Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-01-06
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

street, Charles Town, for $4,000.
DR.. S. g.. Heilebower, president Of
Gettysburg College, has resigned, the
resignation to take effect next June.
George H. Child, Of Harper's Ferry
census supervisor of this district, has ap-
pointed James McGraw TO be his clerk.
Charles A. Renner, farm hand who
worked for George Evans in Clarke coun-
ty, Va, committed suicide by shooting
himself last Saturday.
The firm OF Sachs & Co., dealers in
dry goods and general tailors, have rented
the room in the market-house building in
Charles Town formerly occupied by the
postoffice.
w. M. Jefferson, OF Frederick county,
Va, shipped turkey to Baltimore just
before Christmas that sold for SIS. The
turkey weighed so pounds and he got 30
cents pound for it.
The Hagerstown Spoke and Bending
Company, which has been in business in
Hagerstown for many years, has failed,
and yesterday the court appointed re-
ceivers to wind up its affairs.
Don H. Parsons and George W. Sci
bert, of Martinsburg, have bought the
Hotel Werner in Waynesboro, Pa. They
paid $4,000 for the property, and will
take charge OF the hotel March lst.
The parishioners of Rev. Chas. S.
Trump, pastor OF the Lutheran Church of
Martinsburg, presented him with a good
driving horse as a Christmas present.
Drive down to see us, Brother Trump.
Twins were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion Grim, of Berkeley county, recent
ly. They have been married four years
and this is their third pair oftwins, boy
and a girl each time. Five OF the children
are living.
Robert Washington, a colored man
from Kearneysville, was arrested last
week on charge OF selling liquor illeg-
ally, and was put in Jail in MartinSburg.
He was the third negro to be jailed in
Martinsburg during the holidays for boot
Logging.
The barn on the farm of Dr. A. J. Le-
master, near North Mountain, Berkeley
county, was destroyed by fire last Friday,
together with considerable property be-
longing to the tenant, Mrs. Rhoda VIM
termoyer. The loss is 81 900, partly in
sured.
James Harrison Cage, aged 81 years,
committed suicide at his home in Mar
tinsburg early on Christmas morning by
cutting the arteries in his wrist with an
old knife. He had been in i'll health for
some time and his mind had become af-
fected.
Alvey Worthington, who was about 40
years OF age, was struck and killed by a
B. & o. train near North Mountain last
Thursday night, his body being cut in
twain. The unfortunate man, who lived
in the western part of Berkeley county,
leaves a wife and eight children.
Herbert Minor, a young man of Har-
per's Ferry, had an unlucky experience
on New Years day. BY some miShap
he fell part way down the Maryland
Heights and fractured his hip bone,
though the wonder is that he didn't break
his neck. He was taken to Martinsburg
on Monday morning to the City Hospital,
where DR.. Oates gave him surgical atten-
ton.
William E. Watts, wealthy resident
of FunkStown, Md, died week or two
ago, and by his will lett $4,000 TO the
Washington County Hospital at Hagers-
town. The hospital is also made residu-
airy legatee, and the bequest may amount
to as much as $4,000. The Washington
County Home for Orphans and Home
less Children will receive $4,000, and
liberal sums are given TO relatives.
We note the marriage of the following
persons from this section during the past
few weeks: Mr.. James L. Doran, OF
Berkeley county, and Miss Margaret K.
Harder, of Leetowr, in Hagerstown,
December 23d; DR.. A. A. Westrater, OF
Martinsburg, and Miss Ethel Smoke, Of
White Hall, Va, in Baltimore, December
I'D; Mr.. L. Dow Albright and Miss
Sallie J. Harper, Hedgesville, in Hagers-
town; Mr.. Robert S. Fadely, Of Halltown,
and Miss M. Agnes Walters, of Mecflan-
icstown, in Charles Town December 2lst;
Mr.. Morris Grove and Miss Annie Lam
caster, both of Jefferson county, in Charles
Town December 18th.
Miss Octavia Hexall Thomson, daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. A. p. Thomson, OF
Summit Point, Jefferson county, and Mr..
John A. Chew, of New York, were mar
ried in the Episcopal Church at Summit
Point last Saturday afternoon by Rev.
Andrew ]. Willis. The maid of honor
was Miss Imogen Steptoe Thomson, Sis
ter of the bride, and the best man was
Mr.. Roger Chew, of New York, cousin Of
the groom. The ushers were Messrs.
Frank M. Mast, of Norfolk; James NJ.
Thomson, of New Orleans; w. Lacey
Gibson, of Charles Town; B. Bradford
Reynolds, of Wilmington, N. c.; George
T. Shirley, OF Summit Point, and Hunter
H. Marshall, of New York. The bride
wore gown of brocaded satin trimmed
with lace and pearls, and carried a show
er bouquet of lilies OF of the valley. The
maid OF honor wore white chiffon and
carried maidenhair ferns. A reception
followed the ceremony. after which the
couple left for bridal tour.
Those in favor Of change OF methods
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