Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-01-27
Notes From Nearby.

hood, died last week.
George S. Wenner, an enterprising
citizen of Brunswick, Md, died last
Sunday, aged Sc years.
Judge E. B. Hall, formerly of Mar
tinsburg, died recently at Santa Bar
bara, Cal. He was rs years old.
Col. R. P. Chew has been elected a
vice president of the West Virginia
Historical and Antiquarian Society.
The Winchester paper mills, which
have been idle for nine years, are again
to be put in operation. The mills
make straw board.
DR.. S. N. Myers has been elected
president of the Merchants and Farm
ers' Bank in Martinsburg, in place of
John w. Bishop, deceased.
Major John Beverly stannard died
in Berryville on Tuesday, aged IS
years. He was major of engineers in
the Confederate army during the war.
Miss Mary Kownslar Moore, daugh-
ter of Judge S. J. c. Moore, was mar
ried at the home of her father in Ber-
ryville last night to Mr. Frank V. Til
ford, of Washington City.
Mr.. Isaac B. Cushwa, an old and
prominent resident Of Hagerstown,
died there last Saturday aged 81 years.
Mr.. Charles Bell, a well-known farmer
living near Williamsport, also died on
Saturday. He was 80 years old.
Mrs. Robert E. Boyd purchased the
Mcclure farm, in the vicinity of Sum-
NIT Point, at $50 per acre, less the re-
cent insurance of 5000. The tract
contains 100 acres, which would make
the purchase price $4,000 net, or
about $27 per acre.
Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss, of
New York, has given thousand dol
lars to defray the expenses of ban
quet and general Notification to be
held by the Union Fire Company of
Winchester in celebration of his birth
day. The event comes off February
18th.
The annual meeting of the Eastern
Panhandle Underwriters Association
was held last week in Martinsburg.
The following officers for the ensuing
year were elected W. B. Colston,
president P. r. Harrison, vice-presi-
dent B. F. Harrison, treasurer and
Miss Grace Roderick, secretary.
Miss Edith Hulver, daughter of
Mr.. John Hulver, who lives near Gay
lord, Clarke county, died last Friday
of blood poisoning, after terrible suf-
fering Miss Hulver was only sixteen
years of age, and an unusually pretty
and attractive girl, About two weeks
previous in passing an open fire her
skirt became ignited, and she was Sc
verely burned from her breast down,
blood poisoning following,
The Luray Courier says "Superin-
tendent Zerkel has been busy for sew
eral days opening up a large new
room in the caverns. This apartment
adjoins Plutos Chasm, and is said to
be the most gorgeous yet opened to
the public. Folds of stalactite drape-
ry adorn its walls, some of which re-
spond with sweetest melodies when
touched by the musicians hands.
During the severe wind storm last
Sunday afternoon the large three-story
brick building in Martinsburg occu-
pied by George Katz, clothier, and
Phil H. Sayles, tobacconist, was blown
down aud completely demolished.
The structure, which was valued at
about $4,000, was located in the bust
ness centre, and was owned by Walter
J. Lambert and Paul Strausner. Katz
carried large line of clothing and
furnishing goods, and his loss will
necessarily be heavy. James P. Gey-
er's livery shed, containing several
hacks and other vehicles, was also
blown down, and the contents de-
stroyed.
Prof. W. G. Johnson, State ento-
mologist, in company with Professor
Webster, State entomologist Of Ohio,
Mr.. Charles G. Biggs and ex-County
Commissioner Samuel S.Stouffer, made
thorough inspection of the peach
orchards in Washington coun-
ty. Professor johnson said he found
an alarming state Of affairs around
Sharpsburg. Thousands of trees are
infected with San Jose scale. Peach
growers are discouraged. Some will
lose their entire orchards. Several
growers who had turned their atten-
ton from farming to fruit growing are
sorry they made the change. Others,
however, are not so discouraged and
propose to keep at peach growing I'M
til they master it and make it prof.
table. About 5000 trees are infected
in Mr.. Biggs's orchard. The orchards
of Samuel Neikirk and James Snyder
have been so badly diseased by the
scale that scarcely any can be saved
out of nearly 5000 trees. No sign Of
the pest was found on the trees of Z.
A. and A. G. Pry.
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