Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-11-22
Notes From Nearby.

ington county alms-house.
The grand jury condemned as un-
safe the B. & O. bridge across the An
tietam creek near Keedysville.
Mr.. Harry David and Miss Ella
Smalts, both of Berkeley county, were
married in Martinsburg last week.
Burglars blew open the safe in
Jones & Robinson's store at Bruins
wick last Wednesday night and got
away with $500
The Warren Sentinel, published at
Front Royal, has been purchased by
a syndicate of prominent citizens of
that town. DR.. S. R. Miller will be
the manager of the paper.
The barn on the farm of G. W.
Snapp, near Winchester, was de-
stroyed by fire with its contents last
Saturday night, Briscoe Lowery, the
tenant, dropped a lighted lantern and
thus started tne IRE.
Lewis c. Willhide, a Hagerstown
brick-mason who was working in Cum
berland, was run over by the cara in
that city last Sunday. Both legs were
cut off and he received other injuries,
causing his death in few hours.
The Charlestown Spirit says that
w. D. Briscoe, who lives near there,
last week received 1000 rainbow trout
from the U. S. Fish Department, which
he had placed in the springs at Al
bridge, Engle's and his own place.
The Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Company, which operates the
Bell system, is about to make matters
interesting for the Maryland Tele-
phone Company in Hagerstown.
Rates are to be reduced and wal is
likely to follow.
A couple of boys were smoking
cigarettes in the big barn on Peter
Eshleman's farm, tenanted by Benja-
min Weaver, three miles from Ha-
gerstown, last Sunday, when they set
it afre. 1t was destroyed, with most
of its contents, causing a loss Of $500.
1t was insu red.
Elmer Grove, aged IS years, was
arrested at Martinsburg on the charge
of shooting Clarence Seibert. Grove
was out hunting and met young Sci
bert. After Seibert had passed he
fred. One shot passed through the
lads left ear, and the remainder Of
the load struck his body.
Mrs Harriet B. Simmons has pur-
chased Of J. D. Aisquith the we'll
known Aisquith property, corner Of
Washington and East streets, for ST.
400. The Abram Stump property,
on South George street, was sold on
Tuesday last, by Geo. w. Graham,
trustee, to A. Welles Stump, of New
York for 81 $780, CharleStoaVn Spirit.
As Mrs. Edward Kershaw was
coming down the stairs early Thurs
day morning with lighted lamp in
her hand she lost her balance near the
top and fell headlong down the full
flight to the floor. Fortunately the
light went out as she fell. Mrs. Ker-
shaw was badly bruised and it will be
several days before she will be able to
go out.-MartinsJeug Statesman.
While playing around a bucket of
hot wood ashes Garland Hinton, the
young son of Mr.. Lewis T. Hinton, of
Frederick county, Va, met death in an
unusual manner. Mrs. Hinton had
placed the ashes in the bucket on the
floor, where the child tumbled into
them. He inhaled the ashes, burning
his throat in a horrible manner,
besides having the upper portion of his
body and his head burned. The child
fingered only short time and died in
agony.
The building committee of the Re-
formed congregation has settled the
trouble between them and Mr.. Camp
bell by compromising, each agreeing
to stand a part Of the loss occasioned
by the unfortunate accident to the
new church, and the work is again
progressing very well. The same
plan will be followed that was original
ly laid out, but the interior arches
will be strengthened by truss rods,
which it is thought will give strength
to stand all the weight to go upon it.
-Martiasbalrg Statesman.
John Ward, aged about 43 years,
who left his home at Greenspring
Furnace, Washington county, sudden
ly % years ago, without giving notice
to anyone, just as suddenly returned
Monday, surprising his aged mother,
his brothers and sisters. Since leaving
home he had led an eventful life. He
located in the West and made consid-
cradle money in mining. His mother
long ago read in a newspaper that
John Ward had been killed in a rail-
road wreck, and she thought he was
her son. Great was her JOY when,
after years of separation, her son re-
turned to her. Mr.. Ward had not learn
ed Of the death of his father, which
occurred about 10 years ago, until he
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