Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-08-19
Deferred Items

The town tax rate for Boonsboro, MO-,
has been fixed at 80 cents on the hundred
dollars.
Iohu |. Nicodemus, who died III Ha-
qerstown last week, left an estate Oh
about $500, 600.
George D. Siler, of Martinsourg, went
IN an excursion TO Pen-Mar last Satur-
day and his pocketbook was either lost
or stolen from him, with $9S in II.
DIR Ethelbet Wariield, of Los Angeles,
Cal has been elected president otWiison
College at Chambersburg, Pa, succeed
inc DR.. Anna McCaig, who resigned.
# is said that the apple crop of the Uni
ted States this year will be only about
half as great as that Of last year. Last
wear the production was over oO'Ooo'Ooo
barrels.
Near EIkins, this State, last THURSDAY,
a youth named Nathan Mccormick, aged
II wears. was stung on the nose by
honey bee. The poison spread through
his system and he died on Sunday.
George R. Packet, Jr., ofHagerstown'
was badly hurt in an automobile accioenl
last Friday, when his car turned turtle
near Gordonsville, Va. He attempted 10
light cigarette while he was running Inc
car. when il went over an embarrassment
Two ribs were broken and he was lacer-
ated about the head, legs and arms.
A thrilling encounter with a den OF
rattlesnakes on North Mountain, IN the
western section OF Frederick county, va,
is related by E. p. Creswell upon his re-
turn from that locality, where he ana
members of his family had been visiting
relatives. Mr.. Creswell took seYerai
children into the mountains several days
ago to pick berries. A little girl was
heard screaming some distance away, ano'
running TO the spot, MIR. Creswell iouno a
den of rattlesnakes in the rocks. lie mao
no gun with him, but with fence rails and
rocks he succeeded in killing twelve OF
the reptiles, only one escaping. FOR a
time Mr.. Creswell had all he could do 10
keep the snakes from striking him.
A thrilling automobile accident occur
red last Saturday morning short distance
west of Boonsboro, on the State road
when the cars OF George Mullendore, Of
Gapland, and George House, OF Fred
erick county, ran together The Mullen
dore car was passing the House machine,
when the mixup occurred. MuIlendore's
car swung completely around then upSet
over an enbankment, The car turning en-
tirely upside down with six occupants
underneath the wreck. Luckily Mr.. Null
lendore was not pinned fast, sohe crawled
out and opened the doors for his 1--we
children TO make their escape. The I'M
nact from the turn over the embankment
caused a spark to fly from the generator
and this in an instant ignited with the
gasoline that had spilled over the engine,
the carburetor being full when the acct
dent occurred. The car was soon mass
of flames and the occupants barely had
time TO make good their escape. II was
beyond The power OF any one TO save the
car and the owner was compelled 10 stand
byandsee il completely destroyed. When
House saw what had happened he through
excitement lost control OF his car, which
took 10 the side OF the road for about
twenty yards and went through the fence,
tearing down two panels OF rails, and
then struck telephone pole. The front
wheel on one side was completely de-
molished, the radiator badly broken and a
number OF minor parts bent or broken.
None of the Mullendores were injured a
particle, but the occupants OF the House
car were cut by flyingglass. The burned
car was new five passenger Buick and
was fortunately insured.