Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-03-29
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

lished at Brunswick with capital Of
$4,000.
Charles Young, former resident
Of Martinsburg. was killed by the
cars in Pittsburg last Monday.
The dwelling-house of Randolph
Anderson at summit Point was de-
stroyed by FIRE last Wednesday.
The town council of Berryville, Va,
has increased the license fee for liq-
uor saloons from $3.50 to $500.
Hunter Ashby Purtlebaugh. boy
IL years old. was fatally injured
while sledriding in Frederick county,
Va, last week.
After very exciting election in
Winchester last Thursday on the
question of local option the "wets"
won by majority of 81.
A carload of coal was stolen in
Martinsburg the first of the week. 1t
had been placed on siding, and when
the owner went for it there was none
left. 1t had been boldly carried off
by gang of men, boys and women, a
number of whom were arrested.
The United Brethren Conference,
in sessioA at Berkeley Springs, closed
on Monday. Rev. A. B. Wilson is
sent to Martinsburg, Rev. S. K. Wine
to Winchester, Rev. A. J. Secrist to
Inwood, Rev. W. H. Sampsell to
Jones's Spring, and Rev. G. P. Holt
to Berkeley Springs.
At the municipal election in Ha-
gerstown op Monday the Democrats
won sweeping victory. Frank W.
Mish, Democrat, was elected mayor
over present mayor A. G. Strife, Re-
publican, by 434 majority. The Dem
ocrats also elected VIM. H. Startzman
and Charles E. Bowman councilmen.
while the Republicans pulled through
one councilman, Herbert B. Cost.
The new council will stand three DEM
ocrats and two Republicans, with
Democratic mayor.
The remains of an infant child were
discovered in the garnet of the old
Gordon house occupied by j. Frank
Mason at Myerstown one day last
week. The body, wrapped in phos.
phate sack, was found tucked down
between a portion of the frame and
weather b arding in an unfrequented
portion of the garnet. Mr. Mason's
son first discovered it, and was pretty
badly frightened when he found what
it was. There was evidence that the
body had been concealed there a long
time.
F. William Hermann, a young drug
clerk, and DR.. John 81. Tompkins,
negro physician, were both found
guilty of manslaughter in causing the
death of Miss Jean Maxwell at Cum
berland last June. All the parties
are from Cumberland. Young Her
mann had betrayed the girl and he
and Tompkins performed criminal
operation that resulted in her death
The case was tried at Hagerstown
twice. The first time there was
hung jury, but the second time ver-
dict of guilty was rendered.
There was meeting of the joint
bars of Jefferson, Berkeley ard Nor
gan counties at the law Offices of @.
E. Martin in Martinsburg on Wed.
nesday last. The object of the meet
ing was the organization of a bar as
ISOLATION for the judicial circuit Of the
three counties. A @. Mcintyre was
chairman of the meeting and George
NJ. Beltzhoover, Jr., was secretary.
A committee composed Of j. M.
Woods, Cleon Moore and A. @. Mcln-
tyre was appointed on constitution
and bylaws, and the meeting ad.
ourned to meet in Charles Town at
the call of the committee .-MartiaS-
burg Statesman.
James R. Tillman, colored, with
several aliases, was held tor the action
of the grand jury after preliminary
hearing at Martinsburg Monday on
charge of highway robbery and at
tempted murder. His victim was
Andrew Alexander, Chambersburg,
and Tillman met the latter along the
Cumberland Valley Railroad tracks
at the edge of town at a late hour at
night. Alexander claims that Till
man, with whom he was drinking,
struck him on the head with stone,
rendering him insensible. Tillman
then robbed the unconscious man Of
$14 and valise full of clothing and
placed him across the Cumberland
Valley Railroad tracks. evidently
with the hope that he would be
ground to pieces by train and the
crime thus be covered up. Alexan-
der recovered, however, crawled from
the track and summoned assistance,
and Tillman was later arrested by
the local police. A portion of fthe
stolen plumber was found in Tillmans
possession, but he denies that he rob-
bed Alexander.