Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-07-10
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things ofInterest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.


his right hand. 1t was successfully
removed on Monday by DR.. G. W.
Banks, of this place, and Mr.. Byers is
much relieved at getting rid of it.
DR.. S. T. Knott has very materially
improved his place near Moler's Cross
Roads. He has had his dwelling
house papered and painted within and
painted without and fixed up in first
class order. He has also had a new
tenant-house erected on his farm.
There will be grove meeting in A.
B. Anderson's grove, along the Shop
herdstown pike, 81 miles south of Lee
town and one-fourth of mile north
west of Middleway, July 80 to Au.
gust 7. Rev. A. Lee Gray, of Balti-
more, will conduct these meetings, as.
sisted by others.
The ladies of the Kearneysville
Presbyterian church will hold a lawn
supper on Mr.. J. P. Kearfott's lawn,
Friday and Saturday evenings, July
Is and 10, for the purpose of raising
money to buy new pulpit furniture
for their church. Supper, ice cream,
ETC., will be furnished at popular
prices.
Last Friday was about the quietest
4th of July Shepherdstown has seen
in years. A good many persons were
out of town, and the intense heat
seemed to subdue those who remained.
Benz. Hartzell had very attractive
display Of fireworks in the evening,
and Jacob Wintermoyer had his Gus
tomary tub of lemonade on tap.
The Morgan's Grove fair book has
Just been issued from the REGISTER
office and is now ready for distribu;
ton. Copies may be had at this office,
from President Wysong or Secretary
Licklider. Every family in Jefferson
and adjoining counties ought to have
this book and at once begin to prepare
exhibits for our fair. 1t is a most
praiseworthy institution and should
be supported by the people.
Farmers are having their wheat
threshed and as a general thing it is
turning out good deal better than
they expected. Some fields, it is true,
had so little straw that the yield is
very scant, but where there was any
thing like showing the crop is much
larger than had been hoped for. The
quality ofthe grain is frst-class, though
threshing so early has been disad-
vantage where it was not thoroughly
dried. Our local grain dealers have
received some new wheat already, the
price ranging from 70 to 70 cents.
Earl Morrison, who was serving
Jail sentence of six months, was par
doned by Governor White last week
on the recommendation of the Jail
physician, supplemented by that of
Drs. Venning and Miller, who stated
that the prisoner was in i'll health on
account of his confinement. The par
don reached here Saturday and Morri-
son was released by Deputy Sheriff
Conrad. Circuit Clerk John NJ. Daniel
was also notified that the fine Of $25
imposed was remitted.-CharleS Io1on
Free Press.
The barn on the home farm of James
Butts, near Tomahawk, Berkeley
county, about II miles northwest Of
Martinsburg, was destroyed by fire
Monday night. The origin of the fire
is unknown, but there is strong sup
position that it was set on fire by some
drunken men who were lettering in
the neighborhood, as a bottle Of whis-
ky was found next morning near the
fire. There was an insurance Of $500
on the barn, but none on the contents
A large quantity of hay, grain and
all the farm implements were de-
stroyed, entailing loss of nearly
$4,000.
We were mighty glad to see our
friend Larry Brown in town last Sat
urday, looking fairly well after his
long spell of sickness. Mr.. Brown
contracted rheumatism last winter on
a visit to Preston county, this State,
the exposure to rain and snow and a
particular obnoxious brand of Repub-
lioanism having entirely knocked him
out. He was i'll for six months, and
he is only now able to be about. He
desires us to thank his friends who
were so kind to him during his long
spell of sickness. And he wants it
distinctly understood that he will new
er 90 back to Preston county.
Charles Mcdonald is going to start
a menagerie, and his first captive is
fine young American gray eagle about
ten weeks old, which measures three
feet from tip to tip of its wings. Har-
ry Magruder, son of D. L. Magruder,
of the vicinity of Kearneysville, cap
tured the bird. For several years a
pair of eagles have been living in that
neighborhood, and this year they made.
nest in tree in the Hudgel woods.
A short time ago Harry saw the young
eagle on the limb of tree. He
climbed up after the bird, which could
not fly, and though the mother eagle
fought him viciously he managed to
get the young one to the ground in
safety and carried it home. He kept
it a short time and then brought it to
town and gave it to Mr.. Mcdonald.
The parent birds are fine, large birds,
and Mr.. Magruder expects to capture