Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-06-16
NOTES FROM NEARBY.


Pen Mar on August 4th, in which mem-
bers of the order from adjacent States are
invited 10 participate.
Mr.. Roland Ray Cannon and Miss Lula
Lee Smaltz, both of Hedgesville, Berke-
ley county, were married Tuesday at the
home of the bride by Rev. {. II. Cannon,
brother OF the groom.
Ben Clowden, notorious bootlegger
and crap-shooter, was arrested at Har-
per's Ferry last week by Deputy U. 5.
Marshal Brown, on the charge OF selling
liquor without license. He was lodged
in jail at MartinSburg.
The Democrats were victorious in the
city election at Frederick, Md, on Tuesday,
electing John Ed. Schell mayor, Michael A.
McCaffery city register, and three OF the
five alder men. Only 20 1.-THE 400 colored
citizens were qualified to vote.
Geo. w. Moore has had frame material
sawed for two barracks, one on his home
place, and the other on the farm OF the
late Mrs. Mary Moore, now owned joint
ly by himself and Gerard D. Moore. The
buildings ale each to be 81 by 60 feet.
Three big church reunions will be held
this summer during the month OF July at
Pen Mar. The Reformed Church reunion
will be held July Ia, the Lutheran reun-
ion will take place July Il and the Pres
byterian reunion will be held July Is.
Mrs. VIM. B. Packet has given con-
tract for the erection OF building in
Charles Town to be used as an opera
house. The structure will be 60 by LOG
feet in size, built substantially of brick,
and will have modern equipment and
furnishings.
The town council of Berkeley Springs
has amended the liquor ordinance, increas-
ing the saloon license from $500 to 81 600
a year. The new ordinance is effective
June 30. AS the State license is 81 900,
this raises the cost of operating a saloon
annually in Berkeley Springs to $1,000,
should any be licensed.
A nine-story warehouse the Gwynn-
brookDistilling Company, near Baltimore,
collapsed on Monday, and 5000 barrels
of whiskey were smashed. This vast
quantity of liquor rushed down into
Gwynn's run and was lost. Uncle John
Boley says that such incidents as this are
powerful blows to the conservation cause.
A Joke is told on physician in neigh
boring town who got an automobile in
order that he might make speedy visits to
his patients. In response TO hurry call
he set out for visit, but got stuck in
field, and had TO be pulled out by team.
He rendered such good service when he
reached the patient however, that all was
forgiven.
A party of Pittsburg capitalists have
been in Winchester the past week, in
veStigatnp the outlook for system OF
trolley lines through this section, connect
ing with the HagerStown trolley. They
have been comforting with officials of the
Winchester and Washington City Railway
Company regarding the matter of obtain
ing power from that company'S large
plant at Millvile, this county.
A certificate OF Incorporation has been
issued to the Shannondale Timber Com
pany, of Charles Town, to operate in
Kabletown district, Jefferson county, in
manufacturing and selling lumber, slack
barrels, slaves, headings, hoops and all
kinds of timber lands. Capital, $25, 600,
of which $4,000 has been subscribed and
81 200 paid. incorporates: Logan B.
Shut, John L. Burns, H. c. Getzendan-
ner, B. F. Langdon, NJ o. RouSs, d. b.
Shoemaker.
Charles Ankeney last week raised
one OF the largest barns ever erected in
Washington county, in the vicinity OF
Clearspring. The new barn is l20feetlong
and 50 feet wide, contains five stables and
will shelter Is horses, Is cattle, 100 sheep
and has capacity OF 300 tons OF hay and
5000 bushels of wheat in the straw. A
total of rs men assisted in putting up the
framework. Farmers from all parts OF
western Washington county were present.
An elaborate dinner was served by Mrs.
Ankeney, assisted by Is of her. neighbors.
Leslie Jacques, boy about eight years
old, son OF Edward Jacques, of Falling
Waters, accused of setting fire TO James
Dugan's stable, at that place, was arrested
Friday evening by Constables Wolf and
Lemen, and taken to MartinSburg and
lodged in jail to await hearing. The
boy confessed to his father, before being
taken away from home, that he had set
the stable on fire, but when asked why
he did it said he didn't know. The boy
set fire to straw rick Thursday, which
speedily communicated to the barn, de-
stroying the same. Mr.. Dugan's loss was
about $l25, and Mrs. George Means, who
owns the barn, places her loss at about
$50.
AT meeting of the State Board OF Re-
gents yesterday DR.. D. B. Purinton re-
signed as president of the West Virginia
University, stating that the work of the
University should be in younger and
more vigorous hands. The resignation
was accepted to take effect il one year.
He will be retained at the university as
professor of philosophy. Vice-President
p B. Reynolds also resigned and E. H.
Vickers, of the University of Japan, was
elected to the chair of political science,
held by DR.. Reynolds.
In Montreal Quebec ON Monday the