Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-05-25
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

election today. Three councilmen are
being voted for.
1t is said that ]. NJ. Miller, the apple
king of West Virginia, is about to sell his
orchards in Berkeley county to New
York syndicate for $4,000.
II is SAID that Henry Myers has bad
case OF smallpox at Berkeley Springs.
There are also number OF cases OF the
disease in and near Waynesboro, Pa.
The Page Courier, published at Luray,
Va, has sold out to the News, and the
two papers will be combined. One news
paper in Luray is enough and will do
well.
DIR. T. ]. Kelley has sold his fine or
chard at Solomon's Church, in Shenan-
doah county, Va, to E. D. Newman,
Iohn S. Wissler and J. L. Phillips Tor
$44, 500.
Saturday Of this week will be observed
as memorial day in Charles TowE. AT
2 O'Clock an address will be delivered in
the courthouse by Rev. J. w. Duffy, OF
Winchester, after which The graves ofthe
soldiers will be strewn with flowers.
Plans for subway under the B. & o.
Railroad tracks at the Queen street cross
ing in Martinsburg are being considered.
The subway will cost $1,000, and the
city and county and railway company are
expected to share the expense.
The Supreme Court OF Appeals has al
firmed the decision of Judge Faulkner in
the case of the Hannis Distilling Company
VS.. the County Court Of Berkeley county,
whereby Berkeley county is sustained IN
collecting large tax from the company.
In the court at Hagerstown last Satur-
day Robert Marker, known in this section,
charged with embezzling SAIL from the
National Biscuit Company, pleaded guilty.
Judge Keedy suspended sentence for three
wears OIL condition that Marker lead
better life.
AT the session OF the Grand Command
cry OF Knights Templar in Wheeling last
week Adrian c. NadenbouSch, OF Mar
tinsburg, was elected Deputy Grand Com
mander, and Thomas c. Bowling, OF
Charles Town, was appointed Great
Standard Bearer.
Charles H. Burch, OF Martinsburg,
B. &. o. engineer, was instantly killed
near the Union Station in Washington
last Saturday night. AS his engine was
pulling a crowded passenger train out OF
the yards a broken rail caused it to topple
over, pulling postal car with it, and the
unfortunate man was caught under the
wreck and killed.
An item in the papers in this section
last week, concerning the estate OF the
late c. w. Hodges seems to have been
misunderstood. 1t was stated that dis
tribution of about IS cents on the dollar
had been made TO the creditors, which
was true, but this was only preliminary
payment. The estate is expected to pay
at least 80 cents on the dollar, and per-
haps more.
S. N. Widdup, of Washington, has
been indicted in Hagerstown for obtain
ing money under false pretenses. Wild
dup, who was most persuasive talker,
induced Boaz Gardenour to pay him So
500 and J. E. S. Pryor TO give him ST 900
for worthless stock in the National Stone
and Brick Company of Washington. II
is said that Widdup coaxed some $751;
600 out of Washington county in exchange
for shady securities.
II is said that the Anti-Saloon League
contemplates the purchase of one OF the
daily newspapers in HagerStown, so as
to have medium through which tenn
perance news and sentiment may be ex--
pressed. None OF the newspapers o.
HagerStown has ever shown any Sympa-
thy with the Anti Saloon movement, and
the Hag Mail froths at the mouth at the
mere suggestion of restricting the whis-
key business.
Levi Sager, a resident of Shenandoah
county, Va, has jus. had his own coffin
made and hauled il home himself, occu-
plying a seat on the casket while making
the journey. Sager paid the undertaken
for the coffin before he climbed into the
wagon. AT his home he has stored the
coffin in place OF safety until it shall be
needed. On his farm he has, with the
help of hired men, dug and walled up his
own grave. He says it will be only a
short time before the coffin is needed,
though he appears TO be in the best OF
health.
Congressman Brown has introduced a
bill to grant pension to George H. Por-
terfield, of Charles Town, veteran OF
the Mexican War. Mr.. Porterfield is
one Of the few remaining survivors of the
war with Mexico and is quite old. He
is partially paralyzed and scarcely able
TO write his name. He has been promi-
nent in affairs at Charles Town and many
friends would be glad to see the gallant
old soldier of the war with Mexico given
substantial, though tardy, recognition
of his services to his country.
Residents OF Mont Alto, Pa, are alarm
ed over the temperance of the great
snake which has been seen off and on in
that community for years. A farmer was
driving his cows home from pasture the
other day when he saw the reptile
stretched across lane, IFS head under
the fence on one side of the road and its
tail under the fence on the other side.
The lane is just fifteen feet wide. The
snake was as big around as fire hose