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

Jacob mluulchduii, Sdi PShtS', 80
Al years, committed suicide in HagerS-
town by shooting himself in the body.
Ernest McCardell, of Wiliamsport, and
Robert Sheetz, of Hagerstown, padded
in canoe from Williamsport to Shep-
herdstown on Monday-a distance OF 70
miles.
The State of West Virginia on Monday
received its largest inheritance taxa
check for 1911 ,329 from the estate of the
late Col. Thomas B. Davis. The estate
was appraised at 81 ,O64,9 73.
Thomas L French, Hagerstown wife
beater, was sentenced on Tuesday to re-
ceive six lashes on his bare back with a
cat-o'-nine tails. Sheriff Snively did the
whipping and he laid il on good and
strong.
M. H. Reardon, of White Post, Clarke
county, Va, has sold his farm and or
chard at that place to the White Post Or
chard Company for $4,000. The place
contains ITO acres and has 1000 fine apple
trees upon it.
Edward L. Writ, formerly most sue
cessful farmer of Kabletown district, has
bought the farm OF George c. Ricamore,
near BerryviIle, and has taken possession
of it. The farm contains 280 acres, and
is said to be one OF the best places in
that section of Clarke county. Mr.. Writ
paid $4,000 for it.
1t is said that the temperance people OF
Martlnsburg will carry the fight against
saloons to the county cour: of Berkeley
county, with the hope that the court will
refuse licenses. The advocates OF Ii
quor saloons are talking about fewer sa-
looms and high license as cure Tor the
evils of the liquor traffic.
Zoe Hines, B. & o. freight brakeman,
living at Weverton, was walking on the
track when B. 6 o. ST. Louis flyer hit
him and broke his arm and right leg, and
he was taken to the hospital in Martins
burg, badly injured. He had stepped OFT
his train and stepped out OF the way OF
weSt-bound train and got in front OF the
ST. Louis flyer. Fortunately for him it
had slowed down bit and that is all that
saved his life.
1t seems that in Greece there is GER
tain sort of grass that is considered good
to eat by human beings and is eaten by
the Datives. Evangulus BalaS, Greek
employed by the B. & o. at KearneyS-
vile, thought he observed some near the
works the other day and ate it, despite
the warnings of others. 1t was a poison
Gus weed and he has been in the hospital
in Martinsburg ever since. The man
came near dying.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Rau and Prof. Rob-
ert Macer, Of Wheeling, recently visited
Mr.. Rau's brother, DR.. K. IA. Rau, near
Frederick. The trip was made in 40 h.
o. Overland automobile. Mr.. Rau started
the engine of his machine in Wheeling
and did not stop il until he arrived at the
home of his brother. The start from
Wheeling was made at a O'Clock in the
morning and at o'clock the next morn
ing the machine pulled up TO the home OF
DR.. Rau.
Memorial services in honor OF the Con-
federate dead were held in HagersIown
last Sunday, an appropriate address being
delivered by T. A. Poffenberger, Esq,
OF that city. Members OF Henry Kyd
Douglas Camp of Confederate Veterans,
of Shepherdstown, Capt. W. I. Nc
Quilkin commanding, attended the exer-
cises and placed beautiful wreath OF
carnations on the monument. AT the
conclusion OF the services taps were
sounded by Buglers Hiedwohl and Jones.
The following deeds for the transfer OF
real estate in the county have been filed
for record in the clerks office: ChaS. Z.
Tribby to Tracy L. Jefiords, lot in Har-
per's Ferry, on private terms; K. W.
Clark to w. H. Whitmore, lot in Ransom,
one dollar, and other consideration
Charlotte E. Subette to May Getzendan-
ner, &c acres near the old Watson factory
site, adjoining the lands OF the Winches-
ter and Washington City Power Company,
consideration not given; Reuben Jenkins
TO Jesse w. Cook, lot OF one acre on the
road from Moler's TO Bakerton, for $l25;
Geo. T. Emory to Mollie F. Watson, two
acres, known as the Samuel Emery prop
erty, on the Middleway and Shepherds
town pike, $3.50.
Louis F. Maloney, salesman for Bos-
ton shoe house, was killed by b. q y.
train at Ridgeville, Md, on Tuesday. He
was crossing the tracks in a buggy and
failed to heed the warning whistle on the
engine as if came down upon him. The
engine struck the buggy and knocked
Maloney from 1t. He died on his way to
the University Hospital in Baltimore a
short time after the accident. Mr.. Ma
oney is the man who two years ago
claimed that he was held up and robbed
OF all his belongings by two men on the
Kabletown pike near Oakland Church.
Nobody believed anything OF the kind
ever happened, though Maoney told the
story repeatedly. He was twenty-Six
years old. His father is farmer living
near Dayton, Howard county, Md.-Ad-
p0cQte.
Last Thursday was lively day for
Clarence Grimes and Luther Caskey, of
Martinsburg, who drove to Sharpsburg
by way Of Shepherdstown. During the
memorial services at Sharpsburg two