Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-05-18
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

Washington county, Md, the ensuing
year.
George Ryneal, Jr., has been elected
president OF the Martinsburg Y. NJ. I. A.
in place of Chas. ]. Faulkner, resigned,
and L H. Thompson was elected vice.
president.
L. M. Long, the Ripon grain dealer, IS
reported to have sold the remainder OF
the Ferguson farm, So acres, near that
place, to Mr.. Edward Zombro, OF Clarke
county, for $1,000,
Chicken thieves are getting bold in the
neighborhood OF Dust's Crossing. Twice
recently the chicken-houSe on S. Edward
CHpps farm at that place has been robbed,
the thieves taking about 70 chickens IN
all.
The Valley Register, OF Middletown,
Md, has bought new tYpe-settlng ma
chine, mark of prosperity and progress
that we are glad TO note in our neighoor.
The Valley Register is splendid news
paper in every respect.
A vulcanizer exploded with terrific
force last Thursday in the deLtal office OF
DR.. Walter D. Myers in Winchester, Va.
DR.. Myers and his assistant were knock
ed down by the force OF the explosion
and both were hurt by flying fragments
OF the vulcaniZer.
A little -year-old son OF Mr.. Fau-
vel, employed by Harry Magruder on the
Boyd farm, near Sulphur Spring ford,
west OF Leetown, was fatally burned on
Saturday. The child was playing with a
box of matches. His clothing caught fire
from a lighted match, and before help
could reach him, his body was so fright
fully burned that he died in less than two
hours.-AdpOcate.
The old blacksmith shop at Myers
town, together with dwelling and three
and half acres Of ground with it, has
been sold by the owner, Mrs. Annie B.
Perks, to J. Frank Mason for $3.50 cash.
The old shop remains just as it did in
Civil War times, when it was the scene
of the fiercest part OF the fight between
Mosby'S men and the Federal scouts un-
der Capt. Richard Blazer, in November,
1864.
The property OF the M. E. Church in
Berryvile has been sold. The church
was left with small membership after
the war, most of the Methodsts OF the
town being members OF the Southern
branch OF that denomination, and has
really had no valid reason for existence
for nearly fifty years. The purchase
price was 81 ,855. The church has been
without a pastor for a number OF years.
Two orchard farms on the east side OF
the Shenandoah river in Jefferson county
have been sold by their owners to Messrs.
Prescott Huidekoper, OF Hampshire coun-
ty, Oliver B. Hartman, OF Clarke, and
William Campbell, of this county. They
are known as the Clipp and Pentz prop
critics, containing in all 356 acres, both
properties having young orchards on
them. II is understood that the new
owners will do additional planting this
fall and make other improvementS.-FTe
Press.
The will of the late E. w. Mealey, OF
Hagerstown, leaves almost all OF his for
tune, estimated at 100000, to the Wash
ington County Hospital Association and
the Washington County Free Library.
The former gets two-thirdS of the prop
erty and the latter one-third. His wife is
to have the property during her life, and
at her death it goes TO the institutions
above named. Requests OF income are
made to several other persons. The Ha-
gerstown Trust Company is appointed
executor to the will.
r. B. Wilmington and H. H. McAlliSter,
OF Jefferson county, who went TO HagerS-
town couple OF weeks ago, were ar
rested there Friday morning and held Tor
the grand jury, charged with stealing
$3.50, a watch and chain valued at S.
and clothes to the value OF $40 OF Carl
Shank, at Mrs. Katie Illness. The three
men slept together. Each OF the two ar
rested accuses the other. The watch and
clothes were found hidden near the WeS-
tern Maryland Railroad, and one OF
Shank's handkerChiefS was found on
Wilmington, while McAlliSter is said TO
have had some Of the money.
Rev. DR.. L. L. Seiber, OF Gettysburg,
Pa, has been appointed superintendent
of the Anti Saloon League for the western
district of Maryland, including the coun-
ties OF Garrett, Allegany, Washington,
Frederick and Montgomery. Headquar
tiers will be in Hagerstown. Rev. Cyrus
P. Keen, the former superintendent, goes
to Salisbury, Md. DR.. Seiber is we'll
known evangelist OF the Lutheran Church,
who has been living in Gettysburg, and
is highly thought of throughout this sec
ton. He is a first class man for this work,
being fluent and effective speaker,
shrewd Judge ofmen and good business
man. He has had considerable expert
ence in temperance work, and we have
no doubt will make good in his new po-
sition.
Confederate memorial day will be OBJ
served in Charles Town on Saturday,
May 81. AT 2p. m. an address will be
delivered in the courthouse by Rev. DR..
J. w. Duffy, of Winchester, talented
speaker and wel-known Confederate vet
eran. AT the conclusion of his address a
procession, composed OF the Charles
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