Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-07-15
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

three miles east OF Bunker Hill, Berkeley
county, was destroyed by fire last Satur-
day night, with most of IFS contents.
Mary Rachel Poffinberger, aged q
years, died in Williamsport last Thursday
from dreadful burns inflicted June 18th,
when coal oil stove exploded and set
her clothing afire.
The South Mountain peach growers,
including the Edgemont and Smithsburg
neighborhood, expect TO have peach
crop this year OF 100000 baskets, or
about6OO, 600 bushels. The fruit promises
to be very fine.
The Washington county saloons got
another victim last Saturday night.
Charles A. Morton, an iron-worker OF
Hagerstown, filled up on whiskey, and
later in the night was struck by a Western
MARYLAND locomotive near Williamsport
and instantly killed.
With renewed enthusiasm, resulting
from the great convention al Atlantic City
last week, the temperance people OF
MARYLAND, under the leadership OF DIR. 1.
M Hare, will make campaign in every
county in the State with the view ofeect-
ing a legislature that will submit the queS-
ton of prohibition TO avote of the people.
The people ofAugusta county, Va. will
90 into court in an effort TO abolish the
tollgate system in that county. They
say that the system OF toll roads roads is
against the State constitution and they will
endeavor to have a court decision to this
effect. Those who travel the Valley turn
pike are fully agreed that the system OF
toll charges is not only against the law
but the prophets also.
The National Limestone Company,
operating near Martinsburg, has been
placed in the hands Of receivers. This
company was organized five or six years
ago by capitalists from Jamestown, Scran-
ton and Williamspot, Pa. 1t owns 100
acres OF land southeast Of Martinsburg,
for which it paid Sl20, 900, and in all about
$500 900 was spent on the project. The
plant has been idle about year.
]. E. Corell, who for many years was
one of Winchester's most popular citizens
and commissioner of revenues for the
city, died three or four weeks ago and
was buried with unusual honors. Since
his death il has been discovered that his
accounts with the city are short more than
So 1000, this amount having been collected
by him and put in his own pockets. 1t
is said also that as treasurer OF the Hand
ley trust fund he is short some $1,000.
Err. Snyder and J. v. Snyder, broth
ers, OF Martinsburg, pleaded guilty in the
federal court at Elkins OF using the mails
for fraudulent purposes and were SEN
fenced to one year each in the penlten-
tiary by Judge Dayton. Another brother
is now serving jail term in Martinsburg
for similar offense. The SnyderS oper-
ated store in Martinsburg, purchased
goods in large quantities wherever they
could secure credit and then refused to
pay their accounts.
The station property OF the Norfolk &
Western Railway at Briggs, in Clarke
county, was totally destroyed by fire
early yesterday morning, together with
all the contents. A general merchandise
store owned by Thomas P. SpateS, a
grist mill, the postoffice and railroad sta
ton were all under the same roof, and all
went up in smoke. The loss is partly
covered by insurance. The fire was dis
covered about a. m, soon after train
had passed, and spark from the loco
motive may have started il.
Five hundred country schoolhouSeS
have been abandoned in West Virginia
during the last few days at meetings OF
district boards of education, and this
means practically the passing ofthe "ittle
red school house" The action OF the
school boards became mandatory when
the Legislature passed law legislating
out OF existence all School-houSeS where
the pupils number less than ten. These
students will attend other schools and in
instances where the distance is too great
TO walk the school boards must provide
transportation.
Harry Stricken was accidentally killed
Sunday in Page county by his nephew,
Glynn r. Richard. The shooting occur
red at the home OF William B. Richard,
where the men were comparing the shoot
ing qualities of their shotguns. In some
manner the gun was discharged while
Rickard was using il as walking stick.
The load tore part Of Strickler's shoulder
away and almost severed his head from
his body. A coincidence OF the tragedy
was the killing OF cousin OF young
Stricken just Is years ago and in exactly
the same manner as Stricken was killed.
Miss Lucy Barrett, aged about IS years,
an eccentric divorced woman who lived
many years as recluSe IN comfortable
furnished home, was found dead in her
home at Winchester Saturday by Mrs.
George Craig. Physicians said she had
been dead many hours. Relatives are
guarding the house because OF reports
that large amounts of money are secreted
behind walls, pictures, in bags in corners
and elsewhere. II is expected that the
court will order an investigation to locate
the fortune. The nearest relatives are
two brothers, George Barrett, Piedmont,
w. Va, and Albert Barrett, Tennessee.
Wool buyers from eastern markets, anx-
ious TO hurry this years clip to the mills,
are offering what are said to be the best