Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-07-10
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

Richard II. Turner, a prominent
citizen of Leesburg, Va, died recently,
aged II years.
Emory A. Pry, the Keedysville
fruit-grower, has 10000 hills of can
teloupes this year.
The ten-months-old son of Mr.. Ed
ward Walters, of Mechanicstown. this
county, died Tuesday of cholera in
fantum.
The dwelling-house and store of
Frank Wine at Two Locks, near Will
Transport, were destroyed by fire last
Friday. Loss 81 900.
A site for the Handley Library in
Winchester has been bought by the
Handley trustees. The new library
will be located at the corner Of Brad
dock and Piccadilly streets, and will
cost 100000.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan will
lecture at the Chautauqua at Mountain
Lake Park on August 2. His subject
will be Problems of the Hour. y
Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson will
also lecture during the Chautauqua.
The Cumberland Valley Telephone
Company has been incorporated in
Baltimore. 1t is a consolidation of
the Maryland Telephone Company,
which owns the lines in this section,
and companies that have been oper-
ating in Carroll and Montgomery
counties, Nd.
A very severe storm passed over
Hagerstown and Washington county
last Sunday afternoon. Alfred W.
Stouffer's barn was struck by lightning
and burned to the ground with all its
contents. In Hagerstown several
houses were struck by lightning and
damaged and many trees were up
rooted.
Mrs. Mary Baylor, OF Sharpsburg,
aged 60 years, was seriously injured
while driving mule team attached to
her boat on the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal, at Four Locks. While the
boat was passing through the lock the
mules became frightened and ran over
their aged driver. Several Of her
ribs were broken.
A charter has been issued by the
Secretary of State to the Harpers
Ferry and Bolivar Board of Trade,
for the purpose of improving the in
terests of the towns of Harper's Ferry
and Bolivar. Capital stock $4,000.
Incorporators, George H. Child, W.
l.. Erwin, G. j. Cavalier, Thomas W.
Beale and N. G. Bracket, Of Harper's
Ferry.
During a severe thunder storm which
passed over Berkeley county last Sun
day evening the dwelling on the farm
of Mrs. John o. Henson, near Bunker
Hill, was struck by lightning and set
on fire. There were no men about
the place and the house was totally
destroyed. Only a few articles Of
furniture were saved from the fire.
There was no insurance and the loss
is about 81 900.
Rev. Robert Orrick, one of the
wealthiest colored men in Virginia,
died Tuesday. He was an eloquent
preacher, owner Of a cemetery for col
ored people and proprietor of livery
stable. He got rich by making spe-
cialty of furnishing hacks, preaching
the sermon and furnishing the burial
place for Winchester's dead colored
population for many years past. He
was IS years Of age.
The Board of Education Of Charles
Town district met and appointed
teachers for the Charles Town Graded
School as follows: Prof. Wright Den
ny, principal; Castor Byle, Miss Bet
tie j. Beller, Miss Ora F. Tomlinson,
Mrs. B. w. Fowle, Miss Lallie Craig
hill, Miss Mary E. Campbell, Mrs. o.
L. NJ. Wiltshire, Miss Daisy Engle,
Miss Mamie Young. Colored school,
Philip Jackson,L. L. Page, Harry Page
and Elizabeth Moore. Levy for teach
er8' fund, 80 cents on the 800; for
building fund, 5 cents on the $780,
Spirit.