Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-12-03
Deferred Items.

S. p. Lonas, one of the most prominent
business men OF Mt. Jackson. Va. died
last week. aged % years.
Hon. Henry 6. Davis, West Virginia'S
most famous citizen, celebrated his 9lsi
birthday last week He is still hale and
hearty.
Robert j. Burdette. the voted author
and humorist, died in Pasadena, CAL, last
week after an illness OF ten years.
The town of Purcellville. Va. was
visited on Sunday by a $4,000 fire that
destroyed much property in the business
section.
Capt. William H. Hllleary, anewspaper
man at Buckhannon, w. Va, for nearly
fifty years, died last week at his home in
that place.
Grand Commander J. Talman Waters
OF the Knights Templar Of West Virginia,
died suddenly at his home in Charleston
on Monday
The J. E. Baker lime plant at Bunker
Hill, Berkeley county, was destroyed by
fire last Thursday morning, causing loss
Of about 5000.
The Sharpsburg and Hagerstown Turn
pike Company has decided TO purchase a
stone crusher, in order that repairs may
be more quickly made TO that road.
The Norfolk & Western Railway has
issued orders disseminating the sale ct
liquors OF all kinds on the dining cars oil
the road operating in Virginia. Every
thing is going dry.
Mr.. Charles Stewart, OF Tabler's Sta
tion, Berkeley county, and Miss Bessie
Deck, daughter of Mr.. ]. W. Deck, Of
Vanclevesvile, were married November
IA in Washington City.
Rev. DR.. Burgess, of Accomac county,
Va, has accepted call to become rector
of ST. Marks Episcopal Church at Bruins
wick, Md. He will take charge OF the
parish the lst OF January.
Prof. Joseph w. Stayman, principal of
the Keyser Preparatory School, and Miss
Margaret Lller, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Liller, were married at the home
of the bride in Keyser last Thursday.
In Baltimore last week Mrs. Mamie
L. Adams, formerly Miss Hamilton, OF
Charles Town, was granted decree of
divorce from her husband, Walter C.
Adams. They were married in June,
1907, and separated in January, 1909.
John Hess, Clarke county farmer, was
taking a wagonload of turkeys 10 market
last Friday, when the horse he was driv-
ing ran away and upset the wagon. Mr..
Hess was caughtunderneath and his neck
was broken, resulting in his instant death.
He was So years old.
Charles Foni, the first man arrested for
illicit iquor-seling after West Virginia
became dry, was found guilty in the
criminal court in Clarksburg on Saturday,
and Judge Robinson imposed sentence
of six months labor on the county roads
and a fine OF 500 and costs, which will
add about six months more. Foni had
sold 10 cents worth of liquor.
Andrew Jackson White. postmaster lat
Opequon, Frederick county, Va, LETT
several days ago for Washington, osten-
sibly to take civil service examination,
but instead he was married to Miss
Blanche Racey, OF the same village, who
Joined him on the way. When his BROTH
er, Charles White, heard OF the wedding
he, too, decided that the time had come
for him to take wife, so he journeyed
with Miss Mary Nail 10 HagerStown,
where they were married.
The well-known stock dealers OF this
section, c. 6. Grove & Son, have set
a precedent in local live stock markets by
buying horses by the pound. They just
purchased two 2-year-old Percheron
horses from George Trimbe at 10 l-2
cents per pound. The animals were fine
specimens, weighing total Of 2l35pounds
the pair. This is supposed TO be the irst
sale OF this kind ever made in Berkeley
county. The Messrs. Grove made a
purchase OF pair of yearing Percherons
from Mr.. McCloud, who resides near
that pulled the scales to the
enormous weight of 1910 pounds.-Mar-
hHSbmg Journal.