Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-06-23
Notes From Nearby.
Mr.. ]. L. Elgin has leased the Rat
ting Springs property, on the Poto-
rnnn riuar nanr Harnar's Enrru

Mr.. ]. L. Elgin has leased the Rat
ting Springs property, on the Poto-
mac river, near Harpers Ferry.
By the recent readjustment of post
masters salaries, the Charlestown Of
fee has been increased to 81 800.
The Independent Fire Company of
Charlestown received last week from
Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss, of New
York, another check for $50.
After much negotiation and delay
the creditors at Williamsport and 9TH
er places of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal have settled their claims at %
cents on the dollar, this being the
Devecmon offer.
Four children of Henry Long, Of
Williamsport, have died of diphtheria
within the past ten days, and four
others are still i'll with the disease.
Unclean surroundings are said to be
responsible for the outbreak.
Mr.. William Hill, whose bicycle
was stolen at Sharpsburg on decora-
ton day, has found his wheel. 1t was
found in the possession of a man who
gave his name as Eubert Long, of
Leitersburg, Nd. He is to have
hearing today.
A steer being brought to Charles
town Monday by Mr. Chas. NJ. Stone
sifer became infuriated at the west
end of town and gored and disembow-
eled the horse ridded by Mr.. Stone
sifer, VINO, as well as several other per-
sons, narrowly escaped serious injury.
Spirit.
Bonds of Washington county, Nd,
to the amount of $4,000 were sold
in Hagerstown Tuesday. Eavey, Lane
& Co., bankers, bought the whole lot
their bid, the highest, running from 6
to 10 per cent premium. The bonds
run for twenty years and bear 4 per
cent interest.
Mrs. Lydia A. Snavely, aged eighty
years, died Saturday night, near
Sharpsburg, of old age. Her surviv-
ing children are Charles Snavely, Bal
timore county; Jacob NJ, Martin E.,
Joseph, Hezekiah, Elizabeth, Mrs. NJ.
Lum and Mrs. William Reynolds, of
Sharpsburg Washington, Pembroke,
Elias and John, of California.
The Jefferson County Provident
Building Association Of Charlestown
was chartered Thursday, with an au-
thorized capital Of 100000. In
corporators j. NJ. Mason, Jr, D. S.
Hughes, H. L. Ronemous,G T. Knight,
J. w. Russell, William Neil, Robert
C. Rissler, G. D. Moore, G. NJ. Hough,
C. B. Moore, L. Somehow and O. NJ.
Phillips.
A. c. Wyand has sold to persons
from Montgomery county, Nd, two
tracts of limestone land, part of the
Antietam Iron Works prope rty.
Limekilns will be erected thereon. a
company is now forming, to be called
the Antietam Lime and Stone Com
pany of Montgomery County. A
small force Of hands was put to work
Monday on the quarries.
We reckon there is hardly doubt
that Mr.. J. Allnut Engle will be the
choice of the people for the county
SUPPLEMENTARY Of public schools.
He told US recently that he had made
a fair canvass of the county and had
been we'll received. And there isn't
a doubt, either, that he will, if elected,
make a most efficient official. He
has had a lifetime experience in
teaching the young idea how to shoot
and that should be recommeda-
ton, especially in these time.-Frce
Press.
The dwelling-house occupied by Mr..
William D. Bender, on the farm re-
Gently purchased by Mr. Luther Rams
burg of G. W. Bender, situated near
Bedington station, was totally de-
stroyed by fire on Monday evening.
The fire broke out in the wash-house
adjoining the dwelling about 7 o'clock
and was soon beyond control. Mr..
Bender, we ale informed, got out most
of his goods. There was no insurance
and the loss is about $1,000. Mr..
Ramsburg will rebuild at once.-Nar-
tinSbaerg Statesman.
Mr.. D. H. Snyder, of Castleman's
Ferry, Clarke county, has upon his
farm about an acre of wheat which is
quite a novelty. Mr.. Snyder pur-
chased some years ago part Of the
estate of the late General Fauntleroy.
Among other things he found on the
place were a few grains Of wheat of
unusual size. These he planted and
cultivated. The wheat stands fully
six feet high, the stem is as large as a
leadpencil, the blades an inch in width,
with from five to eight distinct heads
on each stem, each stem producing
from rs to l25 grains of twice the or
binary size.
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