Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-06
Notes From Nearby.
The Hotel Evans at Winchester has
passed into the hands of receivers.

The Hotel Evans at Winchester has
passed into the hands of receivers.
During the excursion season just
closed the Western Maryland Railroad
hauled 10000 people,
1t is announced that there are to be
no unseemly shows OF gambling at the
Hagerstown fair this year.
The Hagerstown Fair Association
has appointed George H. Hager tenn
porary secretary, vice Peter A. Wit
mer, deceased.
A. F. George, State fish commission
er for Maryland, says that he will
soon place large number OF young
bass in the Potomac river.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Stonebraker,
Of Hagerstown, celebrated their gold
en- wedding anniversary last week.
They were married in lS48 by Rev.
F. w. Conrad.
Tie dwelling-house and half-acre
lot in Myerstown belonging to the
estate of the late John Myers was
sold Friday by Special Commissioners
Brown and Baylor to Mr.. Geo. b.
Hagley, for $35O.-SPirit.
Charles A. Full, 80 years old, of
Hagerstown, was trying to ride colt
last Sunday when the animal threw
him. His head struck the hard pike,
and conclusion of the brain resulted,
causing his death in few hours,
Rev. P. A. Cave, of the First
Christian Church, has started cru
SADIE against young boys and girls
running the streets of Hagerstown at
night, and is advocating the passage
of curfew law by the city council.
He has enlisted the other ministers IN
the movement.
The-United Brethren Church at In
wood was broken open some time last
week by some thief or thieves. The
building was injured but little, but a
sum of money which had been left IN
the church in tin box under the pull
pit, amounting to seven or eight dol
lars, was taken. There seems to be
no clue to the burglar.-StoteSman.
Rev. William H. Meade, D. D., rec
tor of st. Johns Episcopal Church in
Roanoke, Va, has resigned, and will
leave the city about October Is. He
has had two calls, one to a church in
Accomac county and one to the chap
laincy of the University Of North Car
DINA at Chapel Hill. DR.. Meade was
formerly pastor Of the Episcopal
Church in Charlstown.
The Hagerstown Fair Association
has appointed the following marshals
to serve at the annual exhibition in
October: Milton Crawford, of Frank
lin county, Pa; J. W. Dodd, of
Berkeley county, W. Va; Capt.
James Hersh, of Adams county, Pa. !;
A. R. Unger, of Morgan county, w.
Va; w. II. Kearfott, of Jefferson
county, w. Va. F. A. Crawford, Of
Carroll county, Nd.
In the Berkeley circuit court at
Martinsburg last Friday B. F. Sellers,
who had been convicted Of crlmlnally
assaulting his thirteen-year-o!d sister
in-law, was arraigned before Judge
Faulkner for sentence. When asked
if he had anything to say, he begged
the court to be merciful. The Judge,
after a few remarks, stated that it
was not in the hands Of the court to
be merciful in such cases. He then
sentenced him to twenty years in the
penitentiary.
The McGraw property was sold on
Friday of last week, subject to con-
frmation of the court in case no 10
per cent advance bids were given in
the meantime, as follows : The 4-story
stone building, $4,000, to the Bel
vedere Brewing Co.; brick building,
$3.50, to KapIon Bros; lot on Shen-
andoah street, 5000, to Kaplon Bros;
Kaufman dwelling on High street,
$3.50, to VIM. Delauder; Kerns House,
$3.50, to E. S. Cummings.-HarPer' s
Ferry Sentinel.
Discovered by a Woman.