Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-04
Notes From Nearby.

1t is said that Charles E. Kimble is
to be made postmaster of Williams
port, Nd.
Bridges & Henderson are rebuilding
their cement mill recently destroyed
near Hancock by fire.
The directors of the Hagerstown
Bank on Monday declared dividend
offs per cent out of the earnings for
the past six months.
Susan Hartwell, aged SIS years, an
inmate of Bellvue Asylum at Hagers-
town, was burned to death a few days
ago. Her clothes caught as she was
kindling fire.
Superintendent Barrows, of the
National Cemetery at Sharpsburg,
will have the government road be-
tween the National Cemetery and the
station repaired with stone dust.
James Snyder Will funish the mater
ial.
Mr.. Matthew J. Jones, who lives
near Martinsburg, was very badly
frightened last Saturday morning.
He was cleaning gun when the bar
rel was exploded by rusty load,
which he did not know was in it.
The gun was blown to pieces. For
tunately Mr.. Jones escaped uninjured.
-Martinsbarg World.
The Republicans carried Martins
burg Tuesday at an election for three
school commissioners, electing John
w. Snowden, J. E. Oliver and A. 7.
Russler over W. B. Colston, G. A. o.
Gatrell and A. V. Deck, Democrats,
by majorities ranging from 96 to l6l.
A comparatively light vote was polled,
although both parties put up hot
fight.
We are in receipt of a letter from
prominent attorney in Chicago, IN
quiring about the descendants of
Elizabeth Roberts, who was born IN
Martinsburg in 1885. He states that
it is said that there is a sum Of money
awaiting the Roberts heirs and that
the matter of hunting them up has
been placed in his hands.-Mart'ns-
burg Statesman.
Miss Annie F. Appel, of Cumber-
land, Nd, who was on visit in Ha-
gerstown to her half-sister, Mrs. Harry
Miller, died suddenly last Sunday Of
quinsey, aged twenty-four years. An
abscess formed on her tonsil and she
choked to death, dying in her sisters
arms. Her body was forwarded to
Cumberland for burial. She was the
daughter of Mr.. John Appel:
The vicinity of Middletown, near
Winchester, was thrown into excite
ment by the appearance Of a large
black bear. He first appeared at the
home of Amos Hinkel, who quickly
gathered a number of neighbors and
started in pursuit. They overlook
the bear on a ridge near Middletown
and quickly dispatched him with a
rifle. The bear was found to weigh
$50 pounds.
A fatal accident occurred about
two miles north of Gerardstown on
Wednesday afternoon Of last week.
Young Edgar Hutzler, aged about 10
years, was on his way to this city with
a four-horse team. He was attempt
ing to pass from the wagon to the
saddle horse, when he slipped and
fell to the ground. One of the front
wheels ran over him and inflicted in
lures, of which he died about twenty
four hours afterward.- MartlaSbarg
Herald.
Policeman Thos. Kahn arrested three
Winchester negroes who had broken
open a sealed car on the Jefferson s
Milling Company's switch near the
B. & y. depot. The officer heard the
noise and summoned assistance and
went on tour of investigation with
the above results. The car contained
-four and feed. The negroes claim
that they entered the car to spend the
night. They were placed in the city
lookup pending investigation.-De"'-
ocrat.
John C. Whitmore is a we'll known
farmer living near Bedington, Berke-
ley county. A couple Of weeks ago
he was leading his horses out Of the
barn and in their rush they knocked
him down and trampled him. His
injuries were painful but were not
thought to be serious until few
nights later, when he became delir-
ious. In this condition he walked
out of his room, taking a pillow un-
der one arm and blanket off the bed
under the other, on to second-story
back porch and stepped off, falling
about twelve feet. When found ne
was unconscious, and was injured very
badly.
At the county fair meeting held last
Saturday at Charlestown Mr.. Chas. G.
Conklyn was called to preside in place
of Chairman ]. W. Russell, who was
absent. Col. G. W. z. Black, Col. R.
P. Chew and Mr.. Levi Porter were ap-
pointed committee to ascertain where
a site for the fair may be obtained,
and the probable cost Of the same. 1t
was decided that shares of stock be Of
the par value of FIVE dollars, to be paid
in twenty per cent instalments, upon
call of the directors after thirty days
notice. Also that for a contribution
of TWENTY-FIVE dollars a life member