Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-04-08
Notes From Nearby.

Isaac Mengel, at one time proprle-
tor of the City Hotel, Hagerstown,
died at Blue Ridge Summit Monday.
The John NJ. Small farm in Berke-
ley county, 1873 acres, was sold at pub
lie sale last Saturday to Hugh Keefe
at $50 per acre.
Mrs. James Thompson, lately of
Martinshrrg, died at the Western
Maryland Hospital, Cumberland, aged
thirty-two years.
It is rumored that the Auburn
Wagon Works Will return from Mar
tinsburg next fall to Greencastle, and
resume business at the old stand.
A big tannery is to be moved from
Mercersburg, Pa, to Williamsport,
Nd. The people Of the latter place
donate site Of twenty acres, valued
at $4,000.
Judge Edward Stake has allowed
Mrs. Harry E. Dayhoff, in Hagers-
town, s. week alimony and $50
counsel fees during the pending Of her
husbands suit for divorce.
Mr.. C. w. G. Rohrer, of Keedys-
vile, a student in the freshman class
at the College of Physicians and Sur
geons of Baltimore, won prize for
the best examination in Histology.
Last Saturday large barn on the
farm of Joshua D. HORNE, near Myers
vile, Frederick county, was destroyed
by fire, together with one colt, calf,
several hogs, a lot of corn, hay, &c.
The following town officers were
elected at Hancock, Washington coun-
ty: Burgess, John McAvoy; assistant
bun CESS, Robert McKelvey commits
sioners, Frank Little, Denton Gehr
and A. J. Brown.
The dead body of Joseph Frey, who
had been missing from his home on
Heaters Island in the Potomac river,
near Point of Rocks, since March %,
was found Monday by Andrew Mar
man floating in the river four miles
below Point Of Rocks.
Mr.. Joseph F, Barnett and Miss
Emma j. Kearns were married at the
First NJ. E. Church in Martinsburg
last Wednesday by Rev. j. A. Price.
The church was decorated with pro-
fusion Of flowers. Mr.. Robert Blue
was best man. The bride wore gown
Of white brocaded silk, with trimmings
of pearl and chiffon. Her only at
tendant was miss May Evy, Of Keyser.
Mr. J. w. Blackford was in town
last Friday carrying his arm in sling
the result of an accident which save
for band flying off pulley would
doubtless have cost him his life. He
was upon pile of lumber in his mill
trying to put a band on pulley.
The lumber tilted and he was thrown
with his left arm over a rapidly turn
ing line shaft, which wound him up to
the upper floor, which, however was
too near the shaft to admit Of his body
being turned over the shaft. About
this time the belt flew off of the pulley
on the shaft, else his arm would have
been torn out at the socket. AS it
was he suffered painful hurt. We
congratulate him upon his almost prov
idential escape.-Adr0cate.
At the recent session of the South
ern Methodist Conference at Staunton
the Evangelical congregation at Ha-
gerstown was, at its own request, re-
ceived into membership by the con-
ference, and arrangements made for
the transfer of the church property.
Afterward some of the Evangelical
congregation raised opposition to the
transfer, and concluded to retain their
old church connection. Bishop Will
son, of the Methodist Church, IS now
IN Hagerstown, trying TO stralghteh
the matter out. He has written to the
Evangelical presiding elder at Carlisle,
Rev n. Young stating the Methodist
Episcopal Church South would do
nothing that would usurp the legal
rights of the Evangelicals in their
church. Rev. w. c. Griffith, attor-
ney for the EvangeHcals, says that af-
ter the Evangelicals send pastor to
succeed Rev. H. W. Gross, who has
gone over to the Methodist Church,
and the Rev. Mr.. Gross attempts to
keep him from the pulpit he will file
a bill for an injunction restraining the
Rev. Mr.. Gross and his followers from
interfering, and if the title Of the
church is transferred proceedings will
be taken to set the bill aside.