Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-09-17
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

The directors of the Hsgerstown
fair will give their annual banquet to
the advisory boards and stockholders
on Saturday. of THE week.
Alex. Jolliffe. express messenger on
the Norfolk & Western Railway be-
tween Hagerstown and Roanoke, has
resigned and will go to farming near
Boyce, Va. He Is succeeded by W.
S. Biedler.
Hon. G @. Carlin, Congressman
from the third Virginia district, will
address the voters at Charles Town
Friday night of this week under the
auspices of the Bryan, Kern and Ben
nett club.
A negro named Joseph Jackson
stabbed and seriously wounded his
employer, Maurice p. Oastlemap, of
Captleman's Ferry. Clarke county, on
Monday. Castleman had reprimand.
ed Jackson for failing to do his work
properly.
Mr.. Peyton Harrison Ramer, the
well-known hotel man of Msrtinsburg
and Waynesboro, and Miss Musetta
Percie Kilmer, daughter Of Mrs. q.
D. Kilmer, were married yesterday at
the home OF the bride near Martins
burg. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. W. D. McCurdy in the pres:
ence OF a large number of friendp Of
the happy couple.
Because his father refused to give
him & small amount of money, Joseph
Webster, the 23.year-old son of Reu-
ben Webster, a Roanoke county farm
er, left home. The family believed
he sought home elsewhere, but Mon.
day his bones picked clean of flesh by
buzz.rds were found near the Web.
ster homestead. Young Webster had
shot himself through the head.
A very threatening fire visited Will
Transport, Md, last Friday afternoon.
The Catholic parsonage was practical
ly destroyed and six stables were burn
ed to the ground. At one time six or
seven dwelling houses were on fire, but
the bucket brigade did good work and
saved the town. The people were
wildly excited, and solicited help from
Hagerstown, a steam engine being
sent from that place to prevent fur.
ther spread of the flames.
The persons who have recently TAX
en- options on about hundred acres
of land at Shenandoah Junction have
organized "The Jacksonville Manu-
featuring and Improvement Compa-
n.y. the purpose of which i, to devel-
op that place and secure the location
of manufactures. The following di.
rectors were chosen at meeting of
the stockholders last Thursday: N.
R. Roberts, Geo. D. Ivsrson, Jr., Ger
ard D. Moore. J. W. McGarry, G. E.
Hughes, o. NJ. Phillips, q. O. Getzen.
dsnner, Geo. B. Goetz, 8. b. Lands,
G. W. 2. Black, James Grantham, O.
N. Campbell, J. M. Mason, Jr., DR..
VIM. Neill and R. O. Risslsr. Upon
the adjournment of the stockholders
meeting the directors elected the fol-
lowing officers President, N. R. Rob-
erts; vice-president, Geo. D. Iverson,
Jr., of Baltimore secretary, James
Grantham; treasurer, Gerard D. Moore;
attorney, Jas. NJ. Mason, Jr.
The advantages of the Shenandoah
Valley of Virginia as a location for one
of the remount dspots under con.
sideration by the Quartermaster. Gen
eral of the army are set out in a re-
cent report from Captain Hennessey,
of the Third Field Artillery. That
officer was impressed also with the
great number of well-bred horses to
be found in this part Of the country.
The supply of luIuriant blue grass. the
officer says, is practically unlimited,
afording excellent pasturage facili.
ties for large number of animals.
This is the country, he adds, from
which Mosby's guerillas and "Jeb"
Stuart's cavalry secured many of their
famous mounts, with which they did
such wonderful long-distance riding
during the Civil War. The descend.
ants Of these hardy horses are numsr-
GUS and the supply large. We rec.
ommend Jefferson county to the gov.
eminent authorities for the proposed
station.