Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-09-19
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

land Walker, both OF Falling Waters,
Berkeley county, were married last
Thursday in Hagerstown by Rev. A.
II. Irvine.
The William Benton farm in Lou.
doun county has been sold to Daniel
@. Sands, of New York. The place
contains 485 acres and the price paid
was $27, 900.
Mr.. T. Flagg Eichelberger and Miss
Mabel @. Fiery, both of Martinsburg,
were married in Cumberland yester.
day. They will reside in Fsirmont,
where Mr.. Eichelberger lie in the B.
& o. service.
Married, at the Presbyterian manse
in Charles Town, September l6, 1907,
by Rev. DR.. A. @. Hopkins, Mr.. Will.
liam Jack Smith, of Harper's Ferry,
and Miss Daisy Russell Cost, of Lou
doun county, Va.
Mr.. Calvin Edwin Clay, of Hedges
vile, Berkeley county, and Miss
Elizabeth Wilkinson Hughes, of
Charles Town, were married in Rock
vile. Md. last week by Rev. Thomas
j. Packard, of the Episcopal Church.
A monument to the memory OF
Massachusetts, soldiers who fell in the
Shenandoah Valley during the Civil
War was dedicated at Winchester on
Monday. Governor Guild, his staff
and other distinguished citizens of
Massachusetts were present.
Charles s. Campbell, of Engle's
Switch, a brakeman on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, was almost instant
ly killed at siding near Shenandoah
Junction Monday morning by being
squeezed between two cars. He had
Just uncoupled the engine from the
rest of the train when his body was
caught and his chest terribly crushed.
He was about 26 years old.
Col. VIM. M. Clements ia having
equipment installed for creamery at
his farm near Summit Point. The
building for the enterprise was erected
several years ago by creamery man
who had leased the ground from Col.
Clements, but for some reason the
work was not finished. Farmers of
the Summit Point vicinity will sup.
ply milk, and within a short time the
creamery will be in successful opera.
tion.-AdUooats.
J. L. Pentz, through the agency of
Moore & Moore, on Tuesday closed
the negotiations for the sale of para.
dise," including the residence proper
t4 formerly owned by the late Isaac
Fouke, as well as the building in
which the Jefferson County Telephone
exchange is located on George street,
Charles Town. The purchasers are
Capt. 81. @. Getzendanner and George
E. Hughes. who paid $500 for it.
The purchasers get immediate posses.
sion.-Adsocate.
]. W. O'Bryan, who has been in
the employ of the Jefferson County
Telephone Company during three
months leave of absence from the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company,
has resigned his position with the
railroad to take permanent employ
ment with the telephone company.
Mr.. O'Bryan has been in charge of
the B. g. o. Compapy's telegraph sig
nal tower at Keller's. this county, for
several years past. he will move to
Charles Town the first of October.
Wonders will never cease. Berry
vile has gone dry. After an exciting
election on Tuesday the temperance
people gained an overwhelming vic
tory over the liquor advocates in Bat.
tletown district, Berryville's vote be-
ing lat for dry as against 103 for
wet and Mount Airy 25 for dry and
only 7 wet. Berryville has been a
wide-open liquor town for "a years,
and the victory for the temperance
people is a remarkable one. Under
the law, the saloons must close in 80
days.
The little son Of D. M. Pitzer, re-
siding near Inwood, Berkeley county,
was the victim of an attempt at muir.
der on the part of an unknown sheep
stealer few days ago. Mr.. Pitzer
and his little son went to field near
their home to investigate commotion
among the sheep. After their ar
rival the animals became quiet, and
Mr.. Pitzer decided that nothing was
wrong and returned to the house.
The little SOD, however, made more
thorough investigation, and discovered
suspicious footprints around a small
thicket in the field. While he was
pursuing his investigation he was fired
upon with a revolver by an unknown
man hidden in the thicket. The boy
hastily fed to the house and informed
his father, and neighbors were sum-
moned. The thicket was surrounded
aud searched, but the scoundrel had
hed A short time after the attemnt
on the life of the boy, three men were
seen to enter neighboring corn6eld
and this was also searched but without
finding the men. The men were un-
doubtedly trsmps who were bent upon
stealing one of Mr.. Pitzer's fine sheep
for a meal, and it is believed that one
of them fred upon the lad in a rage
at being detected before they could
accomplish their purpose.