Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-16
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

A marriage license was granted in
Martinsburg on Tuesday to Mr.. George
Alonzo Slaughter, Of Shenandoah
Junction, and Miss Eva Vinetta Foster
of WeverWn, Md.
Clyde Cook. a well-known young
farmer of the Zoar neighborhood, was
recently operated upon for appendicitis
in the Charles Town Hospital. He is
recuperating fairly we'll.
The two-ycar-old child OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ruppenthal, Berkeley
Springs, fell backward into bucket
of hot water while pulling toy wag-
on at the parents home and was scald-
ed so badly it died in few hours.
Henry Phillips, who is nearlv so
years old, was convicted IN the 'ur'
in Hagerstown last week of sma ling
window in Carson's iewelry store and
stealing some valuable articles, and
Judge Wagaman sentenced him to four
years in the penitentiary. He had a
bad record.
About the meanest thief in Martins
burg is the fellow who broke into n.
M. Coles undertaking establishment a
| few nights ago. He stole a number of
eye cups, used to close the eyes OF the
dead, articles used in embalming, and
other things. Fortunately the collins
were locked UP in warehouse, or he
might have stolen one of them also.
An automobile truck was backed
into the Shenandoah river at Man
ning's Ferry Sunday afternoon. In
running the truck out of the ferry boat
on this side of the river the boat was
pushed out from under the truck and
it was let down in the water. A wo-
man in the truck jumped out in the
water, and fortunately she and her
children-Rot of with a wetting.-Spirit.
Charles Bovey, Of Keedysville. Md.
who lost his memory eight weeks ago
l when he fell from an apple tree, has
suddenly reGained it. He was found
unconsc Gus, and for eight weeks how
cred between life and death. Although
improving physically the last few
weeks, his mind continued to be a
blank. He recognized nobody until
memory suddenly returned to him a
few days ago.
Moaning and the rafting OF unseen
chains are too much for Samuel Price
and his little family who occupy the
old Bruncr house in the MaSSanuit2n
foothills, five miles west of Luay, Va,
where Charles Bruner and his wife and
two children were killed six years ago
by William Nichols, who ended his
own life on the scene. Price is looking
for a new home. Robert Nichols, whu
the place untcnable recently when ne
dared the GHOSTS and attempted to
spend a night within the eerie house
He became dissatisfied with his bar
the story goes.
After having acquired the Hagers-
town and Martinsburg plants OF the
Cumberland Valley Telephone Com
pany, the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Company is negotiating for
the purchase OF the Cumberland Valley
Company's interests in and about Win
chester. The Winchester Chamber Of
Commerce has been active in bringing
the two companies together, in order
to save many Of the business houses
Of Winchester the expense Of paying
for the service OF two telephones, it be-
ing the intention Of the c. & P. COM
pany to supply service to all sub
scribers of the Cumberland Valley
Company who may want it.
A large lumber truck OF the Hall
town Paperboard Co., run by c. Miller
and an automobile run by Miss Thorn
as, teacher in the Halltown school,
collided last Wednesday as Miss
Thomas was on her way home from
school. Miss Thomas was consider
ably bruised, one little girl, Avis
Morgan, had her face cut by being pro-
Jected through the windshield, Ellz-
| abeth Morgan was thrown several
yards against a fence, rendered I'M
conscious, had her head cut and was
carried 10 DR.. Perry's Office, where he
gave medical attention to all Zadie
Kelly was thrown some distance and
landed unhurt upon her feet Miss
Thomas car was damaged so badly
it had to be hauled to a garage for re-
pairS.-Spirit.