Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-05-28
Many Accidents.

Many Accidents.
r. G. Saylor, OF Hagerslown, was
pretty badly hurt last Sunday near Ante
tam Station, when motorcycle on which
he was riding with companion got be-
yond control and ran into ditch, throw
ing both riders Off Saylor was pretty
badly hurt, having shoulder dislocated
and sustaining painful bruises and con-
tlisions. His friend escaped with a few
bruises. John Crowl and Henry Me-
leester, of this place, went over in an
automobile and took the injured man to
Sharpsburg, where DR.. CARROT gave him
surgical attention.
William Neil Dunn, former resident
of Halltown, this county, was accident
ally killed recently near Mercer, Pa, when
large stone on hillside. around which
he was digging, rolled upon him. Death
was instantaneous. Mr.. Dunn was Is
years of age. He is survived by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Robert A. Dunn,
and brother, Robert R. Dunn, OF Mercer,
and sister, Miss Annie Dunn, OF Hall
town.
Joshua Brashears, a former resident OF
Sharpsbug, was struck and killed by a
train at Somerset, Pa, last week. The
deceased, who was about so years OF age,
was a cooper by trade, and had been
living in Somerset for some years. He
was son OF the late Van S. Brashears.
Surviving him are his wife and five chill
dren, three brothers and four sisters.
The body was taken to Sharpsburg for
burial.
Harrison Schley, cashier of the Jeffer-
son Security Bank, met with a painful
accident a few days ago. While working
with the pump OF his Kewanee water
system the index finger OF his left hand
got caught in the machinery, and in an
instant the finger was badly crushed and
the nail torn off. II was an exceedingly
painful injury and he had to take an anaes-
thetic while the wound was being dressed.
Big Deal in Jefferson County Orchards.
big deal in Jefferson county apple
orchards was consummated last week,
when James M. Rothwell, of Martinsburg,
transferred TO Walter w. Moore and
Maurice Rothstein, OF Jamestown, Pa,
half OF the capital stock OF the Rothwell
Farm and Orchards Company for $50, 900.
The property involved in this transaction
includes $40 acres Of farm and orchard
lands in the neighborhood OF KearneyS-
vile, this county, OF which 2l5 acres are
in apple trees and 10 acres additional. in
fine bearing trees, is under lease, thus
making total Of 2S5 acres OF orchard.
The trees are in fine condition and the
orchards are regarded as among the very
best in Jefferson county. II is expected
that crop of 10000 barrels will be Sc
cured this year.
The reorganized company is now
planning, in addition to conducting gen.
eral farming proposition, to engage in
the manufacture OF apple by-productS
summer and winter trucking, and the
planting of many additional trees OF Sc
lected varieties. Mr.. Moore and Mr..
Rothstein are both members of prominent
families in Jamestown, and have specially
prepared themselves to engage in this
line of work. Mr.. Moore, since his
graduation from Amherst College, has
been in the sales office OF the Cambria
Steel Company, and Mr.. RothStein re-
Gently completed course in horticulture
and agriculture at Cornell University.
Both gentlemen will remove to the prop
eny the first week in June, and will
take up their permanent residence there.
Another big orchard sale was consum-
mated on Monday, when the CuShwa
Orchard Company sold their orchard OF
lis acres to William Kennedy, OF Pitts
burg, for $4,000. This orchard, which
is few miles from Martinsburg, is in fine
condition and promises to yield large
crop this year. Mr.. Kennedyis awealthy
steel manufacturer OF Pittsburg.