Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-01-13
Notes From Nearby.

day Andrew Smith, the engineer, had
his right hand torn of.
The old Kretzer house, on Main
street, Sharpsburg, was sold for $500
to the German Baptist Brethren
Church, who will tear down the house
and build church on the site.
Our thrifty farmer friend, Mr.. Geo.
NARROW, butchered boss pen of hogs,
and no mistake about ii. His killing
of twenty-nine averaged 273 pounds,
and four of the lot weighed 1883
pounds, the largest tipping the beam
at 492.-Spirit.
Col. James c. Frazer and Mrs. Fra
ger have gone to MOrgantown, where
the Colonel intends entering the State
University for the purpose Of complst-
ing his course in law. They will not
be back here until Easter, when they
expect to come home for short vaea-
ton. The Colonel expects to com
plete the course in about one and a-half
years.-MartinSb'Irg Statesman.
Mr.. B. F. Newcomer, a native Of
Washington county but now wealthy
resident of Baltimore, has offered to
give $4,000 for a free library in Ha-
gerstown, provided the people of the
place give $4,000 for a suitable
building and the city and county APP
propriate $500 annually for current
expenses. Mr.. Edward W. Mealey
offers to donate a site for the proposed
library building.
The municipal election at Harper $
Ferry last Thursday resulted in the
election of the following ticket May
or, Daniel Ames; recorder, W. A.
Winters; councilmen, Alex. Murphy,
Jr., NJ. L. Cockrsll, T. J. Burleigh, 7.
W. Geary, Joseph Daily. In Bolivar
the following were elected Mayor,
E. T. Kirby; recorder, Albert Cock
rell; councilmen, o. T. Kemp, George
Dittmever, J. H. Marten, Stock Spon-
celler, John Ketzner. Both tickets
are wet.
Last Sunday night the large barn on
the farm Of c. c. MERCER, in Loudoun
county, was destroyed by fire. The
place was run as a dairy farm, and
there were in the'barn twenty-five head
of valuable mich COWS, thirteen calves
and bull, all of which were burned
up. A few calves besides those men
toned were the only animals that got
out. There was also a considerable
quantity of provender of various
kinds and some wheat in the building.
1t is not known how the fire was
started. Insured.
The Hagerstown fair board instruct
ed Secretary P. A. Wilmer to cores
pond with Frederick Fair Association
with the view of having annulled
amicably the agreement entered into
several years ago by the two fairs to
hold their exhibitions on different
dates, the associations alternating each
year in exercising the privilege of
choosing the choice dates. The Ha-
gerstown Association assumes the posi-
ton that they can hold a successful
exhibition even though Frederick
holds hers on the same dates.
Yesterday David C. Pitznogle, a
well-known resident of this county,wa
before Judge Faulkner to answer an
indictment for beating his wife, to
which charge he plead guilty. The
evidence before the grand jury and be-
fore the magistrate showed that PITT
nogle has been cruel and brutal to his
wife and children for years. Judge
Faulkner sentenced him to ten days
in Jail and $25 fine in each Of two in
dictments, His honor in pronounclng
Judgment lectured the accused in a Sc
we're NartinsJ,~g States
man.
The following officers of Eureka
Lodge, No. los, A., F. and A. NJ, OF
Sharpsburg, were installed last Satur-
day evening W. NJ, n. Mex. Wilson;
5. W, Nesbitt Cox J. W., Edwin c.
Wilson secretary, J. Wesley Eavey
treasurer, Jacob McGraw tyler, Chas.
F. Pry S. D., Cha.. G. Biggs J. D.,
Philip Grove; stewards, William Hi
barger, Clarence Morgan. After the
installation ceremonies were completed
luncheon was served. A number Of
visiting brethren were present from
Mt Nebo Lodge, of ShepherdstOwn,
and Antietam Lodge, Ksedysyille.
On Monday last Constable Russler
arrested Samuel Clements on the
charge of grand larceny. He was given
a hearing before Justice T. E. Byers,
who, in default Of $500 bond, commit.
ted him to Jail for court. 1t is alleged
that he stole a gold watch and chain
and ring from Mrs. Susan Folk
The watch and chain were located in
this city, and had been sold to lead
ing jewelry firm. Clements was tc
have been married on Monday night
but the ceremony had to be postponed
His afianced accompanied him to the
jail and babe him a fond farewell
Aartinsb,rg Independent.
The Martinsburg Statesman says
The Heath School Book Publishing
| Company is prosecuting a Morgan
county teacher for using Harvey
Grammar in bis school instead Of
HYDE Language Lessons. The Amer
lean Book Company, the publishers Of
the Harvey Grammar, is defending
! tho case and "a both companies have