Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-20
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

sou of DR.. William NELL, graduated win
distinction last week from the school OF
medicine of Johns Hopkins University IN
Baltimore.
Governor Glasscock has refused to
grant pardons to Chas. A. WeStenhaver
and John P. Creque, who are serving jail
sentences in Martinsburg for selling IL
quor. illegally.
lack" Heelen, of Martinsburg, died
last Saturday in HagerStown, aged 50
years. He had attended the fireman's
convention and drank constantly until he
fell on the street.
The Norwak Motor Car Company Of
Martinsburg has just closed a sale OF
S25O.OOO worth of automobiles for Can
adam concern. The cars are to be fin
ished by November lst This is big
thing for Martinsburg and the car compa-
ny.
A young man by the name OF Clarence
Wolford, of Phiippi, W. Va, where his
father is pastor OF the Baptist Church,
was arrested in Martinsburg last week
for forging checks. 1t is said that he has
been guilty OF this business at a number
OF places.
The postoffice and store of Jacob M.
Middlekauff, at Spielman's, along the N.
& w. Railway, near Hagerstown. was
robbed last Saturday night. The thieves
got between $500 and 5000 worth OF notes,
$l2O worth OF stamps, small amount OF
cash, and a lot of groceries, tobacco,
clothing, etc.
A mare owned by Edward q. Staubs,
residing on the Becker farm, one mile
east of Millville, foaed colt with three
legs on Sunday last. The colt was per-
fectly formed, except one leg was of at
the pastern joint. Mr.. Staubs had it kill
ed on Friday, as it was unable to walk
without much observation-disclosures.
Martin Jackson, well-known colored
man employed by Robert Clendenning
on the Hardwood" farm, died suddenly
last Tuesday. Jackson, who was looked
upon as a hearty. robust man, LETT home
Tuesday morning in good spirits and
participated in a barn raising at John b.
Goodies. Not having returned, his wife
went out to look for him about shutdown,
and found him sitting under tree near
home, dead.
The situation in regard to the issuing
of licenses for liquor saloons in Martins
burg has been considerably complicated.
The council last week granted recon-
mendation for a number OF saloons IL
censes, but the board Of affairs OF the city
vetoed the action, and it took four
fifths majority of the council to override
the veto. This was done, and now the
licenses will have to stand the test OF the
county court, where the temperance peo-
pie will take another stand in opposition.
B. F. Langdon, the MyerStown stock
man, has W on his damage suit against the
Norfolk & Western Railroad Company in
the Maryland Court OF Appeals. The &C
ton grew out of losses sustained by Mr..
Langdon in a shipment OF hogs from An
tietam Station, Md, several years ago to
Baltimore. The case was tried in Cum
berland after having been moved from
Washington county, "a verdict being award-
ed to Mr.. Langdon. The railroad then
appealed to the Court ofAppeals. About
$500 was involved. The railroad was
assessed with the costs.
The Senate last week passed the meas
ure offered by Senator Watson, of West
Virginia, for a great fishing preserve and
fish cultural station in the waters OF the
Upper Potomac, and if it gets through
the House also this river will become a
sportsman paradise. An appropriation
of $40, COO is made for the construction
and stocking OF the preserve, the exact
location of which is left to Fish Commits
sioner Bowers. Mr.. Bowers will, il is an
nounced, stock the preserve with those
fish best adapted to Potomac waters, so
that consequently bass will predominant
in the selection. The Commissioner
thinks that may kinds offish now unknown
to the Potomac waters would thrive in
this river and he plans to have new species
sent to the preserve once 1t is in operation
and many experiments will be undertaken.
Last week the Norfolk & Western Rail-
way Company awarded contracts for the
building OF a number of steel cars. There
will be four varieties, regular coaches,
baggage cars, combination baggage and
passenger, and mail. The HarlanH ol-
lingsworth Corporation, of Wilmington,
Del, will build 40 of these, and the Press
ed Steel Car Company, of Pittsburgh, will
build the rest. These will be, with one
exception, President Johnson'S private
car, the only steel passenger coaches in
use on the Norfolk & Western, and will
mean much added safety TO the patrons
of the road. Deliveries will begin on or
about the first of November, and the en-
tire consignment will probably be finish
ed during February of nextyear. Nothing
definite has thus far been learned as TO
which trains these coaches will be put on,
but il is considered probable many will
be used on the fast through trains.
AT the opening Of the next school year,
families with school children must bear
the expense that new list of text books
always brings to them. The West Viz
ginia School Book Commission at Charles
ton last week accepted bids from num-
Der of publishers to furnish school text
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