Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-07-27
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.


by fire five stacks of wheat belonging
to Jacob Henkle, near Halltown.
About 800 bushels of wheat were lost :;
partially insured.
Prof. George Fl. Denny, of Hamp-
den-Sidney College, has been elected
to the chair Of Latin in Washington
and Lee University. Prof. Denny is
a brother of Prof Wright Denny, Prin-
cipal of the Charlestown Public School,
and is in Europe on his bridal tour.
An accident happened to the arte-
sian well apparatus last Thursday,
and the work Of digging well in the
college grounds has been suspended
temporarily. The thread on the great
iron piece to which the drill is screwed
tore out, causing damage that will
require a couple of weeks to repair.
According to the Adrocats, there's
a genuine ghost in Charlestown. 1t
was seen by L. A. Osbourn in his
harness shop, and appeared in the
shape of man about six feet tall,
rather slender, dressed in the style Of
olden times, with swallowtail coat on
which were large brass buttons, with
knee pants, and wearing a red cap.
Mrs. D. Lynn Magruder presented
us the other day with box of deli
cious peaches, raised on Mr.. Magru-
ders farm near town. Peaches are
probably scarcer in this neighborhood
than they have ever been before, but
Mr.. Magruder has several trees that
have a few upon them. Those that
we sampled were very fine ones.
The o. J. Keller Lime Company, re-
Gently incorporated, was organized at
Keller, this county, July 18th, with the
following officers: President G. Z.
Keller; vice-president, John F. Kel-
Ter; secretary, Ramona G. Fold, and
treasurer, W. 0. Keller. This is one
of the most extensive enterprises oper-
ated in this county, with capital Of
nearly 81 100000.
Mr.. Charles P. Faulkner, son of ex-
Senator c. J. Faulkner, of Martins
burg, who received a commission as
second Lieutenant in an artillery regi
ment at the beginning Of the war, has
been transferred to the regular infan-
try. He is now with the Fourteenth
Infantry in active service in the Phil
ippines, and is second lieutenant in
one OF the companies.
George Fulk, aged about thirteen
years, son of Mr.. G. W. D. Fulk, Of
the Swan Pond neighborhood, met
with a severe accident last Thursday.
He was at the sale on the farm Of the
late w. T. Lemen, and while playing
in the barn lost his footing and fell to
the floor below. He was rendered
by the fall and was pain
fully hurt. One arm was broken and
he was very much bruised and shocked.
He was taken home in wagon and
is now getting along very well. Drs.
Reynolds and Strobe gave surgical at
tention.
Monday tramp who said he was
citizen of Brunswick, Nd, looking for
work, made his appearance in Shep-
herdstown. He got very drunk dur
ing the afternoon and made consid-
cradle nuisance of himself. He cre-
ated a disturbance in Remnants drug
store, and Sergeant Maddox was called
on to arrest him. In taking him to
the lookup the man became belliger-
ent, and the Sergeant struck him
severe blow on the head with his
mace. He bled very freely, and the
services Of a doctor were required.
Later the man was escorted out Of
town and told to return no more.
A dispatch from Charlestown to the
Baltimore american Of Tuesday relates
the following remarkable incident; A
strange phenomenon occurred yester-
day in the orchard of Harrison Roper
a few miles west of this city. Huge
beds of rocks, weighing tons, which
for centuries have lain undisturbed,
slowly began to upheave. For some
minutes they were disturbed, after
which they again became quiet, and
have since remained so. The disturb
ance was not accompanied by any
rumbling noise as of an earthquake
Trees of the orchard, which stood IN
the track of the disturbance, were up
rooted. People from the surrounding
neighborhood have been all day flock
ing to the scene Of the phenomenon.
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