Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-10-21
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

JOUn RYE, IduitOi al uhS iioSSioto""
postoffice, was arrested Tuesday on the
charge OF rifling the mails.
Thieves broke into WentZeIl's cigar
factory at Harper's Ferry one night last
week and stole about fifty dollars worth
OF his best cigars.
Judge Dayton has handed down de-
cision declaring that the creditors OF the
late w. H. Crawford, OF Martinsburg, are
entitled TO his life insurance OF SIS, 500.
His widow had claimed the money.
Near Waynesboro, Pa. on Monday,
Robert Bair, aged 10 years. was shot and
instantly killed by his younger brother.
The boys had a gun with which they had
tried to shoot hawk, and it was acci-
dentally discharged with fatal result.
The work Of rebuilding the plant OF the
Adamantine Clay Products Company at
North Mountain, recently destroyed by
fire, is being pushed rapidly. 1t is said
that the company has orders sufficient 10
keep the plant IN operation all winter.
Congressman w. c. Brown has offered
a handsome silver loving cup 10 the school
making the best exhibit at the big fall
festival which is TO be held in Charles
Town on October Is and 20. The exhibit
will consist OF farm, garden and orchard
products.
The home place of Robert M. Wash
ingtonin Hampshire county, near Romney,
was sold last week at trustees sale,
Charles Smith, of Burlington, w. Va,
being the purchaser at $4,000. The
French place, in the same county, was
sold for $500.
The Hagerstown fair was a financial
success this year, although the attendance
was not as great as in 1913, when the
high water mark was made. The re-
ceipts from the gates and grand stand
were S24, 649 Is this year. being 81 ,737 %
less than in 1913.
AT Broadway, Va, last Saturday night
while the clerks were charging a soda
fountain tank with carbonic gas the thing
exploded with great violence. Robert
Thomasson had his leg broken and the
bones crushed and S. M. Williams had
his head badly cut.
The ministers of Washington county,
Md, have issued an earnest appeal to the
voters, and especially church members,
to lay aside partisan politics and at the
coming election vote only for those cam
didates for the Legislature who are will
ing 10 give TO the people the right TO vote
on the prohibition question. The whiS-
key people are solid-why should not the
temperance people act together and show
their real strength ?
The West Virginia Supreme Court OF
| Appeals, in session at Charleston, filed
notice upon the Circuit Court of Taylor
county OF the issuance of rule TO be
answered before the Supreme Court in
Charleston on October 26, to show reason
why writ should not be granted pre-
venting further action in the misdemeanor
indictments against Col. John T. McGraw,
for alleged failure TO comply with the
banking laws while director OF the Graf
ton Bank, which has been in difficulty.
The prosecution OF Col. McGraw is chief
ly spitework.
The Yost prohibition law was upheld
by the Supreme Court in the first test
made its constitutionality at Charleston.
The test was made in the case OF Robert
H. Bell, who was found guilty ofviolating
the law. A writ of error was denied. II
was charged that the Yost law was I'M
constitutional for the reason that il at
tempted TO make vital and effective avoid
amendment TO the Constitution, and also
violated section OF the Constitution Of
the State on the ground that the Yost law
went into effect more than 90 days after
the date OF its passage.
Last Thursday was a disastrous time
for automobiles on the roads leading TO
Hagerstown. Hundreds OF cars were
speeding on the numerous roads leading
to that city, being on their way to the
fair, and there were many accidents.
Three persons were killed and a score or
more were injured during the day. J..
Earl Cromer, his six-year- son and
his wife, all OF Hagerstown, with motor
cycle and side Car, came in collision head
on with an automobile driven by Jonathan
jenkins, uf Frostburg, Md, and fearful
disaster resulted. Cromer and his son
were killed and Mrs. Cromer was hurt so
badly that she is still in precarious con-
dition in the hospital. The occupants OF
the automobile were hurt, Lewis Neid
suffering from conclusion of the brain
and others being injured in various ways.
Robert Hill, Of Midland, Md, was killed
near Hagerstown when a Ford touring
Car upset and threw him out Within two
hours Thursday morning three cars upset
at Braddock Heights, and six persons
from Washington and Rockville were
badly injured. Several Martinsburg per-
sons were hurt on their way to the fair
when their cars were upset, and several
other accidents on different roads were
reported. Mrs. John Mongan was struck
by Car at Tilghmanton late in the even
ing and considerably bruised and shocked.