Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-08-10
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

herd College.
Mr.. J. Lawrence McChan has be-
come weary of the restraints Of town
life and has determined to become a
suburbanite, having moved with his
family to the farm of Mr.. E. E. Bill
myer.
The ladies of Zion Presbyterian
Church will hold lawn festival in
the lawn adjoining the church near
Bakerton on August 26, the proceeds
to go towards buying an organ. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Col. B. D. Gibson, one of the mem
bers Of the board of directors, has
gone to Weston to attend a meeting
of the asylum board. The chief OBJ
ject of the meeting is to investigate
the charges against Superintendent
Stathers, which have already been
made public.
Mary Gerbrick, the eleven-year-old
daughter of Camillus Gerbrick, Of
Martinsburg, while endeavoring to
light fire with coal-oil on Saturday
morning, was fatally burned by her
clothes igniting from the flames,
Nearly the entire body was burned
and her suHerings were intense until
death put them at an end five hours
later.
J. Lee Walters, local saloon keep
er, was arrested and taken before JUS
tice Rentch this morning, charged by
Mrs. 7. Eta Sigler with selling in
toxicants to John Sigler, her son,
while he was under the influence Of
LIQUOR. Justice Rentch, after hearing
the testimony, remanded Walters for
the action Of the grand jury under
500 bail.
A new species Of bass is being caught
in the Potomac river. Thos. Hughes,
a veteran fisherman, caught six in a
short space of time at the mouth Of
the Little Tonoloway creek, near VIII
Transport. The bass is of large
mouth kind 1t is greenish in color
and is said to be harder than the
black bass. 1t is known as the Oswe-
20. About 500 of these bass were
put in the river a few years ago.
The Teachers Institute for this
county began FIVE days session in
Charlestown on Monday, which was
attended by the teachers Of this town
and vicinity. Jesse A, EngIe, County
Superintendent, called the meeting to
order, and Prof, Thomas c. Miller, Of
Morgautown, conducted the sessions.
The usual subjects pertaining to teach
ing were discussed in an interesting
way and much benefit obtained from
the meetings.
Mr.. Z. 0. Nixon, highly respected
young man of Charlestown, was acct
dentaIly drowned Tuesday evening in
the Shenandoah river about one mile
north of Shannondale Springs while
bathing in the river. He was caught
in a swift current and was unable to
swim. Mr.. Nixon's body was recov-
cred and taken to Charlestown. He
was a native Of Middletown, Freder-
lex county, Va, where his body was
sent for burial.
The postofice at Shenandoah june
ton has been removed from l. W.
Willamss store, where it has been
located for thirteen years, to the
store of J. T. Hagley. This Is the re-
sultof the recent change of pOstmasters
at that place. Some Of the people OF
the Junction, who disapproye Of the
change, are showing their resentment
by mailing their letters on the cars
instead of at the postofice. This Is a
sort of boycott that never results in
any good to any person, and it Is to
be hoped that the new postmaster will
receive all the business that should
come to him. Maybe next year there
will be another change when Bryan is
elected
The following teachers have been
appointed to the various schools
County Superintendent Jesse A. EngIe
will teach the Elk Run school, Har-
per's Ferry district; Miss Rose Cock
relI principal of Remnants school, at
Molers, the assistant yet to be named
Mr.. Walter Duke, principal Of Baker
ton school, with Miss Tavener as as
sistant Mr.. c. J. Knott, principal OF
Bolivar school Mr.. Edward Turner
will teach at Bardane, and not al
Harper's Ferry, as previously report
ed Miss Rhoda Needy will teach the
school at Newtown. Berkeley county
Messrs. Freeman and Stephenson have
been reappointed teachers of the Col