Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-01-16
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry b onaiH, re-
spected residents Of Martinsburg, cell
ebrated the 621 anniversary of their
marriage last week.
Baron A, three-year.old colt rails
ed by Milton o Rouss, of the Shenan'
doah Stock Farm. in this county, was
recently sold at Brockton, Mass for
$1,000.
Miss Cora Beard and Mr.. Charles
Riner. both of Berkeley county, were
married Yesterday evening in the
Southern Methodist Church of He'd
gesville by Rev. I. G. Michael.
In Frederick county, Va, a few
days ago, straw stack was blown
over and fell upon Chas. W. Lupton,
a prominent farmer, breaking his leg
in two places. he was nearly sutfo.
Gated when rescued.
Two B. & o. workmen met a sad
death in the railroad yards at Bruins
wick on Monday. Ernest Norris and
Cha. les Fox were repairing car on
side track, when another car crashed
into it and caused it to pass over their
bodies, killing them both.
Rev. F. L. Fraser. pastor of the
Baptist Church of Hagerstown, has
accepted a call from a Baptist Church
at Corning, New York. 1t was re.
ported that Mr.. Fraser had accepted
call from Charles Town few months
ago, but this was incorrect.
Fire destroyed the big bank barn
and all the out. buildings on the John
Rohrer farm, Dear Cavetown, Wash.
ington county, yesterday, including
many implements, a lot of corn, hay,
etc. The loss will be fully $4,000.
1t is thought that the fire was started
by an incendiary.
The promoters of the bridge across
the Potomac at Williamsport met in
Martinsburg last week and elected
Adrian @. Nadenbousch attorney, in
place of F. Vernon Aler. 1t was
agreed to increase the capital stock
from $75, 1000 to 800, 900, and siren
uous efforts will be made to raise the
necessary amount.
Judge E. BOYD Faulkner has hand
ed down decision declaring that the
valuation of railroad property in Nor
gan county as fixed by the Board OF
Public Works shall stand. Prior to
the operation of the new tax laws the
railroads were assessed in Morgan
county at $1,5O0,O00. This has been
increased to $6,l5O,Oo0.
R. T. Hoffman, a well-known Bsrke-
ley county farmer residing near In.
wood, has made an assignment for the
benefit of his creditors. The failure
caused much surprise, as Mr.. Hoffman
was regarded as progressive and
prosperous man and was the owner Of
two fine farms. 1t is believed that he
has sufficient property to pay all his
debts. Allen B. Noll and Lester O.
Hoffman are the trustees.
Beware of the deadly wires that in.
fest the public roads. Last week
Page Castleman was helping to remove
from the road near Ripon an electric
light pole that had fallen, when he
caught hold of one of the wires. In
stantly there was fash and he was
knocked unconscious, while his hand
was burned to crisp and his leg bad.
ly affected. he recovered in a few
hours, but his escape from death was
almost miraculous.
The stockholders of the Farmers
Supply Company have elected the
following board of directors j. B.
Osbourn, L. R. Huystt, W. A. Riggs,
Thomas Frazier, L. M. Porter, ]. E.
Watson, ]. s. Melvin, L. G. Stull, ].
P. Ksarfott, J. N. linn, ]. D. Nc
Garry, Marshall Burns. John L.
Burns, John @. Burns, O. L. Hardes.
ty, b. T. Miley, VIM. M. Burns, Geo.
D. Risslsr, William Wilt. N. R. Rob-
erts, Geo. B. Goetz and W. B. Con-
rad. The directors subsequently
elected officers as follows: John G.
Burns, president W. A. Higgs, fret
vice.president; W. B. Conrad, second
vice.president John D. McGarry,
third vice-president; W. A. Higgs,
VIM. M. Burns, N. R. Roberts and
Levi NJ. Porter, executive committee I;
L. G. Albin, manager.
The famous legal battle over the
taxation of whiskey in the Huntsville
Distillery at Martinsburg has been
finally decided by the Supreme Court
Of West Virginia in favor of the Berks.
ley County Court. 1t will be recalled
that the county court decided that a
tax should be levied on about 80, 900
barrels of whiskey stored in the bond.
ed warehouses of the distilling com.
panY beginning with the year 1905.
The whisksy was valued at about
$360,000, and the tax amounted to
several thousand dollars each year.
The officials of the distillery company
claimed chat only about 5000 barrels
of the whiskey was owned by the COM
pany, the remainder being owned by
parties who had purchased it and al
lowed it to remain in the warehouses
to age. The county court, however,
held that the whiskey should be taxed,
and finding no other owner, levied the
assessment against the Hannis Distill-
ing 90. An appeal was taken to the
circuit court, where Judge Faulkner
affirmed the decision Of the county
court. The case was then carried to