Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-10-15
Deferred Items.


lanes M. Lotr, a respected resident OF
CIearspring, Md, committed suicide last
Monday by hanging himself to rafter in
his garrett.
Mrs. Sarah S. Price, who died recently
in Morgantown, this State, left by her
will the sum OF 10000 for the use OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Garvin James. the eight-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred James, OF Roxbury,
Nd, cut his foot on piece OF glass last
week. Lockjaw set in and he died within
four days.
A fire at Magnolia, Morgan county,
last Friday, caused the destruction OF
eleven houses and several stores and
restaurants, resulting a loss OF some s2o,-
600, with but little insurance.
II is said that A. R. Annette, OF Clarke
county, sold his entire crop, consisting OF
Yorks, Bens and Stayman Winesaps, at
81 barrel. Lucien Lupton and walter
Miller. of the Winchester section, are re-
ported TO have gotten So a barrel fortheir
Newtown Pippins.
The city council of Martinsburg has
again granted an extension OF the IRAN
chise OF the Shenandoah Railroad Com
pany, the corporation that was to con-
struct trolley lines in Berkeley and JET
ferson counties. The extension this time
is for three months.
Mrs. Eugenia Glover, 56years old. wife
of Ernest Glover, died suddenly OF paral-
ysis at her home two miles east OF In
wood, Berkeley county, last Saturday.
She fingered three hours after being strlck-
en-. She leaves her husband, one son,
DIR. Victor L. Glover, her mother and two
brothers.
Keep off the towpath Clarence A.
Gaylor, business man OF Williamsport,
was fined S. and costs few days ago TOR
trespassing on the property OF the I. q
o. canal. He owns piece OF land ad-
Joining the canal and used the towpath
to 20 to and from his property. The
canal company had him arrested as a
trespasser and the court decided that he
was guilty.
David Reed, Confederate veteran,
hunting bear through the Allegheny
mountains, near Harisonburg, Va, last
Friday thought he had his quarry up a
tree and fired. To his horror, Price Lilly.
aged q, fell dead from the boughS, where
he had been gathering chestnutS. Dis
tracted with grief, Reed attempted to kill
himself, but was prevented from doing
so by the dead mans cousin.
Julian S. Thomas, a boy OF Norfolk,
will inherit the bulk of the fortune of$75,-
600 left by his granduncle, r. S. Thomas,
of Smithfield, Va, who died few days
ago. In his will the testator, in speaking
of his nephew, says: "He is the most
generous and kindhearted boy have ever
seen, and these noble qualities will re-
quire the safeguard of all the prudence
he can possibly command" The boy is
requested not to drink whisky, use to-
baccco in any form or gamble.
Joseph N. Parker, OF Bedford City, Va,
is the inventor of a horseless plow, which
appears to fill the long felt want for
power plowlight enough and small enough
and economical enough OF operation TO
serve the typical small and medum-sized
farm. The Parker motor pillow weighs
only $50 pounds and lis traction wheels
stir the ground instead OF packing it.
The inventor claims that his pillow is the
lightest weight and most complete power
driven implement on the market. The
plow is driven by small nine-horse-
power gasoline engine, and is guided by
turn of one handle to the right or left.
II can be adjusted for deep or shallow
blowing, cultivating or narrowing, as de-
sired. II is claimed that for continuous
days work OF say 10 hours the consdmp-
ton of gasolene will be about three gal
Ions.