Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-10-14
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

An outbreak of the dreaded foot-and-
mouth disease among cattle is reported
from York, Pa.
Tuesday evening three colored men
escaped from the Hagerstown Jail. They
knocked the turnkey in the head, took
possession of his keys and were soon on
the outside.
Mr.. Clarence w. Nicklin and Miss
Lillian B. Thompson, both OF Martins
burg, were married last Saturday at the
Reformed parsonage in Hagerstown by
Rev. J. S. kieffer.
The Robinson Cold Storage Company
at Charles Town, with capacity for
storing 1900 barrels of apples. has had
its entire space engaged. Last year A.
600 barrels were in storage.
At Williamsport last Saturday the bright
little three-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hanshew got hold bottle OF
carbolic acid and drank it. She died from
the poison in three or four hours.
In the Berkeley Circuit Court decree
OF absolute divorce was granted Robert
Boyd from his wife, Mrs. Nellie Myers
Boyd. A partial separation had been
granted by the court some time ago.
Announcement is made ofthe approach
ing marriage OF Miss Mary B. Trump,
daughter OF Rev. and Mrs. e. S. Trump,
OF Martinsburg, TO MIR. B. D. Ross, of
Baltimore. The wedding will take place
in the Lutheran Church OF Martinsburg
Tuesday afternoon, October 10Th.
AT Winchester on Monday VIM. J.. B.
Brown, aged IS years, came up for trial
in the circuit court for the murder of his
father in the western part of Frederick
county. The youth confessed that he
had shot and killed his father, John w.
Brown, and had buried the body under
leaves and trash. Judge Harrison SEN
fenced him to the penitentiary for life.
II is said that the saloon-keepers OF
Washington were very much disappointed
in the q. A. r. reunion in that city few
weeks ago, because there was so little
drinking by the veterans. Most OF the
old soldiers who were there, it is stated,
were total abstainers, one post being
present with l28 men, not one OF whom
drinks. The saloon-keepers were dis
gusted because the veterans gave their
places the go-by. One old soldier ex-
planned it by saying: "The veterans
who drank are not here. They are TOO
feeble to travel or they are in their
graves"
William M. Wheaton, a wealthy mer-
chant of Ottumwa, Iowa. Union veteran
of the Civil War, stopped in Hagerstown
last week upon his return from Washing
ton, where he attended the Grand Army
OF the Republic reunion, and met Mrs.
Sarah E. Bowser, SO years old, who 81
years ago saved him and five other Union
soldiers from capture by the Confederates
by hiding them in the cellar at her home.
Old and feeble, the veteran tottered upon
the porch where Mrs. Bowser was sit
ting, made himself known and clasped her
in his arms. The moment he spoke she
recognized his voice. Mrs. BowSer, in
recalling the incident, said on June 6,
1868, street skirmish took place in Ha-
gerstown. When she went into the cellar
she discovered Wheaton and his COM
radeS, who had fled TO the cellar to avoid
capture. She kept them hidden from
Monday until Saturday. They finally
joined some Union troops and returned
to the fighting.
Roy VanMetre, of Wichita, Kansas,
son OF Warner VanMetre, of Berkeley
county, is at his old home near Vancleves-
vile TO spend month or two. His re-
turn recalls an interesting incident that
occurred several years ago. He was
driving across the B. & o. Railroad tracks
at Flagg's Crossing when fast freight
drawn by big locomotive came along.
The buggy was struck in such fashion
as TO be torn from the horse and fastened
above the cow catcher, with Mr.. Van
Metre unframed on the buggy seat.
When he recovered from the shock Mr..
VanMetre crawled along the running
board OF the engine to the cab window,
where he asked the engineer to please
stop and let him get his buggy off. The
engineer was not little frightened him.
self, 10 see mans face appear at the
cab window. The buggy was removed
when the train reached Martinsburg. Mr..
VanMetre did not receive scratch, but
his new suit of clothes was somewhat
damaged.
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