Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-09-26
Notes From Nearby.

S. W. Washington has bought the
property in Charles Town occupied
by DR.. Richardson, for $4,000.
Miss Betty S. Welsh, formerly Of
Charles Town, was married last
Wednesday in Washington to Mr..
VIM. B. Dodge, Jr., of that place.
The engagement of Miss Eleanor
w. Tabb, of Martinshurg, to Mr.. j..
M. Woods has been announced. The
wedding will take place on October IL.
The biggest bass taken from the
Potomac this year was one caught by
Jack Stradof a short distance above
Williamsport. 1t weighed u pounds.
Miss Mary E. Cox and Mr.. Jacob
H. Tracy, both of Antietam, were
married September %, at Sharpsburg,
by Rev. A. A. Kerlin, of the Lutheran
church.
Mrs. Charles Rimel, of Pittsburg,
formerly Miss Carrie Powell, of Mar
tinsburg, died last Friday at the home
of her sister in the latter place. of con-
sumption, aged about 80 years.
Lawrence Underdonk was crushed
to death by the cars in the yards at
Brunswick, where he was employed on
the railroad, last Thursday evening.
He was a native Of Jefferson county
and was 3S years ofage.
Albert Helvestine died at his
mothers home in Berryville last week
He was % years old, and lived in
Roanoke, Va, where he held a posi-
ton in the general passenger agents
department of the Norfolk and West
ern Railway.
In the circuit court at Winchester
two suits for $4,000 each were en-
tered against the Winchester Gas and
Electric Light Company by the moth
ers of Louis Price and Jacob Houck,
who were killed in July last by COM
ing in contact with live electric light
wire.
John Carter, the little son of Sid
ney Carter, was perhaps fatally in
jured by being struck by an engine
on the Norfolk and Western Railroad
at Boyce. While he was crossing the
railroad track the engine ran him down
fracturing his skull and inficting other
injuries.
The banking house of Flock. Gaver
& Co., at Myersville, Frederick coun'
ty, Md, was visited by burglars last
Sunday night, who blew open the safe
and wrecked the office. 1t is supposed
that they got couple of thousand
dollars. The bank was insured against
loss in the New York Fidelity and
Casualty Company.
Washington authorizes are inquirine
into the purity Of the Potomac river
water, which is used in that city fol
domestic purposes. There is indication
that the stream is contaminated. Miss
A. NJ. Doyle and S. S. Doyle, of Wash
ington, were at Williamsport last week
and secured samples of water from the
Potomac river and Conococheague
creek for analysis. 1t is said that the
tannery at thatplace contaminates the
water.
They had merry time at Sharps.
burg last Friday night, when CROWD
of men and boys had harmless hang
ing bee. Efigies Of Senator Yelling
ton, Emma Goldman and Leon Czol'
gosz were swung up in the public
square with appropriate ceremonies
and the bold perpetrators of the awful
deed staggered around with chips or
their shoulders and just dared any
body to object. 1t is now certain that
Senator Wellington feels awtully bad
There are some mighty mean persons
at large in Washington county. Some
unknown enemy of Mrs. Clara Mid
dlekauff, Of Reiffs, recently placed a 10
of stones and iron in some wheat
sheaves, which went into the threshinl
machine and destroyed it. Neal
Clearspring some one evilly inclined
entered the cellar of Mrs. John II
Anderson, carried out can of lard anC
with broom smeared the floor of tn,
back porch of Anderson's residence
heavily with the lard, besides scattering
a good quantity over the premises.
The home of William H. Baker, tn,
wealthy chocolate manufacturer, il
Winchester, was the scene Of bold
attempt at kidnapping early Monday
morning. Shortly after midnight
while the family were asleep. entrance
was affected to the residence and the
child sliced. His screams awoks the
household and when Mr.. Baker and al
elder son rushed to Marshalls room
they found he was gore and when tn
hall was reached they were just il
time to see a man drop the child OF
the stairway and fee to the hall be
low. The darkness prevented then
from obtaining a description of tn
man. The child says he was awakened
by man bending over his bed. lie wa
so terrified that he was unable to make
an outcry until the man had seizet
him in his arms and started for tn
hallway. Then he screamed. En-
trance to the honse Was obtained b,