Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-09-24
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

nual reunion at Hamilton, Loudoun
county, Va. on September Both.
A stranger, supposed to be named
John Baurer, was struck and Killed
by a B. & o engine at Martinsburg
last Saturday.
Daniel Harry, living near Waynes
boro, Pa, got on spree and laid
down on the railroad track. A troll
ley Car came along and ran over him
and killed him.
J. @. Hoyle was convicted IN the
Circuit Court at Martinsburg OF circu-
lating obscene literature, and Judge
Faulkner fined him $50 and sent him
to Jail for four months.
Rsv. A. O. Hopkins, Jr., formerly
of Charles Town, who has been pastor
of the Presbyterian Church at Hamp-
ton, Va, for some years, has accept
call to Buena Vista, and will take
charge of the pastorate about the 18th
Of October.
While George Duckworth and his
daughter Dora, fourteen years old,
were crossing the canal in an old row.
boat at North Branch last Saturday
the craft sprung leak and sunk The
girl was drowned and her father was
barely able to reach the shore.
John Miller, the W. s. Miller Com
psny and Campbell Pancake have
sold the apples from their orchards in
Berkeley county to Rothwell q Go.
The total of the three orchards will
reach about 1900 barrels, and it is
said that the price paid is near $780,
900.
The handsome new church just COM
pleted by the Southern Methodist con-
gregation at Bsdington will be dedi-
Gated on Sunday with appropriate
ceremonies, including a sermon by
Rev. G. D. Harris, of Baltimore. The
church, which il of brick, cost about
$4,000.
A splendid monument was unveiled
at Winchester last Saturday in mem
DRY of the 800 or more Pennsylvania
soldiers who fell in the battles around
Winchester during the Civil War and
whose bodies are buried in the ceme-
terry there. Governor Stuart and his
staff were present, and Confederate
and Union veterans participated IN
the exercises.
Miss Lizzie Hsssler, aged l6 years,
and Thomas R. Myers, aged %, both
of Martinsburg, elopsd to Hagerstown
on Monday, bound to be married.
But the father and mother Of the
young lady were suspicious and got
to Hagerstown almost as soon as the
lovers. and they stopped proceedings
by taking their daughter home. The
groom got license anyhow, and de-
olares that he will wait until he has
another chance to steal his fair bride.
Mrs. Philip Hack, wife Of a we'll
known Martinsburg business man, on
Saturday returned to her home there
with her 12.yesr.old daughter, Dor.
othy Marcus, from Cleveland, O.,
whore the mother found the child in
an orphan asylum, after search Of
nine years. The little girl was stolen
in Pittsburg, Pa, when three years of
age by Mrs. Hacks first husband,
named Marcus, after the parents had
separated. No trace of the child was
found until two weeks ago, when the
mother learned that girl answering
the description of her daughter was an
inmate of . Jewish home in Cleveland.
The mother easily recognized her long.
lost daughter, and the child was re-
stored to her as soon as the tormali-
ties had been complied with. The
girl had been deserted in Cleveland
four years ago by her father and
placed in the asylum by the authori.
ties.
The annual banquet given by the
officers of the Hagerstown fair to the
advisory boards, stockholders, super.
intendsnts and other invited guests
was held last Saturday in the main
exhibition building on the fair
grounds. Over 800 persons enjoyed
the affair and did justice to the excel
lent dinner that was served. Presi-
dent John W. Stonebrsker, the ven-
cradle and popular head of the fair
association, presided, and the address
of welcome was delivered BY Jesse o.
Snyder, of Hagerstown. There were
several speeches from the visitors.
Hon. B. b. Warner spoke for Mont
gomery county, and presented Presi.
dent Stonebraker with a splendid
bouquet of American Beauty roses.
Responses to toasts were made by O.
@. Susssrott for Franklin county, Pa,
by 81. L. Snyder for Jefferson county,
by ]. W. Dodd for Berkeley county,
by A. @. McIntire for Morgan coun-
ty, and VIM. T. Zeigler for Adams
county, Pa. Those present from JEFF
ferson county were Msssrs. D. Wy
song, N. R Roberts, N. T. Snyder,
I. W. Williams, j. W. Rider, D. s..
Rentch, E. Rush Turner, E. q. Rein.
hart, j. T. Campbell, ]. P. Kesrtott,
h. L. Snyder.