Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-01-09
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

NOTES FROM NEARBY.
After spirited coutests, G. B. Wet
eel has been elected MAYOR OF H.rpers
Ferrv and G. Victor Dittmyer mayor
of Bolivar.
IL Bender, county clerk of Berke.
lev county aud capable and popular
official, ha. gone to Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore, for treatment for
serious heart trouble.
The old board of directors of the
Hagerstown fair was reelected last
week. President John w. Stone
braker easily defeated B Abner Belts,
who ran against him.
Paul Strausuer. who for N any years
conducted restaurant aud saloon IN
Mariinsburg. dIsi At his home in that
place December 28'h, agei Ct years.
He is survived by his wife and one
daughter.
The handsome new building erected
in Frederick. NJ for the Y NJ. O.
A. was dedic4ted and thrown open to
the public last week. 1t cost with
it's equipment $62. 900. and has all
modern Improvements.
G. B. Wiltshire, well.known in this
county. has been electe secretary.
treasurer Of the Vehicle Cpmp4ny OF
M4rtinsburg. NIX R 'birs,n is pres
ident of the company and D W Snaf.
fer vice. president and manager.
Five prisoners escaped from the
county jail in q gersto IN last Friday
night-o-iug the sixth jill delivery
since the CO lnty sp-ut some $3S 600
to N IKE the prison unbre4kable. l.
is SAID that tie Ill can be busted open
with hairpin.
Dr.. Brantz NJ R,szil. of Suwannee
U Ilversitv, Florida, has been chosen
as principal OF the Shenandoah Valley
Academy at Winchest' r. Dr. Roszl,
who Is a son in law of O., R P CaeS.
of CHARLES Town. will enter upon his
duties next summer.
A very disastrous FIRE visited b An.
cock, MI last Sini.V night, causing
loss of about $25 900. The bull
iugs DESTROYED ware rhe Masonic Ten
pie and three fran. hi ldlugI belong
ing to J .m4l K P Grove To. stores
of A. A. Jof-. J. G Turner & Co +,
and @. W R. Hen lsrson we're burned
out.
Col. q. L. Boyce. former well
known resident of Clarke county, Va &.
where he Owned spl IN Ii | estate
known as "rne rli larleI,' disi re-
Gently 1T the home of his son Law
renee in August county, w., aged
10 years, Col B)yca WAS the first
president of the oil Shenandoah Vl-
ley Railroad.
William Williams, near Mount G |
cal. Lou ionn county, comnlttei sui
eide Friday. Dependency is believed
TO have been the caus. for the act
Williams borrowed gun from a neigh
Dor, saying he intended hunting game,
but instead went into bis orchard and
fixed the gun between the branches Of
en- ali peach tree, having frat cooked
il. Standing in front of both barrels,
be touched the trigger with ramrod
and discharged it. The entire load
of shot entered his head aud throat.
killing him instantly.
William, the twelve ear.old son of
Amb.r C1urad, living In L,uloun
county near Harper's Ferry, WAS &C
cidsnt4lly killed by by his brother iu-
law. o ven Tribby. last week Tie boy
was cutting wool while his brotherin
law, with double b4rreIed shotgun,
was hunting rats aroun | the WOO iplle
S)ne neighboring toys suggested to
Mr.. Tribby that ne should try his Aim
on bird perched upon the limb above
In lowering the gun from Bis shoulder
it was discharge l. the load passing
into the throat Of his youthful brother
In. law. The boy died after a few
hours.