Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-04-29
Notes From Nearby.

Notes From Nearby.
Mr.. Guy Weidman, one of Berke.
ley county's boys with Mr.. Chas
Broadway Rouss, in New York, was
married in New York to Miss Sallie
Murphy, on April 24.-StateSman.
Weddings in Martinsburg Tuesday
and Wednesday were those of James
T. Sullivan and Miss Ella May Nc
Donald, Perry L. Snapp and Miss En-
ma X. West, Robert A Osborn and
Miss E. Grace Smurr.
The largest purse ever offered by
the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural
Society at Winchester will be made
for the next fair. The society will
contribute 5000 and the citizens $500,
aggregating $500, for trotting race.
This will doubtless bring some fast
steppers to the fair.
The Martinsburg Statesman says
that an old colored man named James
Lyons died last week at the home Of
his former master, Mr.. William Gran
than, on Back Greek, at the very re-
markable age of 1O3. He was bought
by Mr. Grantham's father in 1908 and
was then IA years of.age.
Hon. Geo. NJ. Bowers and family
spent last Monday in the village. He
tells the following good joke on him
self. A few days ago a gentleman
called at his residence to see him and
was told by his little daughter, who
met him at the door, that her father
had gone down street. HAS he an
ofice?" inquired the caller. mo, sir,
replied Eleanor, "but he's trying
mighty hard to get one. GerardS-
torn Times.
Senator Redfeld, Proctor, Vt; T. A.
Chase, J. c. Stems, Bradford, Vt. Cos
sons Peck, Burlington, Vt; w. II. But
ton, Branard Avery, Gen. Heath, Gen.
E. A. Carmen, Washington, D. c.,
visited Sharpsburg on Tuesday for
the purpose of selecting a site for a
monument to the Vermont soldiers
who lost their lives on the battlefield.
A plat twenty feet square was pur-
chased of Reese Fisher for SIS, on
which the monument will be erected
at an early day.
Mrs. Amanda Hedges, widow of the
late Lycurgus Hedges, died at her
home in Frederick City April II, from
the effect of a severe stroke Of paral-
ysis which she sustained several days
before. She was about 81 years OF
age. DR.. H. T. Talbot, Of Charles
town, is a son-in-law Of the deceased.
Mrs. Hedges leaves her entire estate
to Lillian B. Talbot of Charlestown. II
the child dies before she is q years Of
age $4,000 goes to the Reformed
Church in Frederick, $500 to the
Home for the Aged, $500 each to the
United Brethren Church of Keedys-
vile and Otterbein Church in Freder-
lex county, and the balance is to be
divided among eight other heirs. The
estate amounts to about $4,000.
Landon Lovett, one Of the most
desperate men in Loudoun county,
was killed last Sunday by his nephew,
7. J. Lovett, in self-defense. The
killing occurred at their house, near
Round Hill. The two men occupied
the same room, and Sunday morning
when they arose the elder man picked
quarrel with the other, against
whom he has had a grudge, Suddenly
the elder Lovett seized a razor and
made at the younger man, declaring
his intention to kill him Young
Lovett grabbed a Ratchet lying near
and when the other was right upon
him struck him several heavy blows
upon the head with the sharp edge of
the weapon, killing him almost instant
ly. Justice Gaver summoned jury
Of inquest, who returned a'verdict of
iustifable homicide, and the prisoner
was discharged. Landon Lovett was
about sixty-fve years Of age and had
served two terms in the Virginia
penitentiary and one in the West Vir-
ginia prison for horse stealing. The
man who did the killing is about
thirty-fve years old and is quiet,
peaceable citizen.