Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-06-17
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are AappenInp In
Our keighborhood and Elsewhere.

supplies of wood, hay, etc., furnished
by him to the armies of the United
States during the late war.
Five fine colts and two FLIES have
been foaled on Major Fl. w. Blunt
stock farm below town, in charge Of
Mr.. Larry Brown-only one colt be-
ing lost this season. They are thor
oughbreds, sired by King Midas.
The New York Dramatic Mirror is
authority for the announcement that
R. D, Shepherd (R. D. McLean) has
written from Europe that he and his
wife, odette Tyler, will appear next
season in revivals of classic drama.
A meeting of the members of Shep-
herd College Alumni Association will
be held in the college hall Wednesday
afternoon, June 23d, at go o'clock.
A full attendance is requested at this
meeting, and also at the exercises at
night.
Miss Florence Grove, of Williams
port, who recently graduated as a
trained nurse from the Maryland Uni
versity Hospital, Baltimore, has been
appointed head nurse of that hospital.
She is granddaughter of Capt. John
Grow, of this place.
Mr.. George Demory left with us a
few days ago several stalks of very tall
wheat-fve feet nine inches in length
grown on the farm of Mr.. Reuben
Jenkins in Loudoun county, not far
from Harper's Ferry. Can any of our
Jefferson farmers beat it?
1t is said that the heaviest load of
coal ever hauled over the G. & 0. canal
vas carried last week by the boat Of
Capt. Charles Undertook, of Sharps-
burg, formerly Of this place. The load
contained 132 tons and l, 100 pounds
Of coal, and was drawn by four mules.
We are told that Mr.. John Butts
killed blacksnake a few days ago
near Sharpsburg that measured 6 feet
nine inches in length and had waist
measure of 10 inches. If anybody
doubts this story, Butts can show the
string with which the snake was meas
AIRED.
The State Superintendent of Free
Schools has made the apportionment
of the distributable school fund to the
counties of the State. Jefferson coun-
ty gets $6,571.58, Berkeley county
$4,S43.38, Morgan county $2,S32.2O
and Martinsburg independent school
district $2,635.59.
A musicale will be given at the home
of Mr.. Charles w. Adams in Sharps-
burg on Thursday evening, June Oath,
under the management Of Miss Kath-
crime Adams and Miss Gertrude Grove.
Admission will be Is cents The pro-
ceeds are for the benefit of the organ
fund of st. Paul's P. E. Church.
Thirty-six acres of the Mrs. Fannie
Y. Lucas land, about two miles south
of town, has been sold by special COM
Inissioners of the court to Mr.. VIM. c.
Link, who paid $40 per acre cash for
it. The land adjoins the place re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. Link, and
gives him a very nice farm there.
During the fierce storm Tuesday
evening buggy in which Mrs Albert
T. Hill was driving home was upset
by going over an embankment near
Belle Vue. Mrs. Hill was thrown out
and her face cut and bruised. She
was taken to Mr.. Remnants home until
the storm was over and she had re-
covered.
Messrs. Becker Bros, who have such
extensive fruit farms on the Blue Ridge
mountains south and east of Harper S
Ferry, are making some new expert
ments this year. They have set out a
couple of hundred acres in tobacco,
and they believe that tobacco growing
can be made an important and prof.
table feature of farming in this section
There is still some excitement over
mad dogs in this section. A few days
ago dog on Mr.. John Foley's place,
near Zoar, went mad and bit another
dog, and afterwards disappeared. 1t
was still at large at last accounts. Dogs
belonging to Mr.. George Osbourn and
Mr.. James Hoffman, below town, have
been killed during the last few days
on suspicion that they showed SYM
toms of rabies.
Mr.. F. F. Moler saw bottle float
ing in the Potomac river near Baker
ton some days ago, and upon opening
it he found the following names writ
ten on paper therein: Miss Title