Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-23
NOTES FROM NEARBY.


age Corporation, of Charles Town, has
bought the plant and business OF the
Berryville Ice Company.
A movement is afoot to- rebury the
body of Barbara Frietchie in Frederick,
Nd, and give her $4,000 monument.
Why not LET the poor old woman rest IN
peace ?
The Odd Fellows of this section are
making arrangements for great reunion
at Pen-Mar on Thursday, August 9Th.
E. T. Licklider, of Shepherdstown, is on
the committee in charge.
John P. Smith, a well-known resident
of Sharpsburg, has resigned as teacher in
the public school at that place after ser
vice OF 45 years. He is in poor health,
and cannot fill the place longer. HE Will
get a teachers pension OF $500 year.
AT Huyett's, near Hagerstown, a few
days ago, Miss Lutte Andrew swallowed
herfalse teeth while eating onions. There
were two of them attached to a small
plate, and they slipped down before she
knew it. She has felt no i'll effects from
the occurrence.
Bernard Casey, young man OF Maj
tinsburg, aged 81 years, was found dead
lying in spring at the edge OF Martins
burg last Sunday morning. The last
seen of him was when he was with crowd
of young fellows at l.3O a. m, and the
cause of his death is a mystery.
AT the meeting of the Grand Comman-
derry of Knights Templar in Charleston,
W. Va, last Thursday, A. c. Naden-
bousch, of Martinsburg, was elected
Grand Commander, and Frank VanHorn,
of the same place, Captain of Guards.
Thomas c. Bowling, of Charles Town,
was elected treasurer.
US. Fish Commissioner Geo. M. Bow
ers has promised Senator Watson an
enormous lot of young fish for the Poto-
mac river and its tributaries. A half mil
lion jack salmon are to be put in the South
Branch and half million in Cacapon riv-
er. These are supposed to stock the
Potomac in a short time.
lanes M. Brown, of Winchester, who
has owned the Colston farm, two miles
west OF Summit Point, Jefferson county,
for several years, has sold the property
to Morgan Orndorff, of Frederick county,
Va. The farm, which contains 200 IL
acres and a number OF substantial build
ingS, is in a high state OF cultivation.
The price paid by Mr.. Orndorff was $780,
600.
Henry 6. Shirley, native OF Jefferson
county, has been appointed chief engineer
to the Maryland State Roads Commission.
1t is 10 be hoped that he will put some
life into this body, which has been fooling
away so much time and money and doing
so little real work for good roads. Mr..
Shirley has been roads engineer for Bal
timore county for some years past, and
has made a most excellent reputation.
Tax Commissioner Blue has filed with
the circuit clerk report Of the audit re-
Gently made OF the Berkeley county sher-
ifs. II shows discrepancy for 1906
07-OS, during E. D. GARDENERS admins
tration, of $10,449.94 due the county,
ST 1881 ga due the State, and a credit to
him of $3.50. There is also an item OF
81 ,545. 90 for 1906 to 1909, relative TO the
Hannis DiStillery tax, now in the courts,
and which may be credited to Mr.. Gard
ner. For 1909 and 1910, during E. B.
Kettering's administration, the diScrep-
ancies amount to s., $40. 80 due the county
and $296 0S due the State, with a credit
of $54.64 due the sheriff. The accounts
of former Sheriff c. L. Stuckey could not
be audited, as his stub ticket-bookS were
lost during the remodeling OF the court
house, according to motion in the audi
tors report. There is considerable
amount OF money involved, although
what the net difference will be cannot be
told until Mr.. Gardner and Mr.. Kettering
have had an opportunity TO present their
offsets TO the Tax Commissioner. The
amount is not nearly as large as were
the discrepancies that appeared in the
auditS OF some of the other counties
where audits have been made under the
new law covering the matter. The dill
ferences, in the main, are caused by
recent rulings which turn certain fees,
interest and commissions over to the
State and county that have always been
held to be part OF the emolumentS OF the
sheriffs office. -MdrtinSbWg Journal.
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