Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-06-07
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

a new l0Oge OF Ouu FELLOWS WAS
organized at Inwood, Berkeley coun.
ty, laet week.
Miss Flora B. Albright and Mr..
John G. Chase, both of Berkeley coun-
ty, were married in Maltinsburg last
week.
The cooperage plant of the Hannis
Distilling Company in Martinsburg
was destroyed by an incendiary fire
yesterday.
The tax rate for Washington coun.
| ty, Md, has been fixed at II cents on
the $10O-six cents more than last
year. The taxable basis is $685..
1876.
Engineer Lewis Brinkman fell from
his locomotive on the B. & 0. Rail-
road near Sir Johns Run on Mon
day and the entire train passed over
him, cutting him to pieces.
Incendiaries are making matters
very uncomfortable in Martinsburg.
Within the pact week or two they
have started three or four fires in
stables in different parts Of the city.
Walter Wine and Clarence Harms,
two B. & o. trackmen, were instant.
ly killed two miles west Of Point of
Rocks, Tuesday morning. They step
ped from one track to another to
avoid a freight train when passenger
train struck them and hurled them to
instant death.
In the Clarke county circuit court
at Berryville last week thejury in the
case of Maupin's administrator against
the Norfolk and Western Railway COM
pany brought in a verdict Of 81 900
for the plaintiff. Maupin was killed
near White Post about year ago and
suit was entered for $4,000.
Howard Shrimp, residing about four
miles west of Martinsburg, was almost
killed by several men while on his
way home last Saturday night. Shrimp
was attacked by several men, dragged
from his buggy and almost cut to
pieces by his assailants. He was left
for dead on the road, but recovered
and summoned assistance and was
taken to Martinsburg, where it was
found he had been stabbed in five
places. The trouble started over a
woman.
Last Sunday st. Matthew's Evan
gelical Lutheran Church, Of New
Market, Va, celebrated the compile.
ton of the fortieth year of the pastor
ate of Rev. DR.. ]. A. Snyder. Rev.
DR.. L. L. Smith. president of the
Synod of Virginia, preached at the
morning service, and Rev. E. L. Folk,
of Mount Jackson, at night. The ser.
vices were largely attended. st.
Matthews congregationwas organized
in 1890, and it has had but seven pas
tors in 1l6 years. DR.. Snyder was
ordained in 1859 and has only served
three charges. He is now the oldest
minister of the Lutheran Church in
Virginia, but regularly performs he
duties of a large and important pas
torate.
William Allen, negro workman
at the south quarries of the Standard
Lime and Stone Co., in Berkeley coun-
ty, made desperate attempt to Grim
inally assault Roumanian woman, the
wife of one Of the quarrymen at the
same place, last week, and was only
prevented from accomplishing his pur-
pose by the fierce resistance of the
woman. Allen entered the home of
the woman while she was alone and
brutally maltreated her. He struck
her in the face, choked her and tore
almost all her clothing off, but the
woman successfully defended her hon.
or and the negro was driven away.
Officers and a large crowd of men
made an unsuccessful effort to arrest
the negro.
Robert Doyle, 27.year old farmer
of Highland county, Va, came over
to Staunton on his way to Bluefeld,
and there saw his first train. He has
hardly recovered from his fright. He
said he had been accustomed to trac-
ton engines blowing the country roads
at three mile gait, but he never be-
fore experienced the sensation of see
ing locomotive skipping over iron
rails. He entered the passenger in.
closure of the Chesapeake and Ohio,
and when the iron horse shot it's nose
towards the building Doyle took COM
plete fright and leaped clear over the
Enclosure fence and ran like a deer.
He was recaptured by his father and
with some difficulty induced to board
the next train.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot
800 oh ba J,caooaJ ,oo,t;op e tho m.