Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-03-19
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

The people of Blueield, this State,
are up in arms over tremendous In
crease in insurance rates.
Fire caused loas of some $40, 900
to the Crawford wooden mills in Mar.
tiDsburg Tuesday morning.
Miss Alice NJ. Forney, an sstimable
young lady of Martiusburg, died on
Tuesday from iDfammatory rhsuma-
tism, aged % years.
Frederick Alvey, 1S years old,
shot and killed himself in Frederick
county, Md, because his sweetheart's
father forbade him marrying her.
The Democrats elected their candi-
dates for mayor and collector in Graf
ton on Tuesday, while the Republic
cans elected their FIVE councilmen.
At the primary election in Barbour
county on Saturday Charles W. Swish.
err was victorious over Arnold G.
Scherr for Governor by 600 majority.
Rev. E. K. Thomas, of Montross,
Pa, has accepted a call to become
pastor OF the First Baptist Church Of
Hagsrstown. He succeeds Rev. L.
F. Fraser.
Miss Amanda Frances Pearl and
Mr.. Clinton George WATSON, both Of
Hedgesville district, were married in
Martinsburg last Sunday by Rev. G..
s. Trump.
Miss Monte Oletta Grove and Mr..
Frederick Wilson Payne, both Of
Berkeley county, were married yes
tsrday at the home Of the bride by
Rev. R. A. White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward B. Lindsay, Of
Msrtinsburs, who bad announced
their intention Of moving to Oklaho-
ma, have changed their minds and
will remain at their old home.
Rev. DR.. I. W. Cantsr, pastor Of
Trinity M. E. Church Of Martinsburg,
will retire from the active ministry
after next Sunday. His health has
been poor for the past year or two.
William Schroeder, one of the best
known operators in the B. & o. SER
vice, died suddenly in his Office at
Frederick Junction on Monday. he
had been with the B. & o. for sc
years.
The people of Hancock, Nd, have
had hard luck the past year. Be.
sides several very disastrous fires, it
is said that they have lost or had tied
up III business failures more than
100000.
Judge Dayton of the United States
Court has dismissed from Office hi,
court crier, J. F. Chenoweth, who, it
is alleged, used his Office as whiskey
and Doodle headquarters for the
Swi.herites and himself appeared in
the court drunk.
George Bent1, of Frederick. Nd,
last Saturday shot and killed Mrs.
Florence, Kind, also of that place, in
York, Pa, and then killed himself.
The couple had been living together
as man and wife, Bentz having de-
serted his own family to 60 away with
her, and the tragedy resulted from bis
Jealousy.
The Duke d'AbruEzi Of Italy is in
Washington, and it is said that his en-
gagsment to Miss Katherine EIkins,
daughter Of Senator and Mrs. Stephen
B Elkins, will soon be announced.
The Duke is nobleman with an sx.
tended pedigree, and Miss Elkins is \
charming young woman who will ba
extremely rich.
John Hyatt, one Of the oldest mail
carriers in the Winchester section
died Saturday. He was So years Of
age and had been married three times,
his last wife having been the widow
of his uncle. he leaves one son, Mr..
D. W. Hyatt, of Charles Town, and
three dsughters-Mrs. Lloyd Laugh
lin, of Summit Point Mrs. Mary An.
derson, of Middlsway and Mrs. Joseph
Snspp, of Brucetown. The remain,
were inferred in the Masonic Cemetery
at Middleway.