Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-19
Notes From Nearby.

The Whosoever Farm at Luray, Va,
DR.. Wharton's celebrated orphanage,
is advertised to be sold.
Gabriel Musselman, a farmer of Page
county, Va, committed suicide by
taking strychnine few days ago.
An unknown friend has given $3.50
for the purchase of new carpet for
the Southern Methodist church OF
Charles Town.
Congressman Pearre has introduced
a bill to establish a military park at
historic old Fort Frederick, in Wash
ington county, Md.
Chew & Norris have sold the farm of
Mrs. R. P. Chew, near Charles Town,
containing sc acres, to W. A. Higgs,
for $40 per acre.-Spwlt.
Major Fielding H. Gaines, an aged
resident of Clarke county, died last
week. He was brave Confederate
soldier during the civil war.
VIM. H. Mason, Hagerstown la
borer, had both feet cut of by the
cars last Thursday. He has wife
and six children and is very poor.
His j. a case for Christian charity.
Senator "Joe" Blackburn, of Ken
lucky, and Mrs. Mary E. Blackburn,
widow of Judge H. H. Blackburn, for
merly of Martinsburg, were quietly
married last week at st. Paul's Cath
Ole church, Washington.
DR.. E. L. Strobe, of Swan Pond, has
been appointed district deputy grand
master of the fifth Masonic district by
Worshipful Master P. R. Harrison.
The fifth district includes Berkeley,
Jefferson and Morgan counties.
Charles Strider brought to town
large specimen of limestone that many
experts pronounced frst-class stone.
1t came from a large vein upon his
farm at Swan Pond. Charley is a
clever fellow, and we hope he will
find it as valuable as gold mine
Nartlnsburg Statesman.
The home of George Parish, color
ed man of Hagerstown, was destroyed
by fire yesterday morning. He had
over $1,70O in money hidden in an
old sofa, and it was all destroyed save
$3.50 in silver. He also lost two gold
watches, piano, an antique mahogany
wardrobe worth 5000, and other prop
erty. He hadn't cent Of insurance.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
Company has placed an order with the
Roanoke Machine Works for 500 So
OOO-pound capacity box cars, 500 So
OOO-pounds capacity coal gondolas
and $50 stock cars. AS soon as these
orders are out of the way 1000 more
8O,OO0-pounds capacity coal cars will
be ordered.
Stonewall Jackson Camp,U S, G. ",
at meeting held Thursday night,
elected the following officers for the
ensuing term: Commander, G, E.
Baylor; lst Lieut. Commander, Charles
Rissler End Lieut. Commander, Thos.
R. Moore; Adjutant, Clayton L.
Haines; Treasurer, A. S. Allen;
Quartermaster, Charles L. Young;
Color Sergeant, Geo. w. Engle; His
torian, S. D. Engle.-CHarles 1Oecn
Spirit.
John Creque, local brewery agent,
was shot and perhaps fatally wounded
by Lola Miller, bartender, in Mar
tinsburg, last Friday. Creque was
standing on the porch in front of his
place Of business, when Miller, who
was standing across the street with
cat rifle in his hands, told him to
hold up his hat. He did not hold up
his hat, but Miller fired anyhow. The
bullet entered Crequs's neck and struck
his spinal column, paralyzing his legs
and arms. Miller and Creque were
the best of friends, and the statement
of the former that he pulled the trig-
ger without any thought of hitting
Creque is generally believed,