Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-07-16
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things oflnterest that are Happening In
Our NelEhborhood and Elsewhere.

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will hold its next session in Charles
Town July 2l.23. Rev ]. G. Thrasher
and Miss Lucy Schoppert, of thi, place,
are on the programme.
Samuel ]. Hodges last week bought
the two brick houses near the railroad
station formerly belonging to William
Rutherford. deceased, and which were
sold by R. G. Miller, executor. He
paid $3.50 for the two dwellings.
David Sigler, who lives on the E.
Rush Turner farm, north of town, killed
very large crane on Tuesday. The
bird was about the place for several
days, and he finally shot it. 1t meas
ured 5 feet 9 inches from tip to tip of
it's wings.
A number Of colored persons went
from Shepherdstown to camp-meet-
ing at Inwood last Sunday. The
storm materially interfered with their
enjoyment. The weather was all
right for Baptists. but didn't suit
Methodists.
Charlie Greenfield, a well-known
colored character of the town, has
been suffering from slight spell of
indigestion this week. At one meal
he ate nine bowls of soup and four
pies, which proved too much for his
digestive apparatus.
VIM. A. Fulk has bought from Miss
Katherine E. Rogers her half interest
in the DR.. Stephen farm near Kear-
neysville. He had bought Charles
Rogers interest some years ago, and
now owns the whole farm, which is a
fine place Of 200 acres.
H. B. Grim, of Winchester, who did
the brick work on the new college
building in Shepnerdstown, has con-
tracted to do the stone work on the
costly new Methodist church in Nor
gantown, this State, now being erect
ed by S. A. Westenhaver, Of Martins
burg.
The extension of the rural free de-
livery system in Jefferson county will
do away with the postofices at Lee
town, Bardane, Uvilla, Moler's and
Snyder's Mills. There is good deal
of opposition to the wiping out Of
these postofices, and it is aaid that
protests will be filed against it.
Charles T. Ch.pline, of Jefferson
county, has had his salary increased
from 81 600 to 81 800 in the office of
the Sixth Auditor in Washington.
Mr. Chapline is the sub-chief Of di-
vision, and is very popular with the
clerks under his charge. They gave
hun a gold watch chain some time
ago.
We return our thanks to DR.. l. G.
White, State Geologist, for copy of
Volume II Of tn. West Virginia Geo
logical Survey. This is book of
725 pages, giving full description
of the West Virginia Goals, and is a
very valuable and interesting docu-
ment. The report will be sent to any
person who will forward $3.50 to the
W. Va. Geological Survey at Morgan
town.
Threshing machine men say that
the wheat crop will be rather short in
this section, probably averaging from
II to Il bushels an acre. Some fields
are turning out as low as s to 10
bushels. The quality of the wheat is
fairly good Vanmeter Bros threshed
a field that WAS put out by Mr.. Luth-
er Wicker. on the Turner brothers
farm that made % bushels an acre.
This is the best yield we have yet
heard reported.
The teachers institute for Jefferson
county will be held at Charles Town
the week beginning August 24th, and
will be conducted by c. H. Cole and
]. n. Deahl. An institute for colored
teachers will be held at Harpers Fer
ry some time in September, to be con-
Quoted by S. o. Wilson. The Berke-
lev county institute will be held at
Martinsburg the week beginning Au-
gust II, and will be conducted by j.
| n. Deahl and Wright Denny.
The funeral of the late Dr. c. T. V.
| S. Butler was held in Trinity Episco-
pal Church last Friday afternoon.
The service was conducted by the
rector of the church, Rev. q. E. A.
Marshall, and Bishop W. L. Gravatt,
of Charles Town. The Masons and
the members Of the Shield Of Honor,
to which orders he belonged, attend
ed the funeral, which was one Of the
largest seen here in years. The body
was interredin Elmwood Cemetery.
There was an exciting episode at
the home of NJ NJ. Stanley, near
Kearneysville, few days ago. Mr..
Stanley was sick, and his wife went
to bureau drawer to get something
from it, when she saw what appeared
to be a string of beads lying in the
drawer. Just as she was about to
pick it up the string uncoiled itself
and stuck out its head in MANAGING
way. 1t was aprettily marked snake,
harmless, but enough to brighten any
woman. 1t isn't safe to say sna kes
to Mrs. Stanley now.
The managers of the Morgan s
Grove fair have offered some nice pre-
miums for driving and riding horses
at the fair this year. For the best
single driver driven by a lady the first
~. 10 $40 second IS: the same