Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-08-08
Notes From Nearby.

Misses Lille Rohrer, Mabel Rohr
and Ethel Cramer, and little Line
Miller, all of Sharpsburg, are i'll with
typhoid fever.
Albert Myers claims to have seen
large black bear on North Mountain.
within mile of Clear Spring, Wash
ington county.
The firm of Gardner & Carrot, the
well-known Sharpsburg physicians,
has been dissolved by mutual consent,
and they will practice separately.
The engagement of Miss Mary L.
Mason, eldest daughter of DR.. A. S.
Mason, of Hagerstown, to marry Gen.
E. P. Alexander, of South Carolina, is
announced.
The residence of John ]. Harmer,
at Gainsboro, Va, was totally destroyed
by fire on Saturday night, together
with all the contents, which included
a considerable sum of money.
Fire at Shippensburg, Pa, last Sat-
urday destroyed the Methodist church,
Boher's store and Mr.. Bitner's resi-
dence. The church had just been re-
modelled and the loss of $4,000 was
only protected by $1,000 insurance.
The barn on the farm of Tilden and
Edward Snapp, seven Miles from Win
chester, was burned last week, with
1000 bushels wheat, 80 tons of hay
and a quantity of machinery. Loss,
$4,000, partly covered by insurance.
Spontaneous combustion caused the
fire.
The shortest will ever filed for pro-
bate was that of W. ]. Buchanan in
the Washington county orphans court
at Hagerstown last week. 1t reads:
Il hereby bequeath my real estate
and personal property to my wife, Ger
trude Buchanan. The will is signed
and properly witnessed,
John Martin, while threshing wheat
on the farm of John Clary, in Fred
erick county, Nd, slipped from the
top of a loaded wagon to the thresher.
His foot was caught in the revolving
cylinder and his leg rapidly drawn in
to the machine, grinding it off up to
the thigh. He died few hours af-
terward.
Josiah Meads, of Hagerstown, sem
fenced in 1897 to the penitentiary for
five years for trying to wreck troll
ley car on the Williamsport line, was
yesterday released from prison. He
was given 10 months off for good be-
havior. Recently a relative died,
leaving him an estate valued at from
$4,000 to $4,000.
George Burrell. colored, from Bed
ford City, Va, was shot early last
Sunday morning and hurt SO badly he
died, while playing crap in work
mems camp in Schindel's woods, three
miles west of Hagerstown. The negro
who did the shooting escaped. Both
men were employed by Contractor
George, who is making improvements
to the Western Maryland railroad.
Rev. J. F. X. Coleman, pastor Of
st. Johns Catholic church at Fred
erick, Nd, announced to his congre-
CATION last Sunday night that he was
going to inaugurate matrimonial
bureau in his church. Think Of it !
said Father Coleman-"a congregation
like ours, with over l 900 members,
and you seldom hear of a marriage.
There certainly is something wrong,
and this is what l am going to endeavor
to rectify. There is no reason for
this state of affairs, as there is plenty
Of manageable material right here,
and even much past that age, and |
am going to endeavor to utilize it to
advantage or know the reason why.
He said he would announce his plans
next Sunday evening He had most
of the young ladies giggling during
his remarks, while the young men
looked serious.
John Mcdaniel, negro of bellig-
erent proclivities from the country,
was arrested Saturday afternoon by
Policeman Morris for disorderly con-
duct, and whilst held in the council
room awaiting the arrival Of Mayor
Washington he made break for lib
erty through a window, but was sub
sequently captured by Deputy Ser
geant Charles Mathena, who had his
clothing considerably torn in the strug-
gle. This time he was put in the lock-
up, but heavy paving hammer being
handy he seized it and battered out
the entire iron-barred window and
again escaped. He was again cap
tured, however, andin default Of $500
bail was sent to jail by the mayor to
answer before the next grand jury
Charles TOM SPIRIT.
Interesting developments have TAX
en- place with regard to the trolley
roads in Washington and Frederick
counties, Nd. A few weeks ago the
Hagerstown people stole march on
the Frederick folks by buying the
bonds and controlling amount of stock
in the Myersville and Catootin road,
which is operated in conjunction with
the Middletown and Frederick line.
The Hagerstown papers expressed
good deal of qualification over the
way in which Frederick had been done
up, butt appears that the Frederick
people are not so slow after all. Last
Saturday the directors of the Myers