Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-13
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

Sharpsburg, died last week at Ellicott
City, Nd, aged rs years.
George W Gordon, aged 81 years,
one of the oldest farmers in Clarke
county, died last week at his home
three miles east of Berryville.
State Game Warden Avirett will
try TO secure 100 fall fish for propa-
eating purposes. They will be sent
to the Maryland fish hatchery.
The Boonsboro Times, weekly
publication, has been sold by the
Times Publishing Company to Ell
ward Smith, huckster of Boonsboro,
Nd.
A number of farmers in Adame
county, Pa, bought a preparation
guaranteed to kill lice on turkeys.
1t killed them all right-likewise the
turkeys.
Mrs. Annie Emmert, widow of JOS
eph Emmert, died suddenly at her
home in Hag .rstown "Wednesday
morning, aged CT yeas. Death WAS
due to heart trouble.
Roanoke, Va, had $4,000 fire
last Sunday. The R II. Angel
building was burned, and among the
losers were the Roanoke Carriage
Company and the Daily Press.
The Industrial Hall, connected
with the Episcopal mission on the
east side of the Shenandoah river, in
this county, was formally opened last
Friday. Addresses were made by
Bishop Peterkin and Rev. B. NJ.
Spur.
Mrs. Hannah Crossman, an estlma-
bic Martinsburg woman and the old
est resident of Berkeley county, died
last Sunday Afternoon at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs E. H, Newton.
Mrs Crossman was a former resident
of Morgan county, and was in the
Goth year Of her age.
State Game Warden Avirett caused
the arrest of Thomas G. Pownall, gem
eral superintendent of the United
States Leather Company, on the
charge of placing or causing to be
placed in Wills creek at Cumberland
a fluid that caused the death Of
large number of fish. More than a
bushel were taken from the water by
hand Mr.. Pownall will be given
hearing.
Whoever undertakes to serve as
superintendent of the public schools
of Martinsburg is bound to have trou-
bic. Now comes Lewis Dew. Ger
hardt and publishes long communl-
cation against Superintendent Geo.
w. Briudle, charging him with de-
ceit and with conspiring to have a
certain teacher removed. 1t Is SAID
that the superintendent may bring
suit for libel.
Train wreckers are at work on the
Valley Branch Of the B. & 0. Rail
road again. A few weeks ago de-
rnented youth named Oscar Bromley
was arrested for placing distinctions
on the railroad tracks, and when he
was sent to an asylum the officials
thought the numerous attempts that
have been made to wreck trains would
end. One day last week rocks were
again piled Oh the tracks near Middle
town, so the detectives have been put
to work on the case once more.
The Board Of Education of Charles
Town district has appointed teachers
for the Charles Town Graded School
as follows: Principal, Prof. Wright
Denny; assistants, Misses Lallie E.
Craighill, Ora F. Tomliuson, Bette
J. Beller, R. Helen Bates, Daisy w.
Engle, Mamie H. Young and Mary
T. Howell, and Mr.. Stanley Shugert.
The following trustees were appointed {:
Mauning's, John Appel Mechanics
town, John F. Myers Zoar, ]. F.
Ware; Shenandoah Junction, J. E.
Price Browns Crossing, Jas. W.
Burr; Wiltshire's, Jas. E. Watson !;
Ramey's, G, B. Rodefer; Riverside,
Edward OFT.
A traction engine with a threshing
machine attached came near rolling
down the end of Elk Ridge Mountain
into the c. & o. canal last Saturday
evening. Ohio J. Pofenberger, who
owns the outfit and who was running
it at the time of the accident, saved
the engine by quickly changing its po-
sition. The road at the point where
this occurred is very narrow and the
roadbed is supported by dry wall
which gave way under the heavy en-
CINE. Sunday after much trouble the
engine was pulled back on the road
with the aid Of horses and blocks and
tackle. 1t then proceeded to the
farm of Eli Wade along the Sharps-
burg and Harper's Ferry road. The
engine was not damaged aud the
Wade farm was reached by going a
round about way.
The Hagerstown Evening Globe of
Monday last had this item: Some
excitement was caused on the Square
this morning when a well-known n.
&. W. engineman living in High street
went to store and called out one OF
the young clerks, slapped his face
several times and then knocked him
down and kicked him until he cried
for mercy. AS soon as the young
man could regain his feet, he told his