Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-01-13
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

Jesse Hull, of Washington county, Md,
was fined $50 few days ago for killing
rabbits out of season.
W. H. Wilson has sold his place OF 100
acres, located near Castleman's Ferry, in
Clarke county, Va, for $4,000.
AT a local-option election in Leesburg,
Va, yesterday the "drys" won by ma
iority of 81. The victory is due to a
vigorous campaign made under the aus
piceS of the Anti-Saloon League.
Miss Elizabeth Belle Newton Gibson,
of the vicinity OF Charles Town, and Mr.W.
McCue Kyle, of Jersey City, N. j.. were
married last Thursday at the home OF the
brides mother, Mrs. Bette Gibson, by
Rev. J. S. Alfriend.
w. o. Champion sold TO S. A. Byers
165 acres near Ripon at $50 per acre, or
$4,000. Mr.. Champion has purchased
the Kownslar farm, "Dunbeeth," near
Berryville, containing 200 acres, for $50
per acre. Mr.. Champion will take pos
session on April next.
Officials OF the Norfolk & Western Rail-
road have given assurance to the people
of Berryville that a new depot will be
erected in that place during the present
wear. II will be built on the Mccormick
land, south Of the present station, and will
be modelled after the one at Shepherds
town.
Judge E. Boyd Faulkner, OF Martins
burg, before the opening OF the term OF
court, over which he presided, was pre-
scented by the officers and resident menu
berS OF the Morgan county bar with fine
picture of himself, which is to be hung in
the courtroom. The presentation speech
was made by State Senator A. c. Mcln-
tire.
Miss Name WhitSon, daughter OF Mrs.
oebecca Whtson and the late George
WhitSon, OF Martinsburg, and Mr.. Wini-
fred Godfrey, of Marcopa, CAL, were
married last Thursday night at the Pres
byterian manse in Martinsburg in the
presence of few relatives and friends.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
DR.. F. M. Woods. Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey
will 90 to California, where the groom is
engaged in the development of oil lands.
Rev. Lewis S. Miller, young mis-
Sionary of the Lutheran Church from the
United Synod of the South, was married
December 10Th in Japan to Miss Daisy
Byron Sutton, teacher in Methodist
missionary school in that country. Both
have been living in Nagasaki, and will
continue their work there. Rev. MIR.
Miller is a son of Rev DR.. L. q. M. Mil
Ter, formerly of Winchester, now OF
Charleston, S. c. He has friends in
Shepherdstown.
A MartinSburg girl was wooed, won
and welded at the age of l6 years, andin
the short space of seven days, by Pitts
burg beau. The bride was formerly Miss
Adah K. Dutrow. She is a vivaCiouS and
striking brunette, and was on visit TO
her sister, Mrs. George A. Smead, in
PittSburg. The groom is Mr.. Paul Deb
linger, decorator OF that city. The
bride and groom first met at the home OF
Mrs. Smead and the acquaintance thus
formed soon ripened into warmer af-
lection and Terminated in a marriage last
week.
AT the election in Harper'S Ferry last
Thursday there was a spirited contest
between tickets representing respectively
the no-Iicense people and the advocates
OF the open saloon. The "wets' won by
a very narraw majority, their candidate
FOR mayor, c. B. Wentzell, defeating Geo.
L. Marten by only five votes. Other
town officers elected we're: Recorder,
John J. Faherty; councilmen, Edward
Higgins. Claude Wentzell, Louis H. Beck,
James L. Shewbridge, James F. Cassell.
The election in Bolivar resulted in the
choice of John Martin, brother of May
or U. S. Martin, of Shepherdstown, for
mayor; H. Fl. Chambers, recorder; c.
E. Upton, J. E. Eackles, w. P. Dinkle,
John ]. Brannon and w. H. Butt, coun-
cilmen.