Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-09-13
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

writes Continue to send the REGIS
TER. We couldn't keep house with
out it."
Mr.. ]. S. Lucas has the thanks of
the editor for big basketful of the
very incest peaches we have seen this
year-or any other year, for that mat
ter. They were as pretty as picture
and as good as they were pretty.
A special term of the Jefferson cir
cult court was held at Charlestown
last Friday, when orders were entered
in number Of civil cases. Judge
Faulkner was unable to be present,
and Lawyer ]. F. Engle was elected
to act as special Judge.
Mr.. Muldoon, Miss McConn and
Miss Cummings, of the Shepherd
College faculty, are boarding at Mrs.
Criswell's, on Main street Mr.. Hines
and Miss Johnson are at the Entler
Hotel; Mr.. Arnett is fellow-board-
er with Mr.. Miller at Wingard Cot
tage.
Noah Nally, lock-tender on the
Chesapeake & Ohio canal at Chaneys
Lock, was drowned in the canal at
that place Monday evening. No one
saw him fall in, and it is not known
how the accident occurred. He was
81 years old and leaves wife and
two children.
Miss Blanche Mask, of Allentown,
Pa, who has friends and relatives
here, was in the big wreck at Hat
field, Pa, last week when fifteen per-
sons were killed and many injured.
She escaped with few cuts and
bruises, but was greatly unnerved by
the awful scenes she witnessed.
Robert Grove, of this place, has
bought drug store at Dayton, a nice
little town in Rockingham county, Va,
and has assumed charge of the bust
ness. 1t is said to be a very complete
and up-to-date store and good bust
ness stand. Mrs. Grove will 50 to
Dayton next week. We hope they
may prosper.
A county temperance picnic will
be held at Shenandoah junction on
Saturday, September Is. In addition
to other speakers, Rev. S. G. Fergu-
son, of Martinsburg, and Rev. j. G..
Thrasher, of Sbepherdstown, are ex-
pected to deliver addresses. Every
body cordially invited to come and
spend all day.
Col. ]. Garland Hurst, Democratic
candidate for State Treasurer, and
Senator William Campbell accom-
panied Hon. W. J. Bryan and his
party on their car through the State
last week. Hon. R. w. Morrow, can
didate for the Legislature, was pre-
vented from accepting a similar in
vitation, owing to the illness Of his
wife.
]. F. Elwood, residing two miles
west of Kearneysville, in this county,
desires to ascertain the whereabouts
of his eleven-year-old daughter, Edith
May, who ran away from home a few
days ago. Has dark hair and blue
eyes, was dressed in a blue pique shirt
waist, red figure, barefooted, with sun
bonnet on. Mr.. Elwood says he will
pay any one for the trouble Of bring
ing her home.
One Of the best yields Of wheat yet
reported is the crop raised on W. N.
Lemons farm at Billmyer's Mill by
Thos. F. Jones. The average per
acre from So acres was 80 bushels by
machine measurement, which will
probably make 50 by weight. G. A.
Helvestine got 80 bushels from q
acres of land on J. VIII Taylor's place
below town. Newton Myers, near
Shenandoah junction, raised 1900
bushels from So acres, an average Of
about q bushels.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
town council was held last Monday
evening, Mayor Miller presiding and
all the members present. The trustees
of the NJ. E. Church were ordered to
have pavement repaired on Church
street and snow-boards placed on
roof. The report Of the sanitary COM
mittee was continued until next meet
ing. 1t was ordered that the water
box in the run at T. R. Lines be
taken out. Bills to the amount Of
$57.1O were ordered paid.
The railroads south of the Ohio and
east of the Missippi river have agreed
to charge the uniform price of
$3.50 mile for hauling special trains
carrying presidential and other candl-
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