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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
The 3. & o. r. r.

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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
A Startling Tragedy.

without the shedding of blood
there can be no remission Of sins"
Thus spoke Rev. Maurice Wilson, a
Baptist minister, whose head the
shows of 80 winters had whitened, as
he drew razor across the throat of
his aged wife and she fell lifeless at
his feet, at their home in Wayne coun-
ty, W. Va, near Huntington, last Sat-
urday.
The tragedy is supposed to be the
outcome Of family differences or Of re-
ligious fanaticism on the part Of the
aged man. For many weeks he had
been an intent student of the sacrif-
cial law of the Bible, and it is thought
by many that his mind was warped
by his close application and that the
terrible tragedy that has aroused
Wayne county from one end to the
other is the result of this.
Saturday night the parson and wife
engaged in a violent quarrel. 1t arose
over some trivial matter, but became
serious, and Mrs. Wilson finally left
the house in anger, but soon returned.
The quarrel, it is thought, was then
renewed, and the tragedy is the re-
suit. Neighbors who live close by
were startled by hearing screams of
terror issuing from the house. Know
ing of the quarrel and fearing that
tragedy was being enacted, they rushed
to the scene, and as they burst open
the door the horrifying sight met their
gaze of the old minister bending over
the PROSTATE form of his aged wife,
whose throat was cut from ear to ear
and whose life-blood was running in
a stream across the floor He was
waving the bloody razor with which
the horrible deed had been committed
in his blood-stained hand and quot
ing over and over from the Scriptures ::
without the shedding of blood
there can be no remission of sins"
Before the Mortified neighborS had
recovered from their surprise at the
awful sight that met their view the
old minister had passed unmolested
out of the house, still waving the
bloody razor and mumbhng to him
self as if to convince himself of the
righteousness of what he had done.
The aged minister was found on
Tuesday in the woods several miles
from his home. He was go exhausted
that he could not speak. He had had
no food since the committing of the
crime Saturday morning. He is
unquestionably insane and will not
be taken to Jail.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
West Virginia Items.

Ex-senator Fountain Smith, OF
Fairmont, dropped dead one day last
week from heart disease.
In Clay county last Monday night
John Hicks shot and killed his father
in-law, Henry Kirby. They had quar-
relied about Hicks's wife.
S. NJ. Stages, near Keyser, is a
record huckleberry picker. With
his two boys he gathered this season
"a bushels which Melted him STATS.
Ira E. Robinson, Of Grafton, who
represents Senator Stephen B. Elkins
in coal land purchases, has paid out
nearly 100000 for tracts in Preston
and Monongalia counties.
The Acme Book Store, Morgantown
W. Va. is in position to supply many
Of the textbooks used in the Univer-
sity secondhand at from one-half to
two-thirds the regular price.
The Democrats of the sixth Mary
land district have nominated Christian
F. Kenneweg, of Cumberland, for Con-
gress. Present Congressman Pearre
is the Republican candidate.
Harry Sayers, postmaster at Ham
bleton, disappeared last week, and
next day his body was found in the
river near by. James Davis, a friend,
dropped dead when he heard the new
Monongalia county inaugurated a
good-roads movement by appropriat
ing, through its commissioners, $l0,-
900 to macadamize two miles Of road
under the supervision of employees Of
the United States Department Of
Agriculture.
F. B. Harris, chief clerk for Virgil
A. Lewis when the latter was State
Superintendent of Free Schools, and
former editor of the School Journal,
was instantly killed at Ravenswood
last week. He fell from a dwelling
house upon which he was working and
broke his neck.
Rev. w. B. Osborne, the Methodist
clergyman of the New Jersey con-
ference, who lived at Hackettstown,i is
dead at Rowlesburg, aged 70 years.
He was the man who was carried on
the pilot of a passenger engine nine
miles between Tunnelton and Rowles-
burg, August %, after having been
struck, but miraculously escaped death.
He was once a missionary to Asia.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
Opening or Our Schools.

