Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

The Martinsburg city council has elect
ed S. A. Westenhaver city tax collector,
John N. ,Rentch city treasurer, and {. NJ.
Seibert city attorney.
Harry D. Folk and Miss Mabel 6. Mead
ows, both of Martinsburg, were married
last Friday in Hagerstown by Rev. E. X.
Thomas at the Baptist parsonage.
AT the city election in Winchester on
Tuesday Charles w. Ramsburg, indepen-
dent was elected mayor over Edward
]. Evans, Democrat, by 90 majority.
The Democrats elected five of the SIX
candidates for council.
Mr.. David Lee Davis and Miss Bar
bara M. Kahn, both of MartinSburg, were
married on the bridge at Williamsport
recently by Rev. c. w. Hutzler. lt.was
the first wedding that has ever taken
place on the bridge.
Fred Becker the man who last winter
held up B. & o. passenger train as it
was climbing the grade west OF Piedmont,
was sentenced on Monday at Oakland to
serve nine years in the Maryland Peni-
Tertiary. He plead guilty when brought
up for trial.
One would think that with all the
whiskey joints in Hagerstown running
full blast there would be no demand for
blind tigers or bootleggerS. Yet three
negroes were arrested there the first OF
the week for selling liquor illegally, SUM-
dry citizens having acquired such alb
normal thirsts that they can't wait for the
opening OF the ordinary saloons.
Lee Turner, son of AdolphuS Turner,
was found dead on the B. & o. railroad
near Weverton by William and Benjamin
Turner. In the dark, they stumbled over
the body, and when they lighted matches
they saw it was their cousin. The body
was horribly mangled, having both legs
and one arm cut off. He was Is years
old, and was employed on the b. & o.
The city council OF Martinsburg at its
session Monday night granted license to
seven persons to conduct liquor saloons
and to three wholesale brewing compan-
les to operate local branches. Five ap-
plications for license in places raided as
blind tigers, the proprietorS OF which are
now in Jail serving their sentences, were
rejected. The license fee for saloons
was fixed at $500 and for brewereS at
$3.50. The applications now 60 before
the county court, where the "dry" peo-
pie will oppose them.
The real estate of the late Col. James
w. Mcdonald, of Berkeley county, was
sold at public sale last Saturday. The
farm of 1876 acres near DarkeSville, known
as the Stewart farm, was bought by Mrs.
Harry Miller at $ll0 an acre. All the
other property was bought by Ernest
Mcdonald, son of Col. Mcdonald, as fol-
lows: The home farm OF $50 acres, west
of Darkesville, at $S5 an acre; the farm OF
1870 acres, known as the McKown farm,
at SAG an acre the tract OF 81 acres, known
as the Mayer farm, at $6l.75 per acre.
The block along the Winchester pike,
near Martinsburg, at S., 700.
Fred B. Emmen, a native of Funks-
town, Md, and for time resident Of
Shepherdstown, where he was associated
some years ago with his brother, Burk-
hart Emmert, in the management OF a
knitting factory, was drowned in the Allie
ghany river near Pittsburg last Thursday.
Mr.. Emmert and party of friends were
camping along the Allegheny and he was
returning from trip to Pittsburg when
he met his death. Being unable to in
duce the ferryman to take him across the
river, Mr.. Emmert started 10 swim across
He was advised by the ferryman not to
make the attempt, but being strong
swimmer he entered the stream. A little
later the ferryman heard Mr.. Emmert
calling, as he thought, to the camping
party on the opposite shore. His cries
were evidently for help. II is supposed
that he was seized with cramps and rem
dered helpless. His clothing was found
next morning, and late in the evening his
body was recovered. Mr.. Emmert, who
was Is years OF age, was son OF the late
Elias Emmert, and was an excellent
young man. He lived with his mother
in Williamsburg, Pa. His body was taken
to HagerStown for burial.