Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-06-29
NOTES FROM NEARBY.


erected in 1882, is to be torn down, and
amodern freightdepot will be constructed.
A fine new bank barn on the farm OF
Thos. E. Baumgardner, between Hall
town and Charles Town, has about been
completed. 1t is 46x s. feet in dimen-
sionS.
Rev. Reuben Young Nicholson, pastor
of the M. P. Church at Harper's Ferry,
and Miss Attic May BartgiS, OF Pooles-
vile, Nd, were married in Rockville last
Tuesday by Rev. ]. M. Anderson.
The plant of the Charles Town Light
and Power Company was sold at public
sale last Saturday by John o. Lemen,
trustee in bankruptcy. 1t was bought by
Thos. c. Bowling and others for $1,000.
Ralph Brown, the two-year-old son OF
M. S. Brown, living on the Seibert farm
west of Martinsburg, got hold OF a bottle
of laudanum few days ago and drank
nearly two ounces OF the liquid. 1t caus-
ed his death in few hours.
A Jury at Winchester last week gave a
verdict of 81 ,499. so against the Winches-
ter and Washington City Railway Com
pany on account of the death OF Lewis
Grim, who was killed by aheavily charged
wire in Winchester about a year ago.
A dog belonging to Justice Elias b.
Hartle, of Hagerstown, went mad the
other day and ran from Maugansville to
Greencastle. II bit four or five persons
on the way, attacking everyone whom it
met. The victims all went to Baltimore
to take the Pasteur treatment.
William Guessford, the WilliamSport
man who was arrested several weeks
ago for sending Black Hand letters to
Mrs. lula Hamilton BriScoe in Hagers-
town, was tried in the United States
Court in Baltimore last Friday. He en-
tered a plea of guilty and was sentenced
TO the Federal prison at Atlanta, Ga, tor
two years.
Charles L. Barnhart, "a well-known resi-
dent of Duffields, thes county, was oper-
ated upon at the Anna Hughes Santorlum
on Tuesday afternoon. Doctors Venning,
Albin, Brown and Melvin were present
and took part in the operation, which
was deemed necessary on account OF an
abdominal trouble from which Mr.. Barn
hart had suffered for nearly year.-Ad-
pOcate.
The Charles Town Advocate is reSpon-
sble for this snake story: George Emory,
residing two miles west OF Leetown, kill
ed blackSnake measuring six feet four
inches in length in his chicken-houSe
Saturday night. He was attracted to the
house by the noise and evident excitement
of turkey hen just Matching a brood OF
young ones. The snake was found to
have swallowed one of the young turkeys,
and was doing his best'to get the others
when Mr.. Emory put him out of business
with club.
An indictment formulated under the
criminal provisions of the Sherman law,
drawn by United States District Attorney
Henry A. Wise, was returned Monday by
the Federal grand jury in New York
against the Eastern Box Board Club, al
legged to be the successor OF the dis
solved Fibre and Manila Association. y
Among the individuals indicted were
Frank B. Harrison and J. A. EySter in
business as Eyster & Son, at Halltown,
this county. The American Company's
idle mills near Winchester are also
named.
Calmly smoking cigarette and between
puffs calling loudly for help, Henry Fadely
a brakeman on the Southern Railway,
was found seated beside the track by
searching party near Woodstock few
days ago. Fadely fell from his train
while it was in motion and it passed over
and crushed his foot so badly that ampu-
tation will be necessary. Realizing that
he might bleed to death, the man made
tourniquet of his suspenders and stopped
the flow of blood. He was not missed
from his train until it reached Strasburg
Junction, some miles distant, when friend.
set out in search and found him along the
track.
C. L. Topping, manager OF MaSterSon's
reproduction OF Dan Rice's Circus which
exhibited in Charles Town on Tuesday
and Harper's Ferry on the following day
became stranded at the latter place
Topping made an assignment to Capt. H
c. Getzendanner, as trustee, to secure
certain creditors of the circus. When ex-
hibiting here the circus gave unmistak-
able evidence of being on its last legs
and when the news came that it had ruiz
aground at Harper's Ferry, no surprise
was occasioned by it. Three railroad
coaches decorated in oriental colors, ar
acre or two OF tents and one trick mule
were among the pieces OF property as
Signed.-Adp0cate.
Queer things happen in Wheeling. The
city council OF that place on Tuesday
granted a license to the Turf Exchange,
notorious gambling swindle, refused tc
increase the saloon license from the trif.
ling figure of $500, and then took unde
advisement an ordinance to prevent Billy
Sunday, the famous evangelist, from Civ
ing his usual course of lectures.
The new White Star steamer Olympic
arrived in New York last week from Eng
land on her first trip. She is the larges
vessel in the world-SS2 l-2 feet in length
and AZ, 324 tons register. A crew OF SCI
persons is required to operate her, arr
3 600 passengers can be carried.