Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-04-22
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

During the past week there have been
| nine tragic deaths in Washington county,
Md.-murders, suicides and accidents.
The Board of Trade of Martinsburg is
to give big dinner in that city Friday
night. Covers will be laid for $50 per-
SONS.
The regular April term of the Berkeley
Circuit Court began in Martinsburg ON
Tuesday, Judge E. Boyd Faulkner on the
BENCH
H. O. Williamson, fireman on the N.
& w. Railroad, had his scalp almost torn
off by striking his head against a cattle
guard while leaning out of the cab window
near Rileyville.
John Wright, Hagerstown man who
has been annoying and insulting girls and
women for some time past, got salty
dose Monday, when Justice Hoffman sent
him to the House of Correction for three
years for attacking young lady.
In the circuit court at Martinsburg yes
terday Joseph Mundey, formerly OF this
place, got verdict of $50 against DR.. w.
E. Minghini. He had sued DR.. Minghini
for $40 which he claimed was due him
for the erection OF a bakery on the latter's
property.
The Presbyterian congregation OF Ber-
ryville have extended unanimous call to
Rev. Flournoy Shepperson, of Magnolia,
Arkansas, to become their pastor, to Sue
coed Rev. D. H. Scanlon. Mr.. Shopper
son was Mr.. Scanlon's assistant about a
year ago, and made himself extremely
popular with members OF that church.
The call will probably be accepted.
AT congregational meeting held in
Bethel Church, Madonna, on Sunday, the
church, OF which Rev. S. M. Enge has
been pastor for about four years, decided
to increase his salary to the point of max
ing the church independent OF Whitehall,
which the pastor had served up to this
time, in conjunction with Bethel Church.
The pastor declined the call TO Crisp Me-
mortal Church and will give his time to
Bethel.--Balhmore Sun.
Mrs. Abram Soilenberger was seriously
injured on Monday at her home near Gull
bertson, Washington county, by the ex-
plosion of a cook stove into which she
had tossed a bag full of giant powder,
which she mistook for dried huckleberrieS.
She was cleaning house and found the
powder in the garnet. She threw the pow
der along with some rubbish into the fire.
The stove was blown into pieces, and
Mrs. Sollenberger was badly hurt.
By the will of the late Mrs. Mary Pid-
geon the house and lot at Browns shop,
where she resided, becomes the property
of her brothers, John H. and, VIM. D.
Hayslett, for life, at the termination OF life
estate, the property will 60 to Mrs. Pid-
geon's nieces, Mrs Annie Sechrist, Mrs.
Mollie Payne, Mrs. Ella Fleming and Mrs.
Lille Sechrst. Mrs. Joseph Blue, OF
Martinsburg, is given 800 in cash, and
several smaller requests are made TO 9TH
er relatives of the deceased. No execu-
tor was named in the will, and H. H.
Hayslett, of Leetown vicinity, qualified as
administrator OF the estate.-AdpOcate.
A sensation was created in Berryville
last Monday when it became known that
Postmaster ]. r. Elder, of that place, had
shot himself through the body with sui
cidal intent. Postmaster Elder had as
sisted in the morning work OF the post
office, when he went to his home, and
seating himself in Morris chair, took
revolver and sent a 44-calibre bullet clean
through his body just below the heart.
There is, so far as known to the public,
no cause for the rash act, as it is stated
that his accounts were all correct, his bus
mess prosperous and his domestic affairs
pleasant. AT last accounts he was still
living, and there is chance that he will
recover.