Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-07-06
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.
Farmers are busy making bav q

them have finished threshing wheat.
The wheat, it is thought, will be some
thing over half crop. The hay crop
is fairly good one.
Robert G. Miller has contracted to re-
move the ladies building from the old
fair grounds at Morgan's Grove to the
new location at Fountain Rock. The
structure will be taken entirely apart,
hauled over and rebuilt.
A very pleasant dance was given
by Miss Lalla Reynolds last night in
honor Of her guests, the Misses Loose
and Miss Nicklas. The young folks
of the town and vicinity were present
and spent most delightful evening.
yesterday sparks from locomotive
on the Norfolk & Western Railway
set fire to the stubble in a field belong
ing to Nelson T. Snyder, near Shenan-
doab Junction, and about thirty acers
were burned over. Fortunately the
crop of hay had just been hauled
away.
The young ladies and gentlemen of
this vicinity gave an enjoyable dance
in the pavilion at Belle Vue Monday
night. Guests were present from Ha-
gerstown, Martinsburg, Charlestown
and other places. Music was furnished
by Thompson's orchestra from Mar
tinsburg.
c. NJ. Shaw, of Hagerstown, tried to
50 from Williamsport to Washington
in a canoe on the Potomac river. He
stopped in Shepherdstown last Sun
day. When he got as far as Viewer
ton, in attempting to run the rapids
hole was stove in his canoe, and he had
to finish the Journey on the cars.
Mr.. 0. B. Wetzel, the State Bank
Examiner, was in ShepLerdstown last
Saturday making his annual ezamina-
ton Of Jefferson Savings Bank. He
found the accounts of the bank in first
class order and its business in satisfac-
tory condition. The real value of the
bank stock today is so per cent above
par.
Weather Prophet VIII Hill says
that it will be well for us to warn our
readers that next winter will be one Of
the longest and hardest ever known in
this section. Let the poor people pro-
vide for severe weather, which will set
in soon after thanksgiving day. The
signs point to continuous SHOWS, and
there will be plenty of use for cutters
and sleighs.
A new system of electric clocks is
being placed in Shepherd College this
week, the contractor being Fred Prick,
Of Waynesboro, Pa. The main clock
IS in the principals room, and smaller
ones are in each of the other apart
ments of the building, eight in all.
An iugeniously arranged dial causes
bells to ring in the several rooms at
any period desired. The outfit is
complete in every respect and very
handsome in appearance.
DR.. S. T. Knott and DR.. G. W.
Banks last Saturday removed tumor
from the neck of Mr.. John Welsh, of
Bakerton. The operation was very
successfully performed, and Mr.. Welsh
is getting along frstrate. We also
learn that Mr.. Thos. B. Welsh, who
was so badly hurt by an explosion
some weeks ago, is improving daily,
and will soon be out. He was able
to get up last Sunday, and his leg,
which was featured in two places, has
knit very nicely.
Last Saturday workmen in DR.. Rey-
nolds's orchard Just west of town were
making hay, when they stirred up a
bumblebees' nest. In order that they
might get the better of the bees they
set fire to the clump Of grass in which
it was located, and in minute the
blaze got beyond control and ran
fercely through the dry timothy. 1t
took hard fighting to stop the FIRE, but
it was finally beaten out, after about
a ton of hay had been destroyed and
number of young trees had been
scorched. Charles Creamer, colored,
was overcome by the heat and the ex-
ertion of fighting the fire, and was I'M
conscious for a time.
The Board of Regents of the State
Normal Schools have appointed Mr.. J.
Frank Turner, of this vicinity, as a
member Of the executive committee Of
Shepherd College, in place of Hon. H.
C. Getzendanner, who declined to serve.
Mr.. Turner is graduate Of Shepherd
College, class of 80, and has been
teacher in our public schools since his
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