Shepherd College State Normal
School began its fall session Wednes-
day, under very hopeful auspices.
The enrolment has already reached
about one hundred, and still others
are to come in, thus making the at
tendance for the fall term considera-
bly, larger than usual. The opening
exercises which had been announced
for yesterday were postponed, on ac-
count of the death of Rev. Mr.. Lentz,
until next Monday, when they will be
held in the college hall at 10 o'clock.
The public are invited to the exercises.
The faculty of the school and their
assignments are as follows:
Department Of Professional Work
Principal T. F. Goodwin.
Mathematics. D. Muldoon.
English-Miss Mary Z. McConn.
Ancient Languages-Miss Anna B..
Woolery.
Modern Languages-John G. Knut-
ii.
Science. B. Triplett.
History-Miss Elizabeth NJ. Stall
maker.
Music-Miss A. Salome Wingate.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
Mr. AM. shepherd to Have Race Horses.

The New York Daily American OF
Friday last contains the following IN
teresting piece of news: Now II is
the turn of a wealthy actor to follow
the lead of "Mr. Roslyn" and other
social lights and set up a racing sta
bic. A. NJ. Shepherd, brother OF H.
D. MacLean, the Shakespearean actor,
is the man who is to desert the foot
lights for the turf. Mr.. Shepherd has
been a member of the company head
ed by R. D. MacLean and Odette Ty-
Ter for two seasons. MacLean S name
in private life is Shepherd, and the
brothers come from Shepherdstown,
W. Va, where they have considerable
property. A. NJ. Shepherd some time
AGO conceived the idea of establishing
a stock farm for thoroughbreds at
Shepherdstown and engaged Clarke
Maxwell, of Winchester, Va, we'll
known horseman, to assist him in the
enterprise. Together they came to
New York and at present are stopping
at the Hoffman House. Mr.. Shepherd
has already made his first purchases
having secured from John Madden
the FLY Made For Ne, halt-slster
to AIirtbful, and from George Branch,
Fire Escape, a brown gelding by EN-,
peror-Valkyrie. Both Of these will
run in Shepherds cOlOrS on the Met
ropolitan tracks this season, and will
be shipped to the farm at Shepherds
town at the close of the season. Shep-
herd is well blessed with money and
will make a number Of other pur-
chases before the close of the season,
it being his intention to have one OF
the largest strings in training for next
year. Maurice Auerbach, of Baltl-
more will be his representative on the
road and Maxwell will have full
charge Of the stable.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
An Aged Man Burned to Death.

Four families homeless and penniless
and an aged man burned to death is
the summary of the results Of a fire in
Martinsburg at noon yesterday. The
fire occurred in a stone and frame
structure known as the old pottery,
located at the southeastern edge of
Martinsburg, near the quarries of the
Standard Lime and Stone Company.
The building was occupied by the fam
lilies of James Kersey, John Chrisman,
Samuel Bailey and Shell Adams.
The aged Mr.. Kersey, who was a
paralytic, was alone in his part. of the
house, and in attempting to light his
pipe he set fire to his bed. The old
man was helpless and could not call
for aid. No attention was attracted
to his terrible predicament until the
flames burst through the ceiling into
a room above in which Mrs. Chrisman
was dressing. Mrs. Chrisman ran
through the flames and escaped with
her life. She gave the alarm, but it
was then too late to save the building
or the aged man. Martin Young, a
neighbor, made dash into the build
ing and caught hold of the burning
man, but Young caught fire and was
compelled to flee for his own life. A
crowd of fremen and citizens gathered
around the building, and through the
windows and doors the framework OF
the old mans body could be seen
turning to ashes. His wife and other
women in the crowd tainted at the
sight. The streams of water thrown
on the fire by the fireman seemed to
have no effect on the blaze. Almost
everything belonging to the four fam
lies, including bag Of gold belong
ing TO John Chrisman, was destroyed.
The bones of the cremated man
were taken out of the ruins later and
placed in box. He was 81 years old
and was native Of Charles Town. A
widow and one young son survive him.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
Railroad News.

