Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-05-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

periods of usefulness.
Philip S. Rhodes. native Of IeHer.
son county but a resident of Martins.
ourg nearly all his life. died last Mon.
day night, aged IA wears. His wife
and eight sons and daughters survive
him.
The Legislature at its recent session
made heavy increase in inheritance
taxes, placing West Virginia among
the highest States in the Union in this
respect. OF course the dead will not
OBJECT, but II will curtail heavily the in.
heritance of the living
At keyser a few DAYS ago NJ. A. Tut
weller was bitten on the neck BY a
poisonous insect. and in the course OF
several hours his neck became inflamed
and swollen and he suffered greatly.
A number of physicians were called in.
but they were unable to give him any
relief and he died.
John W. Davis, Of West Virginia,
formerly ambassador to Great Britain,
who has established law Offices in New
YORK, has been made director of the
National Bank of Commerce. New
York. The law firm with which he is
connected is the personal counsel for
J. P. Morgan and Company.
MaStin Christian. aged 81 wears,
and one of the pioneer mountaineers
of the Redwood section of Nicholas
county. W. Va, married a Young lady
81 years OF age few DAYS ago. This
is his seventh wife. He is the father
of p children. All of his former wives
are dead.
A party of fishermen out on Cheat
river last Saturday came upon med
ium-sized rattlesnake on a small bluff
overlooking the river. Knowing that
the reptiles lived in pairs they looked
for its mate. They uprooted decay
ed stump and found a thick mass Of
snakes of all sizes, ranging to six feet.
All the reptiles were killed and count
ed. There were Sc of them.
In a special election held last week
in Chapel and Greenwav districts in
Clarke county. Va, for a bond issue
of 100000 for the construction of a
hard surface road from the Opeouon
Creek to the top of the Blue Ridge
mountain through the two districts
named. the vote stood ZIG for and ll6
against the bond issue. The proceeds
of the sale of the bonds are to be loan
ed to the State Highway Commission
for early construction of the road
Seven fine sheep were slaughtered
by dogs on the Eagan farm west Of
town Thursday and Friday nights of
last week. Not satisfied with raid
on two successive nights. the dogs
came back Saturday afternoon. end
resumed operations. Henry Costello,
the tenant on the farm, ard Miss Mary
Eagan proved their craftsmanship by
killing one Of the dogs. Miss Eaean
using a revolver in contributing TO the
CduSe.-AQVOCate.
The twenty-third marriage that has
taken place in the Lurav Caverns since
they were discovered in 1878 wal
solemnized last week, the contracting
parties being Ray Wright. of Culpepef
county, and Miss Gertrude Melton. of
Fauquier county, Va. The ceremony
was performed BY Elder R. H. Pitt
man, Of the Primitive Baptist Church
and was witnessed by cave guides and
a few friends Of the bride and groom.
The marriage took place in the ball
room. the largest chamber so far ex-
plored in the caverns.
A wedding of unusual interest was
solemnized at the PRESBYTERIAN manse
in Strasburg, Va. few DAYS ago by
Rev. Arthur Clarke, when Mrs. Mary
Frances Lentz became the bride of
Charles Edward Lentz. Of Shenandoah
county. The bride was the STEP
mother OF the groom. Mrs. Lentz has
been married three times and has six
children by her first husband. Before
her marriage the first time she was
Miss Stump. Her first husband was
the late Oscar Booth, near Middletown
Va. Her second husband was Philip
Lentz. of Huntsville. He was a wild.
over, and died about year ago. liv-
ing but about two months after his Sec
o nd marriage. Now his son. Charles
Edward Lentz, has assumed the role Of
husband to his fathers widow. and
stepfather to his brides children.
Jacob Gouff. Columbus. Ohio. for
merly Of Washington county. Md.
last week settled for can OF lard that