Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-09-24
Deferred Items.

Charles Town, was taken before U. >.
Commissioner Harry Downs in Martins
burg last Friday on the charge OF selling
liquor illegally. The evidence was not
regarded as sufficient to hold him and ne
was discharged.
Or. and Mrs. FRANK ii. humphreys
OF frederick county, Md, whose marital
troubles were recently aired in the news
papers, have sold their splendid home
and farm near Frederick. II was bought
by Charles M. Matthias, who paid S35, 900
for the farm of 235 acres.
Newton kidwiIer, M. S. Mcdonald, J.
/. Schlegeu and c. A. Blake, all OF Mar
tiusbure, were badly hurt near Falling
Waters last Friday night, when the auto
mobile in which they were speeding ran
into a bank and was smashed. The men
were returning from Hagerstown, and
while running very swiftly the car got
beyond control and upset. Mcdonald
and Schlegell had their legs broken and
all were painfully injured.
|. William DeGrange, OF Martinsburg,
a clerk in the War Department, was Sc
lected as temporary chairman to assist in
bringing about the organization OF West
Virginia societyin Washington, composed
OF persons whose legal residence is in
West Virginia but whose business COM
peIs them TO reside IN Washington. D..
W. Gall, formerly OF Philippi, was chair
man of the committee on bylaws. 1t IS
expected that permanent organization
will be made within few weeks.
William A. Feltner, employed by Jef-
ferson county as special constable 10 run
down "speeders," was run into the other
day by a motorcycllst coming in the op-
poslte direction while he was chasing an
automobile 10 obtain its number for viola
ton of the speed limit. The man he
colided with was from Philadelphia and
his cycle was so badly wrecked by the
impact that he was given $25 to cover
the damage. The stranger left Charles
Town by next train for his home aud his
machine was Grated and semitic him later.
A few at time the results OF the civil
service examinations for fourth class
postmasters in West Virginia are being
announced. The examinations were held
on different dates in different parts OF the
State, most of them being in July. As
rapidly as the Civil Service Commission
can complete the grading the results are
being announced and the appointments
of postmaSters follow. In every case
the person standing highest OF all the ap-
plicantS is appointed, unless some good
reason is shown why that person should
not be named and why the one second
on the list should be named.
professor" Bradley Hamilton, for
tune teller who located in Frederick, Md,
few months ago, left that city secretly
last Thursday richer by several thousand
dollars than when he cam. He made
people believe that he could locate for
tunes for them, and on the strength OF his
representations got large sums OF money
from them. E. c. Wachter, OF Walkers
vile, advanced him $1,000, Mrs. Emma
Hubbard gave him $500, and another
woman yielded up $3.50. 1t is thought
that there are still other victims who are
ashamed to tell of their losses. The
professor" faded away and detectives
are unable to find him.
The Democratic congressional COM
mittee Of the second West Virginia dis
trict met in Washington last Friday and
completed its organization. The meet
ing was held there because the advice
OF Congressman Brown, who is the nomi-
nee OF the party for reelection, was sought
and he could not get away from his con-
gressional duties. The organization OF
the committee was made as follows
Chairman Floyd Mcdonald, of Elkins
vice chairman and treasurer, c. E. Meth
kin, OF Keyser; secretary J. Sloan Kuy-
kendall, of Romney. Keyser was select
ed as headquarters OF the committee and
the campaign will be formally opened
the first OF October.
After his house had been stoned and
barn fired, following receipt OF several
Objectionable atterS, p. w. Bowers, sta
ton agent for the Norfolk and Western
Railroad at White Post, Va, asked former
Captain OF Detectives Humphrey OF Bal
timore, TO run down his tormentorS. Fri
day Humphrey returned from White Post
and gave information to the postoffice
authorities. According TO Humphrey,
Bowers has received letters accusing him
OF cheating the railroad and merchants OF
the village since 1911. The letters were
traced TO woman neighbor, and it is
alleged that when she was crosS-eXam
ined she told the detective that she stoned
the house, but denied setting fire TO the
barn. She was not arrested.
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