Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-14
Items Of Interest.

tai in the county He came here last
evening to secure his fifth marriage Ii
cense and wines and other delicacies
for the wedding and Unfair that is
to follow. Mr.. Mercer has just passed
his 5Oth year and was married to his
first wife when 10. She was Miss
Jennie Mofatt, and the four SUCCESSORS
to the Mercer marital yoke have been
her sisters, Ada, Catherine, Missouri,
and this evening Miss Anna will take
their place. She is 26, good-looking,
and favored Mercer in preference to a
well-known young man Of the Raccoon
neighborhood. There is but one more
of the Mofatt girls left and she is now
90 When spoken to Of the peculiar
feature about his marriages Mr. Mer-
Ger replied that he had lust simply
fell in love with the Moffatt family.
He is in fairly good circumstances and
prepared to make his wedding on this
occasion outdo all of its predecessors.
The will of the late Thomas (.
Woodward has been filed for probate.
The testator devised to his daughter,
Mrs Mary F. Johnson, his farm of 800
acres in Clarke county, Va, for life,
and at her death the executor Is
directed to sell the same and divide
the proceeds equally between Emma
L. Johnson and Ella Coleman, grand
daughters of the deceased. He also
directs his executor to sell the home
farm, containing 207 acres, and located
in Jefferson county, as well as perso-
nal property, and divide the proceeds
as follows, after paying debts: To his
son, John J. Woodward, the proceeds
of all personal property and $4,000
from the farm to his daughter, Mary
F. johnson, $4,000 trust for life, and
$500 each to his grandchildren, Emma
l.. Johnson and Ella Coleman, the
residue to be equally divided among
his grandchildren, w. W. Woodward,
Enoch Woodward, Noble Conrad, Jes
sic Woodward, Sadie Snyder and
Minnie Woodward. H. T. Miley, Of
Charlestown, is appointed executor Of
the will.-AdrOcote.
West Virginia Central Passenger
Engineer Moran reports running his
engine through binding swarm of
bees in the vicinity of Shaw. The
swarm resembled the honey bee,
though somewhat smaller, and it was
estimated as being three miles wide.
The track was covered with them and
millions were ground under the wheels.
The engine was covered with an oily
substance, the bees being cooked to
death when they lighted on it. Pas
sengers say the sight was most remark
able.
They say that on Moosehead Lake,
Maine, an angler recently was fishing
with steel rod during thunderstorm
and struck trout at the same instant
that thunderbolt dallied with his rod.
The cork handle prevented the angler
feeling anything more than a slight
shock, but when he hauled it in he
found the trout stone dead. He fig
ured it out that the lightning bolt fol-
lowed the rod and the enameled line
down to where the trout had just ia
ken hold of the hook, and there killed
him.
Lieut.. Albert Watts, son of Gen. c.
c. Watts, a former candidate for Gov
ernor of West Virginia, has been made
defendant in a divorce suit brought in
Chattanooga, Tenn, by Mrs. Nellie
Watts, of Knoxville. The marriage
took place last summer, when the First
West Virginia Regiment was stationed
at the latter place, Watts being a
lieutenant in the regiment. The bill
of complaint alleges abuse and nom
support.
Ex-Mayor John B. Wilson, of Mar
tinsburg, has filed voluntary petition
in bankruptcy before I. S. Commits
sioner Nadenbousch. His liabilities
are placed at SO, $685. and his assets
$16S.2 Mr.. Wilson was once a bank
president and one of the most prosper
Gus men in Berkeley county. He lost
most of his money in the Martinsburg
street railway.
Quincy w. Jones, farmer living
near Ripley, aged 60 years, drank
three bottles of essence of cinnamon
and died in terrible agony few days
ago.