Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

GmS VI
A Peaksville correspondent of the
Bedford Democrat says: "Mr. j. II.
Overstreet has deserted his farm, in
the Goose Greek Valley, in Bedford
county, Va, and moved to Rockbridge
county. He had comfortable little
home and until last year was contented
and happy. One morning last fall he
found that his spring had sunk, leav-
ing a deep cavern, at the bottom of
which appeared to be a large stream of
running water. Since then this cavern
has increased in size until now it is
twenty-five or thirty feet wide. The
water in the stream is over eighteen
feet in depth, and, strangely, flows
directly north towards the mountains).
while the other streams in this section
flow south. The chasm is daily in-
creasing in size, and the roar of the
running water sounds like a mighty
river. Mr.. Overstreet, becoming
alarmed at the continual caving in of
his land, has deserted his farm, and, as
before stated, left the county.
George S. Spriggs, a mechanic for
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, his
friends think, is one of the strongest
men in the world Unaided be moved
for several feet up slight incline of
track freight car which with its con-
tents, weighed $4,000 pounds. This
is thought to be the worlds record, as
the heaviest car known to have been
previously moved by a single man
power weighed, with its contents, S.
900 pounds. This was in San Fran
cisco several years ago. Spriggs' first
attempt was on freight car weighing
with contents $4,000 pounds. This
he moved eight feet and it seemed
easy. Then he waited short time to
gather his strength and went for the
huge car Of the record breaking weight.
He strained and tugged, finally starting
it and moving it the required eight
feet.
A dispatch from Muskegon, Mich,
says Mrs. A. G. Ward, mother of the
Macabees, returned from the North
Sunday night and relates a tragic sto-
ry of the finding Of a pair of young
lovers in a snow drift, frozen to death.
They were locked in each others arms
and appeared to be asleep. a farmer
in Benona was awakened early in the
morning by noise about the house.
He found horse just outside hitched
to part of a cutter. This caused a
search to be made with the above re-
suit. The man was identified as a
teacher of the Marshallville school,
and the woman, though unknown, was
supposed to be his sweetheart.
The Elgin National Watch Company
of Elgin, ILL.,, and the Waltham Watch
Company of Waltham, Mass, will
shortly be consolidated and pass into
the possession of a British syndicate
The valuation of the two properties is
$l6,000,000, of which amount $4,000
900 goes to the credit Of the Elgin
Company and 100000 to the Wal
than concern.
Julia Going, of Pine Ridge Agency,
has been Tilted by her lover. She
wants damages, but it is not unreas-
enable. She offers to call it square
and bring no breach of-promise suit
if he would give her $500 horse
which he owns.
The Union Station, used by all the
railroads enteringSt Joseph, Mo, wa
laid in ruins by fire Saturday niSt.
The loss will reach 100000.
Thomas Frances, of Philadelphia,
worried so much about tue income tax
that he hanged himself. He was his
own fool-killer.