Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-04-20
Notes From Nearby.


at Hagerstown is to be absorbed by
the trust.
COL John T. Gibson, of Charlestown,
has recently purchased about $4,000
worth of property in Roanoke, Va,
for which he paid cash.
A big brewery is to be- established
in Hagerstown. Its said that the old
steam engine and machine works has
been purchased as site.
The town council of Charlestown
Monday night granted recommends
ton for license to seven saloon keepers.
The license tax was fixed at fifty dol
lars.
Mrs. NJ. E. Lefevre bought at pub
lie sale the dwelling formerly owned
by the late John NJ. Coyle, on Wash
ington and Samuel streets, Charles
town, for $4,205.-Splrit.
1t is said that the machine shops Of
the B. & O. Railroad at Brunswick,
Nd, are to be considerably enlarged.
The present shops employ about fifty
hands, but accommodations will be
made for 800 more hands by the en-
largement.
The stable of Mr.. D. G. Donnelly,
used by Mr.. D. j. Porter, was burned
about 8 o'clock Saturday morning, to-
gether with horse, buggy, harness
and other articles belonging to Mr..
Porter. A hog belonging to Mr.. j.
w. Cantley, in an adjoining pen,
was rescued, but not until it had been
severely burned, Spirit.
Special Officer Geo. D. Alexander
and Policeman Wolford Monday ar
rested two colored men trying to steal
their way to Steelton, Pa, on freight
car. One of the men was in car
and the other man was hiding under
a car. One of the tramps had re-
volver. They said they came here
from Shepherdstown. Fletcher Brown
was held for carrying concealed weap-
ons and the other tramp, Joseph Ste
venson, was turned loose.-Hagers-
tom Globe.
Says the Martlneburg Statesman ::
A gentleman who is continually max
ing the rounds of this and adjoining
counties informs US that Mr.. John
H. Lemen, living near Foltz, is the
possessor Of the finest and best equip
ped farm that he has seen in his
rounds. His equipments are as near
perfect as possible and his stock are
fully in keeping with all the surround
ings. Mr.. Gray Silver bought his
lambs this morning, so in number,
which are said to be equal if not SUI
perior to any in the county.
Zula May Williams, the six-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Anna Z. Williams,
widow, was accidentally drowned in
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal Mon
day afternoon, three miles below Will
Transport. The child's mother was
cook for Section Boss Travers, who
has a gang of men at work repairing
the canal. While she was waiting on
the table it is thought the child fell
into the water. William Burke, level
walker, was first to discover the body
floating down stream and pulled it
out with hook. No one witnessed
the drowning.
A pretty wedding took place Tues
day at Gerardstown, at the home Of the
brides parents. The contracting par
ties were Miss Mary V, Bowers, sister
of the United States Fish Commission
er Geo. NJ. Bowers, and Mr.. George
NJ. Busey, a member Of the firm Of
McKown & Busey, Of Martinsburg.
Miss Minnie Busey was maid of honor
and Mr.. Harry Miller best man. Miss
Fannie Gold and Miss Bessie Lamon
were bridesmaids, and Prof. Roy He
cox and Mr. Charles P. Stump grooms-
men. Rev. J. P. Stump performed
the ceremony. After the ceremony
reception was given them by Mrs. H.
Virginia Bowers, mother of the bride.
The Berryyille Courier says that a
bold robbery was committed on the
N. & w. Railroad near that place
Monday night. Mr.. Mauck, a section
boss on the road, was proceeding down
the railroad track to his boarding
house, when a man stepped up to him
and asked for chew of tobacco.
While in the act Of breaking off a piece
from his plug another man suddenly
pushed a pistol into Mauck's face and
babe him to hold up his hands, with
which command he complied. After
the strangers had searched his pockets,
where they secured $23 in money,
Mauck was dealt a powerful blow on
the head, which knocked him senseless
to the ground, and at the same time he