Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-03-17
LITTLE LOCALS.

Thos R Moore; Kabletown, Gerard
NJ Rissler; Summit Point. Clarence
D Snyder Middleway, VIM. O. Ma
coughtry.
r. Lee Koontz's sale last Thursday
was very successful one. Every
thing sold brought good price, and
the total sales amounted to over 81
600 Mr.. Koontz has moved to town
and is opening up his agricultural i'm
plements business in the Hartzell
building on Princess street.
1t is said that navigation will not
be opened on the G & O. canal until
the 18th of this month. The weather
has been so bad needed repairs have
been pushed but slowly. Enough
water was let into the canal on Tues
day to permit light boats to pass up
and carry hay to the company head
quarters.
Last Sunday night crowd of mis-
chievous boys caused good deal OF
annoyance to persons from the country
who had their teams hitched along
the main street. They hid blankets,
carried off hitching straps and turned
several horses loose, This is pretty
mean sort of sport, and if there is a
continuance of it there will be some
arrests, as the offenders are known.
The big sale of live stock and farm
ing implements by D. L. Magruder
last Friday drew large crowd, and
over $4,000 worth of property was
sold by Auc tioneer ], W. Dodd. A
dispiriting rain set in about noon, and
before all the horses had been sold the
crowd had nearly all dispersed, caus-
ing Mr.. Magruder to discontinue the
sale. A bountiful dinner was served
by Mrs Magruder.
Master Waugh Bowly met with a
painful accident last Saturday. He
was riding his mothers horse when a
dog Jumped at it and frightened it In.
to full run. He stuck on until the
horse made a short turn at corner,
when he was thrown to the ground.
He was cut about the head and face
and there were not many places on
his body that were not bruised, but
be fortunately escaped serious injury.
The Citizens Bank of Charles Town
has decided to increase its capital
stock from $4,000 to $4,000, and
offers the new stock at $l25 a share,
par value 800. A meetlng of the
stockholders will be held next Mon
day to take steps to convert the bank
into a national bank. 1t is now a
State bank. The Citizens has been
prosperous from Its organization, and
its stock brings handsome premium.
1t is reported that company is
being formed for the manufacture of
plaster at the Antietam Cement Works
a mile east of Shepherdstown. All
the elements necessary for a good
grade of plaster are to be found in the
quarries there, it is said, and the in
dustry may develop into an impor-
tant one We hope that this establish
ment may again be actively operated,
as it gives employment to consider
able number of men.
The REGISTER is wedding from its
list those who do not pay for the pa
per promptly. At the low price
which we ask for the paper-a dollar
a year-we cant afford to spend much
time or postage in sending duns to
slow paying subscribers. Look at the
date on the label and if you are in
arrears pay up. We have sent out
a number of bills the past few weeks
and those who are in arrears for sew
eral years must pay or have their pa
per stopped.
A freight train on the B. & O
Railroad broke in two while going
down the heavy grade east of Shen-
andoah Junction Monday night. The
two parts of the train came together
with great force at Engle's, derailing
ten cars and blocking both tracks.
The wreck occurred only a few feet
from J. Strider Moler's store, and the
building narrowly escaped destruc-
ton. Furniture and lumber in the
cars were scattered around, and 100
barrels of oil and a carload of eggs
were mixed in a gigantic omelette.
By announcement in another column
of the REGISTER it may be seen that
Judge f. Boyd Faulkner is a candi-
date for reelection as Judge of this
judicial circuit. Judge Faulkner has
been Judge of this circuit for the
past eight years, and has made splen-
did record. Dignifed, conservative
and just, he presided over our courts
with fairness and ability, and he has
a wide circle of friends and supporters
who will labor to see him retained on
the bench. There are many who wish
this honor to come to Jefferson county,
but if this is not to be, no one will be
more acceptable than Judge Faulkner.
| Yesterday while VIM. c. Moler and
Aglionby Conner were coming to town
they saw a flock of wild geese feeding
in field along the Charles Town pike
about a mile and a.half from this
place, near the old money tree.
They went to nearby house and
borrowed a couple of guns and then
returned and surrounded the geese.
There were nine of them, fine looking,
hearty fellows in full plumage. They
pot unite close to the geese. and when