Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-05-14
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

Springs last week the "wets' won by
a small majority.
Prince George county, Md, voted
SWEET on Tuesday by 2l4 majority.
The negro vote did it.
While two little daughters of O. B.
Stake were playing about their wood
pile near Shippensburg, Pa, one &C
cidentally cut off the others hand at
the wrist with an axe.
Paymaster Walter L. Wilson, of the
United States Navy, son of the late
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson, of this county,
has been placed on the retired list Of
the navy because of physical disabil-
ity.
Winchester Presbytery will meet in
special session at Dufields, this coun-
ty, May 16, for the purpose of ordain-
ing and installing Rev. John G. Sller
as pastor of Elk Branch Presbyterian
Church.
Rev. William G. Eggleston, who
died recently at his home at Middle
town, Va, left an estate worth about
$4,000, the bulk OF which he bequeath.
ed to one of his daughters, Miss En-
ma F. Eggleston, of Middletown.
Some time ago Thomas NJ. Nelson,
one of the owners of the Crawford
automobile works in Hagerstown, ran
down in his automobile Miss Marie
Kaufman, of Chambersburg. She
brought suit for damages, and jury
awarded her 81 ,o66 95.
Rev. Charles A. Marks, a we'll
known and popular minister of the
Lutheran Synod of Virginia, now TEN.
porarily retired because of i'll health,
has been the guest of the editor Of the
REGISTER this week. Mr.. Marks is
located of Gapland, Md, for the pres
ent.
The Maryland College for Women
at Lutherville. near Baltimore, which
has been conducted for the last 80
years by DR.. j. Il, Turner, has been
sold by the present owner to Rev. DR..
@. W. Gallagher, president of the ma
tional training school for missionaries
and deaconesses, at Washington.
DR.. J. @. Bowman, of the theologi-
cal seminary at Lancaster, Pa, in an
address to the Ephrata Chassis on the
need of the ministry, reminded it that
there are at present 80 vacant pulpits
in the Reformed Church, and that on
ly half of that number of theological
students are now being graduated as
compared with the number graduated
ten years ago.
Calder Fleagle, young son of Sam
uel FIeagle, Hagerstown, conductor
on the Cumberland Valley Railroad +,
discovered broken arch bar on the
truck of passing freight train. He
reported the matter to the railroad
officials, who rewarded him by giving
him new suit of clothes. The train
was stopped at MauganSville and the
car run on a switch for repairs.
The Anti.Saloon League Of Win.
chester means to have'the local option
law in that place enforced as far as
possible. Tuesday James Patterson,
son of former liquor dealer in Win
chester, was arrested for selling liquor
illegally, and being found guilty was
promptly fined 800. Such drastic
administration of the law is very apt
to have deterrent effect.
With view of protecting them
selves, the saloon men of Harrison.
burg, Va, have compiled list of per-
sons of that town whom they regard
as habitual drunkards, and are refus-
ing to sell to any person whose name
is on the list, as they wish to avoid
being prosecuted under the provis.
ions of the Byrd Liquor law, which
prohibits the sale of intoxicants to
habitual drunkards. This list is said
to contain large number Of names.
When the "habituals" asked for drinks
they received nothing but sympathy,
and CONSERVATION prevails among
those with parched Threats.
Carrie A. Nation, the erstwhils
Kansas saloon smashsr and snti.ciga.
rette crusader, made visit to Charles
Town on Saturday, and delivered three
public addresses. All of her speech.
making was done in the court house,
one on Saturday night to the general
public, one on Sunday afternoon to
men, and again on Sunday night for
the ladies. In all of her talks she e1.
pounded her views on the subjects Of
temperance, personal purity, and dress
reform. Large audiences greeted her
each time. Mrs. Nation has some
method in her work. With an eye to
the main chance she finds sale for her
books, not even allowing the Sabbath
to interfere with her sales. She left
here Monday morning for Washington,
where her headquarters are located
Advocate.
An interesting case from this coun-
ty was argued before Judge Faulkner
in the Circuit Court at Msrtinsburg
on Monday of last week, that of Mrs.
Mary E. Jacobs, near Dufields,
against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road. Several months ago the home
of Mrs. Jacobs was burned, the fire
having been presumably caused by
sparks from passing locomotive on
the Baltimore and Ohio. Mrs. Jacobs
entered suit in the jefferson Circuit