The surveyors under Mr.. Slsson, IN
immediate charge of ]. B. Trenholm,
who are locating the roadbed of that
portion of the B. & o. cutoff that
passes through Shepberdstown, are
now at work in this vicinity. They
arrived Tuesday and are quartered at
the Entler Hotel, where they expect
to remain for three or four weeks.
Yesterday they were at work on the
Rush farm, north of town, and are
now moving in this direction. There
are eight of them in the party. These
surveyors are making the final loca-
ton of the road, and furnish the data
to Major Hunter that enables him to
tell Just how much land is taken on
each farm that the road traverses.
He will probably be along this way
in the near future to settle the land
damages with the property owners on
the route.
The annual report Of the Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company for
the year ended June 80, 1902, which
will be submitted to the meeting Of
the stockholders at Roanoke, Va, on
October 9, has been made public.
The total earnings for the year were
$l7,552,204, an increase Of 1875
1876. The operating expenses were
$10,136,227, an increase of $3.50, 470;
net earnings, s., 415,977, an increase
of $l,022,665. The surplus over
fixed charges is $5,123,O94 increase
$929,2l6. To pay the dividend of 4
per cent on the preferred stock $780,
OLA was used, and $l,289,384 was
disbursed to pay the dividend Of 2
per cent on the common stock. The
sum of $2,500,OOO was devoted to the
betterment fund, and the deficiency
of interest on the Pocahontas bonds
amounted to $l6l,22 There was
added to the credit of the profit and
loss accounts $l82,075.
The Charles Town, Berryville and
Winchester Trolley Company is meet
ing with unexpected delay in pushing
its plans for an early beginning of
work. Under the new constitution
adopted by Virginia there are certain
formalities connected with securing
franchises which will require consid-
cradle time, and there is nothing to
do but wait until this business is ar
ranged. Superintendent Patterson
hopes, however, to get the work start
ed by the first of the year, and thinks
Winchester, Martinsburg, Berryville,
Charles Town, Halltown and Shep-
herdstown can be connected in about
one year from the present time.
The first freight to be diverted by
the Baltimore and Ohio from the
Western Maryland Railroad left
Martinsburg Monday over the Cum
berland Valley road northbound for
White Hill, Pa, where the Reading
takes it. Ninety carloads of coal were
delivered by the Baltimore and Ohio
at Martinsburg to the Cumberland
Valley. The freight that was exchang-
ed Monday night consisted Of % cars
of coal pulled by two Cumberland
Valley engines.
John Ramsey got a job as brake
man on the Norfolk & Western Rail
way last week, and on his first trip
out he was caught between two cars
at Buena Vista and crushed to death.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rey. Charles
Ghiselin. ID. d., Pastor.
No service-pastOr absent.
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
No service on Sunday.
NJ E. CHURcH-Rev. w. l. Dice, Pastor
Sharpsburg 1870 a. m.
ShepherdstOwn p. m.
Epworth League p. m.
Nj CHURCH SoUTH-Rev.J J. c. Thrasher,
Pastor.
Shepherdstown II a. m.
Marvin Chapel p. m.
League 6 p. m.
Junior League $50 p. m.
EPISCOPAL CHURcH-Rev. Walter B.
Stehl, Rector.
Service and sermon every Sunday
morning at 1890 o'clock; evening ser
vice at $50 o'clock, Service at DUFF
fields on the second and fourth Sundays
in each month at 800 p. m. Commun-
ion on first Sunday in the month in
Shepherdstown.
REFORMED CHURCH-Rev. J. +. Guy,
Pastor.
Shepherdstown ! a. m. and p m.
CATHOLIC CHURCH-Rev. Massey. Pastor.
Mass Sunday at II a. m. In the even
ing at 100 o'clock there will be Sacred
Heart devOtions and an instruction,
closing with the Benediction Of the Most
Blessed Sacrament. Mass Monday morn
ing at 730o'clock.
OTHER SERVICES.
There will be services in the Presby-
terrain church at Duifields on next Sab
bath at II a. m. and at Zion church at
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
Sunday will be one year since the
death of President Mckinley.
The Renewal a Strain.

Vacation Is over. Again the school bell
rings al morning and at poon, again with
tens of thousands the hardest kind OF work
has begun. the renewal Of which is a mental
and physical strain 10 all except the most
rugged. The little girl that few days ago
had roses in her cheeks, and the little boy
whose lips were then so red you would have
insisted that they had been" kissed by straw
b. rres, have already lost something OF the
appearance Of health. Now is a time when
many children should be given tonic. which
may avert much serious trouble, and we
know of no other so highly to be recon-
mended as Hoods Sarsaparilla. which
strengthens the nerves, pcrfects digestion
and assimilation, and aids lLental develop
ment by building up the whole system.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
Az Hymen's Altar.

