Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-14
Notes From Nearby.

- Notes From Nearby
Judge E. Boyd Faulkner, of Mar
tinsburg, has accepted an invitation
to be one of the speakers on West
Virginia Day, October 20, at the Nash
vile Exposition.
The Mechanics Loan and Savings
Institute has purchased of Andrew j..
Schindel the brick building on West
Washington street, Hagerstown, near
the public square and courthouse, for
$4,000.
The One Hundred and Twenty
Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment has or
dered memorial window to be placed
in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Memo
rial Church at Sharpsburg in memory
of the members of the regiment who
fell at the battle of Antietam.
Isaac VanMetre, E. c. Brown and
brother, with their famous dogs, Ma
Geo, Towser and Geller, are making
some fine catches of coons along the
Opequon. They claim to have one Of
the best dogs in the business. We
have an invitation to accompany them
some night and will certainly do so.
Then we can tell more about it.
MartinSbarg Herald.
George Kellison, of Harper's Ferry,
was taken to jail at Charlestown last
week by Constable Padgett and lodged
in jail on commitment from II. V.
Daniels, mayor Of Harper's Ferry,
holding the prisonerfor the grandjury.
Kellison became involved in a quarrel
with J. P. Cleveland and struck the
latter three times with an axe, cutting
a serious cash in the back of Cleve-
lands head.
The discovery Of San Jose scale by
State Entomologist W, G. johnson in
the Blue Mountain belt orchards has
created much alarm among growers Of
peaches and other fruits. Professor
johnson says San Jose scale is the most
dangerous and destructive Of the nu-
merous orchard scourges, and rigid
measures must be employed at once to
stamp out the disease. 1t is estimated
that over 3 million peach trees are
planted in the Blue Mountain belt.
A romantic wedding took place last
week in Luray Caverns, the contract
ing parties being Miss Laura Argen-
bright and Mr.. w. Boyd Steele, both
popular society young people of Ste
phens City, Va. The prospective
bride and groom, accompanied by the
groom's parents and large party of
friends, including Rev. ]. G. Thrasher,
started ostensibly on pleasure trip
to Luray. The party proceeded to
what is known as the "ballroom" Of
the caverns, which is 260 feet under
ground, and were there married.
J. Clifton Wheat, of the Wheat Drug
Company, was assaulted in his store
room in Winchester on Saturday by a
tobacco drummer, F. W. Bethel, of st.
Louis. Bethel went in the Wheat drug
store and accosted Mr.. Wheat who was
standing behind the counter, in the
usual manner of a drummer, and re-
quested orders. "No," said Wheat,
"Your firm treated me dirty, and |
don't wish to have any business with
you or them" The words were scarce
ly spoken before the drummer vaulted
across the counter and commenced
pummeling Mr.. Wheat. After Sc
we're struggle they were finally parted,
Bethel was arrested and fined $3.50,
which he paid and left the town.
A meeting of the people of Charles
town and vicinity was held in the
courthouse last Friday for the purpose
of taking steps toward the organiza-
ton of an agricultural fair association.
Mr.. R. w. Morrow called the meeting
to order. Mr.. J. w. Russell was made
chairman and w. F. Alexander sec
rotary. Mr.. L, Sonnenberg reported
that he had between four and five hun
dred shares of stock subscribed Of the
par value of S.. On motion a special
committee was appointed as follows on
permanent organization and to draft
bylaws James w. Strider, Nelson B.
Roberts, B. F. Langdon, Col. G. W. T..
Black, Col. r. P. Chew, George F.
Walker, DR.. VIM. ]. Melvin, Chas. R.
Rau, VIM. j. Knott, Jr., and R. l..
Withers, which committee is to meet
in Charlestown on Saturday.