Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-07-14
LITTLE LOCALS.

The Martinsburg World says that
D. Gold Miller, of Gerardstown, has
made record this season with an
acre of ground at his place that is
hard to beat. He raised 200 bushels
OF potatoes on one acre, and sold the
crop for $l75. Having disposed of
the potatoes. he will now plant celery
on the patch, and thus get a second
profitable crop from it.
Mr.. William H. Wilson was thrown
out ofhis wagon by runaway team
near Castleman's Ferry and received
painful injuries Wednesday morning.
He was returning to his home on the
east side of the Shenandoah river,
driving two horses to a spring wagon,
when the pole of the vehicle broke,
causing the team to run away. He
sustained broken rib and number
OF bruises on his body and limbs
Advocate.
In the matter of criminal assault in
West Virginia, as il the Williams
case, it has been to some extent re-
ported that the penalty therefor is
simply term in the State penitentiary.
Prosecuting Attorney James NJ. Ma
son, Jr., states that the matter is left
entirely within the province of the
jury having the case in charge-that
is the jury in its discretion may rec
Ommend punishment in the peniten-
tiary for life; otherwise the penalty
is death.
Officers of Samaritan Lodge, No. 90,
l. o. o. F., of Middleway, were elect
ed and installed on Friday night,
July l, 1904, as follows N. R. Rob-
erts, N. g.; W. H. Right, V. g.; DR..
D. P. Fry, Secretary; J. w. Zombro,
Treasurer; P. L. Henry, P. G.; W.
N. Bolz, Chaplain; J. w. Ringer,
Warden; R. U. Smith, O. S. G.; R.
L. Macoughtry, L. S. IN. G.. G. W.
Higgs, R. S. of V. G. George Whit
tington, L. S. ofV. D.; B. G. Roberts,
R. S. S.. P. N. Brilliant, L. S. S.
1t is again rumored that the Nor
folk & Western Railway will rebuild
the dam across the Potomac river at
the cement mill mile below Shep-
herdstown. The destruction of the
dam has lowered the water several
feet and tits feared that the conse-
quent exposure of the piling or crib
work about the piers Of the Shepherds
town bridge will eventually endanger
the stability of these structures. To
rebuild the dam would be far less ex-
pensive than reconstructing the piers.
The thirty-sixth annual Sunday
School convention of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South met in Trini-
ty Methodist Episcopal Church South,
Martinsburg, Tuesday night and
closes tomorrow night. There are
representatives of 583 schools, which
have membership Of AZ, 900 scholars,
present. The opening sermon was
preached by Rev. DR.. F. ]. Pretty
man, of Washington. The Hon. NJ.
L. Walton, of Woodstock, Va, is
president, and Mr.. W. W. MILAN, OF
Washington, secretary of the conven'
ton.
The teachers institute for Jefferson
county will be held in Shepherdstown
the week beginning Monday, August
22d, and will be conducted by F. A.
Byerly and Wright Denny. The Berke-
ley county institute will be held at
Martinsburg the same week and will
be conducted by E. T. Bigelow and j.
D. Muldoon. Prof. ]. G. Knutti and
Miss Laura Strider will conduct the
institute for Morgan county at Berke-
ley Springs, beginning September 5th
An institute for colored teachers will
be held at Harper's Ferry August 9Th,
conducted by R. P. Sims.
Brock Manuel, well-known col
ored man of this place, was arrested
last Saturday night on the charge of
beating his wife and lodged in jail I'M
I'll Monday morning, when his trial
took place before Mayor Miller. The
testimony showed that he had created
a big row in the west end oftown and
had beaten his wife brutally. Mayor
Miller fined him $40 and costs, and
in default of the money with which to
pay, the prisoner practiced at
another sort of beating-stones on the
corporation rock-pile. Brock raised
the doodle" yesterday and is at lib
erty again.
Rev. J. Edwin Triplett, son of Rev. j.
E.Triplett, of Duffields, this county, left
last Thursday for New York, to take
up his work as associate pastor of the
Scotch Presbyterian Church in that
city. Mr.. Triplett's friends in this
section will be glad to know that he
starts in his ministerial work under
such bright auspices. The Scotch
Presbyterian Church is one of the old
est and most prosperous churches in
New York. 1t was established IN
1856, and has had most successful!
career, having now membership of
200 and being regarded as one OF
the richest and most influential con-
gregations in that city. 1t is located
at Goth street and Central Park West,
and in addition to a beautiful church
edifce, has all the modern equipment
for carrying on its religious, educa-
tional and charitable work in accord
ance with modern methods. Its pas
tor is Rev. David G. Wylie, D. D.,
and as his assistant Mr.. Triplett will
beva onnortnnity for a bright and