Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-10-29
Notes From Nearby.

Rev. Franklin W. Kerfoot, pastor of
a Baptist Church in Eastern Virginia,
aud Miss Louise Dix Hardesty, of Ber-
ryville, were married Tuesday.
Last Sunday morning 10000 pounds
of powder exploded in freight car in
Chambersburg, Pa, and the whole
town was shaken. Nobody was hurt.
William Jackson, colored, who is
wanted in Charles Town for shooting
at J. W. Albin, was arrested at Har-
risburg, Pa, yesterday and taken to
Charles Town.
Mrs. John Conner, who lived near
Shenandoah, Va, was burned to death
Tuesday evening. She was boiling ap-
pie butter when her clothing caught
fire. She was 81 years old.
The Bowles heirs refuse to accept the
$4,000 damages awarded them on &C.
count of damage to their farm near
Hancock by the Wabash Railroad, and
will take the matter to court.
Mrs. Delilah Metz, whose age is
about SO years, according to best in
formation obtainable and which is con-
sidered reliable, walked Wednesday
from her home, four miles south of
Keedysville, to Keedysville and back
again. She lives alone and does her
own washing, cooking and other work.
A case of quick justice in Morgan
county was dealt out last week IN
Judge Faulkner's court in this place.
An Italian stabbed a fellow laborer
on Sunday, he was indicted Tuesday
and on Saturday night was taken to
the peniteutiary, where he began
serving his sentence just one week
from the time OF the assault.-Nes-
,enqer.
A merchant in Winchester has dis
played in his show window the origi-
nal order of Gen. Phil. Sheridan to
Brig. Gen. T. A. Torbitt, command
ing him to burn all houses south of
Wildwood and Winchester. The order,
which is dated August IA, 1864, also
commands Gen. Torbitt to seize all
cattle, horses and mules, and all wheat,
corn or grain Of any kind.
From the Martinsburg Statesman
we note the following weddings in
Berkeley county recently: Mr.. Wen
dell S. Porterfeld and Miss Cora E.
Kennedy, Of Bedington, by Rev. J. c.
Lepps; Mr.. Samuel c. Hammill and
Miss Minnie B. Williams, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Williams, by
Rev. c. D. Harris; Miss Daisy Custer
and Mr.. Cromwell Lewis, both of Tab
ler's Station, by Rev. G. D. Harris.
John Kennedy, alias Crawford,
charged with wrecking Norfolk and
Western train near Greenvllle, Va, last
December, ard with the murder of
Engineer Baily, was on Tuesday found
guilty of murder in the first degree by
a Jury in the county court, after FIVE
minutes deliberation, The judge re-
served sentence until later day.
Kennedy pleaded guilty. He is l9
wears old and is native of Shenan-
doah county. He took the verdict
very coolly. Kennedy's alleged &C.
complete, James Baily, will also be
tried, and Ellen Baily, the aged moth
er of James Baily, who, Kennedy says,
planned the wreck, will be tried next.
A young negro man by the name Of
Evans accidentally shot and killed
himself while hunting rabbits on the
farm of Judge D. B. Lucas near the
home of Mr.. Frank Gardner, in the
vicinity of Millville,on Thursday even
ing. Evans chased a rabbit to cover
and was approaching its hiding place
with his shotgun cooked. Catching
his foot in brier, he fell, dischargipg
the loaded weapon, its contents enter
ing his stomach. Death was almost
instantaneous. The victim of the &C
cident was about 20 years Of age, and
was a son of Henry Evans, living on
the Harper's Ferry turnpike near
Allstadt's tollgate. He recently re-
turned from Pittsbnrg, where he had
employment.-AdvOeate.