Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-12-13
Notes From Nearby.

Wilson Zller, for 80 years watchmar
at Doe Gully tunnel, on the B. & 0
Railroad, died last week.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad
opened a very handsome new station
at Greencastle last Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Banks, an old colorec
woman, was run over by the cars anc
killed in Hagerstown yesterday while
picking up coal from the tracks.
Mrs. Isabel Hamill, widow of Pat.
rick Hamill and mother of Rev. Fl
P. Hamill, formerly of Charlestown
died last week at Oakland, Md, aged
70 years.
Mrs. Frances Gray REGISTER, widow
of the late Rev. DR.. Samuel REGISTER,
of the NJ. E. Church South, died at the
home of her son, Samuel REGISTER, in
Richmond, Va, on Sunday last.
Harry c. Gray was acquitted in
Washington a few days ago of the
murder of Rein o. Champion, whom
he shot and killed near Georgetown
last year. The parties were from An
tietam, Nd.
About 10 o'clock last Friday night
B. & O. passenger train struck and
killed a man at Weverton. He was
tall and slender, with dark curly hair
and light mustache, nicely dressed and
about 80 years of age. An envelope
was found in his pocket addressed to
George A. Harm, 800 Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington, D. G.
1t is announced that the population
of Hagerstown is 1851. This is a
gain of 3,473 in the past ten years.
The census of 1890 gave lO,1lS.
The result is a disappointment to
many persons. A private census a
couple of years ago made the popula-
ton over 10000, but in the past few
years many persons have moved away
from the town because of the closing
of the bicycle works,
Charles G. Boyle, Oldest son of DR..
C. B. Boyle, well-known Hagerstown
physician, was killed last Saturday
by falling from telegraph pole. The
young man was at work strlnglng
wires on pole at the G. V. station,
when he came in contact with live
electric light wires. lie gave several
awful shrieks and then fell 40 feet to
the brick pavement below. He was
hurt so badly he lived but short
time. He was 90 years Of age.
The milk trust at Martinsburg has
"busted" already, and milk is again
selling at 5 cents quart. This is the
second attempt to form combine.
The agreement this time was that the
dealer breaking faith should forfeit
$3.50. One of the members of the
trust began selling at five cents, would
not pay the forfeit, and all the others
followed his example. The citizens
had been planning to get back at the
trust by imposing a license upon dairy
men selling in the city.
The Hagerstown Fair Association
has made public its annual statement.
The receipts Of the fair last October
we've $23, l03. 96and the expenses ST.
2l4.l6, making the net profits of the
fair $5,89990. This is the largest
sum ever cleared at any fair. There
is a cash balance of S., 046.l9 and the
association is out Of debt. Notes held
against the association amounting to
$4,000 have been paid. The liabili-
ties represent the stock issued-$l2,-
500. The stock now sells for $50 per
share-par $25.
Alex. Campbell, writing from Cape
Nome, Alaska, to his brother, William
Campbell, states that the few horses
there are being killed for meat for the
dog teams, hay being worth 5000, oats
$l75 and coal $50 per ton. The long
Arctic winter was setting in, the days
only lasting from 10 a. m. to $50 pm.
Mr.. Campbell states that the gold
output from the Nome district will
exceed that of the Klondike next sea-
son-the lowest estimate being $l0.-
000,0 00.-CharIeStolC1 Free Press
A wreck occurred Tuesday morning
on the B. & o. Railroad at the foot Of
Opequon grade, near Martinsburg, in
which two men were seriously hurt
and one fatally. Jacob sopders, con-
ductor on the work train, was standing
on the rear bumper Of the last car
of his train next to his caboose while
the engine was taking water at the
water tank. His brakeman, John
Casey, was in the caboose. A helper
engine, run by Engineer Caldwell,
came backward at high rate of speed,
striking the caboose of the work train,
smashing in one end and jamming the
other end up over the bumper where
Conductor souders was standing.
Souders had both legs broken and re-
ceived terrible cut in the right groin.
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