Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-12-01
Notes From Nearby.

Wnlle OUT hunting Vne otnei uay
Joel P. Dunlap, farmer of Frederick
county, Va, shot himself by accident
through the stomach, inficting fatal
wound.
Last Sunday while Mr.. W. Wallace
Slower, of Hagerstown, was at church
with his family a thief broke in his
house and stole about a hundred dol
lars, most of which belonged to the
church.
Mr.. John A. Thompson, son of DR..
A. P. Thompson, of Summit Point, left
on Tuesday evening last for Mexico,
where he goes to take position as min
ing engineer with the Mozapil Copper
Company at Conception del Orc, Ia
catecas.
A thief recently entered the bed
room of F. W. Bigger, of Charlestown,
took his pants and started away. AS
he was leaving, Mrs. Bigger heard him
and awoke her husband, who grasped
his pistol and started after the robber,
shooting at him in the dark. The rob-
Der dropped the pants and escaped, but
not before riaing the pockets of $40.
A cablegram from China informs
Rev. DR.. H. NJ. White, of Winchester,
Va, that his son, Rev. Hugh White,
wife and child, left Shanghai Tuesday
for this country. Mr.. White has
been a missionary IN China for more
than four years past, having been sent
there by the Southern Presbyterian
Church. His return is due to his
wife's failing health.
Miss Mary Davis and Mr.. Edgar
Miller, of Bakersville, drove hastily
to Boonsboro last Sunday and were
married at the Reformed parsonage
by Rev. G. W. Snyder The brides
father and brother appeared at the
parsonage shortly after the marriage
ceremony, intending to prevent the
ceremony if they could, but they
were too late to interfere. They then
forgave the bride
An alteration took place in this
city on Thursday evening last near
the new Amber building on George
street between Edward Hill and Ed
win Lawson, both colored, which may
result fatally to the latter. From
what we can learn Edward Hill Was
engaged in carrying slate on the roof
of the building when Lawson came
along and combatted pugilistic science
with Hill, knocking him down twice.
Hill warned him to leave him alone,
saying that he was busy and had no
time to engage in matters of that sort.
The parties then clinched in wrest-
ling match and Hill breaking away
struck Lawson in the head with
stone, featuring his skull so badly
that the attending physician has little
hopes Of his recovery. Hill gave him
self up and is now in jail.-CHarleS-
torn Adrocate.
Hall turned out to be not danger
ously injured, and Hill was released.
At Charlestown last Thursday the
real estate, improved and unimproyed,
belonging to the Charlestown Con-
struction Company, just at the edge Of
town, in what is known as the New
Addition" was sold, the whole being
knocked down to Mr.. Jno. A. Wash
ington for the sum Of $4,000. The
improvements alone cost the company
in round numbers the sum Of $4,000.
They consist of fine brick store-room,
near the graded school, the cost Of
which was upwards Of $4,000; a
handsome brick residence in rear at
a cost Of So, 500, and brick residence
and store combined on Mildred street
at cost Of $4,000 Along with these
follows the erection of twelve frame
residence buildings which cost any
where from $500 to $1,000 each. This
is not taking into consideration the
value of the lots on which the i'm
proved property stands. There were
IS lots all told owned by the compa-
ny. The property sold realized lit
tie over one-iourth Of its original cost.
Never in the history of the city of
Martinsburg has it been so honored by
distinguished guests as it was last Sat-
urday, when Senator and Mrs. c. ].
Faulkner entertained the Anglo
American commission, of which the
Senator is member, at their home at
Boydville. The following guests were
present Sir Wilfred Laurier and Lady
Laurier, Lord Harschel, Sir Richard
Cartwright and Miss Cartwright, Sir
Louis Davies and Lady Davies, Mr..
Williamson, Mr.. G. P. Anderson, Mr..
O'Hara, Mr.. Chauncey Cartwright, Mr..
Henri Boiurassa, Hon. Joseph Pope
and Mrs Pope, DR.. T. Dewitt Tai
mage and Mrs. Talmage, Hon. John
W. Foster, Representative Dingley and
Miss Dingley, Senator and Mrs. Fair
banks, Hon. John Charlton and Mrs.
Charlton, Sir James Winters, Hon. T.
J. Coolidge and Mr., Hooe The party
reached Martinsburg at $50 o'clock
in the afternoon, and an hour later the
guest were served with an old-time
Virginia dinner. The guests departed
by special cars at 9 o'clock P. m. for
Washington.