Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-11-02
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

NOTES FROM NEARBY.
A cold storage plant that will hold 49,
600 barrels Of apples has just been COM
pleted at Berkeley Springs.
H.. L. Kirby, formerly of Harper's Fer
nv, has successfully organized a company
capitalized at $3.50, 900 for the manufacture
of silk ribbons at Richmond, Va.
Our neighboring town of WilliamSport,
Nd, has gotten new fire engine, which
was bought with private subscriptions
from citizens. There'll be no rest now
until there's fire and tile machine tested.
William Liller, prominent contractor
of Keyser. w. Va, was fined $500 by
Judge Reynolds few days ago for as
sault and battery on his stenographer,
Miss Mae Whaley. II appears that Mr..
LilIer was excited over business deal,
and when the lady typewritist gave him
some back talk he slapped her jaws.
&c. Reich, of Brunswick, Md, and
Samuel X. Warren, OF Pocomoke. Md,
employed as interlocking switch repair
men on the B. & o. railroad were struck
by fast freight train at Orleans road the
other side of Hancock. Reich was in
stantly killed and Warren was badly in
jnred. The men stepped out of the way
of one train and in front OF another.
c. H. Moore has threshed on the farm
where he resides, east of town, 1870
bushels of wheat from 62 acres. The
number of bushels was ascertained by
machine measure, and when accurately
measured Mr.. Moore believes it will
overrun about Is bushels. This yield oil
about 81 bushels per acre was made from
fertilizer of Mr.. Moore's own mixing
Advocate
Another victim OF whiskey is told of by
the Harper's Ferry correspondent OF the
Charles Town Advocate, as follows
lanes Bland, a colored man who for
merly drove hack for T. S. Jones, but
latterly lived at the Ore Bank, was found
dead Friday night near A. Spencer's sa-
loon. He was hard drinker and is
supposed TO have died from alcoholic
poisoning. He was taken in charge by
the undertaken and buried in the Potter's
field.
While the train was moving at the rate
of 40 miles an hour Miss Libbie M. Riser,
daughter OF J. D. Riser, and Alonzo Gepp,
both of Big Pool, were married Tuesday
morning en- the Western Maryland train
due in Hagerstown at 7 O'Clock. Rev. L.
A. Miller, pastor of the United Evangeli-
cal Church, Cearioss, performed the GER
emory in the presence of carfu OF pas
sengers. The couple continued on to
Baltimore and Washington, and after their
honeymoon will reside in Big Pool.
DR.. A. P. Thomson has sold portion
of his crop OF apples, estimated at 1000
barrels, from his orchard at Summit Point.
About 5000 barrels have been put in his
cold storage warehouse at the station at
Summit Point, from which they will be
taken as they are sold during the winter.
OF the apples already sold, 1000 barrels
will be shipped to Nashville, Tennessee,
and Car load to Memphis, in the same
State, shipments to be made before De-
cember Is. For the larger lot, DR.. Thorn
son is to get $500 per barrel, f. o. b.
Summit Point, and for the car load lot,
1925 per barrel.
Dayton Sorel, a young Charles Town
negro, was committed to Jail by Justice
T. C. Green Monday evening to await
the action OF the grand jury at the Feb
ruary term of court. About 1890 o'clock
on Sunday night Sorrel was discovered
on the upper back porch at the dwelling
OF William H. Griffith by Miss Rose Grit
fifth. When an alarm was given by Miss
Griffith, the negro ran down the steps
and secreted himself in a bean patch in
the garden back of the house. Asearch-
ing party explored the garden and found
him. Sorrel was then taken to Jail. A
charge of attempting burglary was made
against him.-Adpocate.