Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-08
NOTES FROM NEARBY.
The Martinsburg board of educatio

The MdrtinSDuTg BOARD OF euuCdtioh
has appointed w. c. Morton, of Staunton,
Va, to be principal OF the high school OF
that city.
The directors of the HagerStown Fair
have decided not to erect new building
for the poultry department this year. The
bids were all too high.I'
James F. Woods, arrested at Bruins
wick last week for the murder of Police
man Orrison, admits that he knocked the
policeman down and beat him when he
had fallen.
Last Saturday night while in an auto
mobile coming from Staunton TO Har-
risonburg, Va, Mrs. Egbert Leigh, wife
of prominent business man of Rich
mond, dropped handbag out of the car
containing iewelry TO the value of 81 800.
The bag was found by B. F. May, OF
Mount Sidney, who later returned it to
the owner at Winchester.
David M. Ridenour, prominent fruit
grower of Smoketown, Washington coun-
ty, Nd, says he can make great deal
more money raising berries than apples,
peaches, corn and wheat. From one and
fifth acres he picked this season $3.50
boxes of strawberries, which he sold,
wholesale, for cents box. From the
crop he realized S562.50. Out OF this he
paid the expense of picking and hauling
the berries to market The crop yielded
him many times more than the land on
which the berries grew is worth.
Stockholders OF the Winchester and
Washington City Railway Company which
furnishes electricity for Winchester,
Charles Town, Berryville and other
towns in Virginia and West Virginia, held
their third annual meeting at Winchester
Tuesday, and elected Lewis F. Cooper,
OF Winchester, president, TO succeed the
late Scott H. Hansbrough; Charles Null
likin, OF Boyce, viCe-president Shirley
Carter, secretary-treasurer, and the fol-
lowing directors: Lewis F. Cooper, {.
Mullikin, E. V. Weems, w. H. Baker, A.
Moore, Harry Warden, S. L. Hoover, r.
p. Chew and r. Gray Williams. A divi-
dend of per cent was declared.
Iohn w. Dodd, of Martinsburg, has
been here several times in the past few
weeks for the purpose of erecting pow
err plant in this county. Mr. Dodd states
that he represents party OF capitalists
who propose to erect concrete dam in
the South Branch river at the Trough to
develop electric power for lighting and
the use of manufacturing plants. He
says he will apply TO the county court at
the July term for permission TO erect the
dam, and if that is granted experts will
then estimate the amount OF power that
can be developed. Mr.. Dodd states that he
has secured options on nearly all the land
needed on both sides of the river at that
point-Romney Review.
1t is possible that the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad will inaugurate motor car SER
vice on the Valley division between
Winchester and Harper's Ferry in the
near future. The matter was taken up by
Superintendent J. E. Spurrier, of that
division, with the officials in Baltimore
nearly year ago, but the service was
never tried. Last week the Southern
railway inaugurated such service be-
tween Strasburg and Manassas as an ex-
pertinent, and if the service can be made
TO pay it will probably be continued. 1t
is attracting the attention OF railroad Of
ficias all over this section of the country,
particularly those in charge of branch
lines.
Vim. Carter, colored gent, who said
he was on his way from York, Pa, to
his home in Stanton, Va, stopped off in
Charles Town one day this week TO see
the sights at the CARNIVAL. His stay in
town has been Unexpectedly prolonged
by reason of his running up against the
Johnson janti-piStol toting law, and he is
now a guest of Landlord Young at the
Jail. In trying to induce colored dam
sci at the carnival to take stroll with
him, he pointed pistol her way with the
threat that he would surely cause her to
fade out of this world suddenly if she did
not go. The girl was rescued by friend
and later the incident was brought to the
attention of Officer James A. Smith, who
took Carter into custody, and found a
beautiful revolver Of blue steel in his
pocket-Advocate.
John Fox for whom the Jefferson county
authorities have been looking for the past
ten days, was arrested in Berryville We'd
neSday. A month ago, when Fox was
employed by John A. Smith on the farm
of Captain Milton RousS, near Kabletown,
he is said to have killed cow owned by
Mr.. Smith, using poison to do the work.
Some dispute between Fox and his en-
ployer had occurred in regard to milking
the cow. Fox is reported TO have told
his friends that he intended to get rid OF
the COW. A few days later the COW died
mysteriouSly, and Fox told that he had
poisoned her. Aveterinary surgeon made
an examination OF the dead animals Stom-
ach, which showed unmistakable evidence
OF poisoning. Fox, who came originally
from Clarke county, made his way back
there before he could be arrested. Even
after he was arrested he refused to come
to the county without requSition from
| the Observation-Disclosures.
Pleading that she was pennileSS,
woman asked Dr., Geo. Herman at Cory
vile, Ohio, to make an X-ray examina-