Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-07-27
Notes From Nearby.

The Shenandoah Valley Agricul-
tural Society will hold its annual fair
at Winchester, commencing September
l9 and continuing four days. Thurs
day, September 2lst. will be "Rouss
Day" when Charles Broadway Rouss
will visit the fair and give his annual
banquet on the grounds.
NJ. E. Snavely, of Sharpsburg, has
the contract to build the foundation
of the $4,000 monument to be erected
on Antietam battlefield by the State
of Maryland in memory of Union and
Confederate soldiers. The monument
will be located on a rockbrake in the
field Just in front of the old Dunkard
church. 1t will be dedicated Septem-
Der 18th.
An elderly gentleman, about IS years
of age, and a young lady, both of Jefer-
son county applied at the county clerk $
Office for marriage license Friday, but
were sadly disappointed. The law re-
ouires that the license be issued only in
the county in which the lady lives, and
County Clerk Bender was compelled
to refuse to issue license to them
MartmSb,rq World.
A large bank barn on the farm of
Daniel R. Doub, tenanted by Geo. W.
Cox about midway between Lydia and
Spielman's station. on the n. & W.
Railway, in Washington county, was
struck by lightning and set afre last
Sunday. The barn was completely
destroyed with most of its contents,
including 700 bushels of wheat, fifty
tons Of hay, farming implements, etc.
The horses and cattle in the building
were saved. The loss was nearly COW
cred by insurance.
Mr.. Archie c. Roper, our well known
breeder of thoroughbred swine, has
made sales and shipments to several
remote points recently-Ohio Improv-
ed Chesters to Virginia and North Car
DINA, and Chester Whites to Illinois.
Mr.. Roper has earned an envlable rep
utation as breeder Of fine stock, and
the demand for the same is correspond
ingly large and interchangeable.
The farmers of this vicinity will re-
member that Mr.. Roper has for years
exhibited his stock at Morgan's Grove
fair.
James L. Onderdonk, nephew Of
the late Henry Onderdonk, ofSt. James
College, near Hagerstown, died recent
ly in the Klondike region. He was
one of a party of twenty that started
for the KIondike in March, 1898. From
the start misfortune seemed to follow
the little band. At Seattle they were
robbed, their schooner ran aground
outside the harbor, and much time was
spent in floating it. When they ar
rived at Kotzebuc Sound Mr.. Onder-
donk, who was seeking material for
magazine articles, left his companions,
who were in quest Of gold. Mr.. Buck
ley in his letter stated that with his
servant, Thomas G. Martin, veteran
lake captain, Mr.. Onderdonk then
started inland. They suffered extreme
privations, were robbed by the Indians
and Mr.. Onderdonk at length was TAX
en- sick. Martin after great difficulty,
carried the suffering man back to the
settlement, but too late to save his life.
A severe storm, accompanied by
great electrical disturbance, passed
over the southern end of Jefferson
county and Clarke county last Friday,
doing much damage. On the farm Of
Mr.. Bushrod Price, near the Shenan-
doah river, Mr.. Price together with
two young brothers named Shafer, were
at work in a cornfeld when the storm
came up and they sought shelter un-
der some trees. Lightning struck a
tall gum tree under which John Shat
er was standing, shivering the tree and
killing the man. The bolt struck him
squarely on top Of the head and ran
down his back to the ground, burning
his hair, scorching the skin on his back,
ripping his boots off and throwing the
body nearly 90 feet from where he
was standing. Mr.. Shafer was % years
old and unmarried. A little later in
the afternoon, near Wicklifs, bolt
coming from an apparently clear sky,
struck the barn of Mr.. Aaron Duble,
setting it on fire and killing a valuable
horse which was in the barn. Mr..
Duble and other members Of the family
who were near by were stunned, but
recovered sufficiently to extinguish
the flames before any great damage
was done.