Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-07-18
Notes From Nearby.

OQdTleS DTOduWdJ pOueS hdo gwen
S., 900 toward the erection of hos
pital in Winchester.
1t is said that nearly 1000 bushels
of raspberries were shipped from Kee-
dysville to the city markets this season.
William P. Barnes died at his home
in Hagerstown a few days ago, after
brief illness, aged As years. He
was a native of Berkeley county, and
farmer by occupation.
E. A. Pry, of Keedysville, who has
the largest peach orchard in Washing
ton county, says that the peach crop
would be only fair. The rainy wealth
er has rotted some of the early varie-
ties on the trees.
A Frederick. county, Nd, magis-
trate has case which puzzles him.
Two farmers each lost a black cow at
the same time. A black COW was
found in the neighborhood some time
afterward. Each farmer swears that
it is his cow and each one produces
eight credible witnesses to sustain him.
1t is stated that a party of cap
italists have purchased large island
owned by the Shenandoah Pulp Com
pany in Shenandoah river, between
Millville Mill and their mill, for the
purpose of erecting a large cannon
factory, which will give employment
to several hundred hands. The report
ed price $4,000.
The Woodstock Electric Light Com
pany has awarded contract to the
General Electric Company, Of Balti-
more, to erect complete electric light
system in Woodstock. The contract
is for 10 arc and 40 incandescent
lights for street lighting and wire for
1000 incandescent lights, with a 65-
horsepower gas engine, the work to be
completed in 80 days.
Charles Onderdonk, a young son Of
Lawrence Onderdonk, of Brunswick,
was perhaps fatally injured while
playing with railroad torpedo in
Martlnsburg Tuesday. He got hold
of a railroad torpedo and struck it
with rock while leaning overit. The
torpedo exploded and pierce his breast.
A large hole was torn in his flesh and
he may not recover.
Lightning has been guilty of some
strange freaks in Loudoun county re-
Gently. VIM. L. Powell had a fine
horse, hog, and two COWS killed by
one stroke. Another farmer saw
storm coming, and fastened to put
ne last "a sheaves Of wheat into one
shock and made for the house. Be-
fore reaching home bolt struck this
shock of wheat and destroyed it.
Persons representing the Hagers-
town Street Railway Company have
bought controlling interest in the
electric railway between Middletown
and Myersville, and it is pretty GER
tain that a connection will now be
built between Myersville and Hagers-
town and Frederick. The distance
between the two towns will be only
about half as far as by the steam roads.
The town council of Shepherdstown
has ordered their attorney to draft an
ordinance to prohibit the sale of can
non crackers within the corporation
limits that town. The good people of
Shepher lstown may be little slow in
some things, but they are to be com
mended for taking the lead of other
towns in this section to suppress this
outrageous and dangerous nuisance.
- Williamsport Leader.
Rev. J. NJ. Killian, pastor of the
Lutheran church of Smitbsburg, Nd,
has rendered his resignation to the
congregation. The resignation came
as a surprise to the members of the
congregation, who had not anticipated
such action. 1t is said the liturgy
service was responsible for the trouble
between pastor and people. The pas
tor favored the using of the liturgy
service, while the majority Of the
members opposed it.
The Hagerstown Mail says: A ro-
nance in real life was enacted by two
members of the Lloyd & Center Com
pany, which is playing under tent
in this city, Friday afternoon in
Justice Garver's Office. They were
Carrie Weir, of Uriontown, Pa, aged
81 years, and a widow, and Burrage
A. Miles, of Walton, N. Y, who is
few years younger than bis bride.
The couple have been lovers on the
boards and this toying with the stage
privileges of Cupid stirred the
emotional depths of yearning pair of
hearts so that they decided to become
one. They applied to Justice Carver
to have the ceremony performed, and
he called in the Rev. II. F. Downs,
who was passing, and in the presence
of few witnesses the knot was tied.
The couple passed out smiling to play
real love at the evening performance.
Lewis Price and Jacob Houck, two
colored draymen, were instantly killed
and their bodies partly cremated on
the street in Winchester last night by
a live electric light wire, The men
had delivered trunk to a residence
opposite Christ Episcopal church, when
Price attempted to grasp wire which
had broken loose from a tree. Houck,
seeing his peril, attempted to rescue
his companion, and both fell to the
sidewalk dead. An alarm of fire was