Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-07-06
Notes From Nearby.

A company has been formed to de-
velop deposits of lead in theBlue Ridge
mountains in Clarke county.
G. ]. Poper, brakeman on the
Western Maryland Railroad, fell un-
der an engine at Cherry Run last
Thursday and was so badly hurt he
died in few hours.
Last Saturday night Woodstock,
Va, came near being wiped out OF
existence by fire. The livery stable
connected with the Shenandoah Hotel
caught fire and was destroyed, together
with several small buildings. Anum-
Der Of other houses caught fire, but
the flames were extinguished.
A young Syrian, who gave his name
as Michael Shadid and claimed that
he was educated for Protestant miss
ionary, was arrested in Winchester
for imposing upon It's citizens by sell
ing them bogus jewelry for the genuine
article. He was discharged at the
hearing given him because none of his
victims appeared against him, though
he seemed to be frstclass fraud.
The Washington county commission
ers have granted permission to the
Uorner'e Ferry Electric Light Com
pany to erect poles and string wires IN
the county from the Harper's Ferry
bridge to the Frederick county line.
1t is said the purpose Of the company
is to transmit to Frederick City and
other towns in Frederick county cleo
tricity for illuminatingand commercial
purposes.
A vote was taken in the town of
Berryville on Thursday to obtain the
sense of the people as to whether or
not bonds to an amount not exceeding
S25, 900 should be issued by the town
to purchase from the present owners
the property and franchise Of the old
Berryville Water Company and COM
plete the works, the amount above
mentioned having been estimated to be
ample for that purpose. The vote
cast was: For issuing bonds, 1914;
against, 20.
While Mr.. W. n. Buckles, from
near Tabler's Station, was in town eel
ebrating the fourth yesterday, spark
from a Cumberland Valley engine set
a board fence on fire, burning fourteen
panels of it. At one time the barn
caught, but it was extinguished by
the efforts of Mrs. Buckles and her
neighbors, Messrs. Clarence Mason
and Robert Stewart. By their work
a serious fire was averted. The dam
age was about fifty dollars.-NTt
burg World
It's stated that when the bicycletrust
goes into effect the allotment for the
Crawford works, Hagerstown, will be
double the greatest number Of wheels
ever turned out in Hagerstown in one
season. This would mean 10000
bicycles, as the greatest number made
there in one year was $4,000, when
about 800 hands were employed part
Of the year. At present the works
are only employing 200 hands, and
the shops have not been working full
capacity for two years.
William Ramey and Martha V.
Champ, both of Martinsburg, came to
Hagerstown yesterday for the purpose
of getting married. They applied to
Deputy Clerk Bremen for a license,
but were confronted with a letter
written by R. B. Champ, the girls
father, to Clerk Oswald. In the let
ter Mr.. Champ stated his daughter
was but fifteen years old and he di-
rected that no license be issued to the
couple. The would-be bride and
groom left the courthouse with leaden
hearts and feeling very much put out
because they were refused the license.
-Hager8toVn Herald.