Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
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dredth anniversary August 10th and 2lst.
The drug sto,e of M. A. Snodgrass in
Martinsburg was robbed OF $85 last Sum-
day by a thief who entered through the
cellar.
The postoffice and store at Braddock
Heights, Md, was burglarized Monday
night by yeggmen, who dynamited the
safe and robbed il OF $40 in cash and S6O
in stamps.
The teachers institute for B erkeley
county begins in Martinsburg next Mon
day. The instructors will be DR.. h. I.
Minnich, of Oxford, Ohio, and Superin-
tendent Joseph Roster, Of Fairmont, this
State.
Charles Schamel, of ST. James, was
chasing a 25O-pound hog from his wheat
field when he tossed stone, striking the
animal and killing it instantly. The hog
sank to the ground and never made a
move.
The apple growers of Berkeley county
at meeting on Tuesday took preliminary
steps toward having all the cedar trees
in the county destroyed, with the hope
of eradicating the cedar rust in the Or
chardS.
The Connellsvile extension OF the
Western Maryland Railroad has been
completed, and through freight trains are
now running between Pittsburg and Bal
timore. The Western Maryland is at
last trunk line.
The Blue Mountain Express on the
Western Maryland Railroad and an engine
running light met in head-on collision
near Chewsville last Friday morning.
Five passengers and nine railroad men
were injured, but there was no fatality.
Paul Franklin Catlett, aged 10 months,
son OF Frank Catlett, Cumberland, died at
the Allegany Hospital in that city. While
learning to walk, the child fell down
stairway and bit its tongue almost in half.
The tongue was sewed by doctors, but
the loss of blood was too great.
Daniel Dubel. an engineman.on the N.
& w. Railway, was sitting in front OF his
boarding house at Shenandoah, Va,
few days ago, when bolt of lightning
flashed upon him and lifted him to his
feet. But after he was up he couldn't
walk, and physician had to be sum-
moned.
The County Court and court clerks OF
Berkeley county visited Jefferson recently
at the invitation of the County Court OF
Jefferson to inspect the almshouse here,
which is modern and we'll arranged.
Berkeley's court has under consideration
repairs to the local county almshouse and
are looking for new ideas.
A strange fatality among hogs has made
its appearance in Frederick county, and
the Maryland Agricultural College has
been asked to make an investigation.
The disease began in Libetytown six
weeks ago and is spreading. The trouble
starts with cold and the animals waste
away rapidly, dying within a week or
two. While in this condition they eat
ravenously.
The executive committee Of the Jeffer-
son County Camp of United Confederate
Veterans at meeting held on Monday
fixed Saturday, August 3lst, as the date
for the big reunion and picnic. A COM
| mittee OF arrangements was appointed,
consisting of S. c. Young, chairman, and
Messrs. John T. Colston, Geo. H. Hagley,
c. Frank Gallaher, John F. Foley, Chas.
c. Conklyn and James E. Watson.
A family residing at Ripon have been
greatly excited by "spooks." One men,
Der OF the family declares that she has
seen an apparition in the form of a woman
wearing shroud repeatedly about the
house within the past month. Other
members accepted the story at its full
value, and the head Of the house set
about the task Of Kidding the place OF its
unwelcome visitors. The doors of the
house were reversed, the top being put
at the bottom, requiring change also in
the location of the fastenings on them.
Whether turning the doors upSidedown
has had the desired effect has not as yet
been reported.-AdVocate.
Plans are maturing for reunion of the
Democratic campaign clubs TO be held at
Pen-Mar in September. The counties
expected to take part are Washington,
Frederick and Carroll, in Maryland; Cum
berland and Adams, in Pennsylvania, and
Jefferson, Morgan and Berkeley in West
Virginia. Gov. Woodrow Wilson, the
Democratic nominee for President, and
Congressman from the districts represent
ed by the counties OF the three States will
be invited to deliver addresses. The re-
union feature is an idea that originated
with the Wilson, Marshall and Lewis Club,
OF Hagerstown, which was organized
about month ago. II now has men,
bership OF between 600 and TOO and is
still growing.
Under circumstances suggesting foul
play, George M. Nicholas, 90 years old,
an eccentric hermit-like ex-Confederate
soldier and one of the wealthest farmers
in Rockingham county, Va, died last
Monday after drinking poisoned coffee.
His housekeeper, Miss Jane Hopkins,
and two farm laborers, James Taylor and
Richard Brown, the latter negro, were
made desperately i'll by the coffee. Sew
eral others at the table, including c. H.
Nicholas, of Harrisonburg, brother OF
the dead man, drank no coffee and es-