Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-04-02
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

cashier of the new banking concern in
Charles Town.
Miss Precious L. Anderson and Mr..
VIM. Il. Miller, both of Vanclevesville,
were married at the Lutheran parson-
age in Martinsburg on Sunday last.
Miss Hattie Seabright, of Winches-
ter, was burning rubbish in the back
yard of her home the other day, when
her dress caught fire and she was SO
badly burned that she died next day.
James A. Thomas has sold his bus
mess property on Main street, Charles
Town, to Palmbaum Bros. for $500.
1t is next door, save one, to the Wat
son Hotel, recently purchased by
Messrs. Palmbaum.
Under the new license law Of Vir-
GINA, the eleven saloon men of Win
chester will pay a thousand dollars
each-or $1O,175 of which the State
will get $1,000. This is nearly
double the former tax.
I. S. Crawford, who formerly con-
Quoted the hotel at Shannondale
Springs, has taken the large boarding
house at Shenandoah Junction, be-
longing to Mr.. Aglionby, and will
run it as a public house.
The Fairfax Publishing Company
of Martinsburg, was incorporated by
G. w. Boyer, W. G. Kilmer, A. B.
Noll, John Nadenbousch and H. H.
Emmert with a capital stock of $685.
OOO Two weekly papers are pub
lished by the company, the Statesman
and the Democrat.
A SOW belonging to ]. Bart Watson,
at Middleway, on Saturday last gave
birth to double. headed pig, with two
distinct shouts, through each of which
it uttered cries as of two separate pigs.
Unfortunately it died next day, other
wise Mr.. Watson would have possessed
in it freak of nature of much value.
Spirit.
The third death in one family in
three weeks was that of Benjamin R
Trenary, who died at his home, near
White Post, Clarke county, on Thurs
dav. of heart disease. He wss 81
years of age. Three weeks ago SIS
ter died, one week later another sister
died, and his death completed the
three in three weeks.
William Hanna, aged As years, was
found drowned in the canal at Point
Of Rocks Monday afternoon. The
supposition is that he fell in on his
way to his boarding house the pre-
vious night. He was supervisor Of
construction Of the tunnel at Point Of
Rocks on new railroad improvements
there, and was from Pittsburg.
A Martinsburg girl went to the
priest and asked what it cost to get
married. The priest told her he would
marry her for S.. a few months later
the girl returned and said: I've got
the money now | want to get mar
ried." But, said the priest, where
is the man ?""Oh !" the girl exclaimed,
land don't Won find the man ?"
NJ. B. Myers, through the Chew &
Norris agency, has bought 81 acres of
land belonging to Major L. H. Nc
Donald near Zoar school-house, pay
ing $47.50 an acre for it. The land
adjoins the farm of Mr.. Myers, and
adds fine tract to what is already
one of the most desirable places in that
neighborhood. Mr.. Myers bought
the James D. Moler farm some years
ago, and has since improved it hand
scmely. His new purchase gives him
a place of which he may well be proud
There seems to be a persistent fire.
bug in Charles Town. The Advocate
of Saturday, last says; An attempt
was made early Tuesday morning to
set fire to the Jefferson Milling Com
pany's large mill. A blaze was start
ted in small waste shed back of the
engine house, where a lot Of chaff and
other refuse accumulates The stuff
was wet from the recent heavy rains,
and would scarcely burn. When John
Cantley, the engineer, arrived at the
mill about five o'clock, he discovered
the fire and e1tlnguished it before any
damage was done. This is the third
attempt in the last few months to burn
this property, and it is unfortunate
that the scoundrels can not be caught
and punished.
Mrs. Michael Carey, Brunswick,
the wife ola B. & 0. R. R. man, went
into the kitchen and lit a lamp. AS
she put the shade back the lamp ex-
ploded and the blazing oil got on her
dress. In a second she was a revolv-
ing pillar offre, and screaming fright
fully. Neighbors heard it in time to
60 over and see her fling the door
open and lie in dreadful agonies in the
yard, her clothing burned completely
off of her, even her stockings. She
was put to bed at o'clock and a
doctor summoned. She never rallied
but died next morning at 5 o'clock.
Her suferings were awful, but most of
the time she was barely conscious.
Her hair was burned off and she was