Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-06-25
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things ofinterest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

Company has purchased the plant
operated at one time by the West Vir-
ginia Bridge Works at Charles Town,
and will employ large force of hands.
They expect to commence operations
about July l.
Thomas Leggett, Jr., of this place,
who some time ago lost his speech, is
again affected in this manner. He is
unable to speak and it is supposed to
be caused by the lint in the Potomac
Knitting Mills in this place, where
young Leggett works
Hicks, the weatherp rophet, says he
believes warmer weather and less rain
fall will be the rule in July, over
most sections Of the great grain pro-
ducing regions, than in July, 1902
At the same time We do not look for
| general or severe drouth or for an ex-
cess of summer heat
Scientists announce that there are
100000 bacteria in half a pound
Of cherries. That may be so. There
is also one stomachache, discoverable
without the aid of a microscope, in a
cherry pie; and the man who is
scared off by this established fact is
not going to worry about the microbes
of science.-Frec Press.
VIM. R. Trapnell, assistant division
engineer of the Valley Division of the
R. & 0. Railroad, who was severely in
jured two weeks ago by the derail-
ment Of his motor truck at Pleasant
Valley, has been discharged from the
Memorial Hospital in Winchester.
Mr. Trapnell is still off duty, but
hopes to return to work in a week or
ten days.
Judge Faulkner will hold a special
term of court at Charles Town Friday
to hear argument on the injunction
issued by him restraining the County
Court from annulling the United
Telephone Company franchise, and on
Saturday he will hear the argument
on the demurrer to the evidence in
the case of Kennedy's admir- VS.. B
s; 0. R. r.
Mr.. L. Marion Faherty, formerly
of Charles Town, but now Of Phila-
| delphia, and Miss Lillian A. Eckles,
formerly of Harpers Ferry, but now
of Cumberland, Nd, were married
Tuesday Of last week. The ceremony
took place 10 st. Peters Church, Har-
pers Ferry. After the ceremony the
bride and groom left for Canada on
their wedding tour.
Messrs. Diehl & Bros. have been
putting up some fine work in Edge
Hill Cemetery recently, notably at
the graves Of Miss Essie Earnshaw,
Mrs. II. J. ChambHn, Mr.. Thomas
Esgan, little Edna Bingham, Mr.,
Geo. E. Curyie and VIM. NJ. Gore.
They have also executed a large granite
monument for the late VIM. J. Knott,
and statue for child, to go to Shop
herdstown.-SPjrIt.
The apportionment of the school
fund for 1908 has just been distrlb-
uted-the largest amount in the his
tory Of the State. The amount
distributed is $53O,666O7, against
| $462, 25O52 the previous year, gain
of $68,415.57. The total number of
school youth in the State is 3l9,729.
Jefferson county gets $8,418.02, and
has 5000 youths; Morgan, So, 984 81,
2,375 youths; Berkeley, $6,835.72,
4,079 youths.
The Rev. Ira Hicks seems to have
hit il this time. He said that June
was to be month of storms, and re-
cent happenings seem to carry this
out. lie predicted June thunder
storms almost any afternoon and said
the storms early in the month would
be preceded by high temperature
and followed by phenomenally cool
days and nights. Cloud bursts were
predicted and came.
Henry Otty, a veterinary surgeon,
well-known throughout the county, fell
upon the street in faint last Monday
and had to beremoved When he recov-
cred, it was found that his mind was
impaired and he was placed in the
| Jail to be taken care of until he can be
sent to the Insane Asylum at Weston,
this State. Justice Of the Peace Chas
E. Baylor made out the commitment
and the authorities at the institution
have been communicated with.-Ad-
vocate.
Shepherdstown was visited by the
hardest rain Of the season yesterday
evening. About five o'clock It began
and shortly such a downpour was
seldom, if ever, seen here. Many
persons feared a cloudburst. At the
home of Mr. E. L. BilImyer, about a
mile and a-half north of town, only
few drops Of rain fell and at Charles
Town and that part of the county
there was scarcely any rain. Enough
fell here to make up for other places
where there was no rain.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Jefferson Savings Bank
took place Wednesday and resulted
in the election of the following direc-
tors: w. n. Lemen, D. +. Billmyer,
Geo. S. Knott, John P Kearfott, I.
w. Williams, H. c. Marten, NJ B.
Baker, G. T. Hodges, c. J. Miller, G.
w. D. Folk and W. P, Licklider The
following officers were also elected ::