Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-07-26
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| Col. Forrest w. Brown and John
Porterfeld have purchased the fine
business block of Joseph Goldsmith in
Charlestown, for $780,
Judge E. Boyd Faulkner has pur-
chased of Geo. M. Bowers 43 acres Of
land adjoining the Judges farm near
Martinsburg. The price was SIS an
acre.
Thaddeus Mundey, well-known
peddler Of patent medicines, was found
dead near Hagerstown the other day.
1t is supposed he was overcome by the
heat. He was 81 years of age.
The Charlestown Advocate says that
John G. Burns thrashed the wheat
from 100 acres, which averaged 223
bushels an acre. Daniel Hefebow-
er's crop averaged about 80 bushels.
The barn of George Smith, near
Lovettsville, was struck by lightning
Thursday night and burned to the
ground, with two horses, two colts
and calves. Loss 81 200; uninsured.
Lightning strokes in this locality
have been unprecedentedly frequent
this season. On Col. H. B. Daven-
ports place some thirty or more trees
have been struck, two of them near his
dwelling-h house, ChmlestO~n Spirit.
Mr.. William H. Miller, son of Dan
iel Miller, and Miss Maggie Sencin-
diver, daughter Of Mr.. James Sencin-
diver, were married at the home of
the bride, near Vanclevesville, last
Wednesday by the Rev. W. B. Evers.
Last Saturday on Captain J. W.
Rohrer's farm William Starleper, ten
ant, took wheat from the shock and
threshed it, had it taken to the mill
and ground into -four, had the flour
made into bread and ate the bread
the same day.-Shmp85mg Record.
The monument erected to the mem
DRY of the Confederate dead of Clarke
county was unveiled at Berryville
last Saturday with interesting cere-
monies in the presence Of large
crowd. The address Of the day was
delivered by Hon. James W. Mar
shall.
Last Friday evening lightning
struck the big barn on the David Ar
mold farm at Burkittsville, in the
Middletown Valley, and it was de-
stroyed by fire, together with 70 tons
of hay, 1900 bushels of wheat, and
other property. The loss was over
$4,000, insurance about $4,000.
During the storm Tuesday evening
the cupola Of the Episcopal church was
struck by lightning and little Of the
stating knocked off, At the residence
of Louis Diehl, in the same section Of
the town, Mrs. Claude E. Haines was
Frustrated for some time by the effects
of the lightning, which burnt out the
electric light, and other members of
the family were slightly shocked
MarlsstoaOn Spirit.
The citizens of Charlestown on Tues
day presented handsome gold watch
and chain to DR.. NJ. G. Billings, Of
the U. S. Marine Hospital Service,
who has had charge Of the small
pox hospital at Charlestown the past
month. The presentation speech was
made by T. G, Green. All the small
pox patients have recovered and been
discharged except two, and only five
persons are in the detention house.
Ernest Mullen murdered Warren G..
O'Hara at Waterford, Loudoun coun-
ty, Monday evening. O'Hara was
from Washington, and Mullen made
some disparaging remarks about
young lady who was a friend Of
O'Haras. A quarrel ensued, but the
difficulty seemed to have ended, when
suddenly Mullen seized baseball bat
and beat the other man over the head
with it until he had killed him. The
murderer was arrested and lodged in
jail.
During a storm last Sunday night
lightning struck the tollgate house on
the turnpike near Failing Waters,
tenanted by John Palmer, the gate
keeper, and his family, The lightning
ran down the chimney into the barrel
of a loaded shotgun, which stood
against the wall, and the gun ex-
ploded. The load buried itself in the
wall. The butt of the gun was torn
into splinters. The entire family was
shocked but none was seriously hurt.
A double home wedding took place
last Thursday night at Martinsburg,
when Miss Clara GLADDEN. became the
bride Of Mr.. Charles McCarroll, of
Pittsburg, Pa, and her sister, Miss
Mona GLADDEN., of Mr.. S. G. Cross,
Of Washington, D. G. Both are daugh-
tiers of Mr., George W. GLADDEN.. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
G. S. Trump. The wedding was a
private one, Witnessed only by init
mate friends and the immediate fam
lies.
The Reformed reunion at Pen-Mar
last Thursday was very pleasant &C.
casion, though the attendance was not
as large as in former years. Rev. DR..
Hoffheins, of Martinsburg, conducted
the exercises. Addresses were made
by Rev. DIR. ]. NJ. Schick, of Wash
ington Rev, Prof. G. W, Richards, of
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