Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-08-10
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

NOlIO lNOAh A'A~NAANA'
The directors of the Hagerstown
fair have decided to have automobile
races at the fair two days, Wednesday
and Thursday.
Newton S. Cook, formerly promi-
nent Hagerstown lawyer, died on
Tuesday at a sanitarium near Balti-
more. He was 81 years old.
Frank Smurr, Martinsburg jew
eler, has made an assignment. He
has been i'll for several months and
unable to attend to business.
James F. Thompson, of Martins
burg, has been appointed by Cover
nor Dawson a member Of the Board
of Directors of the Weston Insane
Asylum.
Henry Pllsinger, well-to-do farm
er of Fairview, Washington county,
Nd, committed suicide last Saturday
by hanging himself high up in an
apple tree.
Mr.. Charles H. Smith and Miss
Anna P. Parker, both of Berkeley
county, were married Tuesday at the
Reformed parsonage in Martinsburg
by Rev. DR.. J. A. Hoffheins.
1t is said that the Wabash Rail-
road is surveying for low grade line
from Williamsport to Baltimore by
way of Frederick. Why not wait
year or two and get the canal?
Hon. VIM. J. Bryan did not speak
at Inwood Park last Sunday, as ad-
vertised. The failure of the railroad
company to furnish cars is given as
the cause for canceling his engage
ment
Prof. J. H. B. Bowser, principal OF
the Sharpsburg public school for the
past seven years, has resigned. He
has accepted the position OF principal
of the Smithsburg school for the en-
suing year.
Mrs. Eliza A. Nuckles, of Martins
burg, and Mr.. j. L. Ships, of Eau.
quier county, Va, were married in
Washington last week. The groom
is so years old, while the age of the
bride was given as 50 years.
An effort is being made to estab-
lish a hospital at Hagerstown. Mr..
and Mrs. W. P. Byron, Of Williams
port, have given their check for So
900 toward the project, and Edward
W. Mealey, a wealthy Hagerstowner,
offers lots worth about $4,000 for
the same purpose.
Peter Winchester Rouss, Of New
York, son and heir Of the late Charles
Broadway Rouss, has established at
the University of Virginia memoir
ial to his father by the erection of
two new adjunct professorships, one
of civil and one Of mechanical engl-
neering, to be supported by him, and
to be known as the Rouss Memorial
Adjunct Professorships.
A barn on the farm OF Arthur Ben
ner, in Berkeley county, about three
miles from Leetown, was destroyed
by fire last Sunday morning, together
with Mr.. Benner's crop OF wheat and
hay. 1t is believed that the fire was
caused by spontaneous combustion,
originating in some green hay. All
the live stock was saved. We under
stand that the only insurance on the
property was $500 on the barn.
Last Thursday man by the name
of VIM. T. Nicholson was killed by
falling from a B. & O. excursion
train, running from Winchester to
Harper's Ferry. The accident oc-
Cured Just as the train pulled out
from Aldridge station. The young
man, who is said to have been intox-
icated, fell from the platform and
fractured his skull. He was taken
to Charles Town, but a couple of
hours later was transferred to the
hospital in Winchester, where he died
while an operation was being per-
formed. He was % years old and
was from Madison cOnntv Va.