Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-07-02
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Mr.. David H. Ramsburg, an aged
citizen of Arden, Berkeley county,
died last Friday night, after long
illness. He was SO years old.
Two more attempts have been made
this week by incendiaries to start
fires in Martinsburg. There is much
alarm among some Of the people.
The annual reunion Of Confederate
veterans of Strasburg, Shenandoah
county, Va, will be held on the
Fishers Hill battle-ground on August
l.
The men employed in the pressing
department of the Kilbourn Knitting
Mil at Martinshurg are out on a
strike. They wanted an increase of
20 per cent in wages, which the mill
people refused to grant.
John Davis, assistant foreman in
the Western Maryland Railroad quar-
ries at Pinesburg, was struck by
train last Friday and hurt so badly
that he will probably die. He lives
at Marlowe. Berkeley county.
Percy slbert, aged 20, and Miss
Bessie Green, II years Of age, both of
Winchester, eloped Monday to Hag-
erstown and were married. Parental
objections TO the match due to the
couples youth led them to elope.
Miss Margaretta Duncan Milton
was married in Berryville Tuesday to
Rev. Francis Van Rensselaer, Moore,
of Elm Grove, W. Va. The wedding
took place in the Episcopal church.
and was very beautiful ceremony.
Weddings in Martnsburg Tuesday
night: Miss Nettie NJ. Cook, Of Mar
tinsburg, to Mr.. Elmer G. Shoppert,
of Baltimore Miss Florence May Eel
lers, of Martinsburg, to Mr.. George F.
Whitmore, of Washington; Mise EN-
lily Jane Chambers to Mr.. Leroy B.
Frankenberry, both Of Msrtinsburg.
Recent weddings in Jefferson coun-
ty: Sunday, June %, by Rev. j. H.
Wolff, Mr.. Geo. n. Nail and Miss
Matilda 5. Alexander. June 18th,
by Rev. DR.. A. c. Hopkins, Mr.. Chas.
Pearle and Miss Bessie Wilt; also
Mr.. William Franklin Beck and Miss
Sarah c. Stradman. All of this coun-
ty.
During the storm on Wednesday
night of last week lightning struck
the large barn on the farm Of John W.
Tabb, near Inwood, Berkeley county,
and the building was totally destroyed
by the fire that ensued, together with
a new binder, several wagons and
other articles. The loss is over $4,000,
with but 81 200 insurance.
Judge Butt, referee in bankruptcy,
held session of the bankrupt court
here on Friday and Saturday for the
purpose of hearing the Geo. W. Lucas
& Co. and George Porterfeld cases.
In the Lucas & Co. case a first meet
inc Of creditors was convened and j.
NJ. Mason, Jr., elected trustee Of the
estate. In the Porterfeld case the
sale Of "Casilis' to John T. McGraw
was confirmed, terms of sale complied
with and trustees ordered to make the
purchaser deed. Order authorizing
trustee to negotiate bond Of purchaser
and apply to the Milton Rouss lien
was also ntered.-Spirit.
A young son Of Jno. Clifford, colored,
aged about IA years, was killed at
Shenandoah Junction on Thursday
last. The boy, it seems, was playing
with several other colored children
about some freight cars standing on
siding at the upper end of the yard at
the Junction, when a B. & 0. engine
came into the lower part Of the yard
to do shifting work. In doing this
the long line of cars were Jared back
and the one nearest the boy caught
him, one wheel passing over his body
and the next one resting upon it for
some time until the railroad men were
of the accident and the en-
CINE brought up to couple and pull
the cars off the body. The boy was,
of course, instantly killed.-SPirit.
Cumbo, the new Joint transfer yards
of the Cumberland Valley and Balti-
more & Ohio Railroads, located about
four miles north of Msrtinsburg, near
the Cumberland Valley station Of
Berkeley, and which have been in
course Of construction for some months
past, were formally opened for use
Tuesday morning. Robert D. Seton
will be agent at Cumbo. Charles E.
Aud and Clarence Litten have been
appointed yardmasters. They will
alternate on the night and day turns.
Six telegraph operators are required.
The arrangement for the work at the
transfer point has been laid out in
very comprehensive aud time-saving
manner, and when operations are in
full swing things will work very
smoothly. All empty cars from the
Cumberland Valley will be transferred
at Berkeley Station to the yards at
Cumbo, where they will be taken by
the yard engines, made into trains
and given to the Baltimore & Ohio
for the east. The loaded cars from
the Baltimore & Ohio will be trans
ferred at Intersection, just west of
Maltinsbure, to the Cumberland Val
ley, as in the past. The yards are
more than mile long and have seven
tracks, with capacity Of about 1000