Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-11-23
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

Miss Mary Holzen, aged 81 years,
Jumped into the river at Cumberland
the other day and was drowned. 1t
is thought that she was demented.
Sheriff.elect Charles q. Deibert, Of
Washington county, Nd, has appoint
ed B. Frank Winder as Office deputy
and VIM. H. Cloprer as riding depu-
ty.
Charles Hopewell, colored, Of Ha
gerstown, formerly of Shepherdstown,
stabbed another negro last week and
was sentenced to Is months in the
House of Correction.
Near Waynesboro, Pa, the other
day, Simon Mickey took a crock and
ten pounds of butter from deep well,
where it had been for II years. The
butter was sound and hard. but it
suelt like limburger cheese.
The county commissioners Of Wash
ington county, Nd. have allowed
their attorney, Alex. R. Hagner, a
fee OF 50, 500 for helping to sell the
countys interest in the Washington
county branch of the B. & o. Rail-
road for $4,000. There is good
deal of kicking over the size Of the
fee.
]. NJ. Beutell, a wealthy and &C.
centric German, who owns a fruit
farm in Frederick county, has had re-
corded in the county clerks Office
deed transferring his farm to the Luz
theran Orphan Home Of the United
Synod of the Lutheran Church. The
transfer is to be made at Beutell's
death. He has several grown chill
dren, who are not mentioned in the
deed.
The Berkeley Circuit Court con-
vened in Martinsburg on Tuesday.
In his charge to the grand jury Judge
Faulkner directed attention to re-
ported violations of the Sunday clos
ing law in Martinsburg, and request
ed the jury to make an investigation
and return indictments if they un-
covered any violations of the law.
The cigar, fruit and drug stores have
kept open doors on Sunday for years.
Last Saturday fire broke out in the
residence of Henry Dix, farmer Of
Boyce, Clarke county, and his wife,
who is almost totally deaf, he'd mar
row escape from being roasted alive.
Several men passing saw the flames,
which were devouring the roof, and
encountered great difficulty explain
ing to Mrs. Dix, who was alone, that
the house was afre. The house was
saved from total destruction by heroic
efforts.
Last Thursday train No. s, fast
passenger train from Chicago to
Washington on the B. g. 0. Railroad,
ran into an open switch near Boyd's,
this side of Washington. Every car
was thrown from the rails and several
of them were badly damaged, but not
a person was injured. The escape Of
the trainmen and passengers was al
most miraculous, and a minister who
was on the train offered a prayer of
Thanksgiving, in which most Of the
passengers joined.
Miss Lucy Adams, of GainsborO,
Frederick county, Va, was burned to
death at her home last Monday.
While standing in front Of an open
fireplace her dress caught and she
was soon enveloped in mass Of flames.
In her great fear she ran into the
yard, the breeze famed the blaze, and,
although her mother worked heroical-
ly to put out the fire, nothing could
save her. She died in a short time.
Half of her body was burned almost
to crisp. Miss Adams was hand
some young woman, 35 years old, and
was formerly the wife of Conrad De-
haven, from whom she was divorced.
Her aged mother and three sisters
survive.