Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-11-23
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

The Frederick Railroad Company VIII
extend its trolley line from Jefferson 10
Brunswick, a distance OF seven miles.
A monument was erected in Moore
field last week to the memory OF Conrad
Moore. who foundedsthe town in TIT.
Hon. Henry G. Davis has just given
500, 900 to Davis and Elkins College at
Elkins, w. Va, as permanent endow-
ment.
Three iaborerS working on the b. u.
Railroad tracks near Patterson Creek
were struck and killed by train on
Monday
William Burkhart was arrested in Mar
tinsburg last Saturday night for selling
LIQUOR without license and was fined
500 and costs.
Charles Detrow, section foreman on
the c. & 0. canal, near Williamsport,
last Thursday butchered hog weighing
nearly 400 pounds. He stuffed sausage
96 feet in length, the casing being taken
from the hog.
Hon. Henry g. Elkins last Thursday
celebrated his SSth birthday. He put in
his usual busy day, walking from his home
TO his office down town, where he put in
several hours work, then attending the
Odd Fellows meeting, and taking ahorse-
back ride in the afternoon.
On the Virginia side of the river, on
Monday opposite Brunswick, Elmer Wit
low shot and instantly killed his cousin
Chester Bartlett, aged IS years. 1t is the
same old story-"he didn't krow it was
loaded" and was fooling with the gun
when the tragedy occurred.
Milf Pyles, a somewhat notoriour char
acter of Martinsburg, was sentenced in
the U. S. Court at Philippi last week to
pay 800 fine and serve five months IN
the Martinsburg jail for selling liquor IL
legally. Bud Pierce, colored, OF Jetter-
son county, plead guilty to similar OF
Tense and was sentenced to 30 days in
Jail and fine Of 800.
Rev. DR.. Harry St. George Tucker, OF
Virginia, who for some time has been
head of St. Paups School for Boys in
Tokyo, japan, has been elected to the
bishopric OF the Diocese OF Kyoto, Jap
an. Rev. DR.. Andrew H. Woods, OF
Philadelphia, son of Rev. DR.. and Mrs.
F. M. Woods, of MartinSburg, has been
elected to and has accepted the presidency
of the Canton Christian College, Canton,
China.
Word has been received at Weverton
that the man who killed Deputy Sheriff
Thomas Hardy at that place made con-
fession. II will be recalled that about
four years ago Hardy was shot and killed
in front of the Weverton Hotel while try
ing to arrest a gang Of hoboeS who were
trespassing on the autobiography. The
murderer was never apprehended, but
now word comes from Chicago that ne
gro just before dying confessed that he
shot and killed the officer.
Another tragedy on account OF liquor
Last Sunday Roy Merchant, OF Point OF
Rocks, and John Shry, who lives across
the river on the Virginia shore, were
drinking together at Shry's house, when
they uuarreled over a deal in potatoes.
During the dispute Merchant is alleged to
have grabbed and choked Shry, when
the latter pulled away and, picking up a
revolver, fired point blank at his adver-
sary. The dead man was an employee
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
leaves widow and seven small children.
Shry is about 60 years cd, and is now in
the LeeSburg Jail.
In diScharging the November grand jury
atHagerstown Monday, Judge Keedy took
occasion to answer those who found cause
for criticism because some ofthe members
OF the grand jury were pronounced tenn
perance men. Judge Keedy said, in part;
at is no disqualification TO juror to be
a temperance man, but ii is disqualified
ton to Juror who is in the habit OF fire.
quenting saloons while he is attending
the sessions of court. When a man is
here administering justice he needs all OF
the wits he possesses, and if he is unde'
the infIuece ofliquor he is not, in my ludg
ment, in a proper frame of mind to per-
form his duties"
The State Tax Commissioner is lega
officer, the tax law is constitutional ano
the uniform accounting system, as pre-
scribed by the Tax Commissioner, as in
spector and supervisor OF public offices
must be obeyed. This. in effect, is the
holding of the Supreme Court of Appeals
in the awarding of writ of mandamus
against Sheriff Smith of Kanawha county
and against County Clerk Tetrick, o.
Harrison county. The question OF con-
stitutionality was raised by Smith on the
ground that the Legislature had no righ
to create the office of State Tax Commits
sioner without a constitutional amend
ment. The court held that the Tax Com
missioner's office is subordinate in the eX-
ecutive department OF the State, and doe;
not conflict with those OF any office Great.
ed by the State constitution.
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, lee
LUCAS COUNTY.