Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-25
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things ofinterest that are Happening In
Our kelghborhood and Elsewhere.

SStODCt 81, Of tuo uOtuC va NAAS' -
Hayward Bowly. All the members
are invited to be present on this occa-
sion.
The long drought that has pre-
vailed in this section was broken last
night by several showers, and this
morning there are indications of set
tied rain, which is 80 greatly needed.
The country has been extremely dry,
and many farmers have been greatly
Inconvenience by the scarcity of wa
ter.
The two fshpots in the Potomac
river just below the cement mill have
been rebuilt SO substantially and care
fully that they just can't help catch
ing cords Of eels when the river raises
next time. Sam Muck superintended
the work, and he guarantees the pots
to catch all cells from the size Of
shoestring up.
A meeting of the Democratic coun-
ty executive committee was held at
Charles Town last Friday, when Dem
ocratic commissioners of election were
named and other business transacted.
B. F. Dooley was appointed mem
Der of the committee from Charles
Town district and Charles Kable from
Kabletown district to fill vacancies.
The board of directors for the Ha-
gerstown fair from Jefferson county
is composed this year of the following
persons: Frank G. Manning, B. F.
Harrison, J. Garland Hurst, G. T.
Licklider, Harry L. Snyder, j. P.
Kearfott, NJ. B. Baker, Thos. R. Moore,
G. D. Wysong. Wm. T. McQuilkin,
DR.. A. S. Reynolds, Towner Schley.
During the past week among the
new subscribers to the REGISTER have
been several colored men who have
voluntarily sent US their subscriptions.
The REGISTER has a large number of
the intelligent and thrifty colored cit
liens of Jefferson county upon its lists,
and they all seem to appreciate the
paper. We are glad to have them as
readers, and we shall be pleased to
see the number grow.
Mr.. J. Scarvell, formerly Of FIRE.
donia, N. Y, has rented of j. Walter
Barnes the Shepherdstown roller mills
and has taken possession Of the same.
Mr.. Scarvell has had considerable ex-
perieuce in the milling business and
will endeavor to give satisfaction to
the people Of this vicinity. He will
do the customary exchange business
and will conduct the mill in accor-
dance with the usual methods in this
section.
John Smith, colored man who is
we'll known about town, was one OF
the many drunken men about the
streets last Saturday night, and he
raised disturbance by cursing some
white men. Town Sergeant Waldeck
got after him, but the negro ran to
the river and took refuge on the bridge,
where from supposed Maryland terri
tory he defed West Virginia law.
Sergeant Waldeck didn't get him then,
but he expects to nab him sooner or
later.
Miss Alfredo Crisman, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Crisman, of Sum-
nit Point, and Mr.. James Luther
Snyder, formerly of Jefferson county,
but now of Charlotte, Va, were mar
ried yesterday evening in the Baptist
church at Summit Point. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Julian
Broaddus, of Berryville, assisted by
Rev. Frank A. Strother. The maid of
honor was Miss Catharine Lee, of Bed
ford county, Va, a cousin ofthe bride,
and the best man was Mr.. Jesse Wood
ward, of Summit Point.
The Potomac river is lower than we
have ever before seen it, and Lodges
of rock both above and below town
are now above water that have not
been seen perhaps for half century.
A child can walk across the river be-
tween town and the cement mill, while
at the old ford below the mill the wa
ter is scarcely above shoe top. There
is so little water IN tho upper Poto-
mac that the feeders to the canal are
almost dry, and boats cannot load
more than so tons. A number of
boats have been tied Up.
Frank w. Van Horn, who was nom
mated as candidate for the House
of Delegates by the Republicans of
Berkeley at their recent county con-
vention, has withdrawn from the fight,
and the county executive committee
has placed the name of W. R. Kline
on the ticket in his place. Mr.. Van
Horn is superintendent of the Mid
dlesex Hosiery Mills, and he withdrew
from the campaign under pressure of
the Middlesex company. The mills
are now buster than ever, and the
owners insisted that they would be un-
able to spare Mr. Van Horn for a long
enough time to serve in the Legisla-
ture if elected. Mr.. Kline is popu-
lar resident of Martinsburg, and if
Berkeley county has to send a Repub-
lican to the Legislature we hope it
may be Billy Kline.
The annual banquet of the advisory
boards of the Hagerstown fair was
held on the fair grounds last Saturday
and was largely attended. After In
...ooI;,r. ~ q ;ronroyamapts nOu under