Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-10-21
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

The total receipts of the Hagerstown
fair last week amounted to about Sal 600
expenses $4,000.
The fall term of the United States Court
convened Tuesday in Martinsburg, Judge
A. 6. Dayton presiding. The session
will be but short one.
Landon Green, boy fifteen years old,
was riding horse near White Post, Va,
last Saturday, when the animal stumbled
and fell upon him, killing him almost in
stantly.
The temperance people are making a
very aggressive campaign in Washington
county, Nd, and the chances are that they
will win at the local option election in
November.
Charles Wesley Matthews, the three
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Matthews, was fatally burned in Martins
bury on Tuesday. He was playing with
matches in the yard and set his clothing
afire.
Miss Madeline Bowers, daughter of
Samuel G. Bowers, of Hagerstown while
eating oysters chewed on hard substance
Removing it, she discovered she was
chewing on a pearl. She took il to a Jew
Ter, who offered her $50 for it.
Mr.. Charles w. Henkle, clerk in the
Marine Corps offices in Washington, and
Miss Mary Pretty, of the same city, were
married in that place last Thursday. The
groom is former resident OF Jefferson
county, being son OF Mrs. Sue Henkle,
of Millville.
Bush Pierce, colored man who about
year ago drove off with team belong
ing to John H. Ramey, and which was
hitched to post in Charles Town, was
arrested last week for the offense. Pierce
has kept himself shady since he took the
team, but he was nabbed at last.
Robert M. Henry, a former Winchester
saloon man, who was fined $500 in the
magistrates court for violating the Byrd
liquor law, and whose case was the first
to 90 to the supreme court 10 test the va
lidity of the law, withdrew his appeal on
Monday and arranged to pay the judg-
ment of the magistrate.
The depot of the Norfolk & Western
Railway at White Post was entered
last Thursday night by burglars, who
blew open the safe and stole SIS in mon
ey and quantity of tickets, besides car
rying away ten gallons of whiSkey which
were in the express office. John Moffett,
son of C. H. Moffett, of Shepherdstown,
is agent at White Post.
James E. Watson, prominent farmer
and Confederate veteran of the county, is
patient in Providence Hospital, Washing
ton. Mr.. Watson went to the Hospital
two weeks ago and OH the same day sub
mitted to a surgical operation. He under
went the ordeal without taking an anes-
thetic, endurlngit courageouSly. HiScon'
dition since then has been improving slow
ly.-AdpOcate.
Among the marriage licenses granted
in Hagerstown last week were the follow,
Ing: Robert Lee Murphy and Amy Moler
Keller; Mildred E. Manuel, Charles Town
and Charles E. Remsburg, Winchester
H. M. Tritle and Mrs. Laura V. Copen'
haver, Martinsburg; F. W.SampSon ane
Mabel Green, Martinsburg; Raleigh E
Hess and Martha Miller, Martinsburg
Roy N. Lisley and lrma Reagan, Martins
burg.
Mr.. Elijah Lewis. Confederate veter-
an, Of Middleway, has been in the Win
chester Memorial Hospital for the pas
ten days. For good while past Mr.
Lewis has suffered from cataractS on hi:
eyes, which resulted in total blindness.
His stay at the hospital was made witt
the object of having the cataracts remov-
ed. The operation was successfully per-
formed by DR.. VIM. p. Mcclure and Mr.
Lewis returned home yesterday with his
sight Observation-Disclosures.
After search of 40 years to find the
grave of his father, who was killed in the
Civil War, c. M. Scott, of Charlotte, n
c., ended his long quest when he came
across his fathers last resting place il
Stonewall Cemetery at Winchester, Va.
last week. The father, John M. Scott,
member of Company g, Thirty-sixth Vir-
ginia Infantry, Stonewall Brigade, was
killed at Cedar Creek October 10, 1864
Several of his comrades saw him fall, IA
tally wounded, but every trace OF him was
lost. Mrs. Scott died without knowing
Of her husbands burial place. The Sor
has travelled all over North Carolina anC
Virginia in an effort TO find the grave, anC
at last found it well kept by the loving
hands of the women OF Winchester.
S. c. Jones, chief deputy to H. F. Har.
monSon, State game warden OF Maryland
has been looking into alleged violation:
of the game law in the vicinity of Han
cock, with the result that warrants have
been secured for number OF persons
mostly West Virginians. He was as
sisted in ferreting out the cases by Dep
uty Game Warden Samuel D. Rhoades
who is constable at Hancock. RequiSi
tons will be asked for the delivery OF TIT
alleged West Virginia vlolators to tn
Maryland authorities. The men are &C
cused of violating the law relating to fish
pots in the Potomac river, over which TIL
State of Maryland has entire jurisdiction
There are also fishpots at Little Pool
Licking Creek and Ernstville, who's
owners will be arrested.
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