Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-07-16
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Chambersburg, Pa, Jacob R. Peck.
man was overcome by the heat on
Monday and died before aid reached
him.
Lawyer NJ. T. Ingles. who died last
week in Martinsburg, left all Of his
property, real and personal, to Miss
Eliza McQuilkin, with whom he had
made his home for years.
Martinsburg officers are looking for
Gil Thompson, well-known character
of that place, who attempted to Grim.
inally assault Mrs. Annie Thompson,
of that place, last Saturday night.
The Winchester branch of the Amer
lean Strawboard Company, known as
the Old Dominion Paper Company,
has gone into voluntary receivership.
The workmen have been discharged
and the mill sh ut down.
During the storm last Sunday al
ternoon three barns were struck by
lightning and burned in Franklin
county, Pa, and a church was badly
damaged. A number of other build
ings were injured by being struck by
lightning.
Druggist Edward @. Shepherd and
| George Shaffer. of Martinsburg, were
spinning along in an automobile last
Sunday near that city, when an axle
broke and both men were thrown vi
olently from the machine. Fortu-
nately no serious injury resulted,
but their escape was narrow one.
Following is list of the newly ap-
pointed trustees Of the sub.districts
of Harper's Ferry district Bakerton,
James Flanagan, J. Strider Moler, D i.
R. Houser; Keller, A. M. Best, B.
Ewell Maddox, N. V. Engle; Silver
Grove, Jas. A. Daily. Geo. b. Staubs,
Reeson Grove; Melville, Walter Nice.
warner. Charles Thompson, Charles
Webb; Hslltown, Frank Harrison,
John w. OFT, Jr., DR.. W. E. Perry;
Chestnut Hill, Daniel Lancaster, Chas.
Fritts, Thomas Wilt.
A mysterious shooting affair oc.
Cured Tuesday night at Knoxville,
Frederick county, Md. Charles For.
est, % years Of age, Of Brunswick +,
was shot twice and seriously wounded
by Hiss Hilda Grobe, of Washington,
who is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mollie
Winks, at Knoxville, where the
shooting occurred. Miss Grobe was
arrested and taken to Jail in Frederick.
She says the shooting was accidental,
but it is believed that Jealousy caused
the trouble.
The county court of Berkeley coun-
ty has decided to remodel the court.
house in Martinsburg at cost Of from
$4,000 to $4,000, and Frank P. Mil
burn & Co., architects, of Washington
have been employed to furnish plans
for the work. The proposed improve.
ments call for the removal of the cir
cult court room to the second floor;
the charging of of the Offices of the
Judge, prosecuting attorney, clerks,
sheriff and county court; the removal
of the county court room to the first
floor; the addition of Offices for the
county surveyor, county assessor and
the county superintendent of schools ;
the rooms for the grand jury and wit
nesses will be placed on the second
floor. The entire interior of the build.
ing will be torn out and rebuilt, and
it is probable that extensive improve
ments will also be made to the exter-
Tor.
Charlie Schick, a youth 16 years
old, employed with his father on the
farm of VIM. G. Frazier, near Summit
Point, was fatally injured about noon
on Wednesday by falling under the
wheel of a hayloader while at work in
the hay field. The wheel of the ma.
chine passed over his chest, the acct
dent resulting in the young mans
death six hours later. Young Schick
was driving the team, hayloading
apparatus being attached to the wagon
drawn by it, with his father loading,
when the horses passed over or near a
bee nest. The bees started the team
to run, and being unable to check the
horses, the driver jumped off the sad
die horse, escaped the wheels of the
wagon but fell under the wheel of the
loader, which crushed him. The body
of the unfortunate young man was
brought to Charles Town and inferred
in Mr.. Frazier's lot in Edge Hill Gem
etery.-Advocate.