Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-05-01
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

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county's most popular residents, cele-
brated his 18th birthday last week.
William Sparrow. former resident OF
Sharpsburg. was accidentally killed at
Scranton, Pa, few days ago. He was
working in bolt factory when ne was
crushed TO death in the machinery.
Mayor Gibson is rigidIy enforcing the
ordinance against street loating in Shep-
herdstown. Charles Town has reputa-
ton in this line from which its citizens
would hail with delight a like relief
Spirit
Congressman Howard Sutherland has
appointed as cadet to the United States
Military Academy at West Point VIM. K
Gerhardt, son of Circuit Clerk Id. Ger
hardt, of Martnsburg. The appointment
will be effective in 1914.
Joseph H. Wheeler, well-known
farmer and fruit grower OF Jones's Spring,
Berkeley county, has made an assign
ment for the benefit OF his creditors. HIS
liabilities are placed at SIG, 900 and his as
sets are estimated at SO, 900.
The congregation OF Zion Reformed
Church, of HagerStown, took advantage OF
the absence of their pastor, Rev. DR.. J.
Spangler Kieffer, and raised his salary
from 81 ,6OO to ST, 800 year. 1t was
happy surprise TO the venerable and be-
loved minister.
The annual encampment Of the National
Guard OF the District OF Columbia will be
held at Harper's Ferry from Monday
Iuly 18th, to "Wednesday, August 9th.
The time for holding the encamnment IS
five days shorter than usual, because OF
lack of funds.
The printing office ofthe Charles Town
Free Press has been moved from the
Carroll building to the EarnShaw building
on West Liberty street. The Free Press
has been printed in the Carroll building
continuously for as years. The Spirit OF
Jefferson had occupied the same quarters
for some twenty years before this even.
Mrs. John Marker and her son, Theo-
dore, 10 years, and her daughter Daisy,
9 years old, of Locust Valley, near
Brownsville, Nd, were paralyzed from
inhaing fumes from paint and poisonous
particles from wallpaper. The interior
of the house had just been freshly paint
ed and the walls and ceilings covered with
wallpaper. All are helpless, the son be-
Jig paralyzed from the waist to his feet.
Murder in the first degree was the YER
dict at Rockville, Md, of the jury in the
case of Norman Bruce McCleary, OF Ha-
gerStown, and he was sentenced to prls-
on for life. An appeal will be taken.
McCleary was accused OF having muir
dered Mrs. Mamie Henry in HagerStown
because she objected to his attentions to
her daughter, Miss Lupah Henry. He
was ne'er-do DWELL and whiskey was at
the bottom of his present trouble.
Walter E. Barr, well-known business
man of Winchester, who had been i'll for
some time with nervous trouble and was
undergoing treatment at Deer Park SAM
forum, near Pikesville, Md, was fatally
injured by Northern Central train last
week He had wandered away from the
institution and was walking along the
railroad track near Baltimore when a
train struck him. Both legs were cut off
and he died in a few hours.
The National Forest Reserve Commits
sion has closed the purchase OF 1858
acres of land from Douglas Robinson, OF
New York, for addition TO the Appalachian
reserve. The land is located in the VAL
ley of irginia at the headwaterS Of the
Shenandoah river. The price paid is
from SO 90 to $3.50 an acre. The land,
according to the Forest Reserve officials,
has great timber producing powers. 1t
is in the White Top area. OF the $4,000
acres. already acquired under the Weeks
act by the commission 10000 acres are
located in the White Mountains and
100000 in the Appalachian range.
AS a result of raids made by officers
under direction OF Prosecuting Attorney
w. w. Downey upon two disorderly
houses in Martinsburg a special grand
jury, summoned by Judge Woods, return
ed indictments against nine men and six
women who were caught in the raids OF
the officers. All entered pleas of guilty
in the circuit court Two women, who
conducted the places, were sent to Jail
for one month and each fined 1927, while
the other women and men were assessed
$2l.75 each. Judge Woods and Prosecu-
tor Downey have announced their inten-
ton TO wipe out all disorderly phases in
the city.
Roy lett, a young man from Page
county, Va, who has been making his
home in Charles Town for the past year,
met with fatal accident at Berryvile on
Tuesday, when he was almost instantly
killed by having big iron smokestack
fall upon him. He was well-driller.
and was helping to drive wei! at the
new ice plant. While handling heavy
iron bit it fell against guy wire and lore
the big iron smokestack loose. Before
he could get out of the way the stack fell
upon him and broke his neck, his death
ensuing in few moments. Less than a
month ago Jett was married to Miss Ad-
die Hyet, of Charles Town, and it was
a pathetic coincidence that the young
wife had come from her home on Tues
day to spend the day with him. The
young man, who was but 81 years Of age,
was industrious and respected, and there
was much regret at his sad death. The
hodv was faken IN Charles Town for