Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-09-23
Items of Interest.

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Early last Saturday morning a b. q 0.
express train struck an automobile as II
was crossing the tracks at Knoxville,
Md. Randolph McCabe was killed and
w. l.. Newton was seriously injured.
Both men were from Leesburg, Va.
A prohibition law enforcement conven-
lion will be held in Wheeling October
18th and 18th. when addresses will be
delivered by Governor Hatfield, Hon.
Fred o. Blue and other prominent men
from West Virginia, besides men OF ma
tional influence from other States.
Ataspecial election in Berkeley Springs
recently the people voted by a very large
majority 10 issue $4,000 in bonds for the
paving OF Main street from the b. d ..
station TO the extreme southern part OF
the town. Such Improvements come
high, but Bath seems bound to have 'em.
Rev. c. Kennedy Lewis, senior pastor
of The Hancock M. E. Church, owing TO
impaired health, has rendered his reSig-
nation as pastor Of the charge. He is at
present ill at the home OF his wife's pa
rents at Parkton, Md. Rev. j.. p. Feltner
has been temporarily placed in charge OF
the work.
Warden M. Z. White ofthe State Peni-
Tertiary will introduce baseball in the
penitentiary next year. He intends to
organize league of ball teams among the
prisoners, who will have baseball uniforms
and a regular schedule. 1t is likely semi
professional teams from the outside will
be brought TO the "pen" 10 play games
with the convict teams on special occa-
SionS.
Mrs. Scott Durand's $4,000 herd OF
Guernsey cattle, on Crabtree Farm, near
Lake Bluff, Chicago, must be slaughtered
because of foot and mouth disease. The
cattle, numbering 60, are said to be the
finest herd OF GuernseyS in America.
Mrs. Durand spent years collecting the
herd. and tears coursed down her cheeks
when she received the news that the
cattle must be killed.
A distressing tragedy is reported from
Morgantown, this State. Nettie Poland,
pretty girl OF 10 years, was found dead
Sunday morning in an automobile on
country road, her death having been
caused by criminal operation. DIR. J.
L. Silver, young physician who was
responsible for her trouble and for her
death, was found dead in his office Mon
day morning. he having committed Sui
eide. The'wages OF sin is death.
Margaret Smith, Is years old, is dead
at her home at Beaver Falls, Pa, as
result OF a fright sustained a few days
ago, when a big rat jumped on her
shoulder. The girl is said by physicians
to have succumbed to acute dilation OF
the heart A few days ago the child went
to a cupboard for some sugar. On open
ing the door large rat Sprang out and
landed on her. Struck dumb with terror
she gave one cry and swooned 10 the
floor. Physicians who were in attend
ance declare that the injuries she Sus-
tanned as result of the fright are OF rare
occurrence. SO great was the fright
caused by the rat that the girl was robbed
OF the power to speak.
George A. Rumsey, Jr., Eugene RumSey
and Carroll L. Rumsey, of Philadelphia,
who own an aggregate OF about $4,000
worth OF securities OF the MartinSburg
Power Company, have filed separate suits
in the Federal Court at Philippi for the
purpose of Withdrawing from the COM
bination which is now recognizing the
power company. The plaintiffs state that
they deposited their securities with the
Merchants & Farmers Bank OF Martins
burg, the depository ofth reorganization
committee, and later decided TO withdraw
from participation in the reorganization
OF the company. 1t is alleged that the
power company resisted the withdrawal
OF the securities from the pool, however,
and suits were then filed.
Two large boxeslabeled canned fruit
shipped from Keyser, were seized by
prohibition officers last Sunday at the
home of Janos Waldo, Hungarian, OF
Grasseli, suburb. The boxes con-
tanned so and 60 gallons of whiskey, re-
spectively. Deputy Commissioner J. H.
Tenney followed man who had loaded
the boxes on wagon to the house OF
Vadjo. According to Mr.. Tenney, three
other boxes of wet goods, also labeled
canned fruit" were deposited in the
Keyser office by the same consignor.
These were billed 10 Waldo in his own
name, at Bridgeport. The suspicious OF
the Mineral county authorities were
aroused and an investigation of the three
boxes addressed to Waldo was made and
they were held at Keyser.
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