Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-07-27
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

Last Saturday the U. S. Fish Commits
sion placed 5000 young bass in the Shen-
andoah river at Shannondale.
Reports from Washington county, Md,
are TO the effect that there will not be
more than fourth of peach crop.
The annual campmeeting at PURCELL
vile, Va. will begin August lSt and con-
tinue until the 9th. An interesting pro-
gramme has been prepared.
The plan of having a homecoming
week for Charles Town this year has
been abandoned. An effort will be made
10 have such a celebration next year.
Three young men were fined for drink
ing liquor on a Cumberland Valley Rail-
road train near Martinsburg a few days
ago. II is against the law in West Viz
GINA to drink liquor in public convey
ance.
Samuel Thompson killed an immense
bIacksnake on the farm of N. B. Davis
near Martinsburg on Tuesday. 1t was a
few inches over eight feet in length and
was Is inches in circumference at the
thickest part.
The result OF the second uniform teach
ers' examination shows that teachers in
Jefferson county were awarded 10 sec
ond-grade certificates and Is third-grade
In Berkeley county there were l3 seconds
and 10 thirds.
During storm last Monday lightning
struck and set afire large barn on the
farm OF Charles Hotter, near Middletown,
Nd, totally destroying the structure, to-
gether with implements, crops, etc. The
total loss is 5000, insurance $4 1900.
Harry L. Lord, a Martinsburg merchant,
and John Ramish, an Austrian. were
driving across the B. & o. tracks at
Flagg'S crossing, near MartinSburg, on
Tuesday, when passenger train No. |
struck their buggy. The vehicle was de-
molshed, but both men miraculously es-
capped with slight injuries.
Isel Ridgeway, II years old, son OF
Arthur M. RidgewaY, of Brunswick, was
overcome by the heat and died suddenly
from rush OF blood to the head. Hehad
been rolling hoop and overtaxed HIM
self. He was found by his mother lying
in the road in front of his home. PhySi-
clans were summoned, but the boy die d
without regaining consciousness.
Dennis Butts, of Berkeley county wen
to WilliamSport last Friday to stock up
with liquid refreshments. He didn't wish
to waste any money paying toll over the
bridge on the return trip, and so tried to
drive across the river. His horse and We
hicle were swept down the river and Butts
narrowly escaped drowning. The poor
horse was drowned and The vehicle was
lost
Last Friday while the gang of Swedish
workmen who are employed on the b.
& O. track Improvements near KearneyS-
vile were busy about their work some
person entered the camp Car in which
theylive and robbed if Thoroughly. Boxes
were broken open and satchels ripped
and all the valuableS, including about
$500 in cash, were stolen. The thief
made his escape without being detected,
and there is great lamentation among the
SwedeS.
AT the sixth annual meeting OF the
stockholders, of the Winchester and Wash
ington Electric Power Company last week
in Winchester the following officers were
reelected for the ensuing year: PreSi-
dent, Lewis F. Cooper; vice-preSident,
Charles Mullikin; and secretary and treas
urer, Shirley Carter; directors, Lewis F.
Cooper, Charles Mullikin, A. Moore, r.
Gray Williams, W. H. Baker, Harry
Warden, E. V. WeemS, S. L. Hoover and
r. p. Chew.
More than one hundred prominent fruit
growers from Morgan, Jefferson, Hamp-
shire and Berkeley counties held an i'm
portant meeting in the orchard OF former
United States Senator c. J. Faulkner. A
resolution of protest against the present
plan OF taxing orchard lands was passed 4,
and committee was appointed to meet
the board of equalization. II was decid-
ed by the county society to hold another