Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-01-12
NOTES FROM NEARBY.
C. n. Kable sold to Thomas Mercer a
house and eight acres OF land at Kable-
townSor 5000.

c. n. KabIe sold to Thomas Mercer a
house and eight acres OF land at kaole-
townior 5000.
The Berkeley Circuit Court convened
in. Martinsburg on Tuesday Judge l..
BOYD Faulkner on the bench.
Al Davis, OF Charles Town, butcher
ed the champions porkers last week. He
had four hogs that weighed | 1884 pounds
DR.. D. B. Bushong has moved his lam
lily from Summit Point to Charles Town.
He sold his residence in the former place
to John w. Clipp, Sr.
Senator Gray Silver, OF Martinsburg.
who was threatened with pneumonia, got
out OF his bed to go to Charleston to be
present at the opening OF the Legislature.
County Clerk Chas. A. Johnson admit
ted 95S deeds to record last year, as
against !, O33 the year previous. In mar
rage licenses there was an increase
1863 in 1910, as against l45 in 1909.
Morgan county has been "dry" for the
past six months or more. When the Cir
cult Court for Morgan county convened
last week there was not prisoner in jail
and no occasion for the calling Ola grand
jury.
In Hagerstown yesterday James Lesh-
er. a railroad fireman, was convicted OF
brutality beating his wife. He was SEN
fenced TO receive ten lasheS on his bare
back and Sheriff Barber laid them on
well.
Adelaide Brown, negress LOT years
old, said to be the Oldest inhabitant OF
Warrenton, died a few days ago. She
formerly was slave of the Fisher family
OF Virginia, and was held i'll high esteem
by both white and colored.
]. A. Trego, retired army man, killed
himself at the City Hotel, HagerStown,
early Saturday morning. While in the
army he had contracted rheumatism and
was hopeless cripple. He was 81 years
of age and leaves widow and several
brothers. He was worth SIS, 200.
At the town election in Harper'S Ferry
last Thursday Geo. L. Marten was elect
ed mayor over c. B. Wentzell, the pres
ent incumbent, by majority OF l3 votes.
John ]. Faherty was elected recorder,
and James F. Cassell, r. B. Dickey,
lanes Shewbridge, Claude Wentzell and
Edward Higgins councimen. In Bolivar
Joseph Ketzner was elected mayor, II. h.
Chambers recorder, and James w. Derry,
John Brannon, Frank Schiling, Charles
Upton and VIM. p Upton councllmen.
AT the meeting OF the stockholders OF
the Hagerstown Fair Association last Sat-
urday the following officers and directors
were elected: President, DR.. J. Mop.
Scott; vice-president, VIM. H. Arm
strong; treasurer, D. w. Reichard; re-
cording secretary, d. H. Staley; CORE
spending secretary, Palmer Tenant; di-
rectors, DR.. R. H. Smith, ]. E. Stonebra-
ker, w. Mernck Huyett, DR.. w. P. Mil
Ter, F. w. Mish, M. w. Porterfield, M.F.
Seibert, L. R. Schnebly, Harry E. Baker,
r. D. Mckee. The only new director is
Mr.. Mckee, who succeeds Albert Heard.
Mrs. Stratton Galloway, wife OF we'll
known N. & W. engineer, died at Shen-
andoah from the effects of an overdose
OF antlkamnia and iodine tablets taken to
cure headache. Mrs. Galloway was
young woman and had been in perfect
health. Having a severe headache, she
sent 10 the drug store for antikamnia and
codine tablets, of which she took six in
the course of an hour or two. Not know
ing that she had already taken danger
ously large dose, and the pain continuing,
she sent to a physician for medicine, not
stating that she had already prescribed
for herself. The doctor sent two tablets
of the ordinary sedative character, which
she also took. Shortly afterwards she
lost consciousness and died without ever
rousing. She leaves motherlesS four
small children, ranging from infancy to
the age of seven years.