Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-08-13
NOTES FROM NEARBY.


held August 18th and 2eth.
Eight prisoners confined in the county
Jail who had been sentenced TO work on
the public roads have been put to work
duarrying stone on Judge beckwllh's
land near Charles Town.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad has
replaced all IFS wooden passenger cars
with modern steel coaches OF the most
improved design. Every passenger train
on the road is now equipped with steel
cars.
Miss Eva Catherine Livers, OF Gfot-
toes, Va, and Mr.. Lewis fennimore
Jordan, OF Baltimore, were married an
Staunton. Va, last week. The bride IS
a daughter OF Mr.. John L. Livers, FORM
erly OF this county.
Miss Mamie Wyndham, OF Charles
Town, and Mr.. Alvey Myers, OF Freder-
lex, Md, were married on August lst at
the U. B. parsonage in Hagerstown by
Rev. A. B. Station. The bride was a
telephone operator in Charles Town.
VIM. o. Brown, young man OF Win
chester, went swimming last Saturday IN
the Opeuuon creek near that place. In
diving from the bank into the creek he
struck his head against the bottom and
broke his neck, his death resulting in
short time.
While returning from HagerStown last
Friday night with party OF friends in his
automobile John Timmons. OF Martins
burg, ran the Car over an embankment at
the bridge in Williamsport. Timmons
was quite seriously injured and one OF
the other men was hurt. The machine
was wrecked.
The Republicans of Berkeley county
held their primary election last Saturday,
when the following candidates were NOM
mated: Clerk of county court, +. A.
Hobbs; clerk OF circuit court, L. Dew.
Gerhardt; county commissioner, J. Wes-
lev Welshans House OF Delegates, Rev.
Charles Beard, S. S. Cline; Superiutend-
ent of schools, Charles W. Crowell.
Last Wednesday just about the time
the finishing touches were being put on
the repairs in the canal bank above Will
Transport the whole fill went out again
and the weeks work was for nought.
The canal was half full OF water and the
boats were just beginning TO move when
the second break occurred. The repair
men were quickly assembled and put TO
work again, but navigation was delayed
another week.
The work of preparing the Charles
Town h .rSe show grounds for the big
two-day show, on August q and %, is
nearing completion. The grandstand,
located at the highest point on the
grounds, and commanding an enhancing
view not only of the race course but OF
the Blue Ridge mountains for miles, with
the gap at Harper's Ferry in the center OF
the picture, is already finished. The
stables are almost completed on the south
east side of the grounds. There will be
two main entrances to the grounds, one
from an extension OF North street in
town, the other from the Harper's Ferry
turnpike directly east OF the residence OF
Miss Florence Hunter.-AdpOcate.
!. Frank Weller, of Charles Town, with
a party OF negro men from that place, in
a touring car, was held up in Bolivar,
Saturday evening last by Mayor Young,
for exceeding the speed limit He was
fined $460, which he paid. Mayor
Young asked the driver if he had any
booze aboard. He replied that che did
not know of any," but the mayor was
suspicious from the actions OF the negroes
in rolling their eyes around and licking
their lips, so he requested Weller 10 I'M
lock the box at rear OF the machine. He
| demurred at first, but as the mayor in
sisted, and also threatened TO break it
open himself, he finally unlocked the box,
and there was exactly len quarts and one
pint in the box. The mayor at first de-
cided to confiscate it, but after CONVEX
sation with Prosecuting Attorney Geo. d.
Moore over The phone, the latter advised
him TO LET the men have the booze, as
they stated that it was for their personal
use. Four men-2l pintS-how much is
that TO each one, not allowing any TO the
driver who didn't know it was there J.
Harper'S Ferry Times.