Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-09-08
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are HappenInp In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

have been running late the past week.
Heavy rains in the South have caused
much damage to the roadbed, and the
connections have thrown the trains
from one to FIVE hours late.
State Bank Examiner D. B. Wet
zell made an examination of the con-
dition of the Jefferson Savings Bank
of this place last Monday. He re-
ported its affairs as being satisfactory
and expressed himself in compliment
airy terms as to its management.
Mr.. VIM. M. Stonebraker has re-
opened his icecream saloon at the old
stand and has been doing a good bust
ness the past week. He kindly sent
the REGISTER force a delicious treat
of icecream on Tuesday, practically
demonstrating the fact that he is an
adept in making this popular dainty.
We hope he may prosper,
We thank our friend James B. Nor
gan, of Gerardstown, for copy of his
latest book, "Our Own Songs" This
is collection of sacred songs which
Mr.. Morgan has composed at various
times for use in the Sunday school of
which he is superintendent. The
songs are written for familiar times,
and are suitable for the church and
home. The book is handsomely bound,
and is adorned with speaking like
ness of its genial author. We hope
Mr.. Morgan may find large sale for
the volume.
Last Saturday Bill Beaner and Tim
Stephenson, two well known colored
characters, imbibed too freely of bad
whiskey, and as consequence got
drunk and disorderly on the streets.
They freely expressed an opinion that
no white man could arrest them, but
this belief was rudely dispelled when
the mayor deputized Messrs. John
Maddox and Jacob Cookus as special
policeman, Sergeant Dunn being out
of town, to land them in jail, which
was quickly done. Later Stephen
son was fined $3.50 and costs and
Beaner $3.50 and costs.
The Board of Regents of the State
Normal Schools have appointed Mr..
]. S. Fleming as member of the ex-
ecutive committee Of Shepherd Col
lege. He succeeds Mr.. w. N. Lemen,
who was superseded simply because
he was Democrat and the regents
desired Republican board. Seeing
that the regents were bound to make
the change, we think they could not
have found a Republican member who
will fill the bill better than Mr.. Flem-
ing. The other members of the COM
mittee are Mr.. Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover
and Mr.. H. G. Getzendanner, though
we believe the latter has never ac-
cepted the appointment.
Governor Atkinson has pardoned
from the penitentiary Robert Nc
Dowell, the colored man who was sent
up for life from Jefferson county a
couple of years ago for burning Sheriff
Bakers dwelling-house in the night
time. We suppose there is little use
in criticising the Governor for this
outrageous abuse of the pardoning
power, but we cannot but remark that
in our opinion he is himself guilty OF a
crime against our community. We
know that his act in turning loose this
revengeful criminal will mean that
some of our best people will be afraid
to sleep at night for fear Of their lives
and property. Mr.. U. S. G. Pitzer,
who was attorney for Mcdowell, was
instrumental in securing his release.
David Bowles, a young colored man
who lived at Kearneysville, was struck
by a B. & o. train some time during
last Sunday night near Shenandoah
Junction and instantly killed. No
one knows how the accident occurred,
and his body was not discovered IN
til next morning, when it was cold IN
death. His skull was crushed, one
foot cut off, and hole had been
punched in his side. The man had
been at the camp-meeting at Shenan-
doah Junction Sunday, and the sup
position is that he was killed while
trying to board train while he was
intoxicated. Two whiskey bottles
were found on his person. Magistrate
Rentch and Constable Hofmaster were
summoned to investigate the case, but
an inquest was considered unnecessary
One of the pleasant breaks that &C.
casionally come in the editor routine
was a day spent in the country last