Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-08-11
Notes From Nearby.

Mice nibbled matches in a store IN
Hagerstown the other day and started
a fire that came near burning the
building.
W. W. Burhans has bought the In
terest of J. Olney Field in the firm Of
Burhans, Field & Co., Hagerstown.
The store now belongs wholly to Mr..
Burhans.
Mrs. Lizzie Kridler died in Hagers-
town suddenly, aged forty-three years.
She got out of bed and started to
walk across the room, when her
daughter saw her throw up her hands
and fall heavily to the floor, expiring
few minutes afterward. Death was
caused by heart disease.
Harry Lorshbaugh, aged about
thirty years, was killed by a Western
Maryland freight train near Ashton,
Washington county, last Sunday. He
attempted to step from one car to
another and fell down on the track
under the train. A widow and two
small children survive.
Judging from the following item,
people in Sharpsburg are gifted with
long memories: while workmen were
tearing down the Kretzer house in
Sharpsburg Arthur Fry found an old
penny that Mrs. Sasah Smith, former
ly Miss Kretzer, lost when she was
ten years old. Mrs. Smith is now
eighty years of age. The penny is
dated IVA"
Mr.. Ed. Il. Hill, of this city, son
of Mr.. Geo. s. Hill, who is with the
U. S. Fish Commission at st. Johns
bury, N. H., met with an accident
the other day caused by the discharge
of gun. The information was re-
ceived here that Mr.. Hill and a COM
panion were examining gun they
didn't know was loaded. The gun,
hover, was loaded and fifteen shot
entered Mr.. Hills leg. The wounds
are not considered serious but Mr..
Hill is confined to his bed.-MutlnS-
burg World.
Sheriff Seibert, Hagerstown last
Sunday received a telegram from Col.
W. P. Lane, at Fortress Monroe, d.
recting him to arrest c. K. Spielman,
Robert Orndorf, Albert Eyerly, Dan
lei Bowers, George lingo, Howard
Lynch and any other members OF
the First Maryland Regiment not abe
to show furlough. Spielman, Orn-
dorf, Eyerly, Bowers and Lynch were
arrested and are now in Jail waiting
further instructions from Colonel
Lane. The soldiers say they intended
returning to Camp on Tuesday, it be-
ing their idea to remain at home over
Sunday. They claim to have been
refused furloughs.
The barn of Mr.. Jasper Emerson,
of Falling Waters, Berkeley county,
was completely destroyed by fire last
Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Chas. Getz-
endanner, Mr.. Stephen Cunningham
and another gentlemen whom Mr..
Emerson did not know drove to the
farm to see Mr.. Emerson. While the
party was waiting for him to return
from the field, the straw rick was dis
covered to be on fire. There was a
high wind at the time and the flames
soon communicated to the barn, which
was totally destroyed with all its con-
tents. Mr.. Emerson lost his entire
crop Of hay, about thirty-six loads,
nine head of fine hogs and many Of
his implements and other contents Of
the barn. The wheat crop had been
thrsshed and the grain stored away in
the granary. By hard work this lat
ter building and contents with the
other sheds about were saved from de-
struction. The loss will be about
$1,000, with an insurance Of $500.
The barn was of modern pattern, only
having been built about FIVE years ago.
Mr.. Emerson thinks the fire was
caused by lighted cigarette or a
match thrown into the straw by one
of the party, as the fire started near
where they were neutrality-suspicious.
burg World.
T It is stated that the fire was start
ed by match carelessly dropped by
Mr.. C. B. Camper, drummer for
confectionery firm.