Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-11-09
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

PreSlQent DIT VIII WISH IlCuCiiSh hSNA
Wednesday and make an address before
the boards of trade.
Mley & Fisher shipped from Moore
field last week Is head of beef cattle that
averaged $40 pounds each.
Milf Pyles, a well-known Martinsburg
character, is in the tolls of the govern
ment for selling wtiskey Illegally.
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Thompson, OF
Martinsburg, and Mr.. Geo. W. Bazei, OF
Hagerstown, were married in the latter
place last Sunday.
Gen. Joseph Sprigg, a leading citizen
of Cumberland, and for long While a
prominent West Virginian, died on Fri
day last, aged 73 years.
Former Senator Chas. J. Faulkner, OF
Martinsburg, has been the recipient OF
several alleged "black hand" letters, de-
handing large sums of money under pen
atty of having his home blown up.
The Martinsburg Journal complains
about the poor accommodations at the b.
& o. depot in that city. If you want to
see something that is real disgrace to
two big, wealthy railroads, go to Shen-
andoah Junction and observe the shack
there.
LII. Parks killed black bear near
Needmore, Hardy county, W. Va. II
weighed 1877 pounds. The bear was
caught in trap which weighed 81 pounds
and had a l3-foot chain to II that he drag
ged a mile and half. The bear had
been killing sheep.
Plant A of the Standard Limestone
Quarry Company, just south OF Martins
burg, was destroyed by fire early Tues
day morning, causing alosS ofabout $2O,-
600, covered by insurance. The fire IS
thought to have started from electric
wires. Daniel Baker is president OF
this company.
The monument to the memory OF W.
C. Shaffer, who for eight years was sec
rotary of the West Virginia Sunday School
Association, was dedicated Sunday at Ter
"a Alta. President Thomas E. Hodges,
of the West Virginia University, presided,
and addresses were made by Rev. DR.. L.
E. Peters, DR.. D. B. Purinton and Arthur
T. Arnold, general secretary OF the West
Virginia Sunday School Association.
George H. Appel, well-known resi-
dent of Hedgesville, died on Tuesday
from injuries received in fall from
building. He was head carpenter in
charge of the buildings being erected at
North Mountain for the Adamantine Clay
Products Company, and while at work
fell from frame some twenty feet, strik-
ing on piece of machinery. Death re-
suited in a few hours. Mr.. Appel was
IS years old, and is survived by his wife
and two children. He was very highly
thought Of.
An audit of the accounts OF J. P. Haw-
vermale, who was sheriff of Morgan
county until he resigned a few months
ago, when his bonding company declined
to continue longer on his bond, shows
that he owes the county $2l 300. George
Allen made affidavit that he had paid
Hawvermale 81 900 as liquor fee, and
that when license was refused by the
court he could only get $220 back. There
is very bad mixup in the county's fl
nances, and it is believed that there will
be further trouble before the matter is
settled.
Conductor Richard Harrison Austin, of
the Norfolk & Western Railway, was
killedla Sunday morning in Hagerstown.
He was in charge of the freight train that
leaves Hagerstown at 9.55 a. m. His
train had been made up, and he was pass
ing between two empty Western Mary
land passenger coaches when shifter
engine bumped them together. He was
caught between the bumpers and crushed
to a pulp, death being instantaneous.
Conductor Austin was So years old, and
had been in the N. & w. service for 80
years. He had handed in his resignation,
to take effect December 18th. Surviving
him are his wife and four children. His
body was sent to Roanoke, his former
home, for burial.
Thieves more daring than the Usual
specimens in their line raided the meat
house and chicken roost OF John P. Kiss
Ter at Kabletown on Thursday evening
of last week. The thieving party, that
included two or.three men, went to the
premises about 7 O'Clock when Mr.. Ris-
sler was absent at store nearby, broke
the lock on the meat-house, and took out
three hams, three or four shoulders, be-
sides side meat. They then proceeded
the chicken roost, and generously
filled sack with fifteen or twenty chick
ems. Mrs. RisSler, seeing a lantern being
carried about the meat-house and chicken
yard, went out to investigate. She was
told by member of the raiding party to
60 back into the house or be shot. She
preferred to 60 back. The men got away
with their booty, and left no clue.-Ad-