Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-01-05
News From Nearby.
Emmanuel Bomberger, an elderly
resident of Hagerstown, died last Sat.
urday, aged 70 years.

Emmanuel Bomberger, an elderly
resident of Hagerstown, died last Sat-
urday, aged 70 years.
In the Supreme Court of Appeals,
at Charleston, decree was affirmed in
the case of Trail vs.. Trail, from JEFF
lerson county.
Mrs. Frances W. Gibson has bought
the J. L. Pentz property, corner of
Washington and Charles streets, in
Charles Town, paying $4,000 for it.
CT. Klotten, young travelling
salesman from Buffalo, N. Y, COM
mitted suicide in Hagerstown by TURF
ing on the gas in his room at hotel
James P. Siler, proprietor of the
Hotel Wabash at Willlamsport, died
recently, aged 63 years. He was
native of HedgeSville, Berkeley cum.
ty.
There's a quarrel between the cor
poration OF Charles Town and the
electric light company, and the COM
pany has brought suit for $500 against
the corporation.
H. N. Bradley, Of Wildey Lodge
No. 81, l. o. o. F., Charles Town,
has been appointed District Deputy
Grand Master for the 9th district of
West Virginia. including the counties
of Jefferson. Berkeley and Morgan.
Thirty workmen employed in the
Crawford Wooden Mills in Martins
burg were discharged by the COM
pany because they took holiday the
day before Christmas. The company
had agreed to give them holiday on
Monday.
R. D. Fisher, a well-knovn farmer
near Sharpsburg, recently had FIVE
horses to die within a few days, while
several others were very sick. The
State Veterinarian says that the cause
of death was cerebro-spinal meningi-
tbs, superinduced by feeding the ami
mails ensllage.
The Hotel Martin property in Mar
tinsburg, belonging to the estate OF
the late D. NJ. Shaffer, was sold at
public sale last week to NJ. L. Dorm,
representing the Old National Bank,
for $22,75O 1t is said the building
will be remodeled and quarters pro-
vided for the bank.
Death came suddenly and horribly
last Friday evening to Polly" Welsh,
yardman in the B. & o. Railroad
yards at Brunswick. His foot got
caught in switch frog, and though
he saw car drifting down upon him
he found it impossible to release him
self. Despite his frantic efforts to
avert his doom, the car crushed him
to death. He had been married one
year to the very day, and his death
was a cruel shock to his young wife.
To pick up man and carry him
on the pilot of fast express tram
running full speed a distance Of %
miles is a singular accident that hap
pened on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Christmas night. Su nday
evening the Chicago express struck
Joseph Wood, colored, at Knoxville,
Frederick county, and carried him on
the pilot of the engine to Martinsburg
before he was discovered. When
found he was unconscious from fatal
injuries and died at midnight. 1t is
likely that he was rendered uncon-
scions at once and lay helpless on the
pilot during the run to Martinsburg.
While welcoming the new year
with appropriate ceremonies at Mar
tinsburg last Saturday night crowd
of young men, most OF whom were
supposed to have been under the in
fuence of liquor, put off "a charge OF
so sticks of dynamite near the Hannis
Distillery in bonfire. The concus-
sion was felt over a mile away and
houses were shaken for squares around.
Glass in about Is houses in the imme-
date vicinity was shattered and prob
ably $500 damage was done to the
distillery alone Three young men,
named Kidwell, Greene and Kenne-
dy, were arrested, and warrants are
out for a number of others.
Miss Lille Belle Boyd, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E Boyd, near
Winchester, Va, and Mr. John c. I'm
ger eloped to Hagerstown aid were
married by Rev. W, H. Lilley last
Thursday afternoon. NJ. Unger
called on Miss Boyd Wednesday night
and was with her in the parlor at her
home when her father retired at 10
o'clock. Her mother was visiting in
Winchester. After Mr.. Boyd was
asleep Miss Boyd gathered trunk
full of her personal effects and drove
off with Mr.. Unger in buggy which
he had waiting. They went to Ha-
gerstown on the early Cumberland
Valley train from Winchester and
were married. They returned home
in the evening to ask the parental
blessing. Mr.. Boyd hurried to Win
chester to intercept the couple but
he was too late He is at loss to
know why his daughter should elope
when there was little or no opposition
to the match except, possibly, the girls
youth. She is l9 years old and Mr..
Unger is "a.
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