Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-28
Notes From Nearby.

Ezra Moser and Samuel Young, of
Boonsboro, made $1,000 from their
canteloupe crop this year.
Capt. Frank Manning. Of Charles
town, has been selected as one of the
racing judges for the Hagerstown fair.
Extensive tunneling in the Luray
caverns will soon be begun in order to
open up certain portions of the cave of
great beauty, but at present almost IN
accessible for guests.
Dennis Collins, one of the oldest
section hands on the Valley Branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
was killed near Stephenson's Monday.
A hand-car ran over him.
The survivors of the 125th Pennsyl-
vania Regiment at a reunion at AL
toona decided to erect monument on
Antietam battlefield. 1t will be loca-
ted near the Dunkard church.
Charles Clevenger, son of E. c. Clev-
enger, while riding a bicycle Thursday
night near Ripon ran into horse and
buggy. The shaft penetrated one of
his legs, causing serious injury.
1t is said that Charles Broadway
Rouss gave away to the needy and 9TH
ers of his old friends at Winchester on
Thursday about 81, O0Oin cash, besides
footing all expenses of the banquet and
giving the society $1,000.
"Pagebrook," the handsome estate
of the Page family in Clarke county,
Virginia, has been sold to Mr.. Charles
Mulligan, of st. Lewis. The estate
contains over 800 acres. The price
paid for it has not been made public.
It is said that the official members
of the Christian Church are consider
ing the purchase of Kee-Mar College
at Hagerstown, with the object Of es-
tablishing an important college there.
DR.. Keedy will sell at reasonable
price.
A little boy two and a half years
old, son of J. P. Masters, Of Ganotown,
Berkeley county, was scalded to death
last Thursday. The child pulled a
pan of boiling water from the stove
and was dreadfully burned about the
face and neck.
Secretary Frank Wilmer, Of the Ha-
gerstown fair, is in receipt of letter
stating that the fine herd of Jersey
cattle, at the Biltmore place, owned
by George X. Vanderbilt and located
near Asheville, n. c., will be brought
to the Hagerstown fair Fifteen pens
of hogs and some fine breeds of poul-
try will also be brought along. The
cattle, hogs and poultry altogether are
valued at $500. These exhibits are
considered a star attraction and will
prove big drawing card.
Martinsburg was the scene Of some
exciting scenes the past week. Last
Wednesday John Thompson, who lives
a couple of miles from that town, made
an unprovoked assault upon James
Hartley, B. & O. Waterman, because
the railroad gates were not raised as
promptly as he thought they should
be. Thompson, who is said to have
been drunk, shot twice at Hartley, but
failed to hit him. Two policemen We're
soon on hand, but it is charged that
they were afraid to arrest Thompson,
who still had his revolver handy. The
next day the daily World publish
cd an account of the affair, and COM
mented on the alleged cowardice Of
the policemen. Policeman Dutrow
became very much incensed at the
criticism, and went to the printing
office, where he made brutal assault
upon the editor Of the World, Mr.. W.
E. Hofheins. Mr.. Hofheins is man
of light physique, and the policeman,
taking him unawares, knocked him
down and then beat him severely.
Dutrow was suspended from duty by
the mayor, pending hearing, and will
have to answer before the grand jury.
Thompson was arrested later and
bound over to await trial.