Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-09-30
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

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fined $5243 in Hagerstown for operating
an automobile while he was drunk.
There are 81 prisoners in the Hagers-
town Jail, most of whom are awaiting
trial at the November term of court.
The B. & y. Railroad is building new
station at Keedysville. For the past sew
eral years an old passenger coach has
served as station.
The city of Winchester, Va, is consid-
ering the matter of constructing its own
electric light plant. II is lighted now by
electricity from the plant OF the Northern
Virginia Power Company at MilIville.
Jacob L. Zimmerman, a well-to-do
farmer of Rockingham county, Va, fell
from the top OF a siIo Friday, striking
concrete floor IS feet beneath. He was
hurt so badly he died soon afterward.
Last Sunday evening certain thirsty in
dividuals rolled barrel of whiskey from
a box car in B. & o. train just west Of
Martinsburg. Before they could get it
away from the tracks, however, the rail-
road authorities seized it.
No action was taken by the grand jury
at Martinsburg in the case OF Attorney
Harry A. Downs against DR.. w. E. Min
ghini, the former not appearing to testify.
Attorney Downs stated that the case had
been settled out of court by DR.. Minghini
rendering him full apology.
Because her lover was out in an auto
mobile with another girl, Helen Reisher,
Rged 10 years, of Chambersburg, drank
an ounce of carbolic acid on the main
street OF that place last Thursday night,
and died about fifteen minutes later. She
was so determined 10 kill herself that she
spat out the emetic that physician ad-
ministered.
Riley Orndorff, a farmer of Frederick
county, Va, was convicted at Winchester
yesterday of numerically beating an
adopted boy with strap on the end of
which was large buckle, and the cruel
man was sentenced 10 one year at hard
labor on the State roads. The child had
been unable TO bring home the cows from
pasture and Orndorff became enraged.
Fire yesterday afternoon about o'clock
destroyed the corn crib and hog pen on
the farm occupied by Charles Dorsey,
abouton fourth mile north ofSharpsburg,
along the Hagerstown turnpike. The
fire at one time threatened to burn the
large bank barn, few feet away, but
prompt assistance ofneighbors saved this
building. The loss will be about $3.50.
A large war order was concluded be-
tween the Norfolk & Western Railroad
and munitions manufacturing concern
in Cumberland, when 5000 discarded
old Car bumpers were dug out OF the
scrap heaps and shipped to Cumberland.
The munitions company is taking all the
railroads old bumpers, melting them and
casting them into shrapnel shells. The
bumpers are valueless for ordinary steel
work.
Neil Cooper, living at Kernstown, Va,
lost one OF his horses on Saturday, when
he was compelled TO shoot the animal TO
relieve it from the terrible agony it was
suffering from being stung by bees. Mr..
Cooper's team was engaged in narrowing
a piece of ground, when swarm OF bees
was seen coming across the field. The
bees aIighted on the back of one OF the
horses, causing it 10 plunge and kick.
finally tearing the harness loose. The
horse started in a dead run for the barn,
where il was later shot by its owner TO
relieve its suffering. II is believed that
it was stung by thousands of the bees.
Saturday afternoon as Mr.. and Mrs. |.
w. Dick were travelling in their automo-
bile near Halltown they approached four
little children walking along the pike.
Thinking the children had seen the car,
Mr.. Dick did not blow the horn. Too
late he realized that the children were I'M
aware of the approaching car, and al
though he slackened the speed he could
not avoid striking one child, little Anna
Morgan, three-year old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Morgan, OF Haltown,
being struck in the side and knocked
down. Mrs. Dick picked up the uncon-
scious child from under the machine and
took her to her home nearby, and Mr..
Dick had DR.. Perry on the scene in few
minutes. The child was cut and bruised
about the face and knees, but no bones
were broken. An older child, Avis Nor
gan, aged seven years, was speeches.
several days from fright.-AdVocdte.
A fatal automobile accident occurred
last Wednesday evening near Chambers
burg, Pa, resulting in the death OF John
]. Rinehart, of Ringgold, Washington
county, Md, and the fatal injury of Miss
Emma Shockey. Mr.. Rinehart had been
to Gettysburg, accompanied by five Of his
relatives. Returning he attempted to drive
his car around another automobile, when
he lost control and overturned his ma
chine in ditch. His head was crushed
and he died instantly. Miss Emma
Shockey, aged so years, was fatally in
iured, lingering in Inconsistencies until
Tuesday evening, when she died in the
hospital in Chambersburg. The other
persons in the car escaped with minor in
juries. Mr.. Reinhart was related by
marriage TO the Staley family, Of this
vicinity, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank R. Nc
Quilkin, Miss Ella Staley. Harry Staley
and Russell White attended his funeral
on Friday.