Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-07-28
Notes From Nearby.

Notes From NEARBY.
A horse and buggy was stolen from
Edwin Il. Funk in Hagerstown Tues
day night.
Stock of the Hagerstown Bank sold
on Tuesday at $85 share. The par
value is $l5.
Fleming g. Hetzer, of Williamsport,
have sold their fruit farm of 90 acres
in Berkeley county to Morgan Bros
Of Washington.
Henry Becky, of Berkeley county,
opposite Williamsport, paid a stran-
ger SLIGO recently as a bonus in a
swap of an old sewing machine for a
new one. Since then he has neither
seen the new machine, nor the man
who made the bargain.
The second uniform examination oil
applicants for teachers certificates was
held on Thursday and Friday of last
week in the Graded School building.
1t was conducted by County Superin-
tendent Engle and his assistants.
About twenty-five teachers were ex-
amined.-Fee Press.
After a still hunt which lasted near
" four months, Detective Thomas
O'Donnell, of Baltimore, succeeded in
locating Monte Calm, near Harper's
Ferry, took him into custody and ar
rived in Baltimore with the prisoner.
Calm, who is 80 years old, is wanted,
the detective claims, on numerous
charges of forgery in Baltimore, At
lantic City and Hagerstown.
The iewelry store ofMilton Kohler,
Hagarstown, was robbed of diamond
ring, worth $3.50, by strange woman,
who cleverly took the ring from the
tray while the clerks back was turned
and substituted a good imitation.
The woman was well dressed, about
80 years old, and looking She
selected $50 diamond ring, paid 81
on it and said she would be back the
next day for the ring and pay the
balance, requesting the clerk to lay
it back for her. When she left the
$3.50 ring was missing, The substi-
tuted ring contained glass setting.
A remarkable exhibition of nerve
by would-be robber was given at
Harper's Ferry Saturday in an at
tempt to enter the house Of Mrs. Mi
chael Kahn. Mrs. Kahn is elderly,
and being wakened by noise below
hoisted her window and looking out
discovered a man forcing an entrance
into her house from the pavement.
She supplied herself with a revolver
and with her daughter, Mrs. Bowler,
whoalso carried one, commenced to give
him warm reception, firing five shots.
The man turned and walked leisurely
down the street till he reached Hotel
Conner, where he stepped upon the
porch and looked into the Office, then
turning and complacently striking a
match on the side of his trousers, lit a
cigarette, and walked to the B. g. o.
As he passed the depot the night en-
ployes, who had been watching the
robber and incensed at his cool de.
meanor let him have several volleys.
The man got away unframed.
Constable Reynolds, of Sharpsburg,
took to Hagerstown Wednesday even
ing man who gave the name of E.
0. Donald, Of Washington, D. G.
Donald was arrested on charge Of dis
orderly conduct. In default of 81
fine and costs he was committed to
Jail by Justice Marrow, of Sharpsburg.
Constable Reynolds stated that from
what be could learn Donald came up
from Washington on a canal boat. At
a point below Antietam Iron Works
he was put off the boat. About noon
Wednesday he appeared in the vicini-
ty of Wade's limekiln and after going
through a number Of queer antics he
deliberately removed every stitch Of
clothing from his body. In that nude
condition he ran about until several
workmen at the limekiln quarry took
him in charge. They provided DON
aid with pair of trousers and shirt
and detained him until the arrival OF
Constable Reynolds, who had been
summoned from Sharpsburg.