Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-03-12
Notes From Nearby.

Major Isaac Haas, well-known resi-
dent of Woodstock, Va, died few
days ago, aged 80 years.
Mr.. John Beatley and Mrs. Anna
E. Noakes, we'll known residents OF
Winchester, died last week.
Three prisoners escaped from the
Hagerstown Jail last Saturday by lock-
ing the turnkey in cell. One Of them
was recaptured.
Cadet E. P. C. Lewis died of pneu-
monia at the Virginia Military Insti-
tute at Lexington. Va, on Tuesday.
He was a son of the late Col. Danger
field Lewis, of Berryville.
Mr.. Thomas Cover, of Winchester,
Va, has given $1,000 to the Gravel
Springs Lutheran church, near that
place. The money is to be invested
and the income used for the support
of the pastor. Rev. VIM. L. Smith is
pastor in charge of the church.
The Republicans of Martinsburg
have organized the Abraham Lincoln
Republican Club, with the following
officers: President, U. S. G. Pltzer;
secretary, L. Dew Gerhardt; treas
urer, w. n. Linch; vIce-presidents,
C. L. Nicely, E. C. Henshaw, J II.
Smith, J. W. Martin, c. A. Miller, W.
Cockrell, E. w. Vanmetre, G. H. QUEEN
eel, J. Oliver, H. H. Rutherford and
0. L. Rigsby.
For five months ended January 81,
1896, there was delivered from the
Valley Division of the B. and o. Rail
road to the main line l3S, $50 bushels
of apples and 22,752 tons of hay. For
twelve months ended January 81,
1896, this division turned over to the
main line l,055 loads of live stock.
These are the largest shipments ever
made from the Valley in the same
time.
"Elmwood, the beautiful old resi-
dence, two miles west of Winchester,
Va owned by Mr.. Geo W. Ward, was
totally destroyed by fire last Thurs
day evening. For the past twenty
years it has been occupied by the fam
ily of the late Gen. G. Walker. Some
of the furniture was saved, but the val
liable iewelry owned by Mrs Walker
was destroyed. The loss exceeded the
amount of insurance, which is $1,000.
While the family of W. H. Baker, of
west Piccadilly street, were at dinner
Yesterday, large hawk flew through
the window and made a swoop at the
dinner table, as if it meant to capture
a turkey that was reposing in state
awaiting the dexterous knife of the
carver. The hawk was disappointed
and fell into the hands of the boys of
the family who now show it to their
little neighbors with great PRIDE
Winchester Item.
Mr.. Geo NJ. Bowers, the big inJin
of the G. O. P. in this end of the State,
will not be a candidate for any position
on the State ticket this year 1t is
sad that George is lying low for the
internal revenue collectorship for this
district, should the next President be
Republican. This is counting chick
ems little in advance of Matching time,
but If we should be so unfortunate as
to have another Republican victory
calamity-we hope to see the collector
ship come his way.-Martinsbwg
Statesman.
Henry Baumgardner, an eighty
vear-old farmer of Frederick county,
Nd, committed suicide last Friday in
a novel but efectual way. He took
an old army musket and loaded it
heavily with buckshot and birdshot.
After placing the barrel of the gun in
his mouth he took a window stick,
which was found near by, and push
ing the trigger discharged the load.
He owned three fine farms He had
been suffering from the grip, and it Is
thought that he committed the deed
while temporarily out of his mind.