Mr.. ]. Lewis Welshans, the we'll
known young dry goods merchant Of
Shepherdstown, and Miss Reba Gard
ner, daughter of Mr.. Harvey Gardner,
were married yesterday at noon at
the home of the brides parents in Ha-
gerstown. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. DR.. S. W. Owen, of
St. Johns Lutheran Church. Only
the immediate relatives Of the couple
were present at the marriage. The
bride looked charming in gown OF
dark blue ladies cloth, and she car
ried a bouquet of Bride roses. After
the ceremony wedding breakfast
was served, and later Mr.. and Mrs,
Welshans took the 2.45 train for
two weeks trip to Niagara Falls, New
York City and other northern points,
After October Sth they will be at
home in Shepherdstown, where Mr..
Welshans has handsomely fitted up
the residence owned by DR.. Gibson,
formerly occupied by Mr.. Beltzhoo-
yer. The bride is one Of Hagers-
town. most accomplished young
ladies, and is popular in social circles.
Mr.. Welshans is one of the most prom
inent and successful merchants in this
place, where he has many friends.
We extend our sincere fluctuations 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Welshans, and hope
that their married life may be Of great
happiness.
Mr.. Harry V. Adams and Miss
Bessie Shull, both of Roanoke, Va,
were married September lst by Rev.
Mr.. Plummer at the Episcopal rectory
in that city. The groom is a former
resident of Shepherdstown, and is
son of Mr.. Geo. Z. Adams. The bride
is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Shull and a sister of Fl. C. Shull. Mr..
and Mrs. Adams have been spending
the honeymoon in Shepherdstown.
We Join with their friends here in
wishing them great happiness.
Mr.. John Kyd Beckenbaugh and
Miss Harriet Louise Howard, both Of
Hagerstown, were married at noon
Yesterday at the home of the bride in
that city. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Henry Z Cotton, Of
the Episcopal church. Mr.. Becken-
baugh, who is a nephew Of General
Henry Kyd Douglas, is well-known
in Shepherdstown. His bride is the
attractive daughter of Mrs. Lucy H.
Howard. We extend our best wishes.
Mr.. Joseph Tenant, of Shepherds
town, and Mrs. Catherine Little, Of
Gettysburg, Pa, are to be married in
this place tonight. The ceremony
will take place at the residence Of Mr..
Jacob Wintermoyer, Rev. j. C.Thrash-
er performing the ceremony.
DR.. and Mrs. John C. Bowman, of
Lancaster, Pa, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Margaret Angela,
to Mr.. Hugh Mcclellan, on Saturday,
September 9th. Mr.. and Mrs Nc
Lellan will be at home after October
Is at 90 rue Madame, Paris.
Capt. Vim. Burkhart, of Company
E, West Virginia National Guard,
and Miss Margaret Bales, Of High
street, were married in Shepherds
town last week by Rev. j. Paul E.
sex.-Martinsb,yg World.
Mr.. Daniel W. Ramey and Miss
Mamie Virginia Wood, both of Charles
Town, were married in that place last
Thursday by Rev. J. II. Wolff at his
home.
Mr.. William Willingham and Mics
Mamie Johnson, both of Jefferson
county, were married Tuesday Of last
week in Charles Town by Rev. B. +.
Ball.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
Obituary.

In memory of Margaret May Carter, born
March q, 1901, died August q, 1902:
She was lovely, she was fair
And for a while was given;
An angel came and claimed MS own,
And took her up TO Heaven.
We loved her, Oh, no tongue can tell
How much we loved her and how well.
God loved Der, too, and thought 1t best
To take her home with him TO rest.
Little Marble was our darling,
Pride OF all our hearts al home
But an angel gently whispered
Little Margaret, do come home.'
Farewell, sweet bird OF beauty,
Darling Margaret, farewell
None but a parents love can tell
How hard IL Is to say farewell
BY Friend, G. F. 8.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11

A circus train was badly wrecked
near swfordsville, Ind, Tuesday,
and four employees we've seriously in
jured, being caught in the overturned
sleeper. A large lion made its es-
cape during the excitement and took
to the woods. A posse was organ
lied which chased him all day and f.
nally as it was growing dark was
forced to kill him, all efforts Of cap
ture having failed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
NOTICE TO
TAX PAYERS.

