Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-10-06
LITTLE LOCALS.

O'Clock. He is a splendid speaker
and it will be worth while to take a
day off TO hear him.
The other day fine, plump part
ridge flew through an open window
into Miss Annie Licklider's psrlor on
Main street. The law for shooting
cartridges is not yet out, SO of course
Miss Licklider did not kill the bird.
Further than this we have nothing to
say.
Browns microscope will exhibit
moving pictures in the town hall Fri
day and Saturday nights, October IA
and Is, for the benefit Of the Shep-
herdstown band. The band is max
ing an effort to secure new instru-
ments and the public is asked to give
their aid.
Monday about noon an alarm of FIRE
brought out "a considerable crowd Of
people, and there was a nice run with
the engine. A chimney at Iceland,
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Potterfeld,
was afre and threatened to be serious,
but the blaze was extinguished with
buckets of water before the engine
got there. No damage.
The Mt. Wesley NJ. E. Church at
Scrabble, which has been closed for
two months for repairs, will be re-
opened on Sunday, October 10th.
Preaching at 1890 a. m. by Rev. DR..
Spenser, of Baltimore, at 8. P. m. by
Rev. A. J. Gill, of Martinsburg, and
at night by Dr.. Spenser. There will
be special music. All are invited.
w. L. Sisson, assistant engineer Of
the B. & o Railroad, has received an
offer of $4,000 a year to go to South
America and superintend the con-
suction of railroad for the Bolivian
government. Mr.. Sisson was the en-
gineer who had charge of the work of
locating the B. & 0. line through
Shepherdstown.
Boating on the G. & 0. canal is Sc
riously interfered with because of the
very low water in the Potomac river.
There is not enough water in the
stream to feed the canal, and boats
cannot load more than 100 to los
tons. On Tuesday a dozen or more
boats were aground on the six-mile
level above Shepherdstown, and were
stuck there for several hours.
The other day a colored boy got
John Lamb, the blind man, to change
quarter for him, and instead of Civ
ing Mr.. Lamb quarter the rascal
gave him brass pocketpiece that was
entirely worthless. The fraud was
not discovered until the boy had got
ten safely away, and Mr.. Lamb
doesn't know who he was. 1t takes
pretty mean person to Swindle
blind man.
A special term ofCounty Court was
held yesterday, at which, on petition
of J. D. Billmyer and over one hum
bred other voters in Shepherdstown
district, it was ordered that the ques-
ton of enforcing the stock law in that
district be voted upon at the general
election on the eighth day of Novem.
Der next. The bid of Washington and
Alexander for insurance on courthouse
and contents, jail, almshouse and near
by buildings, Tor term of five years,
was accepted.-SPirit.
Della Fox's theatrical combination,
which has been playing the "West
Point Cadet" in New York, and Of
which Miss Laura Butler and Edward
H. Spohn, of Shepherdstown, are
members, came to grief on Tuesday
The company has been playing to
very poor houses and funds have been
scarce-in fact, it is said that salaries
have not been paid since the first of
August. On Tuesday, just before the
performance was to begin, the report
was circulated that the sheriff was
coming to seize the baggage and other
property. There was at once panic
among the actors They grabbed
their costumes and other belongings,
hurriedly packed their trunks and
quickly fled from the theatre, drag
ging their trunks and baggage with
them. Quite a sensation was created
on Broadway, and the performance is
indefinitely postponed.
The editor of the REGISTER spent
very pleasant afternoon in the coun-
try last Friday, at the hospitable
home of Joseph B Vaumeter, in Berke-
ley county. Other guests to enjoy
Mr.. Vanmeter's hospitality were Dr.
John L. Meyers, ofShepherdstown, DR..
White, of Tennessee, and Dr. Nc
Sherry, NJ. A. Snodgrass and Peyton
Harrison, of Martinsburg. Mr.. Van
meter has fine farm, well improved
and beautifully situated, and it is a
pleasure to see the evidences of thrift
and good farming that may be observ-
ed about his place Mrs Vanmeter
and her charming daughter, Miss
Mamie, served a god country supper
of fried ham, chic ken and the neces-
sary trimmings, to which full justice
was done. Mr.. Snodgrass considered
himself the best farmer present be-
cause he was successful in shooting,
a horse into lane, but to offset this
Mr. Harrison claimed to be able to