Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-06-18
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

Roanoke College has conferred the
degree of Doctor Of Divinity upon Rev.
George s. Bowers. pastor of the Luth-
eran Church OF Winchester.
The quarries of tie Standard Lime
aad Stone Company at Martinsburg
were shut down the past week, throw
lug several hundred men out Of work
temporarily. Orders are scarce.
Riley Plttsnogle. the Berkeley coun-
ty girl who was arrested for tamper-
ing with rural mail box, has been
released from prison, and it is thought
that the charges will not be pressed.
William Mundey, colored man Of
Luray, Va, was struck by B. & o.
train near the Opequou bridge Mon
d.y night and fatally injured. He
had been working on farm near Van.
clesville.
Rev. DR.. George A. Snyder, former.
Iy pastor of Christ's Reformed Church,
Hagerstown, who has been president of
the Catawba College, s. G, has tender
ed his resignation as president of the
college. The resignation was accepted.
Last Thursday David Schilling,
printers devil Is years old, commit
ted suicide by hanging himself in the
Register office in Chambersburg, Pa.
He was little weak in the upper story.
The boy was son of Mrs. Anna Schil-
ling, formerly of Martinsburg.
The Martinsburg steam laundry
was totally destroyed by fire last Fri
day. The loss on buildings and ma
chinery is over $4,000, with insurance
of $500. William Philips, the pro-
prietor of the establishment, was Sc.
riously burned in his attempt to save
his property.
The commissioners of Washington
county, Nd, will reduce the number of
school teachers and so save the county
about $4,000 a year. Six country
schools will be abolished and in sever
al town schools the number of teachers
will be reduced. Sharpsburg will be
allowed but six teachers, instead of
the eight now employed.
There was free fight in the color
ed Free Will Baptist Church in Mar.
tinsburg last Sunday night. The con.
gregation has been split up because of
alleged actions Of its pastor, Rev. Car
ter, who had been deposed. Sunday
night Rev. Hackley, of Luray, at
tempted to read report favorable to
the ex-pastor, when several Of the dea.
cons dragged him from the pulpit. A
free fight followed, In which the breth.
rem used their razors md their fists,
while the sisters pounded with their
umbrellas as they scratched and
screamed. Rev. Hackley got the
worst of the scrimmage, but about
dozen of the belligerents were arrested
and hailed before the mayor. The
congregation is in a high state of ex.
element.
Chas. Il. Harper, who two years
ago bought the farm of q, H. Swimley,
near Summit Point, has sold it to De.
catur Osbouru, of Clarke county, for
$500. The farm contains little
over SO acres. Miss M. A. Timber
lake and others have sold FIVE acres
from what is known as "Timberlake"
field near Ripon to B. W. Kanode for
the sum OF 1926. Affecting the bus
mess interests of Charles Town, the
sale of the lot on Washington street,
between The new bank building of the
Farmers and Merchants Deposit Com
pany and the Jefferson Hotel, is ofim-
portance. The sale was made by the
Jefferson Construction Company to w.
o. Norris, R. P. Chew, R. W. Alex
ander, Forrest W. Brown, W. F. Alex
ander, John A. washington, and Ed
ward E. Cook, the land conveyed
being lot 34.4 on Washington street,
with depth of Sc feet. The consid-
Grafton was SIS, 900. Other deeds that
have been filed for record in the clerks
Office are as follows: Daniel B. Lucas
to John Il. Hostler, half interest in
the ferry rights, boats, franchise and 2
acres, known as Hostler's Ferry on the
Shenandoah river, for $40; Robt. s.
McGolrick to Herbert G. Jones, lot 2
in block 146, Charles Town, for $50 ;
N. R. Roberts to the board of educa-
ton, Middleway district, lot fronting
70 feet on the Summit Point road,
near Middleway for 500. Advocate.