Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-05-26
Notes From Nearby.

MISS MAI NOJlo anu 1hi' NnoiASS
Dyche, of Martinsburg, surprised their
friends last week by getting married
in Hagerstown.
At a special election held in Stras-
burg, Va, last Thursday the town
voted to issue bonds for the building
of system of w4terworks.
George Edmondson, yard engineer
in the B. & o. Railroad at Brunswick,
fell under locomotive last Thursday
morning and had both his legs cut off.
George R. Fravel, prominent bus
mess man of Woodstock, Va, was in
stantly killed last Sunday. His horse
ran away and he was thrown from his
carriage upon his head, crushing his
skull.
Frank Writ, a well.known farmer
of Brownsville, Washington county,
carried to Hagerstown his wife, who
was made violently insane one night
last week by a severe thunderstorm.
During the progress of the storm Mrs.
Writ became extremely agitated and
since then her condition has become
rapidly worse. In one Of her violent
spells she attacked her mother with
butcher knife, succeeding in wounding
her on the arm.
Berkeley county Republicans held
a stormy convention at Martinsburg
Saturday to elect delegates to the
State convention. OF the II delegates
selected 9 are known to be for Dawson
and s are Teter men, the delegation
being divided to avoid bitter fight.
Attorney R. R. Fauntleroy, son OF
former Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court of Virginia, in speech charged
that the convention was cut and dried
and being dictated by the local ring.
Prosecuting Attorney Ward B. Lind
say replied to his speech, whereupon
Mr.. Fauntleroy challenged Lindsay
to a duel. The challenged, however,
was not accepted and the convention
adjourned peaceably.
The Democrats made practically
clean sweep in the municipal election
at Martinsburg on Monday, electing
DR.. w. Z. Minghini over Mayor
George F. Evans, Republican, by a
majority of 100 ina total vote of near
ly LOO. DR.. Minghini carried every
ward in the city except the fourth,
where the vote was tie. The Dem
ocrats also elected four out of five
councilmen, as follows: First ward,
G. G. Lemen; second J. c. Hutzler;
third, Frank S. Emmert; fifth, G. 0.
Lambert. The Republicans elected
John Grozinger in the fourth by very
narrow margin. The new council will
stand niue Democrats and one Repub-
lican. An especially active fight was
made by the prohibitionists, but they
were beaten by the vets by vote Of
HOO to 600. The hottest fight &C.
Cured in the third ward, where Post
master Clohan United States Fish Com
missioner Bowers and Internal Reve-
nue. Collector Henshaw made determin-
ed effort to defeat Mr.. Emmert, but were
beaten by a majority Of 60. J. G.
Hutzler carried a heavy Republican
ward by 40.
To perfect plans for converting the
Citizens Bank into a national bank
with increased capital, the stockhold-
ers of the bank held special meeting
on Monday. Three new directors
were chosen and reorganization was
effected by the election of Col. B, D.
Gibson to the presidency. John c.
Burns and B. F. Langdon were chos-
en-, respectively, first and second vice.
presidents. The new directors added
were Col. B. D. Gibson, of Charles
Town, W. w. Slough, the well-known
carriage manufacturer Of Shippens-
burg, Pa, and Hon. George NJ. Bow
ers, L. S. Fish Commissioner The
official management of the bank will
continue as heretofore. The title of
the converted bank will be "The Ma
tional Citizens Bank Of Charles Town"
1t will have capital stock of $4,000,
double that Of the present Citizens
Bank. The sock has already been
oversubscribed. About July l the
National Bank will assume the assets
Of the present institution, and will be-
gin business about that time with a
cash surplus of $1O,OOO.-ChmleS