Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-07-26
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

It is said that the B. & D. Railroad
may run cars on its Berkeley Springs
branch by electricity.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad
Company has discontinued the use Of
steam cars on It's Dillsburg branch,
ten miles long, and has substituted
electric cars.
John F. Burke, the stranger who
was convicted of selling obscene liter
ature on the streets of Martinsburg,
was sent to Jail for six months by
Justice Felker. Served him right.
Hezekiah Snavely. the Keedys-
vile man arrested for perjury, and
who fed to the West and was brought
back to Hagerstown. has been admit
ted to bail. A number of prominent
residents of Sharpsburg went on his
bond.
While playing at the shops of the
Main furniture factory in Hagerstown
last Friday John Russell Bowers, aged
six years, the only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John b. Bowers, was caught by
a moving elevator and instantly kill
ed. His head was crushed.
During the storm Monday after
noon lightning struck barn on the
farm of Mrs. Edward Zimmerman,
near Williamsport, and in the fire
that resulted the building was de.
stroyed with all its contents, includ-
ing the seasons crops of wheat and
hay and some farming implements.
The loss is $4,000, partly covered by
insurance.
Leo Willingham, aged l6 years,
son of DR.. W. Willingham, of Clarke
county, Va, was killed by being
thrown from his horse last Sunday.
While riding near his home near Ber-
ryville the horse slipped on the wet
road and fell. The animal fell upon
the youth and pinned him to the
ground, where he lay for ten or fifteen
minutes before assistance reached him.
He was so badly hurt that death en-
sued in few hours from internal
hemorrhage.
Egbert Van Alstyne, a New York
song writer, had a thrilling experience
Tuesday, when Thomas Marpole, a
farmer of Frederick county, Va, who
had become incensed because Van
Alstyne's automobile frightened his
horse, drew long Colts revolver and
held it in a threatening manner as
Van Alstyne passed in his machine.
Friends of Alstyne saw Mr.. Marpole
draw his revolver and warned the
cong writer to slow down his machine.
Van Alstyne passed the farmer at a
slow pace, the latter holding his pistol
in his hand. Bystanders believe that
had the machine frightened tae far
mer's horse again the latter would
have shot Van Alstyne.
Alta recent meeting of the board of
education of Harper's Ferry district
the levy for the teachers fund was
fixed at 25 cents, a reduction of ten
cents from last year, and the build
ing fund at s cents, instead of 10
cents. Teachers were appointed in
the two graded schools Of the dis
trict as follows = Harper's Ferry, John
D. May, of Hardy county, principal,
Misses Almira Marten and Beulah
Boyd, assistants; Bolivar, Miss Jes-
sic Cockrell. principal, Misses Alver-
non Cross and Jennie Chambers as
sistants. Robert M. Duke ST., was
appointed trustee at the Bakerton
school, Eyell Maddox at Engle's,
Frank Harrison at Halltown, Charles
Thompson at Millville, Thomas Wilt
at Chestnut Hill, and Richard Kid
well at Pipertown. Teachers hold
ing a number one certificate will be
paid salary of $40 per mouth.
Those holding number two certi6.
cate will get $35 per month, and
those with number three will be paid
a salary of $50 per month.