Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-11-07
Notes From Nearby.

Hagerstown, has rendered his resigna-
ton to take effect January LIST.
Ex-senator Faulkner will not 60
to Washington to spend the winter as
usual, but his family will remain at
Boydville, his charming home at Mar
tinsburg.
Miss Ella Smith, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Smith, of Washington,
formerly of Martinsburg, was married
in the former city last week to DR.. Ar
thur E. Beecher, of Texas.
A young daughter of Henry Tynes,
a colored man of Charles Town. at
tempted to kindle FIRE with kerosene
last Friday, and younger sister four
years old was burned so badly that
she died few hours afterward.
A number of farmers Of Frederick
county, Va, were feeced out of their
crop of apples by stranger claiming
to represent Philadelphia commits
sion firm. He bought up about 700
barrels of apples and after shipping
them disappeared.
While out hunting on Monday
George Thompson, the fourteen-year-
old son of Harry Thompson, living
near Flagg's Crossing, a mile or two
east of Martinsburg, met with bad
accident. The boy placed his gun
against log, when it somehow went
off and the whole load struck him in
the right arm, SCATTERING it at the ell
bow. He was taken to the hospital
in Martinsburg, and the doctors say
that the arm will probably have to be
amputated.
A dastardly crime is reported from
Martinsburg, where early last Satur-
day morning burglars broke into the
dwelling of Barney G. Vanmeter, ran
sacked the house and then set fire to
the building. The occupants of the
house were awakened by the noise Of
the burglars. Mr.. Vanmetre started
down stairs with rife, but was driv-
en- back by the dense smoke in the hall.
Neighbors were called and an alarm of
fire sent in. The building was saved,
but not until after the interior was
ruined by fire, water and smoke.
Fifty-seven dollars was taken by the
burglars from beneath the pillow un-
der Mr.. Vanmetre's head. They also
carried his trousers down stairs and
took So out of the pockets.
An interesting tragedy is reported
from Smoketown, a village in Wash
ington county, not far from Boonsboro.
Joseph Houpt and William A. Miley
both liked the same girl. Miss Jennie
Weddle, but she favored Houpt. Sat-
urday night party Of young folks
met at the home Of John Renper.
Just before Miley arrived Houpt seat
ed himself on Miss Weddle's lap, the
intention being to make Miley jealous.
The plan succeeded perfectly, for
when the latter entered the room and
saw the situation he grabbed Houpt
and threw him to the floor. A rough
and tumble fight ensued and the con-
testants got outside. Houpt had Mi
ley down when the latter drew a pis-
tol and shot Houpt, the wound caus-
ing his death in a half hour. Miley
was arrested and lodged in the Ha-
gerstown Jail.
A good deal of excitement was
caused in Hagerstowu Tuesday morn
ing by the discovery that there was
serious error in the ballots printed for
the election. The ballots had been
printed at the Mail office, and James
T. Briscoe, manager of the Office, said
the error was unaccountable to him,
and he believed the change had been
clandestinely made by some dishonest
person. The election was held up
until the error was corrected, but some
of the ballots were voted before the
discovery was made. The Republicans
made a great cutlery over the matter
and professed to believe it was a de-
liberate trick by the Democrats to fool
the voters, but it is not at all likely
that such foolish thing would be
done by honest or sensible men. The
Democratic supervisors and Mr.. Bris-
coe were arrested on warrants sworn
out by one Samuel M CAN'T, Re-
publican, who charged them with con-
spiracy. The men arrested are re-
putable persons who would not be
guilty ofany Intentional dishonesty.