Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-01-12
Notes From Nearby.

Pensions granted citizens of Berke-
ley county John Hoffman, Arden, Sc
month Benjamin F. Miller, Falling
Waters, increase from $l4 to $l7;
Parker H. Hensell, Martinsburg, in
crease from S. to $40.
Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss, Of
New York, has sent to the Union Fire
Company of Winchester his check for
81 900, to be used in defraying the eI-
penses of the banquet to be given in
honor of his birthday in February.
The tax rate of the town of Boons-
boro has been y cents on the hundred
dollars. During the past year the
town put in a system of waterworks,
and the tax rate has jumped up to so
cents. Some of the citizens are kick
ing hard.
Early last Saturday morning cleo
trio light wires crossed the wires Of
the Maryland Telephone Company IN
Hagerstown and started fire in the
cupola of the exchange building. Loss
$500. Business was interrupted for
several days.
Martinsburg is infested with gang
of thieves who have broken into a
number of houses and stolen money.
Among the places robbed was the
clearinghouse Of Miss Mary c. ROg-
ers. One of the boarders had a sum
of money stolen from his clothes.
The remains of a man named Cox
were brought here from Weston last
night and this morning taken by un-
deltaker Wien to Falling Waters for
burial He has been in the State In
sane Asylum for the past "a years,
and was formerly resident Of Falling
Waters. He was 81 years old at his
misunderstanding World,
Mr. I. L. Bender, clerk of the coun-
ty court, had task to perform on last
Friday which is not done every day
by county clerks. He recorded the
deaths Of FIVE people over so years old
They were all men-their names and
ages are Messrs Philip Muth, age IS;
Thomas O'Conner, age 81 ; Jno. Perry
man, age 81 Michael Heating, age 81 ,
and Ezra Herring, age 80.-MatlnS.
burg World.
At meeting of the stockholders
of the Hagerstown fair last Saturday
all the old officers were reelected, as
follows: President, John W. Stone
braker; vice. president. George W.
Smith secretary, Frank A. Wilmer !;
treasurer, John D. Brewer; directors,
Benjamin P. Rentch, L. R Schnebly,
John L. Cost, Dr. A. S. Mason, D. W.
Reichard, D. L. Henley, Charles Webb,
G. H. Hager, John W. Cable, B. a.
Belts. The anticipated opposition Of
the anti-gambling faction did not ma
terize.
The election at Harpers Ferry last
Thursday resulted in favor of the i'm
provement ticket by As majority, as
follows: Mayor, Thomas Beale; re-
corder, W. A. Winters; councilmen,
G. R. Breadv, G. H. Childs, G. R
Marquette, A. Murphy and Charles
Cavalier. Bohvars elections resulted
in one majority for electric lights, and
the following Mayor, j. H. Cox
recorder, Robert Loman; council
men, o. T. Kemp, D. H. Beck, w.
OBoyles, Joseph Baden and W. E.
Chambers.
The dwelling-house a quarter of
mile east ot~4 aI;; Fttrri .s burg along the
Shepherdstown road, occupied by Jas.
Racy and owned by the Berkeley
County Building Association, was COM
pletsly destroyed by fire last Sunday.
The family didn't know the house was
afre until the roof was all ablaze.
They managed to save part of their
furniture. Mr.. Racy is a gardener on
Showers truck farm, and has wife
and eight children-one boy nine
years old, and seven daughters. The
loss is a serious one to him.