Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-04-30
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things oflnterest that are Happening In
Our kelghborhood and Elsewhere.

pound, owing to the increase IN the
price of live stock and Of The Armour
beef. Reckon the people will have to
become vegetarians.
There never was better prospect
for big apple crop than at this time.
The trees are simply filled with BIOS
SONS. The yonng orchards in this vi
entity are also showing a good amount
Of bloom and seem to be very thrifty
in appearance since they have been
sprayed.
Mrs. Ella Lamar accidentally set
FIRE TO couch in her room at the
Virginia House the other night, fly
ing match-head starting blaze that
threatened to become serious. Per-
sons in the house succeeded in put
ting the fire out before much damage
was done.
A number of persons from this coun-
ty will attend the Confederate reun-
ion at New Orleans May - to %
Special low rates have been granted,
and the round-trip will be in the
neighborhood of $40. Persons from
this county will probably go by the
Southern route from Washington on
May 10th.
"Tomkins' Hired Man" will be
| played in the Uvilla hall on Saturday
night, May 10th, for the benefit Of the
NJ. Z. Church South. Admission,
10 cents, children 10 cents. Reserved
seats % cents. Doors open at seven
o'clock, performance begins at half
past eight. Tickets for sale at Mr..
Horns store, Uvilla.
The Shepherd College cadets APP
peared on Tuesday in their new uni
forms, and presented very attractive
appearance as they drilled on the COL
lege campus. The boys have white
duck trousers and neat blue caps, and
these with dark coats and white gloves
make them look very handsome.
| Captain Kuutti has drilled them into
a very creditable state Of efficiency.
The Shannondale Springs Hotel,
which was recently purchased by Capt.
L. C. Getzendanuer, is to undergo
tho ougL renovation preparatory to
opening for the coming summer sea-
son. For the pleasure Of guests ten
mis- court is to be laid off and golf links
made. A good-sized reservoir is to
be built on the hill back Of the hotel
to supply the building with water. 1t
Will be open to guests about the LIST
Of June.
q T. Hodges has had tickIish bit
Of work going on at his place near the
depot the past week. His grain eleva-
tor and warehouse has been elevated
two feet, and while it is perched in
the elements a stone wall is being
built under it. Joshua Hines, of
Keeiysyille, has the contract, and 50
far the work has progressed smoothly
and safely. Mr.. Hodges had the ele-
yator raised so as to avoid the annoy
auce Of having the lower part occas-
ioually overhowed by water.
Rev. W. Quay Rosselle, civilians
port, Pa, will deliver his lecture on
The University of Adversely" next
Friday night, May 8th, in the college
hall, Shepherdstown. This is the last
lecture ofthe Shepherd College course,
and it promises to be one Of the best.
Mr.. Rosselle has a great reputation as
a lecturer, and a literary treat may be
anticipated. Tickets may be reserved
at Remnants drug store on and after
next Wednesday. The general ad-
mission will be % cents, The lecture
begins at S o'clock.
Young Tom Leggett, who works at
the knitting factory, is the victim of a
peculiar affection. While he was eat
ing his dinner last Monday someone
asked him a question, and he was un-
able to make any reply. His talking
apparatus had gotten clean out OF
ioiut, and he was a badly scared boy.
| He was taken home, and at this writ
( ing, while he suffers no pain and is as
well as ever in other respects, he can
not utter an ineligible sound. He
can't even whistle. 1t is said that
smoking cigarettes is the cause Of the
trouble.
Officials Of the Kabletown and
Bloomery turnpike do not take the
new law abolishing tollgates in Jetter-
son county with favor. They have
taken legal counsel and are convinced
that the law will not stand when tested
in the courts. 1t is quite likely as a
result of the views entertained that
the collection of toll will continue on
that road after the law becomes opera
tive on May Is. Aside from the un-
coustitutionality of the law, the turn
pike officials declare that no provision
has been made for keeping the toll
roads in repair, and for this reason
alone they are justified in continuing
to collect toll at the gates,-AduOcate.
\ fire broke out in a house occu.
pied by colored family in Middle
way last Thursday morning about 10
o'clock, and as a result three persons
were severely injured, two dwellings
were destroyed and two others badly
damaged. The fire was discovered in
the house occupied by W. H. Harris
and family, and made such rapid head
way that before long it had commu-
nicated to the three other houses.