavits and they
were at the disposal of the grand jury
for any action by them. The grand
jury found the following indictments:
Chas. Riddle and Eliza Riddle, INSIDE
meanor; Jas. Logan, misdemeanor /;
Wesley Lewis, felony; Edward Muir
ply, felony, (2); VIM. Redmond, felo-
ny; s. Furby, misdemeanor; L. E.
Barley, misdemeanor; G. w. Gray,
misdemeanor; Nj. H. Green, INSIDE
meanor; Edmund Nash, misdemeanor;
Thomas Tebo, felony; L. E. Barley,
misdemeanor; John Broggs, INSIDE
meanor: Golden Hess, felony; F. Yer
non Aler, libel (3); Sheridan Holmes
and Jane Taylor, misdemeanor. In
the cases of the State VS.. Daniel Will
liams, WIN. Kennedy, Thos. Ryan,
Nicholas Smith, s. M. Kinney, L. E.
Barley, the prosecuting attorney de-
clined to prosecute and the cases were
dismissed. The cases Of the State VS..
Edward Murphy, two indictments for
perjury, were set for hearing January
29d.