Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-11-24
News From Nearby.

Henderson near Hancock, destroyed
by fire several years ago, are being
rebuilt.
Rev. J. E. Shenk, pastor of the
Lutheran Church of Woodstock, Va,
has resigned to accept a call from
Concord, N. G.
Miss Elva Grove and Mr.. Homer
B. Frees, both of Berkeley county,
were married last Wednesday at the
home of the bride at Inwood.
Miss Bertha Elizabeth Pitzer, of
Hedgesville, and Mr.. James P. Crow
ell, Of the Swan Pond neighborhood,
were married Tuesday in Martins
burg.
The Warrenfeltz farm, along the
Sharpsburg pike, near Tilghmanton,
was sold at public sale in Hagerstown
on Tuesday at sos An acre. 1t con-
tains 1876 acres.
Twenty five turkeys belonging to
Miss Ella Moler, near Shenandoah
Junction, Wers killed by a train on
the Norfolk & Western Railway a
few days ago. And turkeys have
been selling at Is cents pound
E. S. Tabler, Of Bedington, mar
rowly escaped a serious accident the
other day. He was feeding a corn
shredder when the machine became
clogged. He tried to loosen it by
kicking it when his foot got caught.
He lost one Of his toes and came near
losing leg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Kilmer
have bought from Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Payne the Mt. Clifton hotel property
at Hedgesville, Berkeley county, a
popular summer resort. They paid
S., 800 for the property. Mr. Payne
Id, purchased the Hawk farm near
Darkesville, formerly owned by ]. H.
Gettinger, for $4,000.
The Stsunton Military Academy
at Stanton, Va, was almost entirely
destroyed by fire early Monday morn
ing. Many of the boys lost all their
belongings. The damage is $4,000,
and insurance $4,000. About IT'S
cadets are in attendance this year,
most Of them coming from the far
South. Capt. w. H. Kable is princi-
pal of the school.
Formal announcement has been
made of the forthcoming marriage of
Miss Mary Eliza Russell, a Virginia
beauty and daughter of President
James B. Russell, of the Union Bank,
of Winchester, to Gardner W. Brown,
member of the New York Stock Ex-
change and son of Vernon II. Brown,
vice-president of the Cunard Steam
ship ComT any, Of New York.
Grover Barney and Albert Whit
lock were arrested in Hancock on
the charge of robbing the store Of j.
T. Haysrmale, in Berkeley Springs,
on Wednesday night. Both young
men are from Morgan county and had
gone to Hancock to funeral. They
were lodged in Jail in Hancock un-
TIL arrangements could be made to
take them to West Virginia.
Surprising that he had wooed sue
cessfully, although no formal engage
ment had been agreed upon, Isaac
Glass, aged Sc years, wealthy farmer
of Clarke county, Va, was granted a
license at Winchester few days ago
to wed Miss Olive M. Jones, whose
age was given as 25 years. But when
Farmer Jones went to his bride the
lady suddenly changed her mind, and
fatty refused to marry. Di,hertened,
Mr.. Jones returned the license TO the
court clerk.
In the criminal court at Carlisle, Pa
last week, James J. McManus, former
ly agent and collector OF the Interna-
tional Harvester Co., pleaded guilty
to the charge of embezzlement prefer
red by the company. With tears in
his eyes McManus admitted his guilt
and his attorneys asked for light
sentence by the court. The court
then directed McManus to pay fine
Of $3.50, pay the costs and serve eight
months in the Cumberland county
Jail. McManus was well. known in
this neighboEhood.
W. H. Hamilton, who on Sunday
became the fourth husband Of Mrs.
Mary McCorman, a wealthy widow
near Grimes, Frederick county, Va,
said that his wife has portraits of her
three former husbands hanging side
by side on the wall in her parlor.
81 hope mine won't be the fourth
portrait to be hung on the wall, " face
tiously remarked Mr.. Hamilton, "but
as my wife Is only hltty.hve years
old aud has outlived three husbands,
l don't know just what the outcome
will be.
In Hagerstown the jury in the suit
of Edward Slifer against his father-in-
law, Samuel a. Cr'ss, for $4,000
damages for alienation of the affection
of Slifer's wife, returned verdict Sat-
urday evening in favor of the plain
tiff for SLIPS. The defendant is
Washington county. slifer married
his only daughter, and for eighteen
months managed his father-in-law's
farm. When he left, his wife re-
fused to accompany him, and Slifer
claimed undue influence was exer-
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