Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-03-11
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happenlnp In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere,

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ofthis end of the road on special train
last Monday.
Last year Mr.. VIM. A. Chapline beat
Mr.. E. T. Licklider for recorder by
eight votes. On Monday Mr.. Lickli-
der turned the tables on Mr.. Chapline
by exactly the same majority.
a number of fsh-including many
bass-that were left in the canal by
the food have been caught during the
past week. Samuel Muck caught a
carp few days ago that weighed IS
pounds.
Mr.. James Lloyd has begun the
erection of a dwelling-house on the
Show place west of town. He has
moved into part of Mr.. Geo. B. Emf
ler's dwelling on Prospect Avenue,
and Mrs. Ella Grow will move into
the Lloyd house recently purchased
by her son, Mr.. G. W. Grow.
The fight for the ChaIlestown post
Office is on in good style, and it is said
that the prize lies between L. D. Getz-
endanner and S. V. Yantis. The fact,
however, that Postmaster George H.
Flagg and Postmaster-General Gary
are warm friends may cut some figure
as to when the place will be given out
Last November dogs raided Mr.
Towner Schley's sheep, killing four
and wounding FIVE. A few days ago
one of the sheep that had been bitten,
fine eve, showed every symptom of
rabies. She snapped at objects near
her and frothed at the mouth precise
ly as a mad dog would, The eve died
soon after she was attacked.
The students of Shepherd College
gave a very enjoyable reception to the
faculty in the college hall last Friday
evening" return of a similar cour-
tesy by the faculty to the students some
time ago. Teachers and pupils spent
delightful evening together, and it
was in every respect enjoyable. Re-
freshments were served at 10 o'clock,
and an hour later the happy event
came to an end.
Mr.. Robert Gibson shipped by ex-
press to Col. Robert S. Carr, of Charles
ton, on Monday, five splendid pea
fowls-a cock and four hens. The
tail of the male bird was magnificent,
being unusually large and richly col
ored. The graceful peafowls will add
beauty to Col. Cars picturesque home
on the heights above Charleston and
at the same time furnish additional
evidence that he is a sure-enough
farmer.
Mr.. j. S. Fleming recalled curious
coincidence this week. About twenty
FIVE years ago Messrs. John Conner
and Jacob Crow, both Of whom We're
painters, were thrown from scaffold
while painting the Parran house, now
owned and occupied by Mrs. Margaret
Miller, and they were both pretty
badly hurt. The two men died within
ten days of each other, Mr. Grow on
the oath of February and Mr.. Conner
on the 9TH of March, quarter Of a
century after the accident.
Our friend Mr. E. o. Mckee, who
has moved to Mr. R. D. Shepherd s
farm near Shepherdstown, was in town
last week and stated that he has 81
ewes with 90 lambs; "a ewes have As
lambs. He stated also that he had a
lamb which died soon after birth that
had a nose shaped like the proboscis
of an elephant. This latter part Of the
story Mr.. Mckee will have to take
upon himself. 1t is too sheepish for
us to assume its neutrality-suspicious.
burg Statesman.
The work of repairing the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal is going on IN
earnest, and with the large force OF
men now at work at various points
along the waterway the canal is ex-
pected to be in shape for navigation
by the forepart Of next month. The
locks, dams, waste weirs and other
valuable property escaped harm and
| the most serious injury was the WASH
ing away of the banks. The cost OF
the improvements will amount to
somewhere between $4,000 and $40
600.
Governor MacCorkle last week signed
the bill protecting the bass in the PotO-
mac river, passed by the late Leglsla-
ture. Governor O'Ferrall, of Virginia
and Governor Lowndes, Of Maryland
will be notified of this action. Both
the Maryland and Virginia Leglsla.
lures have passed similar bills and
the Governors will, after notification
Of the action of Governor MacCorkle