Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-01-09
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

The five-year-old son OF Aaron Cline
near Smithsburg, Md, fell into an I'M
covered we'll on Tuesday and was drown
ed.
T. Grove Henkle has resigned as ex-
press agent at the station at Halltown,
and has been succeeded by Charles lrus-
sell.
Captain and Mrs. Milton 0. RouSs, oil
Charles Town, sailed last Saturday for
Europe. They will land at Naples and
from there will 60 to Egypt. They will
be gone until April.
lanes B. Dyche, formerly a we'll
known clothing merchant OF Martinsburg,
but who has lately been conducting a
tailoring establishment in that city, has
made an assignment for the benefit OF
his creditors.
Last week Z. T. Brantner, superinten-
dent OF the railroad shops at Martinsburg,
completed the 50th year of his service
with the B. & o. Railroad Company. He
was called to Baltimore, where the Off
Gals bestowed upon him handsome
gold medal.
Charles w. Foreman, B. & o. brake
man and resident of Martinsburg, met
with sad death New Years morning.
He went out on his train, and while
waiting for an express train to pass he
was struck by an engine just east Mar
tinsburg and instantly killed. He is sur
vived by his wife and two small children.
AT the election for municipal officers in
Harper's Ferry last week c. B. Wentzel,
mayor, was reelected by a majority OF
rs, and the following councilmen were
elected: J. J. Flaherty, recorder; I. J..
Burleigh, Eugene Shugart, Edward Hig-
gins, c. T. Smith and Charles Koonce.
AT Bolivar John Keller was reelected
mayor and the following were reelected
councimen: Edward Mccormick, John
Bridner, James Derry, Frank Dinkle. j..
E. Eakles and H. H. Chambers, recorder.
Rev. w. ]. Hubbard, formerly super
intendent of the Davis Child's Shelter at
Charleston, w. Va, who had been ar
rested for an alleged offenSe against a
girl in that institution, had hearing on
the charge last week before Magistrate
N. B. Atkinson. A large number OF wit
nesseS were summoned on both sides.
After hearing the evidence, the MagiS-
trate released Mr.. Hubbard, declaring
that the evidence against him was utterly
inadequate and expressing his belief in
the innocence Of the accused. Public
sentiment seems 10 have been on the side
OF MIR. Hubbard, and many persons con-
graduated him upon his vindication. 1t
is believed that he was the victim OF a
conspiracy of which the matron OF the
institution was the head.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the Hagerstown fair last Sat-
urday T. A. Poffenberger defeated DR.. J.
Mop. Scott for president by vote of 1T
to l72; Thompson A. Brown defeated D.
w. Reichard TOR treasurer by IS votes.
VIM. H. Armstrong was reelected vice
president, Daniel H. Staley recording
secretary and Palmer Tenant CORE
spending secretary. Other directors
elected were J. Ellsworth Stonebraker,
DR.. w. Preston Miller, w. M. Huyett,
Milton w. Porterfield, Geo. M. Bushey,
Lewis R. Schnebly, DR.. R. H. Smith. r.
D. Mckee. J. c. Reed and Harry E.
Baker. The election was very holly
contested one, bitter fight having been
made against DR.. Scott, who has been
the capable president of the association
for the past three years. A resolution TO
permit the use of the fair grounds as a
mark was defeated.