Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-08-24
Notes From Nearby.

Dogs are destroying sheep in Berke-
ley county as in Jefferson. D. R.
Hudgel, D. A, Kilmer and others have
lost sheep recently.
The Berkeley county teachers had
their examination last week. Of the
50 examined % got No. l certificates.
There were three failures.
In accordance with city ordinance
all hitching racks are to be removed
from the streets of Hagerstown. The
country people don't like it.
Charles Broadway Rouss, Of New
York, has sent his check for 81, 900 to
the managers OF the Winchester fair.
The fair will be held September 10 to
%, and Thursday, the Dist, will be
Rouss day.
Mr.. George W. Anderson, an old
resident of Charlestown, was struck
Friday night by runaway horse at
tached to a wagon and knocked down
and badly bruised. He Is about 81
years old, and his injuries are serious.
The three cannon that have been
lying at the Antietam Station for
couple of years are to be set up at
Williamsport. The Sharpsburg people
had taken charge Of them, when it
trangpired they were intended tor
Williamsport.
At Martinsburg last week two
tramps were arrested and sentenced
to so days hard labor on the streets.
They refused to work, and were put
on a diet of bread and water. They
stood it for three days and then gave
in and went to work. But they are
not hurting themselves at it.
Herbert Snavely, Charles Frey,
Charles Crowl and William Alley last
Saturday exhumed the bones Of a I'm
ion soldier on Antietam battlefield
while digging holes for derrick on
the site Of the Maryland monument.
The bones were buried two feet under
the ground and were well preserved
in blue uniform. On the uniform
belt were the letters IS. n. Y, " prob
ably for State Of New York. On the
cartridge box was the letter B. His
shoes were still laced and a llattened
bullet was found in the heart region.
There was no flesh on the bones, which
had been buried for 81 years. The
remains were placed in bag and
transferred to Captain Barrows, super
intendent of Antietam National Gem
etery, who reburied them.
John A. Keefer, aged 80 years, who
conducted a clothing store in Carlisle,
Pa, was found lying dead on his bed
in room in the Hotel Hamilton, Ha-
gerstown, last Friday, with bullet in
his brain. He left two notes addressed
to his wife and family. The substance
of the notes was that his family should
not grieve for him, should forgive him
and that they would live better with
out him He implored his wife to
teach their two little children, Marga-
ret and Howard to love Jesus. On
his person was found a few dollars, a
check for $3.50 and brokers certih-
Gates, indicating that he had been deal
ing in stocks and the market was
against him. 1t was learned that
Keefer speculated in stocks for HIM
self and a professor in Dickinson Col
lege, Carlisle, and that he had lost
about $500 Of his own money and
81, 900 for the professor.
The main tent OF John Robinson's
circus was blown down during heavy
storm which passed over Winchester
Monday afternoon. The performance
was about half through at the time.
There were 5000 people in the tent
and about so persons were injured by
the falling poles and in the panic
which ensued. Women tainted and
men trampled over each other in their
attempts to get out. At the height of
the panic thieves stole hundreds OF
hats and umbrellas, several watches,
rings and pocketbooks. Physicians
were quickly summoned and attended
the injured. O'Brien, an acrobatic
clown, was just completing his turn in
the ring when the whole tent collaPs-
ed. A flying tent stake struck him
on the thigh, breaking it he also re-
ceived other injuries Of a serious ma
ture. 1t is regarded as little short
of miracle that many were not kill
ed. The paraphernalia of the circus