Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-07-17
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

Albert Souders, both OF Martlnsburg,
were married Monday in Hagerstown
by Rev. J. Spangler Kieffer.
Montevue Hospital for the Insane,
near Frederick, Nd, was partially
destroyed by fire on Monday. The
mates were all safely removed.
Miss Miller, sister of Mrs. S. S.
Stouffer, near Sharpsburg, died Mon
day morning at her home, in Cham
bersburg, Pa, aged about so years.
Mr.. Harry L. Hollis. and Miss
Mamie Shaull, both of Martinsburg,
eloped from that place on Wednesday
and were married in Chamb ersburg,
Pa.
Mr.. Peter Ruble and Miss Maude
Bitner, both, of Bunker Hill, W. Va,
were married Wednesday of last week
at st. Paul's NJ. E. parsonage in Ha-
gerstown by Rev. H. F. Downs.
The wheat crop Of F. NJ. Thompson,
farmer living near Berryville, was
destroyed by fire last Saturday. 1t
was stacked in a field, and an incen-
diary is supposed to have started the
fire.
The annual reunion of the Confed-
crates of the Shenandoah Valley will be
held at Fishers Hill on Saturday,
August 2, under the auspices of Slower
Camp, Confederate Veterans, Of Stras-
burg.
The ninth annual reunion of Mos
by's men will be held on July 30th at
Leesburg, Va, and it promises to be
an event of unusual interest Col
Lige White is to deliver an address Of
welcome.
Miss Dora Kaplon, of Harper's Fer
ry, and Mr.. Louis Ratio, of Philadel-
phia, were married Tuesday in the
town hall in the former place. The
ceremony was performed by Rabbi
Samuelson, of Baltimore, assisted by
RABBI Harrison, Of Hagerstown.
Last Sunday evening at Thacker,
Mingo county, James woodward, Of
Hurricane, and Henry Neal, of Cen
trail City, had words over a woman,
and Neal literally riddled woodward
with bullets. Neal has been arrested
and confined in jail at Williamson.
Raleigh Sherman, who has a peach
orchard at Sharpsburg OF 10000 trees,
estimates his crop at one bushel. He
has turned his cows and hogs into the
orchard, saying he can make more
money raising live stock than peaches,
He is greatly discouraged over the
peach outlook.
School trustees have been appointed
in Charles Town district as follows:
Wiltshire, James E. Watson; Shenan-
doah Junction, H G. Moore and Ed
gar Leedy; Mt. Hope, Price Viands;
Browns Crossing, James w, Burr;
Zoar, John A. Osbourn; Ramey's,
Oscar w. Ramey; Manning's, Charles
Wilt Riverside, Thos. Hardy.
The board of education of Kable-
town district has fixed the levy for
the next year at q cents on the 500
for the teachers fund and for the
building fund s cents on the 500.
All of the trustees whose terms ex-
pired on June 80 were reappointed
with the exception of one in Myers
town sub-district, where Frank R.
Bonham was selected for the place for
term Of three years.
Some little excitement prevailed in
the Ripon neighborhood last Tuesday
on account of the reported finding Of
the remains Of several dead infants in
a well at tenant house near the Hill
cary (now thompson farm gate. The
truth Of the matter seems to be that
the water in the well got so offensive
it could not be used. On cleaning it
cut the remains of one infant, in a
very advanced stage of decomposition,
was found. Asto whether there have
been any further developments we
have not yet learned.-Spirit.
A sensation was caused at Martins
burg Saturday by the discovery Of
the dead body of Dennis ]. Moore,
well-known young man Of that city.
1t was found in livery yard and was
warm when found, showing that he
had not been dead long. Foul play
was at first suspected, but coroner's
jury, after thorough investigation,
rendered verdict that he came to
his death from hemorrhage of the
brain, or apoplexy, brought on by al
coholism. The young man was %
years of age.
Eric Jones, aged % years, was ac-
cidentally killed Monday morning on
the farm of Joseph Blocker, for whom
he worked, at Boonsboro. He was in
the field blowing corn with William
Blocker. He unhitched the horse
from the pillow and started for dinner.
At the barn he attempted to get off
the horse, but became entangled in
the gear. the horse ran around the
barn, dragging Jones, leaped gate,
dashed out on the pike and rammed
the unconscious man against tree,
crushing the back of his head into a
jelly.
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