Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-08-15
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.


departments and the people ought to
make the winners earn their prizes.
The Afro-American League will
havea grand picnic at Morgan spring,
near Shepherdstown, on Thursday,
August Doth, followed by cake-walk
and dance in Hartzell's hall at. night.
L. w. Athey, the contractor and
builder, is erecting new bank barn on
the farm of w. H. Mcdonald, Just
north Of Shepherdstown. The barn
will be 50 by so feet in size, and will
be a complete and commodious struct-
ure.
Shepherdstown has two important
causes for congratulations this week
the awarding of the contract for the
splendid new college building and
the closing Of the bargain which will
insure us frst-class electric light
plant. We are moving.
As attorney for the administrator,
James NJ. Mason, Jr., has brought suit
against the Norfolk & Western Rail
way Company for $4,000 damages
for the killing of Elmer Boyer, son Of
John G. Boyer, at Shenandoah juno
ton on the 9Th of last May.
Sergeant Maddox has been ordered
by the council to collect all taxes for
1899 and 1900 within thirty days.
This leaves no discretion with the
officer, and he will proceed to levy
upon the property if the taxes are not
paid within that time. Pay up.
Morgan's Grove is to have a race
track. County Surveyor James X.
Hendricks is laying off quarter
mile track, and workmen are busy get
ting it in shape for the coming fair.
1t Will be desirable thing for the
owners Of horses who desire to speed
their swift steppers.
\. D. Hays has opened a restaurant
and icecream saloon III the Richard
building, over the store Of Vanmeter
Bros, and is prepared to serve his
customers at all hours. He sells the
purest Of icecream in large or small
quantities, and will be glad to have
the patronage of the public.
James H. CoHnbarger sent us in a
specimen of "billion-dollar grass" that
! he raised on his farm this summer.
! The stalks referred to were 6 feet 10
inches in length, and Mr.. Coffin
barger raised a bigcrop Of it. He got
the seed from the West, aud thinks it
would prove to be good thing for
our farmers in this section.
Prof. J. Walter Barnes, Of Fairmont,
this State, was in town again Tuesday,
further considering the purchase Of
farm. Prof. Barnes is so pleased with
the fertile soil of Jefferson county and
the beauties of our Valley, to say moth
ing Of the quality Of the Democracy
down here, that he Is almost irresist-
IDLY inclined to locate with us. We
hope that the inclination may be fol-
lowed by the act, and we will promise
him hearty welcome by our people.
Mai.-Gen. w. H. Kearfott, COM
handing the West Virginia Division,
L. S. C. v, has appointed to positions
on his staff the following: H. l.. Sny-
der, Shepherdstown, adjutant and
chief Of staff; Chas. H. Weaver, Mar
tiusbuIg, inspector; Thos. R. Moore,
Charles Town, commissary; Jas. F.
Thompson, Martinsburg, quartermas-
ter. The remainder Of the staff
chaplain, surgeon and judge-advocate
will be appointed from the western
part Of the State.
J. William Grant, in jail in Hagers-
town on the charge Of murder, was ex-
tremely i'll the first Of the week, and
on Monday his death seemed imminent
for several hours. He was uncon-
scious most Of the time for several days,
but became somewhat better Tuesday
afternoon, and the. danger seems to be
over for the present. 1t is said that
his illness is the result Of Bright's dis
ease, and that there may be recur-
renee Of his illness at any time with
possibly fatal result.
Prof. Henry C. Cameron, D. D.
professor Of Greek and literature in
Princeton University, spent several
days here the past week, accompanied
| bv his sister, Mrs. Elgin, Of Pleasant
Valley, Nd. Prof. Cameron is mem
Der Of one Of the Oldest families in
this place, and still retains a lively
interest in his old home and It's histor-
zeal surroundings. He has been at
Princeton University for many years,
and is the Oldest professor in point OF
service in that institutions He
preached in the Presbyterian church
last Sunday evening.
Prot. A. c. Kimler, former principal
Of Shepherd College, has had rendered
him, and has accepted, the position of
superintendent of the public schools
ofCeredo and Kenova, in Wayne coun-
tv, this State. There are about fifteen
schools in the two towns, which are in
the extreme southwestern part Of West
Virginia, and the position is desira-
bic in many respects. Prof. Kim
Ter will take charge of the work about
the first of September. His family
will remain in Shepherdstown for the
present. His friends in the State will
be glad to know that he will remain
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