Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-10-13
LITTLE LOCALS.

Is up ana growing uiCeIyi ano Ino
gentle showers of Tuesday night and
Wednesday will bring it all along
splendidly now.
The Presbyterian Synod Of Virginia
will convene in Martinsburg next
Thursday, October Goth, and on the
same day the Maryland Synod OF the
Lutheran Church will meet in Mar
tinsburg.
1t is reported that ]. Walter Barnes
has sold his Touring mill in Shsp-
herdstown to George Martin, of Cat
let's Station, Va. 1t is also said that
Mr.. Martin will not take charge of
the mill until next spring.
Hon. Joseph W. Bailey, United
States Senator from Te1as, made a
splendid speech in Charles Town yes.
terday. He had large audience and
he held the people spellbound with his
mastery presentation of Democratic
principles.
]. W. Bedford, prohibition candi-
date for Governor of West Virginia,
will address the voters of Jefferson
county in the courthouse at Charles
Town Thursday night, October Goth,
ats o'clock. Music by the Charles
Town Rand Everybody invited.
There will be public speaking in
the town hall in Shepherdstown next
Monday night at half-past 7 o'clock,
when Fred. T. Martin, Esq., Of Fair
mont, W. Va, will address the voters.
Mr.. Martin is good speaker and a
genuine Democrat, and he ought to
have a good audience. Everybody Is
invited.
The proprietors Of Remnants Phar-
macy are arranging for the establish
meut of a circulating library, and will
organize it In the near future if the
people Of the community will take an
interest in the project. The plan will
d. published next week, and iutorma-
u.a sill be cleerlu.iy gwen at the
drug store.
The Nh. Wesley N. I. Church at
Scrabble. which has been closed for
tno months for repairs, will be re-
orar.I next Sunday, October 10th.
Preaching 10 the morning at lO3O'by
R.v. VI O Griffith, of Ii gers,own, at
3 % III. by Rev A. J. Gill, Of Mar
tusuurg, and preaching at night by
Rev. Mr. Griffith.
We are informed that J Frank
Vaameterreceiyed $1,000 from the
b 4, 0. Railroad for right Of way
through his .arm northwest Of town,
instead Of s. 600, as was published
last week. Mr.. Vaumeter was allowed
3 500 damages by the commissioners,
but the railroad company refused to
pay this sum. A compromise at 81
600 was finally effected.
James J. McManus, the agent for
the International Harvester Company,
was brought from st. Louis the first
of the week to answer to charges of
forgery and other Irregularities in
connection with the sale Of farm ma
chinery. His first hearing was held
at Carlisle, Pa, on Tuesday. Nc
Manus is wanted in Jefferson county
for forging the name of F. P. Lynch,
of Halltown.
Fred. T. Martin, of Fairmont, this
State, will spend a week in Jefferson
county speaking for the Democratic
candidates, and his appointments have
been arranged as follows: Charles
Town Friday night, Bakerton satur-
day night, Shepherdstown Monday
night, at 7.3O, Kearneysville Tuesday
night, Summit Point Wednesday night
and Harper's Ferry Thursday night.
Mr.. Martin is very interesting
speaker and he ought to have good
audiences.
The Shenandoah Valley agricul-
tural fair will be held next week at
Winchester, beginning on Tuesday
and continuing until Friday. The
Winchester fair has always been pop
ular, and it grows more so each year.
Besides the usual attractions Of the
iair, there is an atmosphere of socia-
bilty and hospitality that makes a
visit to Winchester particular pleas
ure at this time. Fine exhibits, good
racing and a varied list of attractions
will entertain the people this year.
States Attorney Long, of Washing
ton county, claims that under the law
the fshpots in the river through Wash
ing county are exempt from being re.
garded as nuisances and cannot be de-
stroyed as contraband. The State
Game Warden holds different view
and says he will proceed to destroy
them. The fact Of the matter is, it is
all tomfooleIy to be raising rumpuS
about the Gsnpots. They catch moth
Ing but cells, and the people have a
natural right to get as many of them
a. they can get for food. Only a few Of
/ the mgri3ls Of cells that are in the riy-
srsra taken, and there Is no interler-