Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-09-10
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things oflnterest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

olOheu COlldI-DOHe, Tue IeeulI VI Udu
fall some days ago. Mr.. Hendricks
was riding on load Of lumber when
he fell from the wagon and broke his
collar-bone. DR.. G. w. Banks at
tended him.
Rev. Charles Ghiselin has declined
the call recently given HIM by the
Warrenton, Litchfeld and Bealeton
group of churches and will remain in
Shepherdstown. We report this fact
with much pleasure, and it will be
good news to the people of our COM
munity.
A great many of our friends and
subscribers called at the REGISTER
tent at Morgan's Grove last week to
pay their subscriptions, and a con-
siderable number of new subscribers
were also enrolled. We were glad to
greet some old friends whom we had
not seen personally for long time.
The exhibit of grapes grown by J.
G. Bitner, OF the Kearneysville neigh
borhood, attracted attention at the
fair last week. There were a number
of varieties and they made most
tempting display. Mr.. Bitner pre-
sented them to the editor of the REG
IsTER, and they were just as good as
they looked.
Robert L. Cook had his famous
PAGER, blue Dick" on the race track
at Morgan's Grove fair last week, and
the game old horse, who is SO years
old, went around couple Of times at
. 40 gait. Notwithstanding his
great age, blue Dick is still full of
life, and he was heartily cheered by
the crowd that saw him make such
good speed.
Because her mother wanted her to
return to her home Anna Bell KEGS,
l9 years old, a servant in Martins
burg family, attempted suicide by
drinking quantity of carbolic acid.
The girl had a good home where she
was and when she refused to 90 with
her mother, her mother got cOnsta-
bic and threatened to take her by
force. The physicians think that she
will recover.
DR.. D. W. Border, OF Kearneysville,
has gotten from the Agricultural De-
partment at Washington a dozen lady
birds, little bugs whose special mission
in life is to eat as many of the San
Jose scales as possible. The insects
come from China, where they keep the
scale in subjugatiOn. DR.. Border
turned his lady birds loose in his or
chard, and he expects them to raise
large families that will make the scale
scarce. He says that the Agricul-
tural Department will soon have a
sufficient stock of the insects on hand
to provide some for all applicants.
1t is announced that another news
paper is to be started in Shepherds
town within few weeks. It's pub
| Usher is to be W. R. Boone, who has
been in the newspaper business in
/ Martinsville, Va. The name of the
paper is to be The Eastern Panhan-
handle" It is to revolutionize poll
tics in this end of the State and trans
form the Democratic majority into a
Republican majority. Postmaster H.
E. Mundey and other local Republ-
cans are said to be pushing the new
paper. 1t will be printed in the
quarters of the defunct Independent.
A party as enjoyable as it was
unique was given Tuesday night by
Mr.. and Mrs E. Hayward Bowly at
their home in this place. The ladies
of the party were in varied costumes
Of becoming styles, number Of them
representing colonial DANES, while the
gentlemen appeared as infants of ten
der years. Prizes were awarded to
the prettiest baby and the latest ba-
by, whereupon the twins howled
nightly. because they got none. 1t
wa. very enjoyable affair, indeed,
and the evening was full Of merll-
ment and pleasure. 1t was such a
success that those who enjoyed it hope
that there may be more Of them.
The editor of the REGISTER will re-
fuse to serve as manager Of the Nor
CANS Grove baby show next year. AS
a result of the choice Of the successful
contestants last Friday seventeen per-
sons threaten to discontinue their sub
scriptions. Twenty-Five parents, eigh-
teen grandparents, fOrty-seven aunts'
sixtv-six first cousins and several hun
dred collateral relations are deeply Of
Tended, and vow vengeance on the