Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-05-12
Notes From Nearby.


sion at Martinsburg, Judge Jackson
presiding.
In a fight at Martinsburg last Fri
day, Lawrence Keplinger, of that city,
cut man by the name of Starr, from
Charles Town, very badly with razor.
Last Saturday man and woman
from Pennsylvania. both of whom had
been divorced, tried in vain to get
married in Hagerstc wn. To the cred
it of the clergy of that city it is to
be noted that moi minister could be
found who would marry the couple.
Last Friday in Martinsburg, while
Rev. G. S Trump and his family were
in front of their house watching the
reel races, robbers entered the dwell
ing from the rear. Silver ware, an
overcoat and other articles were stolen.
The loss will aggregate $50.
Some gnllible residents of neigh
boring town have been faxed by send
ing a dollar in answer to an adver-
tisement to send damaged engravings
of Washington issued by the Govern
ment. They got cancelled postage
stamps bearing picture of the head
of Washington.
William Dunlap, an employee of
the straw-board mill of Eyster & Son
at Halltown, was fatally scalded last
week by escaping steam. He was at
work tightening bolt when it blew
out and permitted steam to envelop
him in such volume that he was ter
ribly scalded. He died on Friday.
He was about % years old and was
unmarried.
Edward Maupin, 60 years old, was
run over by passenger train on the
Norfolk & Western Railroad last Sat-
urday morning near Boyce and killed.
1t is said he was sitting on the track.
Some boys noticed him as the train
was approaching and tried to pull him
off the track. Maupin fought his
would-be rescuers, and as they stepped
back to safety the train sped by, crush
ing Maupin to death.
While Columbus Hildebrand was re-
turning from Hagerstown to his home
on the Grimes farm, near Sharpsburg,
Tuesday night about 9 80 o'clock, his
horse became frightened and ran away,
dashlng through Sharpsburg at ter
rife rate Of speed, and running into the
barber shop of John A. Drenner, do
ing considerable damage to the place.
Mr.. Hildebrand was thrown out of
the vehicle some distance from Sharps-
burg and was reported to be in seri-
Gus condition. The horse was finally
caught outside Of the town, after de-
mollshing the buggy.
Hancock society is all astir over the
elopement Sunday evening Of Miss
Lola Perkins, daughter of the late DR..
w. H. Perkins, and James Noel, son
ofMr. William Noel, superintendent of
the Hancock White Sand Company.
The pair had been going together"
for some time, although the young man
had been forbidden to come to Miss
Perkins home. After this injunction
they continued to meet clandestinely,
and the elopement is the outcome. The
groom is of the tender age Of Is years
and the bride is only Is and still in
short dresses. They left Hancock last
Saturday evening, and in order to
avoid detection crossed the river in a
boat rowed by young man who had
been pledged to secrecy. Arriving at
the West Virginia shore they soughta
secluded spot and patiently waited for
a train for Washington, which they
boarded. Nothing more was heard
from them until telegram from the
groom to his father announced their
marriage.