Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-12-06
Notes From Nearby.

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tinsburg, died in Hancock last Sunday.
VIM. R. Sellman, B. & O. freight
conductor, was run over and killed by
his own train at Frederick Junction
last Friday night.
Winchester has been growing back
wards. The census of 1900 gives it
population of 5,161, which is 35
less than it had in 1890.
Burglars wrecked the safe in the
office of the Riverton Mills at River
ton last Friday night, but were driven
away without getting any booty.
Francis Bargsr, of Brunswick, an
employee of the G. & O. Canal, died
suddenly on a B. & o. passenger train
at Cumberland Monday morning.
Mr.. E. J. Leyburn, father Of Rev.
E. R. Leyburn, pastor of Falling Wa
tiers Presbyterian church in Berkeley
county, died last Monday near Balti-
more.
Miss Ida NJ. Aughindaugh, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Aughinbaugh
of Hagerstown, died Tuesday after
noon of heart disease, aged about 80
years.
Seven cases of smallpox have been
discovered in the home of William
Winters, colored man living near
the Massanutton Mountain, in Page,
county, Va.
Miss Grace Norris, daughter of
Hon. James l.. Norris, of Washington,
formerly of Martinsburg, was married
last week to Mr.. Arthur Pue German,
only son of Senator German.
The fine large barn on the farm of
DR.. F. J. Smith, at Gore, Frederick
county, Va, was burned on Friday
night last. Several valuable horses
were also burned. The loss is about
$4,000.
Miss Ida Logan, daughter of the
late Alexander Logan, formerly Of
Hagerstown, died in Harrisonburg,
Va, from burns inflicted by the ex-
plosion of a lamp early Saturday
morning. She was attending a sick
sister and when the lamp exploded
her hair caught fire.
Our well-known colored citizen,
Henry Tyne, has been heavily aftlict-
ed within the past few weeks. First
lost his wife about month ago. last
Friday week lost a son, Charlie, aged
about "A years and SIX days later
had the hand of death fall upon an
other son, James, aged about Is years.
-CAarle8to,on Spirit.
Among the recent land sales in
Washington county we notice the fol-
lowing: The Beeler farm near Sharps-
burg, 251 acres, to James Snyder, at
S37 an acre The George D. Crawford
| farm at Half Way, A acres, to John
B. Wolfkill, for $4,5l6; the Beckley
farm, LOG acres, four miles from Ha-
gerstowu, to Geo. NJ. D. Brewer, for
| $50 an acre.
Mrs. Sadie Lemen, who was arrested
at Bunker Hill, Berkeley county, for
horse-whipping Jacob Johnson, a
prominent farmer and lumber dealer,
was brought before the magistrate
in Martinsburg, who upon hearing
the case required the accused to give
bond for her good behavior and that
she pay the costs, which was done. I'm
mediately afterward Johnson brought
suit for damages in the same court
against Mrs. Lemen, which was decided
by the Judge by giving verdict of
81 damages and requiring the defend
ant to pay the costs.
Martinsourg is having telephone
war between the Winchester Tele
phone Company and the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company.
The latter came into the town about
Is years ago, but never pushed the
business and had only about 80 or 40
phones in the town and charged $36
per year for service. Two years ago
the Winchester Company built line
to Winchester and have now nearly
200 phones at $24 for service, and
have built lines through Berkeley
county, Jefferson, Frederick, Clarke
and Warren, all Of which are free to
patrons. The Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Company is making tremendous
effort to increase their business and
are now putting in two phones for
business men, one at office and one at