Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-01-11
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

The Western Maryland Railroad will
build a fifteen mile stretch OF double
track between WilIiamsport and Han
cock.
Up. Kline, of Martinsburg, has applied
for the benefit of the federal bankrupt
laws. His assets were placed at S,ZoO
and liabilities at $1,000.
The Berkeley Circuit Court is in ses-
sion at Martinsburg. Much interest is
manifested in this term on account OF the
liquor cases that will come before 1t.
A desperate effort Of the whiskey peo-
pie to get saloons into Shenandoah county,
Va, last week failed when Edinburg dis
trict again voted "dry" by a majority OF
II.
David P. Wilhelm, formerly of Berke-
ley county, fell from car on the Western
Maryland Railroad near Arlington. Nd.
on Monday, and was instantly killed. He
was AZ years old.
Col. Robert E. Lee, Jr., will deliver an
address in Martinsburg on January 18th,
when the birthday anniversary OF General
Lee will be celebrated by the Confederate
Veterans and the u. D. 6.
One of the longest trains hauled over
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad passed
through Shenandoah Junction Thursday
evening. The train consisted oi93 empty
box and stock cars, the caboose making
ga, and was drawn by engine 4l55.
At Weverton last Thursday the Hagers-
town passenger train on the B. & o.
Railroad ran over William Peyton, 4
brakeman, and cut off his right leg. A
few days previous the same train had cut
both legs off of M. L. House at Viewer
ton.
Charles Fritts, who has been farming
the Becker land purchased five years ago
by the Harper's Ferry Lime Company, on
the east side OF the Shenandoah river, op-
posite Millville, has bought farm i'll
Warren county, Va, near Front Royal.
and will move there in the spring.
DR.. John w. Wayland. of Harrisonburg,
is writing a history Of Rockingham county
Va. which will be published sometime aur
ing the present year. DR.. Wayland is a
careful student and a painstaking histori
an, and what he writes is certain to be
acceptable and of literary and historical
value.
The will OF the late Mrs. Harriet V. R.
Crosby, formerly of Charles Town, was
probated in the office of the county clerk
last week. II disposes OF an estate OF
100000, and among the legacies is one
OF $1,000 to Mrs. SereLa Washington, OF
Charles Town. John Porterfield, ST.,
and Stephen Van Rensselaer, Crosby are
named as executors. II is said that rel
atves will contest the will.
Harper's Ferry and Bolivar had their
town elections last Thursday. In Harper's
Ferry The following were elected Mayor,
c. B. Wentzell; recorder, John J. Faherty;
councilmen, James L. Shewbridge, Thos.
J. Burleigh, Eugene Shugar, Charles T.
Smith and Edward Higgins. In Bolivar
these were chosen: Mayor, John Keller;
recorder, H. H. Chambers; councilmen.
John Bridner, James Derry, Joseph FAX
les, Frank Dinkle and F. P. Schillng.
A funeral with odd features was held
at MartinsburglastFrida the corpse being
that Of Mrs. Joseph Norris, colored. The
woman weighed 400 pounds, and was 50
large that special coffin, six feet long,
20 inches deep and 20 inches wide, had
to be constructed. To get it out of the
house, the door had to be taken from its
hinges and the lid left off the coffin. II
was all eight men could do to carry it.
The woman's death occurred in an upper
room, and to get the corpse down stairs
part of the stairs had to be dismantled.
A fire that visited Berkeley Springs
Tuesday night caused loss Of $4,000
to 5000 and created much alarm among
the people of that place, as the whole
town was threatened with destruction.
The fire started in Hunters bakery about
9 o'clock and ragged for several hours,
the strong wind helping to spread it.
Firemen from Maninsburg and Hancock
were sent for and they helped 10 save the
town. A number of buildings were de-
strcyed, but change in the wind saved
the hotels. The belfry of the Methodist
church was burned away, but the build
ing was saved.
At the meeting Of the stockholders of
the Hagerstewn Fair Association last Sat-
urday the old officers were reelected
with trifling opposition, as follows: Pres
ident, DR.. J. Mop. Scott; vice-president,
VIM. H. Armstrong; recording secretary,
D. H. StaIey corresponding secretary,
Palmer Tenant; directors, J. E. Stone
braker M. w. Porterfield.L. R. Schnebly.
w. M, Huyett, DR.. VIM. P. Miller. R. D.
Mckee, DR.. R, H. Smith, Harry X. Beach
ley and Harry E. Baker. The two last
named were elected in place of Frank w.
Mish and M. F. Seibert, who declined to
run for reelection. The reelection OF
the old board by very large maiorities
shows conclusively that the stockholders
are satisfied with the excellent manage
ment of the fair the past year. The in
fluence of the unspeakable Hag Mail,
which abused and villified the officers Of
the fair for the past four or five MONTHS is
also plainly indicated.
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