Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-09-22
NOTES FROM NEARBY.


DR.. !. Mop. Scott, mayor of Hagers-
town. broke his arm last Sunday while
cranking his automobile.
L. p. Miller and brothers have sold
their 6OO-acre orchard in Hampshire
county to the Potomac Shenandoah Com
pany for $4,000.
w. w. Houseworth, of Martinsburg,
has sold his farm of SO acres at Vancleves-
Vile 10 Joseph Siler, of the Greensburg
neighborhood, for $4,000. This is about
SIG an acre.
A State agricultural rally is to be held
at Keyser on Wednesday next, Septem-
Der 18th. Some of the leading agricul-
turists OF the country and prominent
State officials are expected to be present
and deliver addresses.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. William Bream, OF
Gettysburg, have issued invitations for
the marriage of theirdaughter, Miss Helen
Romano, to Mr.. Harold Schick Trump,
son of Rev. and Mrs. c. S. Trump, Mar
tnsburg. The wedding will take place
next Wednesday.
Mr.. Frank Walker, of Charles Town,
and Miss Maud Virginia South, OF Tay-
lortown, Pa, were married September
l4th at the home of the bride. Mr.. Wal
ker is a farmer in Charles Town district,
and his wife was formerly a student at
Powhatan College.
Hugh CurtisS, OF Washington, Kappa
hammock county, was shot and instantly
killed Saturday night at Boyce, Va, by
lanes Feltner, well digger. Trouble
started between the two after Felner had
persisted in jumping on and OF merry
go-round which was run by Curtiss. Re
peated warnings to Feltner had no effect,
and few words passed, when Feltner
shot Curtiss through the heart.
With the building of the annex to the
courthouse in Charles Town, the main
building is being painted, new metal
work is being put on the tower, and on
the floor Of the circuit court room new
linoleum will be laid. The old chairs IN
the Jury boxes will be replaced by new
stationary ones, each with swivel and
springs, and the displaced chairs will be
utilized in other rooms Of the building.
The big barn and other out-buildings
onthe Show farm, owned by DR.. J. M.
Gaines, near the canal. south OF Downs
vile, were destroyed by fire yesterday,
causing heavy loss. The tenant, J. w.
Starlper, was threshing his wheat crop,
when spark set the stacks afire and the
blaze spread so quickly that the threSher
was also destroyed. About 500 bushels
of wheat were burned and about 40 tons
of hay and other personal property. The
total loss is about $4 500.
The reunion of the Society OF the Army
of the Potomac on Antietam Battlefield
last Friday was notable and interesting
event. Many distinguished persons, in
Guiding famous Union soldiers, were
present, and the speeches were great.
The chief address was very wonderful
and impressive effort by Rev. DR.. New
ell Dwight Hills, OF Brooklyn, who gave
broad and, comprehensive review OF
past history, present conditions and future
probabilities. 1t was mastery address,
learned and eloquent and helpful. Cen
eral Daniel E. Sickles, the old warrior
who is now s. years old, talked very in
terestingly, and General Black made a
short speech that was remarkable for its
originality and earnestnesS and eloquence.
General Lockman presided at the exer-
cises, and General Horatio C.. King made
short speech and was an interesting
figure in the programme. The music
was very good, Mrs. S. r. Allen leading
the singing. Hon. Lewis SyeSter, OF
Hagerstown, made the address OF well
come, and Thomas Walsh, of Brooklyn,
read an original poem. The day was one
long to be remembered.
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