Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-07-09
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

/ W. M. McQ uilkln, VINO TOT SoHle years
has conducted laundry in Martiusburg,
has gone into bankruptcy. He gives his
Liabilities as IS, 357 and his assets as Sl3,-
| $50,
John A. McDaniels, chief Bull Mooser
of Preston county, has announced that a
new weekly paper in the interests OF the
Progressive party will be established in
Preston county within few weeks. Mr..
Mechanics will edit the paper.
DR.. Fisk Elgin, OF Washington, former
ly Of Brunswick, has brought suit for
$4,000 damages against the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad. He alleges that the rail-
road laid tracks so near his houses al
Brunswick that the noise, vibration and
smoke has made the properties almost
uninhabitable and that he is unable TO
keep the houses occupied.
Murder will out. More than four years
ago Claude McCuSker murdered Jeffer-
son Roman near Hancock, Md, but made
good his escape and had managed ever
since to elude the officers OF the law. A
few days ago in Pennsylvania man
passing along road in an automobile
recognized McCusker and notified Of
ficerS of the law. The murderer was ar
rested, and Yesterday he was lodged in
Jail in Hagerstown 10 await trial next No
vember.
Fifty years ago on Monday cavalry
from Gen Jubal A. Early'S column OF
1900 Confederates, that was advancing
on Washington, levied contribution OF
$40, 900 on Hagerstown, Md, on penalty
| OF burning the town. The sum was paid.
General Early had crossed the Potomac
river at ShepherdStown, and while his
cavalry were riding northward toward
the Pennsylvania line, his infantry was
moving toward the rear OF Maryland
Heights, that looks down from the north
side of the Potomac upon Harper'S Ferry.
Here's a seaSonable snake story from
the Charles Town Advocate: John +.
Ware, residing south OF Myerstown, kill
ed a black snake OF unusual size about
Iune lst. The snake attracted Mr.. Wares
attention by raiding a guinea nest and
swallowing nine OF the eggs. Harry
West, who is employed on MIR. Wares
farm, dissected the snake and recovered
eight of the eggs unbroken. These he
set under hen. After lapse OF few
weeks seven guineas were hatched out.
The little birds are thrifty and give PROM
Use OF useful maturity despite their eX-
perience.
Col. q. w. I. Black, OF Jefferson coun-
ty, has recently come into possession OF
a souvenir which he prizes very highly,
an inkStand used by Napoleon during his
first Italian campaign. II was purchased
many years ago by Mrs. I. Alexander
Shriver, of Baltimore, from the proprietor
OF the Villa D'este at GernobbeS on Lake
Como, and has been in her possession
ever since. Napoleon'S headquarters
were established at this hotel in 1896 and
the inkStand was in use on the desk
where he wrote daily. Ii is OF solid Sill
yer, having two compartments, one for
ink and one for sand, and is very unique
and almost colonial in design.
A mysterious murder occurred near
Martinsburg last Saturday night. Bernar-
do Iacone, an Italian employed in the
Standard quarries near that place, left
home just before 9 O'Clock, telling his
wife that he was going TO wheat field to
get some wheat. He took with him three
sacks and a sickle. Next morning the
dead body OF the Italian was found in
lanes H. Fulk's wheat field, and near
him were the sacks well filled with wheat
heads. The man had been shot with a
revolver or rifle, three CHASTITY wounds
being inflicted. A coroner's jury was
summoned and number OF witnesses
were heard, but no evidence as to who
the murderer was could be elected. A
verdict was rendered to the effect that
the man had come to his death at the
hands of parties unknown.
lanes H. Welker, the HagerstoWn
trolley motorman who last January eloped
to Roanoke with Ethel Leatherman, a IT.
year-old girl Of Myersville, Md, is in
serious trouble because OF the affair.
Welker, who is married man, induced
the girl 10 60 away with him. They were
arrested some weeks later in Roanoke
and brought back home, but were releas-
ed and the case was dropped. Monday
Leatherman was arrested by the govern
ment authorities under the white slave
law, and has been held to await the &C
ton OF The United States Court in Balti-
more. AT the hearing this week the girl
testified that Leatherman tried TO induce
her to lead a life OF shame when their
money gave out in Roanoke-and this
makes the matter very serious for him.
Roy Shank, trolley conductor, was
arrested for completely in the affair. II
is alleged that he aided aud abetted the
elopement.
Following a collision with the team OF
Samuel Foltz, along the western pike
near Hagerstown, DIR. F. p. Edgell, a
dentist OF Charles Town, was placed I'M
der arrest by Constable Jonas Rowland
and held in $500 bail tor hearing on
Thursday afternoon on the charge OF
reckless driving. Foltz, together with
two young boys, Harry Wolf and c. A.
Gardner, both of Hagerstown, were re-