! or one OF my Deputies will be- AZ ttt
lowing places IN the county ~ lcnen b
receive taxes for the year ~. atuhIr. rs
"a discount Of = per cent. vi be- made %. Al
Taxes for said year 1907. n paid 10 'ulI.
Charles Town, Thursday and Friday ~
Der 2AUd g.
shenandoah Junction, Monday aui III
day. October and Z
Dailey's, Tuesday and N'iuesiay. "fl
Der Hand j..
Leetowu. Thursday and falsy, u''o,s.
and 3.
Kearneysvllle, Friday and saturday, w
Der ~ and II.
Mlddleway, Thursday auI Frilay, osis's
l6and H..
Shepherdstown Friday and salu,iiJ '
tober and 4.
Moler's cross Roads. "Wednesday at1 l-if
day october and o.
Duflields, Friday aud saturday Vr''.T'
aud IS.
summit Point, Thursday and FRIDAY. 90
Der 2Rnd 3.
Ripon. Wednesday and Thursday o''sf
10 and 10. .
Kabletown, Tuesday and "eine'l'l. %
tober n and u. ....
Halllown. Thursday and Friday, o'''.''
and 3
IIarper's Ferry. Friday and SATURDAY %
tober ~ and II. ....-
Bakerton, Friday and SATURDAY O'.''
and ~. ......,........
Sept. 4, lgJ2-iw
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11

SENATOR MORGAN is In favor of
taxing the trusts so as to make them
bear their share of the burden of gov
erument. This will not work. The
same Supreme Court that so culpably
declared the income tax law uncon-
stitutional is liable to do the same
thing with tax on trusts.
Take the tariff off the products Of
the trusts.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
A Parsons Noble Act,

81 want all the world to know"
writes Rev. G. J. Budlong, of Aohaway,
r. l., what a thoroughly good and re-
liable medicine found in Electric Bit
tiers. They cured me of jaundice and
liver troubles that had caused me great
suffering for many years. For gen.
uine, all-around cure they excel any
thing | ever saw" Electric Bitters are
the surprise of all for their wonderful
work in Liver. Kidney and Stomach
troubles. Don't fail to try them. Only
so cts. Satisfaction is guaranteed by
Remnants Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
A Communication.

Mr.. EDITOR Allow me to speak a
few words in favor OF Cham berlain's
Cough Remedy. | suffered for three
years with the bronchitis and could not
sleep at nights. | tried several doctors
and various patent medicines, but could
get nothing TO give me any relief until
my wife got bottle Of this valuable
medicine, which has completely re-
lieved me-W. s. BRoCKMAS, Bagnell,
Mo. This r,medy for sale by Rein
harris Pharmacy
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
Obituary.

In loving remembrance OF Miss Hollie
Senseney, who departed this life Sep
TENDER 3, 1902, aged A years, S months
and 10 days. She was a kind and low
ing sister, and a good Christian lady.
None knew her but to love her, for she
was noted for her goodness to her friends
and neighbors. She was always ready
to help the poor and needy.
Dearest sister, thou hast left us,
And thy loss we deeply feel
But tbs God that has bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal.
BY a LOVING FRIEND, y. w.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
A Certain Cure for Dysentery and
Oiarrhoea.

Some years ago was one OF a party
that intended making long bicycle
trip" says F. L. Taylor, Of New Albany,
Bradford county, Pa. II was taken
suddenly with dlarrhoea, and was about
to give up the trip, when editor Ward,
Of the Laceyville Messenger. suggested
that take dose of Cham berlain's Col
ic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. |
purchased bottle and took two discs,
one before starting and one on the route.
| made the trip successfully, and never
felt any i'll effect. Again last summer
| was almost completely run down with
an attack Of dysentery. bought bot
tie Of this same remedy, and this time
one dose cured me-" For sale by Rein
harris Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
Fortune FaYors a Texan.

Having distressing pains in head,
back and stomach, and being without
appetite. began to use DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. writes W. P. Whitehead Of
Ksnnedale, Tex, land soon felt like a
new man." Infallible in stomach and
liver troubles. Only 25c at Remnants
Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-11
Not Doomed For Life.

Il was treated for three years by good
doctors, writes w A. Greer, McCon-
nellsville, o.. 'for Piles, and Flstula,
but, when all failed, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured me in two weeks" Cures
Burns, Bruises. Cuts, Corns, Sores,
Eruptions, Salt Rheum, Piles or no pay.
25c at Reinhart's Pharmacy.