Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-01-07
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

The handsome new station OF the NOT
folk & Western Railway at Charles Town
is now in use.
The Spirit OF Jefferson, at Charles Town,
announces that by mutual agreement
Clayton L. Haines will continue the pub
LEGATION OF that paper as its editor and
proprietor.
A well known Hagerstowner fell on the
street the other day and broke bottle in
his pocket, which drenched him with
dark colored fluid. The Hag Mail says
that il was coffee.
At the meeting OF the Frederick Fair
Association last Saturday the reports
showed that the sum OF So. 0Sl % was
cleared at the fair held in October. All
OF the old directors were reelected, with
one exception.
The famous old Taylor Hotel property
in Winchester has been purchased by the
liable brothers, who will tear down the
building and erect a fine business block.
What will become OF those millions OF
bed bugs when the old hotel is demol
iShed?
Thornton Clark, colored bootlegger
OF Engle's, this county, was taken to
Martinsburg last week by Deputy Mar
shall E. w. Athey. where he admitted
that he was guilty OF selling liquor lille
gally. He was remanded TO the Wood
county Jail to await trial in the United
States Court.
AT meeting O. the city counci! OF Mar
tinSburg or Monday night applications
for an extension OF time for the fran
chiSe OF the Shenandoah Railroad Com
pany was refused and the company has
now no privileges, IFS time limit hav-
ing expired. Nearly three years ago the
company was organized TO bu'id trolley
lines in this section OF West Virginia and
also in Virginia, but nothing was done
except secure a franchise. That time
limit was renewed, but the Martinsburg
council has finally refused further grace
and the project seems to be as dead as
Julius Caesars ghost.
AT the meeting OF the stockholders OF
the HagerStown Fair Association last
Saturday the old board OF directors was
easily re-elected, although contest had
been made against them. The officers
chosen for the ensuing year are: PreSi-
dent, Thomas A. Poffenberger; vice
president, VIM. H Armstrong treasurer,
Thompson A. Brown; recording secre-
tary, Daniel H. Staley; corresponding
secretary, Palmer A. Tenant directors,
Samuel p. Angle, Harry E. Baker, Harry
K. Beachley, William D. Clarkson, w.
Merrick Huyett, Milton w. Porterfield,
/ Chalmers Reed, Lewis R. Schnebly, J.
Ellsworth Stonebraker and Abraham c.
Strife.
A terrible tragedy occurred some days
ago near Winter Haven, Florida, when
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Alvey and their
three children, formerly of HsgerStown,
were burned to death as they slept in
their bungalow. The AlveyS had moved
to Florida couple OF years ago, where
they had built themselves handsome
home. About 3 O'Clock on the morning
OF December 18th neighborS found the
Alvey home wrapped ir; flames, and later
were Mortified 10 discover the burned
bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvey and their
three children, aged seven, five and two
years. in the ruins OF the dwelling. The
remains were taken to HagerStown for
burial. How the fire started will proba-
bly, never be known.
A desperate tragedy occurred Page in
county, Va, about live miles west OF LII
ray, at the base of Massanutton mountain
the first OF the week. Some OF the
children OF a neighbor went TO the home
of Charles E. Burner, when they found
the dead bodies of Mrs. Burner and her
three little children, ranging from one to
tive years. All had been brutdlly muir
dered with an aXe-the children while
they slept and the mother after what ap-
parently had been struggle Burner,
who had not been on good terms with his
wife, was not at home, and it was first
thought that he had committed the crime
Later, however, the body OF William
Nichols, a mountaiR deSperado, was found
on the place adjoining the Burner home.
He had committed suicide oY blowing
his head off with shotgun, and by his
side was the bloody axe with which he
had killed the Burners. Nichols, il is be-
lieved, killed the woman and children
because she refused to elope with him
during the absence OF her husband, as he
is said to have been in love with her. He
had threatened before to kill her if she
refused to live with him. II is said that
Charles E. Burner is brother of q. J.
Burner, who lived in Shepherdstown a
few years ago.
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