Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-08-20
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

Last Saturday 1900 excursionists
from York, Pa, visited the Luray
Caverns.
George Washington Jackson, we'll
known canal boatman, died in Will
Transport last week, aged AZ years.
At the Berryville horse show last
Thursday valuable horse fell as it
was jumping hurdle and broke its
neck. Harry Goodwin, its rider, was
very badly hurt,
The Statesman says that the South
ern Merchant Tailoring Company has
bought D. NJ. Kilmer's large brick
building on King street, Martinsburg,
paying $4,000 cash for it,
"Claymont' Court" the handsome
estate Of the late Frank R. Stockton,
has been sold, We learn from the
Charles Town Free Press, to Otto U.
Won Schrader, a st. Louis lawyer, for
$4,000. The sale was made through
H. h. Mccormick. "Claymont Court"
is the finest estate in Jefferson county,
and Mr.. Stockton paid $4,000 for it
a few years ago.
For the first time in its history the
John Brown fort, located on the farm
of Alexander Murphy, near Harpers
Ferry, was this year used to house a
wheat crop. Robert Conrad, operat-
ing G. H. Moore's machine, threshed
the crop out of the fort this week.
The building has attracted little at
tention from visitors since it was
brought back from the Worlds Fair,
and this year Mr.. Murphy is using it
as a barracks.-Advocate.
Miss Goldie Chambers, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Chambers, and
Mr.. Lewis Dewitt Burkhart, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Burkhart,
all of Martinsburg, were married in
Hagerstown last Thursday. The GER
emory was performed by Rev. II. E.
Cotton in the rectory of the Episco-
pal church. The wedding was shock
and surprise TO the parents of the
youthful couple, neither of whom is
over Is years old.
Charles Jacobs, an employe Of the
Standard Lime and Stone Company,
was struck by Baltimore and Ohio
express train three miles west of Mar
tinsburg last Thursday morning and
instantly killed. He was standing on
the track watching a freight train
pass. The dead man was about 50
years old and resident Of Washing
ton, Rappahannock county, Va. On
his person papers were found indicat-
ing that divorce suit had been
brought against him by his wife.
The Presbyterian church in Charles
Town is to have a new spire. The
late Rev. W. B. Dutton left $500 for
this purpose-this amount to be avail
able after the death of his wife, who
was to have the use Of it during her
lifetime. An architect from Martins
burg has estimated that the spire will
cost 5000, thus making 500 to be
raised. This amount will be raised
shortly and the work begun. We I'M
derstand some improvements in the
manse are also contemplated-Ffee
Press.
The Republicans of Washington
county on Tuesday held their conven-
ton, which was in full control of the
friends of Senator McComas. The
following ticket was nominated State
Senator, Wolfgang NJ. Newcomer +;
House of Delegates, John L. Cost, B.
F. Charles, A. B. Bingham, H. E.
Baker, George Downey; county COM
missioner, l.. H. Kuhn, J. A. Hod-
man, Fred. F. Foltz; Judges OF the
Orphans Court, Z. NJ. Tenny, W. H.
Lamar, Moses Whitson; States attor-
ney, Thompson A. Brown; sheriff,
Joseph Z. Newcomer ; county survey
or, Elmer Piper.
Andrew J. Kelley and Joseph Re-
nault, well-dressed men, aged about
50 years, were arrested at Charles
Town last Friday on charge of rob-
bing the Norfolk and Western Rail
way station. The men were seen en-
tering the station while the agent was
at dinner. When an officer started
to arrest them they threw the money
they had in their possession into a
stream Of water near by. Justice Bay
lor committed them to Jail to await
the action Of the grand jury in No
vember. The arrest of the men was
accompanied by good deal of excite.
ment, Constable Matheny being as.
sisted by large posse of citizens.