Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-01-14
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

pacity OF 5000 is to be erected on North
Potomac street, Hagerstown. in which
will be t cid The seven weeks revival SER
vice OF Rev. DR.. w. E. Biederwolf, a
noted evangelist, beginning April 4th.
Three drunken men whose identity has
not been revealed shot up Martinsburg
last Thursday night in wild western style.
Sidney Scott. colored man, was one OF
their targets and was seriously injured,
receiving two bullet wounds. Several
other persons had narrow escapes.
The dry goods firm OF Letter Bros,
Hagerstown, has bought part OF the
Baldwin Hotel site in that city, upon which
they expect TO build fine building Tor
their store. They will have front OF IS
feet, running back 48 feet, and lot in the
rear about so by 200 teet. Ii is said that
they pay $4,000 for the property.
Sheriff Otto w. King gives some inter
esting statistics concerning the occupancy
of the Jail IN Hagerstown. During the
past year he entertained | ,002 priS. ners-
that is, one in every twenty-five residents
of HagerStowu was in jail for some cause
or other. Some OF the prisoners, how
ever, were "repeaters," which brings the
average down somewhat.
Fred Miller. youth l6 years old, was
arrested in Charles Town last week on
the charge OF having stolen horse and
buggy from man at GaitherSburg, Md.
He had driven the team from Gathers
burg TO Charles Town, and when he Of
Tered 10 sell the outfit for six dollars at
the latter place suspicion was aroused and
an investigation was made which result
ed in his arrest.
Farming lands brought record price
in Rockingham county, Va, few days
ago, when Gen. John E. Roller, of Harri-
sonburg, sold $50 acres OF land north OF
that place TO John F. Richie for $l5o an
acre. A barn is the only building on the
property. Mr.. Richie sold to w. Paul
LiSkey a tract OF 100 acres, fronting on the
Shenandoah Valley pike near Harrison
burg, for $4,000.
Elmer Green, aged Il, living in Boil
var. this county, met with tragic death
recently near the Shenandoah pulp mill.
He was standing in the road looking at
the boys skating on the lake and was
holding a shotgun in his arms, having
Just returned from days hunting. The
gun fell from his hand and struck on a
rock, diScharging the load into his stom-
ach. He Died the same day.
The twin towns OF Harper's Ferry and
Bolivar elected corporation officers last
Thursday. Those for Harper'S Ferry
were ]. !. Faherty, mayor; c. E. Marlatt,
recorder; Louis Beck, James CaSSell, T..
!. Burleigh, J. q. Hurst, Charles Koonce,
councilmen. The successful candidates
in Bolivar were Joseph Young, mayor
g. Grub, recorder; James Derry, Frank
Schilling, George SecriSt, c. r. Young,
George Healer, councilmen.
When vagrant dog appeared at the
home of Edward Galloway, at Brucetown,
Va, Friday night, members OF the family
were inclined TO put him out, but as the
night was intensely cold they finally
decided to let him remain in the house.
Now they are glad, for early in the morn
ing the house caught fire, and the bark
ing and yelping OF the dog aroused the
GallowayS III time to save their home.
The regular January term ofthe Berke-
ley Circuit Court began in Martinsburg on
Tuesday, Judge Woods on the bench.
For the second term in succession, there
was not single indictment returned by
the grand jury. There was only one
presentment before that body, that OF
Thomas Cameron, traffic officer from
Maryland, who was charged with carry
ing concealed weapons. The grand jury
ignored the p.eSentment.
When the employees OF the Cumberland
Valley Railroad received their pay checks
on Monday they found attached a notice
to the effect that the checks must not be
cashed at saloons or any place where in
toxicating liquors are sold. The notice
warns the employees that they will not be
retained in the service OF the company if
their checks are cashed at places where
LIQUOR is sold. The Hag Mail, OF course,
is very indignant at this infringement on
the personal liberty OF the railroad men.
In Hagerstown last Sunday night Cliff
ton Leggett, aged 80 years, was shot and
killed by his wife, Minnie Leggett. in a
quarrel over a pint OF whiSkey. The
Leggetts, who have had place OF I'M
savory reputation for some years, were a
tough lot and have given the police a
great deal OF trouble. Sunday night they
were drinking and quareling, and when
the woman was using more of the whiS-
key than her husband thought was her
share he tried 10 preventher. She there
upon shot hir, in the head, causing his
| instant death.
There are bears in the neighborhood OF
Hancock. The other day John Furlow
and James HE were skating on the canal
when their attention was attracted by the
furious barking of Hites dog. The men
followed the doginto the woods and found
that he had freed black bear. which had
gone out upon limb. Hite ran to his
home to get a gun, and while he was gone
the bear came down and attacked Furlow.
He had found section of iron pipe and,
de-stepping the rush OF the bear. beat
the animal a severe blow on the nose.
The blow staggered the bear and bleed
ing and growing furiously, il ran into the