Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-10-22
Notes From Nearby.

The United States Court is in ses-
sion at Martinsburg, Judge Jackson
presiding.
Judge Witzenbacher, of the circuit
court in Hagerstown, has granted the
Wabash Railroad permission to cross
the G. & o. canal where necessary.
The Leesburg Inn, at Leesburg, Va,
which was built few years ago at a
cost Of $4,000, was recently sold to
Stilson Hutchins, of Washington, for
$4,000.
1t is said that Mr.. Clapp, who re-
Gently bought a fine old place in
Clarke county, has lost his fortune by
the collapse of the securities Of the
Crucible Steel Company.
The council of Charles Town has
bought l 500 feet of new hose for the
FIRE companies of that place, paying
so cents foot. 1t was bought from
the Fabric Hose Manufacturing Co. Of
New York.
The people of the vicinity Of Reli-
ance, Warren county, Va, are much
exercised over the mysterious disap-
pearance of Miss Minnie Settles, who
has not been heard from for nearly
two weeks.
Edward Eckenrode was killed
Tuesday night in Chambersburg by
being struck by freight train on the
Western Maryland railroad. His
head was cut off and found lying four
feet from his body. He leaves a wild
ow and three small children.
The Superior Slate Manufacturing
Company, recently incorporated to de-
velcp slate properties in Berkeley
county, has been organized with Orran
W. Kennedy, Uniontown, Pa, presi-
dent and general manager. The cap
ital is $4,000. The company will
quarry slate for various uses and man
ufacture 6reproof brick.
The usual number of persons from
nearby States were married in Ha-
gerstown during fair week. Among
them were Jasper NJ. Emerson and
Miss Elizabeth Shank, of Bedington ;
Robert R. Clemmons, of Martinsburg,
and Miss Eta NJ. Bitzell, of York,
Pa; David B.. Riner and Miss Daisy
B. Athey, of Bedjngton.
The 55-ton steam shovel which sank
in Big Pool recently has been raised.
A diver from Washington was employ
ed for fifteen days at $35 per day and
his board and car fare. The total cost
of the recovery was nearly 81, 900.
Two canal boats were used in raising
the scow, on which the shovel was be-
ing foated. They were filed with
water and then sunk. They were then
chained to the scow and the water
pumped out of them. This pulled the
boat out Of the mud and the scow was
quickly foated.
Miss Ethel Stevenson, aged "a
years, daughter of a superannuated
minister of the NJ. E. Church, Of Har-
per's Ferry, committed suicide in
Cumberland Tuesday evening. Miss
Stevenson went to Cumberland about
five weeks ago, ostensibly to finish
course in stenography. Sunday even
ing she was visited by Herman Wool
wine, of Beverly, W. Va, and she an
nounced that they were to be mar
ried Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
He failed to appear at the time named,
and she took quantity Of strychnine,
which caused her death a few hours
afterward. Her body was sent to
Harper's Ferry for burial.
Title Johnson, a colored woman liv-
ing with the family of Richard Jackson,
colored, and well known as "Vanvac-
ter's Title" was dangerously shot in
the neck Friday afternoon by color
ed youth by the name of Foster James.
The James boy, it is said, had return
ed from hunting expedition with a
cat rifle, muzzle foremost, on his shout
der, and in attempting to take it down
and remove some game tberefrom it
was discharged, with the result above
stated. Other stories are aAoat, and
it may require the services of the grand
jury to get at the correct solution Of
the matter. DR.. Miller gave the I'M
fortunate victim surgical attention.
Charles ToVn Spirit,