Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-08-23
Notes From Nearby

Edward Barr was struck by West
ern Maryland Railroad train near Ha-
gerstown and instantly killed Satur-
day night.
John Chrissinger, a Western Mary
land brakeman, fell under his train at
Hagerstown Monday morning and was
crushed to death.
Captain David Kailer, the Oldest
resident of Washington county, died
Tuesday in Frederick, where he was
visiting his daughter. He was 81
years of age.
Charles N. Schoppert, son Of the
late Thomas Schoppert, of Summit
Point, was killed last week in a wreck
on the B. & o. Railroad. His widow
and three children survive him. He
was buried at Harper's Ferry,
Great quantities of peaches are be-
ing shipped by express from Washing
ton county, Nd. On Monday eleven
carloads were sent from the Wash
ington county branch of the B. & O.
Railroad, seven going from Keedys-
vile.
A special from Berkeley Springs on
Monday says: Quite sensation has
been caused by the Indictment by the
grand Jury here of the county COM
missioners of Morgan county on the
charge of transportation of county
funds. 1t is alleged that the indict-
ed officials, Eli L. Rice, D. T. House
holder and S. D. Moser, allowed
themselves more than 50 a day, the
limit by law, for their services. The
crusade against the commissioners has
been on for some time. All the in
dicted men are Republicans.
Mr.. David Lemaster, well-known
farmer and one of the Oldest residents
of Berkeley county, died suddenly of
appoplexy last Friday evening at his
home one and one half miles northeast
Of Bedington, aged IS years, l month
and 4 days. Mr.. Lemaster had just
finished his supper and had gone out
side of the house, when he fell over,
and before any of the family reached
him he was dead. The sudden and
unexpected death was great shock
to the family. He is survived by one
son, Peter Lemaster, and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Eversole.
During fight at a Sunday school
picnic near Williamsport last Satur-
day Martin Guessford and Norman
Myers were shot, the former being
seriously wounded. John and George
Ardinger, who live in Berkeley coun-
ty, opposite Williamsport, are accused
of doing the shooting. The rumpus
started at a saloon near the picnic
grounds, and after the beer bottles
gave out pistols were brought into
play. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed on the picnic grounds. Men,
women and children fell pellmell over
each other in their haste 10 get out
of the way of the bullets, which went
whistling promiscuously through the
crowd. Several women tainted and
the men rushed for their carriages,in-
tending to drive from the grounds,
fearing general riot.
A prominent farmer in the north
ern section of Frederick county, Nd,
who had 800 bushels Of wheat in
storage since 1897, sold it a few days
ago for IS cents per bushel, and now
regrets that he had not disposed of it
in 1897. He says that when he placed
it in storage the market was advanc-
ing rapidly. The wheat was worth
$1.25 per bushel, but he hoped to re-
ceive $l.35 per bushel for his crop,
and gave orders to sell at that price.
The market reached 1882, but he
would not sell. From this it declined
steadily. When he sold it at 65 cents
and went to have settlement he
found he had to pay 25 cents per
bushel storage on the grain and lost
three years interest on the money
which he could have realized on his
wheat had he sold it promptly, be-
sides the shrinkage in the market.