Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-05-27
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

Hancock's new waterworks system was
put into operation last week, and the
people are greatly delighted at having an
ample supply of pure water.
Me- ]. E. Woodward, conducting gen.
eral merchandise business in the Locke
store room in Charles Town, has MADE
an assignment for the benefit OF his creo-
itors to John T. Porterfield.
The Hagerstown commissioners say
that more policemen are needed in that
CITY. The police torce has not kept pace
with the growth of the whiskey business
and the development OF the saloons.
Prot. B. F. Taught, principal OF the high
school at Shinnston, w. Va, has bought
from L. H. Thompson the farm at the
sulphur spring in Opequon district. Berke-
ley county. The place contains lO0acres
and the price paid is $4,000.
Pouring coal oil on smoldering fire in
a cook stove TO make it burn more rapid
ly, Mrs. Gilbert H. Friend, 40 years old,
wife of a Western Maryland Railway Of
fetal, was perhaps fatally burned Sunday
in Hagerstown. The half-gallon COAL oil
can exploded and burning oil set tire to
her clothing
In Martinsburg last Saturday morning
| Arthur Rutherford, nine-year old son oil
Mrs. Florence Rutherford, took hold oil
an electric light wire that had been broken
down by limb blown from a tree, and
was instantly killed by a charge OF 2,4OO
volts OF electricity that passed through
his body. A companion who tried to
pull him away from the wire was badly
shocked
The high finish on the paint on the
Ford automobile driven by George Swartz,
near Gettysburg, was too much for tur-
key gobbler strolling past with tail extend
ed and feathers pulled. The turkey spied
his reflection in the polished end OF the
car and began to fight. After the battle
Mr. Swartz brought the car to town 10
see about having itrepainted. Some one
remarked that "the turkey probably mis-
took the Ford for some sort of bug"
Upon application OF H. L. King, r. q.
Cox and S. Lee Phillips, trustees under a
mortgage OF the Charles Town Water
Company, Judge ]. M. Woods, OF the
Circuit Court, has appointed Forrest A.
Brown special receiver for the company
The company purchased the Charles
Town Water Manufacturing Company's
plant several years ago. The water COM
pany had bonded Indebtedness of SGT, :
500 when il purchased the plant. The
purchase price was $4,000 and about
$25, 900 has been expended. The bonds
are held locally and in Pennsylvania.
A very distressing tragedy occurred in
Hagerstown last Saturday evening, when
Edmund w. Weihenmeyer, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. S. H. Weihenmeyer, was acct
dentally shot and killed by Wibourn
Gerth, his friend and companion. The
young men had spent the day fishing al
Dam No. 4, and had returned to the
Weihenmeyer home. young Gerth was
cleaning revolver that they had taken
with them, when it was somehow dis
charged. The bullet pierced the breast
OF Edmund, who died moment or two
later. The young man was the only son
of his parents and was on the eve OF his
twentieth birthday.
Last week the body OF Charles N. Harp
was found dead in his home in Wolfsville,
Frederick county, Md. and it was sup
posed that he had committed suicide, as
a pistol was found at his side. Later his
stepson, Earl Harp, aged 20 years, was
accused OF numbering him and was arrest
ed and put in Jail. Monday the body OF
the murdered man was taken from its
grave and a post mortem examination
made. Young Harp was brought to the
scene, and when he saw the corpse he
broke down and confessed that he had
killed his stepfather. He said that his
stepfather objected to his using horse
10 take his sweetheart out driving. A
quarrel ensued and the young man was
ordered to his room upstairs. A few
minutes later he started downstairs.
His father, he said, picked up shotgun
and leveIed the weapon at him, when he
drew revolver and fired. The shot
took effect behind his left ear and the
man dropped to the floor.