Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-04-14
Notes From Nearby.

Col. William Byrd, one of the old
est and most prominent lawyers IN
Winchester, died last Sunday.
Gen. E. A. Carman says there will
be but little work done on Antietam
Battlefield this summer-simply re-
pairing bad places in the avenues.
The warehouse of B. Abner Belts
at Chewsville, in which was also To-
Gated the Western Maryland Railroad
depot, was destroyed by fire last Thurs
day.
The lawyers of Martinsburg have
formed a bar association, with NJ. L.
Ingles president, Newton D. Baker
secretary, and U. S. G. Pitzer treas
urer.
Houses belonging to Messrs. Henry
Matthews and William Shipley were
DESTROYED by fire in Martinsburg last
Thur sday. The loss is about $500,
and no insurance.
Mr.. Alex. Clohan, recently appoint
Ell postmaster at MartinSburg, has
resigned as chairman Of the Republ-
can executive committee of Berkeley
county. Mr.. W. H. Mcdonald was
elected as his successor.
A deaf mute named Summers got
into W. D. Wilson & Bro. S saloon at
Hagerstown, lay down on his back
under a whisky barrel, put his mouth
to the spigot and turned it on. He
was so drunk that Sheriff Seibert had
to haul him to Jail in wagon.
Henry St. John Shepherd, who
owns about 800 acres of land in the
neighborhood of Shanghai, Berkeley
county, and who opened the coal
mine at that place, has sold a one
fourth interest in his land to Marga-
ret C. Smith, of Pittsburg, for 1918.
Died, suddenly, on April Sd, in Bal
more, Mrs. Rachael c. Dudrow, wife
of the late Robert H. Dudrow in the
8Oth year Of her age. The deceased
venerable lady is the mother of Capt.
C. +. Dudrow, passenger agent Of the
B. & o. 1t was only few days pre-
vious that the father of Captain Dud-
row died.
Sometime ago Annie, young daugh-
ter Mr.. J. P. McIntyre,w was scratched
on the hand by vicious cat. The
wound became very sore and blood
poison set in, and in order to save the
childs life, the arm was amputated
Yesterday. The child is not yet out
Of danger, but it is hoped that the oper-
alton will result in the saving of her
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John A. Livers, of Gettysburg, Pa.
lost his pocketbook containing $500
in cash and $1,000 in promissory
notes last Friday on a B. & o. pas
senger train between Hagerstown
and Weverton. He accused Ohio C.
Ardinger, newsboy, Of taking the
pocketbook, and the boy was arrested,
but later discharged for want of evil
dence. Mr.. Livers is president of the
Charlestown electric light company.
Mr.. Josephn Trapnell, sitting as
special iudpe in the Morgan county
circuit court, decided the case Of
Rachael Smith against George Smith.
The plaintiff sought to prevent the
payment of a policy Of insurance on
the life Of her late husband, J. Rufus
Smith, to his son, the defendant. She
was originally named as the bene-
fciary in the policy and claimed her
husband was mentally incompetent
when he made the change, and also
that it was contrary to a clause in the
policy. Judge Trapnell decided in
favor Of the defendant The policy
was for $4,000.
The regular April term of the Berke-
ley circuit court began at Martinsburg
Tuesday, Judge Faulkner presiding.
The grand jury met, with ]. Baker
Kearfott as foreman, and completed
its labors in about three hours, which
is one of the shortest sessions on record.
James Collins and George W. Mitchell
were indicted for burglary. True
bills were also returned against Thorn
as Hardin, Royert Spear, Newton
Sampson, Lucien Spear, William Ford,
Charles Busey, Jr., Charles McGill
and George McBee, all colored, for
criminal assault on Emma Slime,
young colored girl John Laraway,
who was held on the charge Of muir
dering George Faircloth, was dis
charged, a true bill not being found
against him.