Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-11-26
LITTLE LOCALS.
me things oflnterest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

! Audn y. LINK. Ii l6 neat structure
OF brick, conveniently arranged, and
is a vast improvement over the dingy
old building so long used by the school.
Last Friday was abserved as arbor
day by Shepherd College. A maple
tree was planted on the college cam
Pus with interesting exercises, includ-
ing an address by Principal Knutti
and recitations, ETC., by members Of
the several classes.
A stack of wheat belonging to Rob-
ert johnson colored, and a quantity
of oats belonging to William Meleester,
above town, were burned last Sunday
MS ht. 1t is thought the fire was
started by some persons who had been
ordered off the place few days pre-
vious.
Prof Waitman Barbe, of the West
Virginia University, will deliver a
series of lectures to the students of
Shepherd College State Normal School,
during the second week IN December.
The lectures will be upon American
and English literature and will be free
to the public.
W. P. Lickider, John H. Schoppert
and J. NJ. Toliver have each bought
computing scales for their stores the
past week. These scales are very in
genious devices which do the calculat-
ing for the salesman, and do 1T so well
that no mistake can be made They
greatly facilitate business,
Many of the Jefferson county men
who during the past year have gone
to manufacturing towns in Pennsyl-
vania to work in the shops are return
ing to their old homes. Work is get
ting slack, and the cost of living is so
high that they are not much ahead
even when they have regular employ
ment
Special Commissioners James NJ
Mason and F. w. Brown sold at pub
lie sale the Boyer property, located a.
Browns Crossing The property sold
included a dwelling house and store
building, together with about an acre
of land c. J Roberts was the pur-
chaser at $l,055.
The steam stone crusher belonging
to Shepherdstown district is in charge
OF Road Supervisor W. S. Myers this
week. Mr.. Myers started work Mon
day on the Martinsburg road near
Geo. W. Cross's place, and will give
that much travelled thoroughfare a
coating of metal. Wherever stone
has been gotten out in his subdistrict
he will crush it and put it upon the
roads.
Rev. DR.. HaithcoX delivered the
first of his series of lecture last Friday
evening under the auspices OF Shep-
herd College, good audience being
present. His subject was THE Field
of Our knowledge" Friday eve
ming of this week he will deliver the
second talk, the subject of which is,
Man, What He Is" The public
generally are invited to be present at
this lecture, which viii be rom s to
9 o'clock.
The stone house belonging t. Mrs
II. P. Allen, on the bluH overlooking
the road to the river, and which was
used as a miller's house years ago, is
being repaired. This is one of the
Oldest houses in the town, and is over
hundred years old-perhaps as much
as $50 years. The stone walls had
bulged out until the dwelling was I'M
safe to live in, and A. j. Waldeck is
rebuilding them in order that the
house may again be occupied.
Petty thieves have been stirring
around this week. Monday night
some one entered Ashton Boswell 8
cellar and made sad havoc with the
good things that Mrs. Boswell was
getting ready for Christmas, stealing
two nice fruit cakes and carrying off a
quantity of VINE. Early Tuesday
morning the meat shop of C. c. Fraz-
Ter was broken into through rear
window and considerable quantity
of meat was carried off by the bold
thief.
Local dealers say that they are not
selling nearly as much anthracite coal
| in Shepherdstown as they did cou-
pie of years ago, and the same stale of
affairs is reported from most Of the
cities and towns of thi. country. The
greed of the anthracite coal trust has
forced prices so high that the people
are forced to use other sorts OF fuel.
Soft coal, wood and oil are being large
ly used for fuel, and economy is being
practiced that largely decreases the
consumption even Of these. Hard
coal will have to come down.
The second entertainment of the
Shepherd College series will be a
performance by the Swiss Wonder,
Agoston, who Is making tour OF the
United States for the first time. He
is famous magician and entertainer,
and his wonderful acts in magic star
tie the people. Novel Ideas is the
subject of the entertainment. Tickets
admitting to the four remaining num-
Der in the course, including AgOston,
may be had for 81 25. Single ad-
mission so cents No extra charge
for reserved seats, which may be Sc
cured at Reinbsrts Pharmacy.
The international Harvesting Ma
chine Company, better known as the
Binder Trust, has made radical
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