Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-05-20
NOTES FROM NEARBY.
Martinsburg is arranging TO put 10000
gallons OF oil on ifs streets.

Martinsburg is arranging to put 10000
gallons OF oil on ifs streets.
]. Ellsworth Stonebraker, for many
years q director of the Hagefstown Fair
Association, has resigned from that body.
S.W. Kent Miller, who recently bought
at public sale the property Of the defunct
Norwalk Motor Car Company in Martins
burg, has sold his bargain TO c. q. Cop
persmith, A. E. Skadden and Archie Clo-
han. They will reopen the plant and re-
build and repair cars.
In the circuit court in Hagerstowu on
Tuesday Judge Keedy had sixteen prison.
ers arraigned before him, all but five OF
whom were under Is years OF age. Judge
Keedy asked all those who had gotten
into their trouble through drinking liquor
to hold up their hands, and nine OF them
responded.
Martin Luther Cole, from Lovettsville,
Va, was struck and killed by B. & o.
train while walking along the railroad
track near Weverton, Md, last Wednes-
day night. He had $3.50 in his purse
earlier in the evening at Weverton, but
when his body was found there was only
nickle in his pocket.
Sunday morning lightning struck and
set fire to the barn on the farm OF c. J.
Faulkner and Geo. NJ. Bowers, near Ia
bler's Station, Berkeley county. The
structure was totally destroyed, with all
IFS contents. Three horses, colt and
four hogs were burned to death. The
loss is about g 500, covered by insurance.
The Young Mems Christian Association
of Martinsburg is in danger OF being dis
continued. II has debt OF $4,000 and
is being operated at loss. Recently
strenuous efforts have been made to re-
leve the situation, but the people have
not responded and il will probably go by
the board. The association has line
building, erected a few years ago at a
cost OF $4,000.
TheS. NJ. Behrend Company, ofCharles
Town, filed with Deputy Federal Clerk
A. c. Nadenbousch IFS answer TO the
petition in involuntary bankruptcy recent
ly filed against the compay by creditors,
and in which petition il was stated that
the company is insolvent. The answer
filed by the company declares that the
company is entirely solvent, and that
while il has assets OF 1886, its debts
amount 10 only $3.50. The answer asks
that the petition against the firm be de-
MED, that the temporary receiver be dis
missed, and that the property be restored
to the company. The matter as a whole
will now go before Judge Dayton for
decision. The company conducts de-
partment store in Charles Town.
M. L. Kuhn, the well-known stock
dealer, of Winchester, has effected a COM
promise with Baker Page, colored man
OF Clarke county, by the terms OF which
Mr.. Kuhn is released from further liability
on account OF the drowning OF Pages son
in the Shenandoah river last winter. II
will be recalled that on January 10th last
Mr.. Kuhn drove TO Clarke county on
business trip, and several miles east OF
Berryville he was joined by the colored
boy, lad of fouteenyears. While cross
ing the Shenandoah river Mr.. Kuhn was
swept down the stream and narrowly es-
capped drowning. The boy. who jumped
from the buggy, was drowned. The
father OF the boy, Baker Page, has re-
ceived satisfactory compensation from
Mr.. Kuhn for the loss OF his son, by which
Mr.. Kuhn is released from all further liza
bility by paying 5000.