Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-04-28
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

The big Skatlng INK al WlnCneStSi was
I'desuoyed by an ineeHdiary IRE Tuesday
night.
The siork visited the family OF william
Rife at Stanton, Va, and left four chill
dren. Three of them, two boys and a
girl, are still living.
Martinsburg has just awarded con-
tract to H. c. Brooks Company for laying
pipes for the extension and improvement
waterworks of its system. The contract
calls for Sl7.97O.
The tracks of the new Hampshire and
Southern Railroad have been completed
between Romney and Moorefield, and it
is expected that passenger trains will be
running to Moorefield by next week.
At Keyser a few days ago Judge Rey-
nolds imposed fine OF $500 upon Charles
Michael for selling liquor in Mineral coun-
ty, which is "dry." II he cannot pay the
fine he will have to serve four months in
Jail.
The exercises in connection with the
acceptance of the statue of Governor
Pierpont of West Virginia will be held in
the Capitol in Washington on Saturday of
this week. Many West Virginians are
expected to be present.
The "John Brown" fruit farm at Sam
pies Manor, near Harper's Ferry, was
sold last week by its owner, Daniel w.
Reichard, to Samuel M. Cook tor $l2,O 900.
The place contains 254 acres, of which
60 acres are in apples. Daniel A. Thomas
sold farm of 81 l-2 acres, two miles
west of Hagerstown, to Simon Baker for
$11 900.
The Jefferson Power Company, COM
posed of Wilmington, DEL, capitalists,
have purchased from 6. R. Bready, OF
Harper's Ferry, the Bulls Falls property
and the Davenport Islands located in the
Shenandoah river at that point for $40, 600.
There is a fall OF water through this prop
erty of "a feet, the entire Shenandoah
river.
Mrs. M. A. SnodgraSs and Mrs. Geo.
w. Feidt found a fine and healthy-look-
ing baby boy that had been placed in a
wicker basket and left on the porch at the
Snodgrass residence in Martinsburg the
other night The little fellow, who is
supposed to be some five days old, was
taken by DR.. John Wolf, who will keep
it. 1t had been prepared with care by an
unknown mother and his little body was
powdered and attired in the usual garb
worn by infants, including the swaddling
belt. The outcaSt had then been Snugly
wrapped in shawl and over the basket
was a paper of recent date. There is no
clue to the identity of the parents.
Frank and John McCreary, and 5
years old, respectively, sons OF William
McCreary, of Shippensburg, Pa, became
accidentally locked up in an immense
roll-top bookcase and writing desk at
their home and nearly smothered to death
before they were rescued by their parents.
The boys were playing about the room
and crawled into the desk and pulled
down the roll-top, which locked them in.
Their mother left the house about the
same time to make call. Returning
moi long afterward, she missed the chill
dren. Her calls were answered by a
shuffling noise from the bookcase. AS
the bookcase was locked she was unable
to open it. She sent for her husband,
who had the key, and he arrived home
just in time to open the desk and save
the boys from suffocation. A few min
uteS more in the tight desk and the boys,
who were gasping for breath, would have
Smothered.
His enemies are trying hard to make
trouble for E. c. Henshaw, recently APP
pointed postmaster at Martinsburg. The
Senate confirmed his appointment last
week, but the confirmation was afterward
set aside at the request of Senator Scott,
pending further investigation. It is
charged that Mr.. Henshaw entered into
agreement with the present postmaster,
Mr.. Clotan, by which the latter is to hold
on until the first of July, Mr.. HenShaw in
the meantime to put in his best ticks 70
get the congressional delegates from
Berkeley county for Mr.. SturgiSS. This
is not agreeable to Senator Scott, who
thinks that Mr.. Sturgiss is favorable to
Mr. Hubbard, nor to Postmaster-General
Hitchcock, who is using his official power
to help the cause of Senators Scott and
Elkins. Altogether there isa pretty mix
up, and the war among the Republicans
promises to be a serious one.