Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-10-29
LITTLE LOCALS.
me Ihlngs ofinterest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

Grated by the United Telephone Com.
Pany, which controls the telephones in
this section.
VIM. L. Arthur has been awarded
contract for digging big cistern and
laying water pipes at the new Shep-
herd College building, which will be
used in connection with the heating
and plumbing system.
Charles Swope, who has been work.
ing in the clearing of the Messrs.
Turner, west of town, found a bee
tree few days ago, and when it was
cut down it yielded about hundred
pounds of honey. Three tubs were
filled with the sweet stuff, and Mr..
Swope and his friends have been liv-
ing high.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. Potts gave
very delightful party last Friday
evening, when they entertained a num-
Der of their friends at tea. 1t was one
Of the most pleasant events OF the sea-
son and was heartily enjoyed by the
guests who partook of the charming
hospitality.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Hetzel, of
Martinsburg, have issued invitations
to the marriage of their daughter,
Margharetta, to DR.. Charles William
Link. The cermony will take place
at "Windewald," the home of the
bride, on Wednesday, November 18th,
at half after eight o'clock. DR.. Link
is a native of Dufields, this county.
Miss Matte Virginia Dorsey and
Mr.. Samuel D. Engle, both OF Charles
Town, were married Tuesday evening
at the home of the Rev. Dr. B. F. Ball,
pastor Of the NJ. E. Church South.
Miss Matte B. Dorsey, sister Of the
bride, was maid of honor. The bride
and maid of honor were attired in
white and the bride carried bride
roses. Following the ceremony re-
ception was held.
From the Charles Town Free Press
of this morning We take the following
item The sickness OF Miss Hattie
Smallwood, daughter of Mr.. John
Smallwood, at Mechanicstown, has
been pronounced smallpox. DR.. R.
Z. Venniug, health officer, called there
Tuesday morning and found that an
eruption had appeared and he had no
besitancy in pronouncing the disease
smallrox. The house was quarantined
Tuesday afternoon.
Robert Carpenter met with very
painful accident on Tuesday. He was
out hunting. and stopped down to
look under log after some game
Somehow his gun was accidentally dis
charged and the load entered the log
close to his face. The bark and
splinters of wood were hurled back in
to his face and number of particles
entered his eyes. He was very pain
fully hurt, and Dr.. Banks had to be
called in to extract the splinters. 1t
is thought that Mr., Carpenter is not
permanently hurt.
VIM. J. Moler raised this year on
his fam at Bakerton 897 bushels of
wheat from SO acres of land, an aver
age of over 81 bushels. This was an
unusually heavy yield, and Mr.. Mo-
Ter attributes it to the fact that he has
been liberal in the use of lime on his
farm. He believes it will pay hand
somely to lime the lands ofour county,
and it seems singular that so few farm
ers take advantage Of the opportunity
to get cheap lime at Bakerton. The
crop referred to above was put out by
Carleton D. Moler.
Mrs. Robert Gibson has announced
the engagement of her daughter, Miss
Nellie Lane Butler, to Mr.. Philip
Bradley Peyton, of Charlottesville, Va.
Miss Butler formerly lived in Shep-
herdstown, and was one Of our bright
est and most accomplished young
ladies. Mr.. PeYton was for the past
two years captain and assistant pro-
fessor at the Virginia Military Institute
at Lexington. He is now with the
Miller Supply Company, of Hunting
ton, W. Va. The marriage will take
place in the early winter.
W. S. Myers. who lives on the Shep-
herd farm, north of town, has received
from the State Board of Agriculture
| 1882 for the cattle killed by order of
the State veterinarian last summer.
1t will be remembered that number
of cattle and hogs belonging to Mr..
Myers were bitten by mad dog, and,
developing rabies, had to be killed.
They we're appraised and claim for
S240 was sent in to the board. The
sum of $l82 was allowed and paid
Thos. F. Jones, who lost COW from
the same cause, got $50, the appraised
value being $35.
State Superintendent Miller has des-
ignated Friday, November Goth, as ar
Dor day. He says: while many
persons would choose the spring as the
best time for planting trees and shrub
berry, nevertheless much work can be
done to good advantage in the fall;
and in view of the fact that many of
our districts schools close before the
time of planting in the spring, it is
thought advisable to have day fixed
for fall planting also. Therefore rec
commend that Friday, November 20,
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