Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-06-06
Notes From Nearby.

bred dollars.
The tax rate of Washington county,
Md, has been fixed at IS cents on the
hundred dollars
Thomas L. Richard has been elected
director in the Peoples National
Bank, Hagerstown, succeeding the
late Elias Emmert.
C. H. Garlic, manager of the Craw-
ford bicycle works in Hagerstown, died
very suddenly in that place last Thurs
day, aged 43 years.
Major Alexander G.. Davis, we'll
known resident of Frederick county,
Nd, was struck and killed by a B. q
o. train on Tuesday.
James Manuel, who formerly resid-
ed in Bolivar, was seriously If not Ia
tally hurt by a misplaced switch on
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Cum
berland.
James R. Copeland, veteran Of the
Mexican and Of the civil wars, died
at his home in Loudoun county last
week, aged so years. He was a mem
Der of Captain Rowan's company for
Jefferson county.
A Citizens union" has been organ
lied at Martinsburg, for the purpose
of inducing citizens and taxpayers to
take a more active interest IN NUM-
cipal affairs and topromote good mum
icipal government.
Although the consolidation Of the
Valley Female College Of Winchester
and the Southern Seminary of Bowling
Green has been effected, the united
college will not be located in Winches-
ter, but at Buena Vista.
Frank Beverly Whiting, promi-
nent lawyer of Berryville, and Miss
Mamie Moss White, daughter Of John
R. White, of Sioux City, Iowa, were
married last Thursday in Grace Epls-
copal Church at Berryville.
The Roanoke Machine Works are
to be greatly enlarged at an expense
of $4,000. The additions will in
crease the shop force in the neighbor-
hood of 800 men, making a total of
between 1900 and 1000 employees.
Miss Frances Addison Mason, Sec
ond daughter Of DR.. A. S. Mason, Of
Hagerstown, was married Tuesday af-
ternoon to Mr.. John Richard Cowan
Wrenshall, of Baltimore, at the home
of the bride, by Rev. Robert A. Boyle.
There was hot time at festival
near Mount Airy last Saturday night,
in which a number of colored gents
became targets for lead. In free-for-
all shooting match, Oliver Jones sue.
ceeded in killing Charles Burns and
Luke Moore.
Winchester has appointed a mos
quito inspector. His duties are to
see that stagnant waters about the
town and other breeding places of
mosquitoes are sprinkled with kero-
sene oil so as to prevent the propa ga
ton Of the exasperating insects.
The northern part of Middletown
Valley was greatly excited last week
by dastardly crime committed by
an unknown white man, who assaulted
and half killed Miss Carrie Smith, a
young lady about l6 years old, who
lived near Myersville. She was alone
in the house when the brute came
from the cellar and attacked her.
The fellow escaped and has not yet
been apprehended.
A unique figure in railroad circles
has been placed on the retired list OF
the B. & o., at Winchester. He is
Michael Hassett, the Oldest track
walker in the company service. Once
day he has made round trip of Is
miles, in snow and in sunshine. He
walked 4,745 miles per year, and in
81 years he had travelled over the
same route 147,095 miles, At 81
years he is active and hearty.
The Spirit says that there were
couple of exciting episodes at the home
of B. E. Beavers, well-known Jeffer-
son county farmer, last week. Thurs
day night his house took fire from a
fireplace and was only extinguished
after hard fight and when some dam
age had been done both to the house
and to the furniture. Next day light
ming struck the house and gave Mr..
Beavers a severe shock.
Mr.. Junius c. Davenport, cashier Of
the Bank of Graham, Va, was married
yesterday in Roanoke, to Miss Mary
Z. Trout, daughter of Hon, Henry S
Trout. The wedding was quiet one
and was performed by Rev. W. II. Mil,
ton at the home of the bride in the
presence of a few near friends and
relatives. Mr., Davenport is native
of Charles Town, a son Of Col. Henry
B. Davenport, and is well-known
and popular business man.
Harry Cook, youth of but twelve
years, who has been living at the
home of D. NJ. Shafer, near the Win.
chester toll gate, was before Squire
Martin Tuesday afternoon on the
charge of attempting to wreck trains
on the Cumberland Valley Railroad
On frequent occasions recently stones
have been piled on the track in tht
vicinity Of the Arden crossing, and II
has turned out that this boy has beer
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