Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-10-15
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

Saturday 40 lots changed haBds al Wndt
are said to have been satisfactory prices.
DR.. James l. Goodnight, who was
president of the West Virginia University
lS95-97, died last week at his home in
Kentucky.
Charles P. Dorr, former Congressman
from the third West Virginia district and
picturesque character in public life,
died near Marlinton last week from can
Ger OF the stomach.
The Berkeley Wooden Company has
been chartered by the Secretary of State,
with H. H. Emmert as president. 1t will
operate the plant of the defunct Crawford
Company and expects to soon start work
with 300 operatives.
Forshippingtwo bottles ofwhiskey from
Cumberland to Elkins in trunk not hay-
ing a label showing such contents, Jeff
Stalnaker, OF Elkins, was fined $50 and
costs in the Federal District Court at
ClarkSourg last week.
William Stanley and w c. Pruitt, two
State convicts working on the public
roads in Berkeley county, escaped from
the camp on the Arden road last week.
A reward OF $50 IS offered for the return
OF each of the prisoners.
Prof. Oscar NJ. Fogle, principal OF the
Brunswick High School, was arrested a
few days ago because he had whipped an
unruly pupil in the school, and magis-
trate fined him S. and costs. The boy
that was whipped was very mischlevous,
and the people OF the community are a
good deal stirred up at The arrest OF the
principal for doing what he regarded as
his duty.
The West Virginia Society in Wash
ington had an enthusiastic meeting last
Friday night, when some fifty new MEM
bers were received. President D. w.
Gall presided, and addresses were de-
livered by Congressman Brown, former
Governor Atkinson, Senator VIM. E.
Chiffon and CongreSsman-at-Lar How
ard Sutherland. The next meeting OF the
society will be held Friday night Novem-
Der 18th.
Officials OF the Dunn Wooden Company
of Martinsburg announced a few days
ago that they had closed contract with
agents OF the British government for a
number OF army blankets for use by the
British troops in the European war.
Work on the first shipment has started.
The contract was awarded The Martins
burg company over score OF other fac
tories. Ii is said the order is large enough
TO keep the local mill working at full Ca
pacity for six months, and shipments OF
the blankets may be kept up until the
end Of the war. Officials Of the mill also
state that other large contracts are ex-
pected.
Their honeymoon cut short by an rate
father and mother who followed their
daughter Ruth TO Hagerstown was the
experience of George w. WATSON, OF
Hedgesville, Berkeley county, and his
youthful bride at Police Court in the for
mer city Tuesday. The groom is charged
with perjury in giving the age OF his
bride at the clerks Office in procuring
the license. The girls parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Miller, after discovering that
WATSON and their daughter had left TO-
gether, went to Hagerstown, where they
found the couple at the Franklin House.
Mr.. Miller made complaint, and the bride
and groom were takento Justice Ankeney,
who held WATSON in $500 bail for his
appearance in court. WATSON made a
strenuous effort TO get bail, but failing, a
commitment was made out for him and
he was sent to Jail. Mr.. Miller, the girls
father, stated that his daughter was visit
ing an aunt about four miles from his
home. and he and his wife were expect
ing her to return, when WATSON went to
the home OF the aunt with an automobile
and said he would take her home. In
stead he drove TO Maninsburg, where he
put the automobile in garage, and the
two went to Hagerstown on a c. V.
train Monday morning and were married.
The girls parents testified that their
daughter was Is years old last March.
In securing the license WdsSon gave ms
age as IS and that OF the girl as q, hence
the perjury charge.