Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-05-04
NOTES FROM NEARBY.
The town OF Shenandoah Junction is
talking of incorporation.

The town OF Shenandoah Junction IS
talking of incorporation.
Shirley Ely, of Charles Town, has
taken a place as clerk in Warren Hunters
store at Duffields.
There is some agitation in Hagerstown
on account of several cases OF smallpox
in the city.
w. N. Buckles is having his dwelling
house near Halltown remodeled and
greatly improved in various ways.
Johni McGraw, a former resident OF
Harpers Ferry, was crushed to death
few days ago by getting caught between
two cars of the Baltimore and Annapolis
electric line.
In the Circuit Court at MartinSburg last
Saturday John Evans was acquitted OF
the murder of John Davis, on the ground
of self-defenSe. Evans shot and killed
Davis near Gerardstown last November.
: Rudolph Beck of Hagerstown, aconduc-
tor on the N. & w. Railroad, was jolted
from the top of a box car at Basic City
Monday afternoon, and landed on his
back across rail. He was quite badly
hurt.
lanes Betz, OF MartinSburg, who made
his home part of the time at Duffields,
this county, fell from freight train on
the B. 6 o. Railroad near Great Cacapon
last week and was instantly killed. 1t is
said that his head was severed from his
body.
AT a meeting of the creditors of the
Charles Town Light and Power Co., held
Thursday before Referee James D. Butt,
Attorney John o. Lemen, of Martinsburg,
was appointed trustee by the referee. Mr..
Lemen will run the plant for the present
and retain ThoS. r. Moore, who has been
superintendent Of this company for the
past ten years, to assist him in the man
agement of the same.
Senator Watson has had Miss Minnie
E. Howard, of Jefferson county, placed
on the emergency employment list at the
Government Printing Office. After nine
teen years OF service Miss Howard was
dropped from the rolls at the printing OF
flee in 1907. She has been for years the
chief support of an invalid mother and a
young niece who is dependent upon ner
for support. Senator Watson took up
her case with the authorities, but her res
toration to the service was denied. The
Senator persisted with the case and final
ly had her placed on the emergency list
and she is now at work. He hopes
eventually to have her restored TO her
old place.
Rev. B. M. Spur, of MoundSvile, a
prominent church worker, well known
throughout the State of West Virginia for
his work among the poor and needy, is
now advocating move for the erection
OF home for homeless children on the
Blue Ridge Mountains. Through his own
work alone Rev. Spur has gathered to-
gether a large sum OF money, principally
through individual contributions, with
which the movement is being substantial
ed. The plans for the building are being
made and are TO be rushed through to
completion. The home will be located
at St. Andrews = on the Mountain, a
small settlement few miles from Charles
Town, in this county. The United States
government has taken such notice OF the
good work being accomplished by this
institution that if has installed rural free
delivery to the settlement, this having
been started but few weeks ago.
The Keedysville Independent gives the
particulars OF the death OF Andrew Jack
son, whose sad end by drowning in the
canal near Harper'S Ferry was reported
last week-another conquest by whiSkey.
Jackson, who was about fifty years OF
age, was found Sunday morning about 3
O'Clock, with his knee caught between a
stump and stone wall, and his head and
shoulders in the canal, on the Harper'S
Ferry level He had taken some eggs to
the store and purchased small sack OF
flour and quart of whiskey. Some time
after this he started for home. Two men
assisted him about mile, when he fell
and broke his nose. The men then as
sisted him about 100 yards further and
laid him on pile OF leaves along the
road and left him. 1t is supposed that
when he awoke he crawled across the
road and fell over the l5-foot perpendic-
ular embankment into the canal. About
four feet above the level of the water is a
stump, between which and the wall his
knee caught, allowing his head to reach
below the surface of the water. AT the
inquest three cents were found in his
pocket. He is survived by his wife and
four small children.