Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-04-01
Notes From Nearby.

Notes From Nearby.
Mr.. F. Webster, for many years a
B. & O. bridge-builder, died in Cum
berland last week. He was the father
of Mrs. Steadman, of Harper's Ferry,
and was 76 years old.
Miss Lille E. Matthews, formerly
a teacher in the public schools OF Mar
tinsburg, and Mr.. c. Neal Porterfeld,
young farmer, were married at Wood
stock, Va, Tuesday. They took the
train for their future home near Spring
Mills, Berkeley county.
Mr.. Frank Duke, brother Of Mrs.
Mary McFaden, died in Weston the
latter part of last week. Mr. Duke
was an artist of high order. His tai
ents as painter and sculptor are widely
known. In his younger days he was
celebrated portrait painter.-Har-
per'S Ferry Sentinel.
Mr.. J. D. Miller died at his home
near Gerardstown, last Wednesday
night, at seven o'clock. Mr.. Miller
had been i'll ever since his wife died
about two weeks ago. He was well
known and highly respected citizen.
He was eighty years old, and Is sur
vived by one MISUNDERSTANDING
Independent.
By the will Of the late VI. V. Hawk,
of Berkeley county, his widow re-
ceives all the personal property, one
third of the proceeds from the sale OF
his farm. which he directs to be sold,
and s., 500 in addition with which to
buy a home. The residue of his es-
tate is to be divided equally among
his three children.
We had very pleasant visit from
Capt. Jacob Engle, OF Bakerton vlclnl-
ty, Thursday. The Captain has been
housed from sickness for a couple OF
months, and is glad to be out again.
He and Mr.. Daniel Cockrell are now
about the only survivors Of the forty
miners who reside in the county. Capt.
EngIe is not as young as be was then,
or in the sixties when he served so
CALAMITY in the Confederate army, but
he vet has the fire Of the old soldier
enthusiasm, and delights in the rehear-
sal of the events OF those two con-
spicuous periods.-Charlestou" Adr0-
cate.
A notice bias been issued by General
Manager Joseph H. Sands to the effect
that the jurisdiction Of J. Robinson,
superintendent of the Scioto Valley
division of the Norfolk and Western,
is extended to Gray, to include the
Kenova division, with Office at Keuova,
vice D. H. Barger, transferred. James
c. Cassell is appointed superintendent
of the Radford, Pulaski and North
Carolina divisions, with Office at Rad
ford, vice S. o. Malin and John G.
Osborne, resigned. His jurisdiction
will extend from Roanoke to Bristol
along the main line, and will include
the North Carolina branch and the
New River road to BIuefeld. The
positions held by II. H. s. Handy, as
Superintendent of the Winston-Salem
division J. w. Cooke, superintendent
of the Shenandoah Valley division
Theo. Low, superintendent Of the Dur
ham division, and n. D. Maher, super
intendent ofthe Pocahontas and Clinch
Valley divisions, are not affected by
this general notice.
Joseph Frey, aged forty-fve years,
who resided on Heater Island, in the
Potomac river,opposite Point of Rocks,
and who disappeared suddenly several
days ago, has been given up for dead
by his family. 1t Is thought he was
drowned in the Potomac river. On
Monday Of last week he was at Point
of Rocks, where he remained until S
o'clock p. IN. Soon after that hour he
was seen going toward the river, and
getting in his boat started for his home
on the island. Charles Ingram, who
accompanied him to the boat, says he
saw him land safely on the island, and
he heard him chain up the boat after
arriving at his destination. The gen
eral supposition is that he must have
fallen into the river after having
chained his boat, for nothing has been
seen Of him since. Heavy charges Of
dynamite have been fired into the river
with the view Of bringing the body to
the surface, but so tar without the de-
sired effect. The dynamite has killed
large number Of fish in the river.