Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-10-16
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things ofintersst that are Happening In
Our kelghbornood and Elsewhere.


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a dollar year it is necessary that oul
patrons pay up promptly. We can.
not afford at this price to carry any
deadheads.
Several owners of traction engines
in this section have their machines al
work on the B. & 0. cutoff in Berke.
ley county, furnishing steam for the
steam drills. The contractors allow
four dollars day for each engine and
an operator.
Some of the wheat fields that were
sowed early are already carpeted in
living green. Farmers say that the
wheat has better start this year than
it usually gets, and if there's any
thing in present prospects therell be
a big crop next year.
Our friend John Snyder, son of
Jacob Snyder of the Shenandoah juno
ton neighborhood, brought us on Mon
day basket of the finest pears that
we have seen in long while. Mr..
Snyder's pear orchard seems to yield
this fruit in perfection and has large
crop again this year. We return
| thanks for our share.
Providence has been kind to the
people in delaying cold weather for at
least couple Of weeks later than u.s.
ual in this section. Very few per-
cons have found it necessary to kim
die fires in stoves yet, and there is a
good deal of satisfaction in the know
ledge that the coal strike is settled by
the time fires become necessity.
Mr.. Henry Line, formerly of Shep-
herdstown, who now makes his home
with his brother, Mr.. Charles B. Line,
near sharpsburg, met with painful
accident last Friday. He was driv-
ing some cattle, when they crowded
him violently against gate, breaking
one of his arms very badly and bruis-
ing him to such an extent that he has
since been confined to his bed.
Last Monday night was the time
for the regular meeting of the town
council, but owing to the absence of
Recorder G. W. Billmyer and Coun-
cilmen Ray, Pofinberger and Butler
no quorum could be obtained and the
meeting was not held. 1t looks as
though the ship Of state is to drift
along as she will. We hope che will
strike no geographically may she
swing free of those projecting porches.
By advertisement elsewhere in this
paper it may be seen that Frank E.
Smurr, optician, of Martinsburg, will
be in Shepherdstown Friday of this
week and invites calls from those who
desire glasses or examination of their
eyes. Mr.. Smurr is an old Shep-
herdstown boy, and is one of the sub
stantial business men of Martinsburg.
1t will be better to consult him than
the travelling opticians who are here
today and far away tomorrow.
B. F. Harrison has sold to the trus-
tees Of the Presbyterian church his
property corner of German and Church
streets for $3.50. The Presbyterians
bought it for manse, and DR.. Ghise-
lin will move into it with his family at
an early date. Mr.. Harrison has
lived in this house for many years.
We understand that he and his wife
will give up housekeeping and 60 to
boarding. The property is very de-
sirable one, the dwelling being fine,
substantial brick structure, in pleas
ant part Of the town.
Contractor II. B. Grimm has al
most finished the brick work on the
new Shepherd College building. All
the buff brick has been laid, and there
remain only the fues and some brick
lining to be done. The stone work
has also been nearly completed-ev-
erything is done save the portico, and
Contractor Orndorff has his men fin
ishing up the pillars for this part Of
the structure. The carpenters are
well along with their work, and will
have the roof ready for the skaters
next week. Contractor Westenhaver
is pushing matters so as to get the
building under roof as soon as posi-
bic.
Z. G. Carter, of New York, has pur-
chased from w E. L.Starke, of Natural
Bridge, the property known as Rock
bridge Baths, a resort about eleven
miles north of Lexington, Va. The
price paid was $500 cash, and Mr..
Carter intends to spend about $50. 600
in improvements to the property, fit
ting it up in frst-class style as a san
atarium and hotel. This property
was managed for years by the late DR..
Morrison, father of Mrs. Charles Ghise-
lin. It's new owner, Mr.. Carter, is
known in shepherdstown, where he
occasionally visits We understand
that Robert Gibson, formerly of this
place, will manage the hotel and sana-
tarium.
We shall promptly bring suit against
the editor Of the Williamsport Leader
for 81 100000 damages for publishing
the following wicked SANDER in his
paper last week, which he asserts is a
personal description of the editor of
the REGISTER: "He is short and