Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-06-23
LITTLE LOCALS.


bicycle when dog ran in front of the
machine and he was thrown heavily
to the ground. His left arm was bad.
ly broken near the shoulder.
Charles Town now has a street fair
and carnival in its "midst." This is
an innovation in this part of West
Virginia, and one that isn't of great
public benefit. If Charles Town has
an experience similar to that of towns
in the western part of the State which
have INDUCED in such performances,
it will be long time before another
fair is permitted.
Eight or ten members of Company
B, of Hagerstown, Capt. Geo. L.
Fisher in command, came to Shop
herdstown last Sunday evening to
decorate the grave of Private Harry
Turner. Brief exercises were held at
the grave, including prayer by Rev.
A. H. Mckinley and few remarks
by Captain Fisher. The storm that
prevailed during the afternoon caused
the small attendance.
Another hail storm passed over this
section last Sunday evening, causing
some damage to the growing wheat
and corn west of town. The cloud
came from the south and was very an
Cry looking. As it approached the
roar of the hail could be distinctly
heard, and presently the icy pellets
fell thick and fast. Fortunately they
were not very large, and the storm
was not nearly SO destructive as that
east OF town few week ago. The
most damage seems to have been done
on Mrs. Andrews farm, where the
wheat was cut quite badly and almost
entirely destroyed.
At a meeting of the members of the
Order of Railway Telegraphers en-
ployed on the Norfolk and Western
Railway in Roanoke last Saturday
night, at which nearly 100 members
were present, it was decided to expel
all members of the order over the en-.
tire system who did not stand firm in
their support o! the union in their
recent strike contest with the Southern
Express Company, which resulted en-
tirely to the satisfaction of the tele-
graphers after a struggle of nearly
three months. The men who resumed
work for the express company after
entering the strike were called ''scabs
and were also expelled from the
union.
During the severe storm that passed
over Berkeley county Monday after
noon lightning struck the barn on
Daniel Stuckey's farm at Tomahawk,
started fire that entirely destroyed
the building and its contents, and
killed George Miller and William
Edwards. Miller was driving past
the place when rain began falling.
He stopped to take shelter in the
barn, when the fatal bolt caused his
instant death. He was 45 years old
and leaves wife and several chill
dren. Edwards was an unmarried
man, % years old, and had been EN-.
ployed by Mr.. Stuckey. Two other
men in the barn at the time were bad
" stunned. The barn was new
one, valued at $4,000. 1t was par
TALLY insured.
Stockholders Of the Norfolk &
Western Railway Company met IN
Roanoke last Friday and authorized
the issuance Of $50, 100000 4 per cent
4O.year gold bonds. The bonds that
are to be issued are to be designated
as divisional and "frst lien" and
will be a general mortgage. The
Guaranty Trust Company of New
York was named as trustee. The
mortgage to be executed will be a
deed of trust upon the company rail-
ways, equipments and all other prop
erty owned and hereafter acquired.
The proceeds of the sale of bonds are
to be devoted to completion Of the
double-track work, building of new
lines and general improvements. 1t
is understood that the road will be
double-tracked from Bluefeld to Nor
folk and other extensive improvements
and extensions are contemplated.
At a meeting of the Board of Re-
gents of the State Normal Schools in
Wheeling last Friday the teachers for
the several schools were appointed
for the ensuing year. There were very
few changes, and all of the principals
were reappointed. The faculty at
Shepherd College is the same as last
year, except that Miss Pendleton, the
music teacher, was not reappointed-
her place will be filled later. The
corps of teachers is as follows at our
school: Principal, J. G. Knutti; as
sistant to principal, John D. Muldoon
teachers, Mrs. Mabel Henshaw-Gar'
diner, Miss Anna B. Woolery, Miss
Elizabeth NJ. Stalnaker, Miss Blanche
Corbin, John B. Triplett elocution
teacher, Miss Alma D. Stier. Our
people generally will be glad to know
that the present excellent faculty Of
Shepherd College is to be retained.
1t is one Of the strongest in the State
and the work of Shepherd College is
outclassed by no other normal school
in West Virginia.
The honeymoon of Mr.. and Mrs. 7.
Martin Boyle, OF Hagerstown, seems to
have had its interesting features, &C.
cording to a news item from Boston,
dated June 10th: 1t says. "T. NJ.
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