Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-06-27
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are HappenIn o. n
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

"dlteI howard meyers at the COM
mencement exercises of the West Vir-
ginia University last week. Both are
graduates of Shepherd College and
are natives of this vicinity.
A game of baseball between Har.
Per's Ferry and Shenandoah junction,
at the latter place last Saturday was
stopped by rain at the end of the fifth
inning, with score of to 4, in favor
Of Harper S Ferry. The batteries were
Tabler and Cannon for Harper's Fer
ry, Myers and Elgin for Shenandoah
Junction. A return game will be
played Friday next at Harpers Ferry.
Allen W. Porterfeld, who has had
a fellowship in German at the West
Virginia University for the past two
years, has been elected by the regents
assistant professor in German. Mr..
Porterfeldi is one of the sterling young
graduates of Shepherd College, and is
fulfilling the promise his friends here
entertained of him. He is regarded
as one of the rising men of the Uni
versity.
Here's pleasant note that we re-
ceived couple of days ago; "Dear
Editor asked my brother what he
would like for a birthday present, and
he said that he would rather have the
Shepherdstown REGISTER than any,
thing he knew of, SO l enclose the
money for his subscription, J.B. P"
This is compliment from one of our
Martinsburg friends that is most
| gratifying, indeed,
The contract for the erection of the
new school building for Shepherd Col
lege was not awarded at Clarksburg
/ yesterday, as had been hoped. There
are still complications in the matter,
and it may be necessary to revise the
plans and specifications and advertise
for new bids. The board hopes to
ultimately get handsome building,
even though there may be some vex-
atious delay in getting it started.
Miss Charlotte Pendleton, formerly
of Shepherdstown, is one Of the four
graduates this year of Pittsburg Con-
servatory of Music, of which Beveridge
Webster is director. Besides the hon
or of graduating from this famous in
stitution, Miss Pendleton won the Mrs.
c. L. Magee Gold Medal, an accom-
plishment that indicates her musical
ability and which is a source Of much
pride to her friends here and elsewhere.
We congratulate her.
Our thoroughgoing and popular fell
low citizen, Mr.. Geo. w. NARROW, lost
very fine two-hundred-dollar horse a
few days ago of sunstroke. Mr.. l. N.
Merchant, of Charles Town, was about
to examine the animal before it died,
when it fell over in a CONFUSION, struck
Mr.. Merchant, and injured him quite
painfully in one of his legs, He is
now, We are pleased to note, pretty
well over his lameness and getting
about again.-SPirit.
During the storm last Saturday af-
ternoon lightning ran into the county
Jail at Martinsburg over the electric
light wires and tore out two rows Of
brick for distance of about ten feet
on the west wall. The noise of the
shock was heard all over the building
and it caused considerable commotion
among the prisoners confined in the
iron cages in the Jail. The damage
caused to the building will amount to
nearly $50.-&atesman.
The Secretary ofState has chartered
the Potomac Lime and Stone Company,
of Keller. Jefferson county, incorpo-
rated with 100000 capital, to quarry
stone, manufacture lime, cement, fertil-
izer and crushed stone and to get out
coal, lumber and wood at Keller The
company is authorized to acquire not
to exceed 10000 acres of land. The
lncorporators are Chas, E. Keller,
William o. Keller, Raymond Ford,
Alfred D. Ward, Chas c. Bye and Chas.
Wamm.
The stockholders of the Jefferson
Savings Bank at their recent meeting
elected the following directors for the
ensuing year: w. N. Lemen, D, F.
Billmyer, NJ. B. Baker, G. T. Hodges,
C. J. Miller, G. S. Knott, ]. P. Kear-
fott and H. G. Marten. The direc-
tors then organized by electing the
old officers, namely; President, W.
N. Lemen; cashier, B. F. Harrison;
assistant cashier, John H. Quigley;
attorney, G. NJ. Beltzhoover. The
bank has declared its usual semi-an-
nual dividend Of three per cent.
Yesterday afternoon while a small
negro boy named Stubs was passing
along Princess street he drew match
from his pocket and lighted it and
threw it in the lap of Ruth Hoffman,
the little daughter of John c. Hoffman,
who was sitting on the porch at her
fathers home. In an instant the
child's dress was ablaze, and it was
only by quick work of some persons
near at hand that serious case of
burning was averted. Ruth's dress
had big hole burned in it, but fortu-
nately she was not harmed. Mr.. Hoff-
man went to the boys home and gave
him a severe dressing down, and then
the little rascal's mother took him in