Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-08-07
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

Miss Lollie Pop, of Washington, is visit
ing in that town.
There is talk of building that new hotel
again at Berkeley Springs. But don't
fast until you have chance to eat meal
in it
Assessor Dodd and his deputies largely
increased the assessment OF the lime
companies operating in Berkeley county.
The companies are protesting against the
advance.
President Daniel Willard has returned
from an inspection of the entire property
OF the B. & o. Railway system. We
hope that he got good look at the sta
ton at Shenandoah Junction.
|. D. Austin, a Norfolk & Western
brakeman, was killed by the cars at
Shenandoah OH Monday. He was crawl
ing under freight train when ii suddenly
started, cutting off his legs and one hand.
He died in a few hours.
The annual union picnic will be held
in the woods near the Dunkard Church,
near Sharpsburg, Saturday of this week.
Several prominent persons will deliver
addresses, two bands of music will be
present, and various forms of amusement
will be provided.
The entire National Guard of the Dis
trict OF Columbia is encamped at Harper's
Ferry. The camp was opened on Mon
day and will remain until August 18th.
There are about 300 soldiers in the sew
eral organizations, and hundreds of visit
ors increase the number 10 still greater
proportions.
John ]. Kernan, OF Baltimore, died last
Thursday on B. & o. train No. 2just be-
fore il reached Martinsburg. He had
been on a vacation trip, when he was
seized with heart failure, and was return-'
ing home when the fatal attack came.
The body was taken from the train at
Martinsburg and prepared for burial.
Slazel Peacemaker, who conducted a
country store in Back creek valley,
Berkeley county, committed suicide
last Thursday by shooting himself through
the heart with rifle. He was heavily
in debt, and he brooded over his financial
difficulties until he ended them by taking
his own life. He was sc years old and
unmarried.
A gang of magazine agents, men and
women, who have been working a swim
ding game in this part OF the country,
got into trouble few days ago in Mar
tinsburg. Two of the men were arrested
for stealing suitcase from the hotel at
which they stopped, and were sentenced
TO thirty days in Jail. They admitted that
their magazine scheme was swindle
pure and simple.
During the past month the officers OF
the HagerstoWn fair took vote, by pos
tai card, Of the stockholders Of the fair
association as to whether or not they
desired to continue the annual dinner
given the stockholders, superintendent,
advisory boards and other persons in
terested in the exhibition. The vote has
been announced, and if is about four to
one against the dinner. This function
was an expensive luxury to the fair,
costing $500 to 81 900, and it had become
an unwieldy and unsatisfactory affair that
the stockholders are wise in cutting out
The Blue Mountain House, a large
summer hotel near Pen-Mar, along the
Western Maryland Railroad, was entirely
destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. The
fire started a little before six O'Clock,
window curtain having been blown
against lighted gas jet. and in short
time the big frame building was pile of
smoking ruins. All of the guests man.
aged to escape, though three or four
persons were burned as they dashed to
safety. Most OF the $50 persons in the
hotel had TO flee in their night clothes,
and nearly all OF them lost their personal
belongings, including valuable jewelry.
The loss is estimated at $3.50, 900, with an
insurance of $50, 900 on the building and
its contents.
Eight suits for divorce have been filed
with Clerk Gerhardt, OF Berkeley county,
since the last term OF the circuit court,
and these will be heard at the September
term. In nearly all cases the suits are
brought on the ground of desertion. The
cases are as follows: Robert H. Boyd
against Mrs. nellie M. Boyd, desertion
being charged; Mrs. M. R. P. Waters
against J. w. Waters; Mrs. L. r. Rus
sell against Charles w. Russell; Mrs.
Eva L. Lanham against L. F. Lanham;
Mrs. Ella F. Fulk against William B.
Fulk; Sidney E. Shipper against Mrs. c. |
L. Shipper; David Smith against Mrs.
Lizzie L. Smith; Virgil Johnson against
Mrs. Maggie Johnson.
A. d. Williams, recently appointed 10
the newly created office of State Railway
and Highway Commissioner, is arranging
to open offices on the University campus
at Morgantown and take active charge OF
this line of work. Both the college OF
engineering and the college OF agriculture
are very much interested in the improve
ment of the roads of the State and some
plan of cooperative action between the
various forces will no doubt be put into |
effect. A number OF counties have al
ready made provisions for better roads |
and with this new specialized depart
ment working on the same problem it is
hoped that something adequate may be