Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-07-29
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happenlnp Ir
Our helghborhood and Elsewhere.

at the Hotel Pawhatan on Friday
evening last. The Misses Schley, Miss
McCleary and the Messrs. Schley
were present from this place.
Mr.. William H. Billmyer enriched
our collection this week by adding to
it an Indian pipe and several fine ar
row-heads. Mr.. w. D. Graham, who
has keen scent for Indian relics, gave
US some interesting implements.
On Monday afternoon and evening
there was a very abundant rainfall
which has already made visible i'm
provement on the growing corn.
Mr.. W. L. Erwin, popular drug
gist at Harpers Ferry, and Miss Mel
lie B. Crutchley. formerly of Brooklyn,
were married last week at Newark,
N. j.
Lizzie Poindexter, oolored, has been
committed to jail by Justice Briggs, of
Harper's Ferry, to answer a charge of
bigamy; it appearing that she married
one James Robinson in 1890, and SUBJ
sequently, in 1895, was welded to
VIM. Poindexter.-.Spirit.
They must require queer quali6ca-
tons for school teachers in Martins
burg. The Herald speaking of the
new principal of the high school says: :
"He is AZ years old, is married and is
the father of two children. That he
is a capable man is beyond doubt"
On Friday and Saturday evenings
the Shepherdstown Speciality Band will
hold a lawn party on the grounds Of the
new college. The proceeds are to be
used in procuring new music and in
struments. Every one should encour-
1
age and assist them in this endeavor.
The dam across the Potomac at
Harper's Ferry, which was damaged
by the spring freshets is being repaired.
1t is authoritatively stated that the
Norfolk g. Western Railway will take
/
steps to have the dam at the cement
mill put in good order as the low water
is causing the piers of their bridge to
be seriously weakened.
The Norfolk & Western Railway has
issued an order concentrating its stores
and supplies for this division at Shen-
andoah. The entire stock at Shep-
herdstown is being removed this week,
and will be dealt out hereafter from
Shenandoah. The Office of supervisor
will be retained here, and Mr.. Eagan
and Mr.. Ferguson will, we are glad to
say, still abide with u.s.
The Supreme Lodge Shield of Honor
has amended its constitution, and will,
after September lst, give its member
ship the privilege of taking out an in
surance of either $3.50, $500 or 81 900.
This will give the order great boom.
You can have an insurance on your
life at very small cost. We have a
lodge in our town. Apply to R. S.
NJ. Hoffman. secretary, or D.L, Rentch,
W. NJ, for membership.
The executive committee Of Shop
herd College will soon give out con-
tract for the grading of the new col
lege grounds. A large quantity Of
earth will be necessary for filling in,
| and it may be that our corporation
authorities would find opportunity to
have some of our streets improved at
little or no cost. Some of the hills
might be reduced and the drainage
made better with slight expense. 1t
is worth looking into.
Mr.. Simon Griffith gives us the par
ticulars of the best snake story OF the
season. On Monday while Mr.. Grit
fifth was picking berries on the Bill
myer farm above town he saw an
enormous blacksnake in the bushes.
| He killed the serpent with club, and
when il was measured it was found to
| be 9 feet l inch in length and l2t
inches in diameter at the thickest part.
This is the biggest snake we have ever
heard of in this section.
A special term of the Circuit Court
of Jefferson county was held last Sat
urday, and, in the absence of Judge
E. B. Faulkner, Capt. George Baylor
was elected special Judge. In the
chancery case of T. N. Blackburn VS..
Harper's Ferry and Bolivar Building
Association a decree confirming sale OF
real estate was entered, and in the
cause of Faulkners administrators VS..
Lucas administrator ct al. there was
a decree directing the distribution of
| funds to creditors.
II is said that the chair Of modern
languages at the West Virginia UNI
- Ill h 61lad NV Mr. F. III