Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-06-28
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

The salary of the postmaster at
Martinsburg has been Increased from
$1,000 $500.
Engineers are surveying for the
route of the Winchester and WASH
ington City electric railway.
Miss Hattie Grantham, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Grantham,
and Mr.. Starke Wlllhide, of Elkins,
w. Va, were married yesterday.
Miss Mary Louise North, popular
young lady of Martinsburg, and Mr..
Thomas W. Sparrow, Jr., OF Washing
ton, were married at the brides home
by Rev. F. NJ. Wood.
The Harper's Ferry Times says :
Rev. N. G. Bracket and S. W. Light
ner, the owners of the Strider farm,
known as the camp ground fields, have
sold the same to G. j. Cavalier.
A. B. Conner, an employee in the N.
g. W. Railroad shops at Shenandoah,
Va, fell through trestle near that
place last Saturday night and received
injuries that later caused his death.
Two little daughters of Carl KILLER
at Luray, Va, ate some clover bios
SONS and some grass the other day in
playful imitation of hors and one
of them died from the effects. The
other child was made very i'll.
The public building bill reported
to the House of Representatives on
Monday contains appropriations Of
100000 for a public building at
Bluefeld, this State; $60,0OO for
Winchester. Va; and $4,000 for
Hagerstown, Md.
Henry Light, aged twelve years,
and another boy named William Ben
der were hunting near Gerardstown
last Thursday when Bender's gun was
accidentally discharged. The entire
load took effect in Lights arm, injur.
ing it so badly it had to be amputat-
ed.
Lawrence Daley, an employee Of
the B. & O. Railroad at Martinsburg,
met a horrible death last week.
While he was riding on the cowcatcher
of freight engine the cowcatcher
struck an obstruction in switch frog,
doubling the cowcatcher back under
the engine and carrying the young man
with it.
Miss Ada Newman, of Baltimore,
a young lady who was visiting at
Front Royal, Va, met with fright
full death last Friday. She was rid
ing a spirited horse, when the animal
took fright and ran off. She was
thrown from the horse, but her foot
stuck in the stirrup and she was
dragged mile and half before she
was released. She lived only two
bours after the accident.
Among the recent deeds recorded in
the office of the county clerk are the
following: S Lee Phillips and Rob-
ert H. Phillips, to Frank Medlar, the
Jacob Merritt property, including a
house and four acres of land on the
Old Furnace road, for $500; Mrs
Lucy E Barr (nee McGolrick). to
Emanuel Hess, house with a four
acre lot at Mechanicstown, for $500;
P. P. Marshall and wife to II. Crum
farm of 40 acres, near
Walper's Cross Roads, for $3.50.
H. A. Funk, of Stephens City, Va,
a rural letter carrier, met a touring
party in an automobile while deliver
ing mail. Mr.. Funk was driving
spirited horse, and he signaled the
machine to stop. The autoists paid
no attention to him. and Mr.. Funk's
horse ran off. dashing through board
fence and dragging the cart and its
occupant after him. Later in the day
Mr.. Funk met another automobile, the
occupants of which paid no heed to
his signals. Mr.. Funk thereupon drew
his revolver and threatened to shoot
the occupants. This brought them to
a stop.
In trying to jump from spring
wagon, a pair of mules which were
drawing the wagon having run away,
Mrs. Adam West, of Waynesboro, Pa,
was thrown upon her head and in.
killed last Saturday. Mr..
and Mrs. West and her baby and
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Bell were in the
wagon, when the harness broke as
they were going down a steep hill.
When Mr.. West realized that the an
imals were beyond his control he ad-
vised the occupants of the wagon to
Jump. When Mrs. West, who was
holding her baby in her arms, jump
ed she landed on her head, fracturing
her skull. The infant fell from her
arms and landed on bank Of soft
mud, escaping unhurt.