Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-10-30
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things ofInterest that are Happening In
Our NeIghborhood and Elsewhere.

that he Will support Mr.. layton for
Congress. Mr.. Porter6eld has hereto
fore been a Democrat.
The directors of the Morgan's Grove
Fair Association paid 81 900 on their
Indebtedness last week, thus making
another big reduction on what they
owe for the handsome grounds now
owned by the association.
The population of the Kearneysville
neighborhood seems to be Oh the in
crease. Among those who have re-
Gently been blessed with additions to
their families are r. II. Rogers, Il. G.
Marshall, Roland Hammond and P.
G. Needy.
This section was visited by a fine
rain on Monday, followed on Tuesday
by the coolest spell of the season.
There was a very heavy frost last
nisht and fires will have to be kindled
in the stoves. This has been the mild
est October known for many years.
1t is lawful to kill cartridges in
West Virginia from November lst to
December Goth. Very few farmers
in this section, however, permit hunt
ing on their lands, so the cartridges
will be protected even during this
time. Local hunters are shooting a
good many rabbits now.
The polling places for Shepherds
town next Tuesday will be as follows:
Precinct No. 8, Chases store-room, L.
W. Pofiiuberger, W. L. Reinhart and
DR.. N. Mex. Wilson, commissioners
precinct No. 4, fremen's hall, D. L.
Rentch, T. B. Line and Geo. +. Tur-
ner, commissioners; precinct No. 3,
Hout building, WIN. T. McQuilkin,
Lee Banks and ]. S. Fleming, commits
sioners.
Joseph Eckles, aged about II years,
son of William Eckles, of Cumberland,
formerly of Harper's Ferry, and for
mer newsboy on the Valley Branch,
went to sleep and fell from freight
car upon which he was riding, near
Cumberland, Thursday night, and was
so terribly injured that death ensued
in few hours. His remains were
taken to Harper's Ferry and inferred
on Sunday in the Catholic graveyard
at that place.
Miss Annabell Collins, of Frederick
county, Virginia, and Walter Hutzler,
of Glengary, of Berkeley county, West
Virginia, both aged 10 years, ran
away from home and were married
last Thursday at Hotel Gantz, Hagers-
town. Hutzler left home at 5 a. m.
and drove to Winchester fair, where
he met Miss Collins by previous ar
rangement. They drove to Martins
burg, where the horse, which had been
driven 40 miles, gaveiout. The cou-
pie went the rest of the way on the
train.
Prof. E. F. Goodwin is busy max
ing arrangements for the Shepherd
College course of lectures, and 1t Is
thought the dates can be announced
next week. General John B. Gordon
will probably be the first lecturer.
The announcement of this series OF
lectures has been received with much
interest by our people, and it is agreed
that it will be one of the most enjoya-
bic and beneficial courses of entertain
ments that the town has ever had.
The low price of $3.50 for season tick
cts, admitting to all the lectures, will
enable almost every one to ENJOY
them.
The current number of the West
Virginia Historical Magazine is more
than usually interesting, especially to
the people of this part of the State.
One of the leading articles Is on
Thomas Shepherd, Of Shepherds
town." by Mrs. Fannie Shepherd AL
len, with number of illustrations of
places in Shepherdstown. We hope to
publish it in the REGISTER shortly.
Another article on General Charles
Lee" by John D. Sutton, is also OF
more than passing interest. We con-
graduate Editor w. S. Laidley upon
the general excellence of the publica-
ton.
The appeal of Prof. ]. W. Way
land, of Bridgewater College, foritems
on the early German settlers in this
Valley has caused the searching Of old
Bibles to reveal some interesting items,
A correspondent sends us the record
of Philip Engle from an old Bible at
Shenandoah Junction, which says he
came to this country in l744 and
served in the Revolutionary War un-
der General Gates in South Carolina.
He died in 1929, and had eleven
children by Mary Darke, sister OF
General William Darke, and seven
children by Elizabeth Pollock, his
second wife. At his death he had Is
grandchildren and As great-grand-
children.
Arthur Spencer, the thief who was
recently arrested and sentenced to the
Maryland Penitentiary for stealing
from clearinghouse in Frederick,
and who robbed the home Of T. Butler
Moore, in this county, ended his
checkered career last Friday by hang
ing himself in his cell in the peniten-
tiary. He left letter in which he
said he took his own life because his
wife had gone back on him and he had