Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05
NOTES FROM NEARBY.

Charles A. Bike, well-knovn res
ident of Hagerstown, died last week at
the advanced age OF Sc years.
Nine-ye ar-pld Howard Price, Of
Hagerstown, was painfully injured
when he was attacked by horse while
playing on the streets. The animal
bit him in the cheek, inaicting a deep
flesh wound
Lucius Miller, a young colored man
of Bolivar, this county, was struck in
the eye by another negro, and the blow
ruptured the eyeball. The poor fell
ow was taken TO the City Hospital in
Martinsburg, where the eye was re-
moved. The assailant was arrested.
There is concern in Martinsburg over
the prevalence of hydrophpbia. Last
week cat bit Mrs. c. M. Wetherholtz
and several of her children, and four
dogs belonging to Cal White made a
ferocious attack on Mrs. w. H. Riker,
biting her severely. Investigation re-
yealed the fact that all of the animals
had hydrophobia.
The Sine lcecream Company at Ha-
gerstown has been bought by the I'm
perial lcecream Corporation, one of the
largest concerns in the country, hav-
ing a capital of S2,OOO,OOO. II oper-
| ates in Maryland, Virginia, West Vir.
GINA, Ohio, Pennsylvania aai Ken
lucky. 1t will in the near future es-
| tablish new icecream plants in Win
chester and Stanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew M. Graham
aged residents Of MartinSburg, cele-
brated the Goth anniversary Df their
marriage on December oath. They
are natives Of Pennsylvania, but have
lived in Berkeley county for 50 years
Mr. Graham taught school in the
Gerardstown neighborheod for more
than forty years. Of ten children that
were born to them, six are living Mr.
Graham is 83 years old and his wife is
! 80.
A record in the way of divorces and
marriages was completed last week
when Jacob A. Kidwiler, Of Frederick
and Mrs. Elsie V. Hines were mar.
ried at Ellicott City by Rev. George E
Mylle, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church. Mr.. Kidwilsr was divorced
October Is and his wife was divorced
before Christmas. The former Mrs
Kidwiler was married in Charles Towr
October %, n ne days after her di
yorce, to Victor ID. Stockman. Mr.
Kidwiler is AZ years old and his bride
% years.
A propose that the State OF Yves
Virginia sell, give or lease the Berke
ley Springs property in Morgan coun
ty to the federal government as a plac,
treat disabled soldiers, was suggested
Saturday in letter by State Audito,
John c. Bon to Hanford MacNider
national commander Of the American
Legion. The property is owned b,
the State but it has not been developed
to an great extent. Appropriation.
for the maintenance of the spring.
nave oeen made by each Legislature
but there is no income derived by tn,
State A number of leases have beer
given to persons to build sanitarium
there, but thus far there has been n
success. The Board of Public Work
was recent y asked for a lease, but i
was denied, the board feeling that 9Th
proposition would fall through.
Major Bond hes suggested to the boar,
that tie springs be turned over to tn
government and members have ex
presse7 thCms" YES favorable to sucl
action, it was said.
A colpred man who said his nam
Is william Kentlow, his home in Read
ing, Pa, was taken before Justic
Sheetz by N. 4 w. Railway detec
tive for breaking in freight car o.
,nat railroad at Shenandoah Junction
NO witnesses were needed in the case
as kentlow readily told all about tn
theft. While freight train was wait
ing at the Junction for its engine I
load up with water on the night O
December 7, Kentlow confessed h
broke open car and removed from
IL pairs OF shoes. The loot was take,
~ nea" 90 land, where tn
shoes were removed from the boxe
ana the latter burned. The shoes ver
nen hidden about in the woods, man,
OF them being concealed in sink hole
Later kentlow put on one pair and wifi
rev pairs under his arm started OH
10 make sale Of them. ONLY pne mai
was Sole, an! thar to a man at EneIe's
hehtioH sayS &" riuSt have lost a mai
IN waking about over the country. a,
out the one pair were accounted
lor and restored to the railroad com
pany, kentlow not only acknowledge,
all OF this either to the magistrate o.
, me officers who had him in chare,
since his arrest, brt says that he wa,
alone in the entire transaction. II,
was held for the grand Jury, which
conVenes on Tuesday, January II.
Former Sheriff EngIe Pays.