Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-10-19
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John H. R. cColonel") Thompson,
son of James F. Thompson, OF Martins
burg. has enlisted in the United States
Army, and has been assigned to the coast
artillery at Fort Slocum, N. Y.
Col. R. Owen Allen has bought "Clit-
ton," the colonial estate OF the late Edgar
Allen, near Gaylord, Clarke county, Tor
$4,000. "Clifton" has about APO acres
in it, making it cost the purchaser $S3per
acre.
In Philadelphia last Wednesday Pay
master Edward Stuart Stalnaker, OF the
U. S. Navy, formerly OF Martinsburg, and
Miss Marion Marguerite LaTourette, OF
the former city, were married at the home
of the bride.
Rev. William Anthony, pastor OF the
Methodist congregations at Doubs, Point
ofRocks, Jefferson and Middletown, Nd,
was struck and killed last Sunday by a b.
& o. engine as he was walking along
the railroad tracks near Doubs.
C. g. Small, of Berkeley comfy, went
to the Hagerstown fair last Thursday
with $3.50 in his pocket. He had the
characteristic Hagerstown good time, and
when he woke up at the police station
his roll had dwindled to $3.50.
Thos. G. Cockrell, the proprietor OF
the grist mill at Halltown, has sold the
property to his niece, Mrs. Cassie L.
Elder, for $1,000. The property thus
transferred includes six and a half acres
of land, dwelling, stable, flour and feed
mill.
Robert Page and Walter Drummond,
two former Charles Town negroes, were
sentenced to 30 days in the Berkeley
county jail and the payment OF a fine OF
500 each by Judge Dayton at Clarksburg
last week. The men were indicted tor
illicit whiskey selling in Berkeley county.
Rev. 6. A. Luttrell, OF Alexandra, Va,
and Miss Patience VanDevanter, OF
Loudoun county, were married at the
home of the brides father last Wednes-
day. Rev. Mr.. Luttrell is known in this
section, having been pastor OF churches
at Williamsport and Bunker Hill. 1t is
his second marriage.
Among the couples from Jefferson coun-
ty married in Hagerstown last week were
Miss Edna Knight and Mr. Richard Bane,
both of Charles Town; Miss Louise Roe
der and Mr.. Aldridge Rockenbaugh, OF
Harper's Ferry; Miss Mamie Lockley
and Mr.. Edgar Davis, OF Charles Town;
Miss Edna Merriman and Mr.. Richard e.
Kilham, of Harper's Ferry.
Sheriff Barber and his deputies raided
room in one OF HagerStown's prominent
hotels one night last week, and found
some lively gambling games going on.
Twenty-Five persons were found in the
room, and the boss gambler, S. o. Cor
man, and several of his colleagues were
arrested. Later German pleaded guilty
and was fined $3.50. The hotel proprie-
for said that he knew nothing ofthe game.
The body Of Rev. E. B. Druen, who
with Miss Sallie Shannon was drowned
last week while attempting TO ford the
South Branch river in Hampshire county,
was found on Monday in the stream sew
era miles below the ford where the dis
aster occurred. The tragedy caused
great distress in Hampshire county,
where Rev. Mr.. Druen was so highly es-
teemed and where Miss Shannon was
such favorite. Her body has not yet
been recovered.
Later-The body OF Miss Shannon was
found yesterday on small island in the
river four miles below the ford.
The jury in the suit OF James Rudy, OF
Romney, w. Va, a travelling salesman,
against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
for $4,000 damages brought in a verdict
for 81, $50 Saturday night in Cumberland.
While passenger on an excursion train
between Washington and Cumberland
Rudy was struck in the eye by rebound
ing fragment of beer bottle which had
been thrown from the Car window by a
passenger. The bottle struck passing
train. Permanent injury to Rudy's eye
is alleged. The train was not properly
policed, according to Rudy.
A work horse and a mule valued at
about $500, the property of Thos. E.
Baumgardner, at Schaeffer's Cross Roads,
were killed by an engine on the B. & ..
Railroad one night last week. The ami
mails got out of their pasture, went up the
Warm Spring road to the railroad, passed
the stock guards on the railroad, getting
I'D the track, where train struck them.
A large hog also owned by Mr.. BAUM
gardner was found dead on the pike
short while after big touring car had
passed by, and is believed to have been
killed by the machine. A family driving
horse belonging to Mrs. Susan Henkle
was killed by train at Halltown. 1t had
been hitched at a blacksmith shop there
and in some way got loose, and strayed
on the railroad track, where it met its
death.-Ady0cate.
Confidence men giving their names as
Sanford and Bailey secured 81 ,0OOi cash
from James M. Smith, proprietor of the
WoodSboro Hotel, Frederick county, Md.
Realizing he had been fleeced, Smith
choked one of the men into submission
and regained his lost money by force.
Both men made their escape by driving
to Harper's Ferry and taking a Western
train. Saturday the two hired teams from
a Frederick livery and drove TO Woods
boro. Sanford told Smith he was about
to buy a farm for S., 900 and needed 81 900
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