Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-02-21
Neighborhood News.


Martinsburg was Quilted by fire yes
terday morning.
A lodge of the Brotherhood Of Rail-
way Motormen of America has been
organized at Harper's Ferry.
The wife Of Edward Pendleton, of
Berkeley Springs, died last week at
the home of her daughter in New York.
Mrs. Whiting, widow Of William
II. Whiting, Clay Hill, Clarke county,
died at that place on Friday, aged "a
years.
The members of the Christian con-
gregation at Martinsburg have award
ed contract for the erection of a new
church, to cost $4,000.
Miss Maud Kerfoot, of Mondel, and
Mr.. ]. w. Ainsworth, of Lydia, were
married in Hagerstown Friday by
Elder A. B. Barnhart.
John Harper Wager, eldest son Of
James Bate and Mary A. Wager,
formerly of Harper's Ferry, died IN
Chicago February 18th.
Mr.. Edgar E Hollis and Miss Leila
Smith, both of Berkeley county, were
married last week at the home Of the
bride near Gerardstown.
Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Hill, of Goldman,
No, and Miss Susanna Howell, of
Kabletown, w. Va, We're married IN
Hagerstown on Tuesday.
Capt. Thomas C. Crawford, proprie-
tor of Peach Grove" summer resort,
near Vaudeville, Clarke county, died
on Saturday. aged 60 years.
c. E. Miley was thrown out Of his
wagon Thursday, by his horse becom-
ing frightened, and had his collar bone
fractured. -CharleStoogn Spirit.
Mr.: Holmes Conrad, Of Davis, W.
Va, and Miss Martha Bell Clark, Of
Berkeley county, were married in
Martinsburg last Thursday by Rev. S.
G. Ferguson.
Mrs Susan Neikirk died last Thurs
day at townsville, Nd, the result Of
burns received a week previously from
the igniting of oil from lamp. She
was s. years old.
Joseph Grandstatf has purchased of
W. 0. Chpp for $4,000 the 10 acres
of land recently purchased by Mr..
Clipp of VIM. Childs, near Summit
Point,-CharleStOaOn Spirit.
A former resident of Williamsport,
Mrs. Mollie Cook, threatens to do the
Mrs. Nation act in that town. She
will run up against the real thing if
she tries that game in Williamsport.
1t is said that an effort will be made
to obtain power to run Charlestown' s
electric light plant from the Shenan-
doah river, utilizing the dam at the
Shenandoah Milling Companys prop
erty.
The clothing store Of Max Theodore
at Charlestown was robbed one night
last week. A colored man by the
name of j. R. Wesley was arrested
in Hagerstown for the crime. He had
on a stolen overcoat.
Enoch George Hedges, 81 years old,
died Saturday night at the Confederate
Soldiers Home at Pikesville Md, Mr..
Hedges was born in Berkeley county,
Virginia, and enlisted in Company F,
Seventh Virginia Cavalry, in May,
1861, for the war as private.
A fire at Mt. jackson, Va, last
Saturday, destroyed property to the
amount of $4,000. The heaviest
losers were Mrs. L. H. Jordan, c. L..
Proctor, Samuel P. Lonas; H. H.
Cofman and G. ]. Hotel. This is the
fourth big fire that has visited Mt.
Jackson in the past II years.
Mrs. Moses Stickles died at the
home of her husband, near Berryville,
Monday night, of blood poisoning.
Last Friday she in some manner
scratched her hand with pin, which
produced blood poisoning and caused
death. She was so years old and
leaves family.-C2arke Courier.
The members of the Akcester Club
at Waynesboro, Pa, have Iapered
their club room with postage stamps,
100000 of them being used. All the
stamps are cancelled, and the original
cost was about $4,000. This club
spent a part of last summer at the
big spring near Shepherdstown.
A revival is being conducted in the
United Brethren church at Williams
port, and last Sunday eight of the con-
verts-three men and five women
were baptized in the liver at that
| place. a BRET service was held on
the shore after which Rev Richardson
and about hundred persons, together
with the converts, got on the ferry boat
and went out into the river, where the
immersion took place. The converts
were dipped three times, face down
ward and others backward in the cold
water running thick with ice. When
all were baptized the boat was brought
back and the dripping converts and
minister were hurried to their homes,
Huge fires were built along the shore
around which crowds gathered to keep
warm while waiting for the immersion.
Most of the crowd was composed Of
women and girls who stood for hours
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