Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22
NOTES FROM NEARBY.


Absslom Eakle, an aged man who
lived near Funkstown. Nd. fell down
a flight of stairs last Thursday, break
ing his neck and both arma He lived
only twenty minutes.
VIM. T. Jones, who shot and killed
M. F. Van Gosen at Hancock Station
last week, has confessed the crime.
He Gays that he meant to kill Tilden
Barnes, who had been making love to
Jones's wife.
A party of capitalists, among whom
is Charles F. Teeter, Of Philippi, this
State, have bought the old fair grounds
at Martinsburg. tract of some twenty
acres, and will develop it into an at.
tractive residential suburb. Some
nice residences will be built and build.
ing lots will be sold.
The barn on the farm of William
Parker, near the Berkeley limestone
quarries, north of Msrtinsburg, was
destroyed by fire early last Saturday
morning. A horse was burned to
death aud lot of hay, harness, etc.,
were destroyed, entailing a, total loss
of about ST. 900. The origin Of the
fire is mystery.
A number of farmers in the section
between Summit Point and Wades-
vile are planning a trip to the James
town Exposition on foot. They pur-
pose reducing railroad dividends as
much as possible by boycotting the,
transportation companies. 1t is pro.
posed to start about September l, and
return about October /. The dis.
lance one way is 260 miles, to travel
the public roads.
Two horses belonging to James
Cummings, near Weverton, strayed on
the Washington county branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad early
Monday morning, and in attempting
to walk across the bridge near Viewer
ton their legs slipped through the
ties and the animals were unable to
get off the bridge. The horses were
discovered struggling on the bridge
by the crew of an early northbound
freight train. The horses had to be
shot and their legs cut off before the
bodies could be extricated from the
bridge.
The residence on the farm Of DR..
William L. Walraven, near Bloomery,
was burned on Friday morning. The
fire is thought to have been OF incen-
diary origin and started in the sum.
mer kitchen about 5 o'clock, before
any members of DR.. Walraven's fami-
ly were out of bed, and made rapid
Roadway, burning 80 fast that the
only article of furniture recovered
was a piano. Most Of the family
clothing was burned. The building
was frame structure and was built
in 1855 by the late Jere Harris, who
lived there number of years. 1t was
afterwards owned and occupied as
home by the late John A. Chew.
Both building and furniture were in
sured with Washington, Alexander g.
Cooke. -Adoocate.
A large bank barn on the farm of
Mr. B. D. Gibson, of Charles Town,
tenanted by Adam Colbert, formerly
of this county, was destroyed by fire
about two miles from Winchester last
Saturday. The fire, which is sup
posed to have been caused by spon-
taneous combustion of new hay, about
IS tons of which had been stored in
the building, occurred while Mr.. Col
bert was in Winchester in conference
with Mr.. Gibson. They went hastily
to the scene, but the building was de.
stroyed, with all its contents, includ-
ing a complete set of farming nipple.
ments. feed, harness, etc. The loss
on the barn is nearly $4,000, covered
by insurance. Mr.. Colbert's loss is
about ST. 800, insurance $500. For
tunately no live stock was in the
building at the time.