Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
Notes From Nearby.

James Long, q years old, was
caught under falling bank of clay at
Hagerstown last Saturday and crushed
to death.
The mattress factory in Hagerstown
was destroyed by fire last Sunday az
ternoon. Loss about $1,000, nearly
covered by insurance.
Mr.. E. C. Unger, associate editor of
the Brunswick Herald fol three years,
died at his residence Sunday evening
of Bright's disease, aged forty years.
A fire on the Frederick far grounds
Sunday afternoon destroyed large
section of cattle sheds and roasted a
7O0-pound hog, valued at $500. By
Tuesday the sheds had all been rebuilt.
Dogs raided the sheep fold of Mr..
Robert Chew on Tuesday night last,
killing and manning ten; on the night
following Mr.. VIM. Burns, near
neighbor of Mr.. Chew, was the loser Of
FIVE from the same cause.-AdvOcate.
Capt. G. Whitson Graham, who has
for several weeks been suffering from
the bite of an insect, went to Baltimore
the first of the week and had the little
finger and small portion Of the left
hand amputated. DR.. J. E. Claggett,
formerly a physician at Harper's Fer
ry from 1852 to 1861, very success
fully performed the operation.-Sen-
tinel.
The engagement of DR.. E. B. Bush
ong, formerly of Woodstock, Va, but
now of Middleway, this county, to
Miss Sallie Robinson, daughter Of Mr..
James H. Robinson, of Summit Point,
has been announced. The wedding
will take place the latter part Of this
month in the Episcopal Church at
Summit Point. Miss Robinson is
granddaughter of Col. W. NJ. Clements,
formerly general manager Of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad.
Mr.. Joseph Anderson, son of the late
Harrison Anderson, and who has been
an invalid for years with lameness and
the suffering incident to a long-con-
tinued affection from white swelling,
had his leg amputated between the
knee and hipjoint on Wednesday last.
The operation was performed by DR..
J. P. Bishop, assisted by DR.: G. T..
Richardson, and was successful to an
eminent degree, so far as present in
dications are concerned.-AduOcate.
Mr.. H. R. Riddle, an old citizen of
Charlestown, attempted to cross the
B. & o. Railroad track at Charles
town Tuesday morning about the time
the 1926 train was due. The engine
struck the wagon in which he was
riding and knocked it about 80 feet,
throwing Mr.. Riddle on the track, In
ficting a serious wound in his head
behind the ear. The engineman whis-
tied twice when the wagon was seen
on the track and did everything in his
power to prevent the accident. Mr..
Riddle was taken home in buggy.
The wound is not considered danger
Gus.
James H. and Spencer Davis, broth
ers, young colored men, were given a
hearing Wednesday before Justice c..
F. Gallaher on a warrant charging
them with assault upon Mr.. Thomas
NARROW, a well-known farmer, resld-
ing on the Shenandoah river. The
evidence showed that Spencer Davis
committed the assault by striking Mr..
NARROW with heavy club, and he was
held for the grand jury in the sum of
$500, and in default of bail was sent
to jail. 1t appeared that James Davis
drew his revolver, but did not dis
charge it, and he was fined sos and
committed to jail for sixty days.-Aa-
U0cdte.
There were more gamblers and swim
dlers at the Hagerstown fair this year
than ever were known. They all
worked together, and there were l04
of them in the gang. The richest one
in the crowd was a plain-looking, inno-
cent-appearing, countryfed man, who
plays the role of capper. His work
is to find the fish, to instill confidence,
to play on the innocent. He is the
most successful man in the business.
He is supposed to be worth anywhere
from 100000 to million dollars.
His work nets him from $50 to 5000
day. There are all sorts Of ways to
catch the "boys." fit cannot be done
fairly, any old way goes. No game is
truly square as played at these gath
erings. They may start all right, but
they end all wrong. One man was
$50 ahead, but he did not have sense
enough to quit. He kept on, lost the
fifty, and cleaned himself out of as
nearly as much more. One man played
and lost $5-all he had. Then he
cried. This broke up the game. Fa-
kris can stand all the cussing they get
and can do some little themselves, but
they can't stand any bawIing.
uAwav With Melancholy.