Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-02-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Cumberland Valley Railroad
has cut the wages of its telegraph
operators from $50 to $50 a month.
Jailer Lupton, keeper Of the Berry
vile Jail, has been indicted on the
charge of permitting prisoner to e.
cape.
Charles E. Conway, coal opsr-
ator Of the Fairmont region, died last
week from appendicitis, aged 4S years.
he was one Of the richest men in West
Virginia.
The B. so. Railroad shops at
Grafton, Parkersburg, Fairmont and
other points in West Virginia have
been shut down for ten days as a mat
ter Of economy,
Little Bertha Tsbo, daughter OF
Fred Tebo, was fatally burned in
M.rtinsburg on Monday. The child
was playing with matches, when she
set her clothing s6re and was horribly
burned about the face and body. AT.
ter lingering in agony for twelve
house she died.
VIM. E. Davis, q wsll-known din.
ing-car steward, became temporarily
derangsd last Sunday. He left hi,
car at Martinsburg about FIVE o'clock
and walked though the storm to shen-
andoah Junction, where he took q
train for Baltimore. His relative,
are caring for him until he shall re-
cover.
s. A. Wsstenhaver, of Martinsburg
has been awarded the contract for the
erection Of the fine new Young Men,
Christian Association Building in that
place. The contract price is about
$22, 900. Seven proposals were re-
ceived, some of the bids being as high
as $4,000. Mr.. Westenhaver is the
contractor who is building Henry W,
Potts's handsome new house at Shep.
herdstown.
Father Charles F. Kearful, for &C
years Catholic priest in Missouri and
Kansas, has been notified by the State
Department at Washington that he il
heir to a fortune of $500, 900, left him
by his uncle, Karl Kirtfogel, prom.
inent wool merchant, who died recent.
ly in Sidney, Australia. He will
start at once for Sidney to claim the
estate, going by way of Rome, where
he will visit the Pope. Father Kear'
full is former resident of Morgan
county, this State.
At meeting Of the stockholders o.
the Bank OF Hsrpsr's Ferry the fol-
lowing board of directors was elected,
to serve for the ensuing year Jane,
Conway, N. O. Bracket, George Ditt'
meyer. E B. Chambers, Geo. H. Child
Geo. R. Brsady, T. J. BurlsiEh, @
Victor Dittmsysr and W. o. Rau
Officers reelected by the Director
were: James Conway, president; N
@. Bracket, vics-presidsnt Gsorg'
81. Child, secretary s. W. Lightner
cashier; Forrest W. Brown, attorney
Figures prepared for one Of thu
large railroad companies show that
there are now idle $4,000 freight
cars, or IA per cent Of those in the
United States. About 5000 locomo
tivss are also laid up because of thu
falling off in traffic. The statement
shows the roads have $440,000.OO(
tied up in rolling stock, for which
there is no present use. Last October
there was a reported shortage of ST.,
600 cars. 1t may be estimated tina
more than 10000 men less are needed
than if oil of the cars were in servi CT
Four thousand dollars in green
backs was found in an old discarded
undsrskirt by Mrs. Louise Davis, O.
Elkton, Va, the other day. Two
weeks ago Mrs. Rebscca Runkls, al
aged lady who was desperately i'll
gave her sister, Mrs. Davis, an ole
skirt, with instructions to put it in
trunk. Since then Mrs. Runkle died
Her sister, in looking over some cloth
ing, came across the garment. Pro
tubing from the lining was a green
back. This led to an investigation
and four thousand dollars in currency
was revealed.