Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-06-01
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rage and automobile establishment, in
Hagerstown to a company of Harris.
burg and Hagerstown men at the pur-
chase price OF $4,000.
Z. X. Wysong was elected mavo, y,
Charles Town last week for the ensu.
ing term of two years. T. d. Webster
]: W: Carney, w. H. Anderson and
W. II. Baldwin were elected council
men.
The land Of the Standard Tie and
Timber Company, comprising AL acres
on the east side of the SHENANDOAH
river, was sold at public sale las,
Saturday, by Forrest A. Brown, trustee
In bankruptcy, to Amos Cubbage. al a
bid of seas.
A few days ago Mrs Mary Newlin
Killed with club big blacksnake M
her home in Frederick county. Va
When her husband came to the house
to supper she began TO tell him about
IT, when she dropped dead. The ex.
cItement had been too much for her.
Last Saturday evening Aileen Wat
kins, the nine-year-old dauph,er of
Earl watkins, of Sandy Hook, east of
Harper's Ferry, was fatally injured Nv
an automobile. She came out of the
mouse and ran in front of car on the
STATE road, which knocked her down,
causing injuries that resulted in her
death short time afterward.
Col. Robert E. Lee, grandson of the
confederate general, is critically i'll N
Hot Springs, Va, according to word re-
ceiVed at his home in Washington.
Having been i'll for several months
with a complication of diseases. Col
Lee, accompanied by his wife and
mother, Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee, went to Hot
Springs about six weeks ago to recu-
perate. Recently he took sudden turn
for the worse, and, it is said, is now
in a very serious condition.
The store of Samuel Manstof was
broken into last Friday night and
about $50 in money from the cash
drawersand considerable amount of
goods taken. Edward Dodson, For
rest Colvin and Thompson Stevenson
were arrested for the crime on Sat-
urday by Officer Smith, and about S32
OF the money recovered They were
given hearing before Justice Sheetz,
and held for the grand jury, Colvin
and Stevenson being released on bail.
Charles Town Spirit.
F. Smith, Of Hagerstown, was driv-
ing along the State road near Brad
docks Heights the other day when the
radius rod OF his car went bad and
the machine rolled over an embankment.
State policeman came along to help
him out OF his trouble, and discov.
cred forty gallons Of whiskey in the
car. Smith was taken before a magis-
trate In Frederick. where he was fined
$500 and costs for hauling liquor H.
legally. The whiskey was poured into
the gutter.
Rev. w. X. Marshall, a native of
Hampshire county, w. Va, and pastor
OF Jefferson circuit Of the M. E. Church
South some thirty-fve or forty wears
ago, was killed by an automobile in
Baltimore last week. As he was cross.
ing Charles street he stepped in front
Of an automobile and was knocked
down, causing an instantly fatal frac-
ture of the skull. Mr.. Marshall has
for some years been pastor Of St. Bar
naoas Episcopal Church at Sykesville,
Md. He is survived by his wife, who
was a daughter of the late John H.
Strider, of Jefferson county.
Deputy Sheriff Alder on Wednesday
sold the equipment of the Southern
Limestone Company. at Engle, this
county, on an execution from the Cir
cult Court, and for delinquent taxes.
The plant Of the Southern Company
had been idle for some time. The sale
had been postponed twice in order to
give the men personally interested in it
an opportunity to bid on the property.
None of them attended the sale, the
result being that the entire equipment
was sold at junk prices. A dinkey en-
CINE used in the quarries sold for only
500, while the contents of the tool
house, estimated to have cost $4,000,
brought just one-tenth that sum. Six
each, and more than 20 dirt cars, each
costing several hundred dollars, went
for nominal figure.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of the Potomac Public Service
company and its subsidiaries, which
includes the Northern Virginia Power
Company, held last week in Winches-
ter, the resignation Of M. A. Pooler
as general manager Of the company,
was accepted. R. Paul Smith, Of
Frederick, for ten years general SUI
perintendent Of railways, was elected
general manager at the same time.
Mr.. Pooler resigned after very sue
cessful career lasting over a period Of
seven years, to accept the management
of the New Brunswick Power Com
pany, at St. Johns, New Brunswick,
Canada. Mr.. Smiths appointment is
gratifying to those who have business
with the company as we'll as to its nu-
merous employees. He will have his
headquarters in Hagerstown.
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