Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-06-04
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& o. Railroad was struck and killed
by train at the 0pequon bridge yes.
terday.
The Loose farm, two miles north
of Hagerstown, was sold last week to
Albert @. Corderman for $40 an
acre. It contains 100 acres.
The commissioners of Washington
county declined to make an appropri-
alton for the proposed bridge across
the Potomac river at Williamsport.
The levy of Washington county,
Md, has been fixed at "a cents on
the hundred dollars. This is an in
crease Of 16 cents over last year leey.
Former Postmaster G. W. Foltz, of
Foltz, Berkeley county, was last week
bitten in the leg by dog supposed to
be mad at Dargon, Washington coun-
ty.
The cornerstone of Martinsburg's
new $4,000 Y. NJ. G. A. building
was laid last Friday with imposing
ceremonies. Rev. John T. Stone, of
Baltimore, delivered the address.
James NJ. McNulty, brakeman on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was
arrested by Sheriff Myers on the
charge of robbing the store OF b. L.
Elliott, at Brunswick, of $500 worth
Of goods.
Attic municipal election in Charles
Town last Thursday George T. Light
was reelected mayor, defeating II. G.
Getzendanner by 81 plurality. o.
M. Phillips. Clayton L. Haines and
@. E. Miley were elected councilmen.
The body of man named John
Warner, from Allegheny, Pa, was
found in the canal near Weverton,
Tuesday morning. 1t is believed that
he was murdered by tramps along the
railroad and his body thrown into the
canal.
]. R. Louderback, who for the past
year has been operating the pun ping
station at the tank Of the Norfolk &
Western Railway at Whestland, has
bought the Renner mill property, in
Guiding the mill, dwelling house and
eleven acres of land, from Mrs. Ber-
die V. Cartmell, for $4,000. Other
deeds to real estate reported this week
were: G. Harry Whiting to Archie
Billmyer, FIVE acres adjoining the
lands of W. N. Lemen and Robert
Billmyer, at Billmyer's mill, for $5l5;
W. A. Higgs to Mrs. A. NJ. Fur,
lot fronting SO feet on Seventh Ave
nue., Charlestown, $300-AduocGte,
Walter Deem, of Brunswick, Md,
made a remarkable catch of carp in
the Potomac river a few days ago.
He was fishing from a boat with a
dipnet, and drawing it up at an aus.
picious moment he enclosed nine big
carp. He shouted for help, and John
Crum went to his assistance. Be-
tween them they swung the net ashore
without losing single fish. The
weight of the carp aggregated l07
pounds, the largest weighing 80 and
the smallest 7 pounds, while two 9TH
ers weighed Is pounds each. Deem
thinks that he raised his pet just as a
school of carp was swimming past.
A few days previous to this, Clark
Winter caught at Brunswick ten carp
that weighed 100 pounds.
The Martinsburg city council, Mon
day night, after reCounting all the
ballots cast at the recent municipal
election, declared that q. G. Cushws,
Democrat, was elected by Elk MAORI
ty over John T. Paulding, Republican,
instead of Paulding being elected by
one vote, as the returns showed. At
the same time a recount was made OF
the fourth ward ballots, whose official
returns showed a tie vote between
Comiskey, Democrat and Alderton.
Republican. The council decided
that Alderton was elected by 81 ma
jorlty. The result proved conclusive
", particularly in the fourth ward,
that people were not acquainted with
the new ballot law. Cushwa's gain
in the second and third wards was
materially cut down in the fourth and
fifth. Mr.. Cushwa will take his seat
this week. Mr.. Psulding will not
likely take matters to court, as the re.
count is regarded as eminently fair.
The Hagerstown Herald says that
last Monday night the policemen Of
that city caught bunch of negroes
who for the past few weeks have been
doing a large retail business in the
sale OF cocaine there. The headquar.
tiers of the gang in Jail alley at the
house of Eddie Pear was raided and
five negroes arrested. A quantity of
cocaine was found upon them. For
the past three or four weeks the off.
GERS were aware that cocaine was be-
ing brought to that city and disposed
Of among the negroes. Officers Bar
Der and Williams in that time have
been doing some clever detective work
AS result they learned that two ne
groes from Shepherdstown were bring
ing the stuff. One brought quanti-
ty on Friday and returned to Shep.
herdstown on Sunday. He came back
to Hagerstown on Monday night and
went to the home of Eddie Pear. 1t
was then that the house was raided
and Eddie Pear, steamboat" Will
Jams, Jacob Munday, Of Hagerstown,
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