Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-06
LITTLE LOCALS.

u. ID. q. will meet In regular session
at the home of Mrs. G. W. Banks on
Friday, July 7th, at 7 o'clock in the
evening. All the members are urged
to attend, to arrange for the coming
convention.
Some farmers have been threshing
their wheat already, though coudi-
tions have not been altogether favor
able on account of the very humid
atmosphere of the past week or two.
The wheat is turning out quite well
indeed as to quantity, and the quality
will also be very good. The price of
wheat has fallen off little this week,
and local dealers are offering but SO
cents for the best today.
The 4th of July in Shepherdstown
was a trife noisy, as the small boy
exploded frecrackers and torpedoes
from early morning until night. One
young man celebrated so loudly the
mayor was obliged to assess him So. 60
for his fun. A number of persons
from town went to the picnic at Is
land Park, Harper's Ferry, to spend
the day. Showers in the evening in
terfered with the display of fireworks.
Among the improvements being
made to the Morgan's Grove fair
grounds is the erection Of twenty-five
new horse stalls. They will be To-
Gated in a more convenient part Of
the grounds, and owners Of good
horses can be sure that the people
can see them with much less trouble
than heretofore. A new Office build
ing ia being erected TO take the place
of the one destroyed by fire. 1t ls to
be a neat structure of four rooms with
wide porch all around it.
Our old friend R. P. Kline, near
Aldridge, whilst lying on the grass in
his yard with his children last Friday,
we learn, was bitten on the end of his
thumb by a moccasln snake. By
prompt efforts, however, serious re-
suits were averted. Strange to say,
snake supposed to have been the
same one, appeared in Mr.. Kline's
garden yesterday and bit his pet dog,
which died within few minutes. The
efforts of Mr.. Kline and his daughters
TO capture and Kill the deadly reptile
were unavailing.-SpirIt.
Charles Kimble, aged II years,
and Dewey Klmble, aged z years,
sons OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Klmble,
of Wllhamsport, Md, were drowned
IN the canal at that place last Thurs
day afternoon. The children had
been playing along the canal, and it
Is supposed that one fell IN and the
other was drowned while trying to
rescue him. No one saw the accident.
Their bodies were recovered later in
the evening. The children were
grand-nephewI of Mrs. Annie Kim
bic, Of Shepherdstown.
Franklin P. Posten, of this place,
formerly OF Loudoun county, Va,
died at The Palm hotel shortly after
noon on Saturday last, aged 53 years.
Mr.. Posten took a room at The Palm
on Wednesday evening last, and
Thursday morning was found in an
unconscious condition, with the open
lngs in his room closed up and the
gas turned on-evldently done with
full suicidal intent. Dr.. Neil and
Pittman were hastily summoned and
did what they could for him, but their
efforts were OF no avail. A brother
OF the deceased, J. B. Posten, Of Sum-
nit Point, came Town aud did all he
could for him, aud after death saw
that he was respectfully Inferred.
Charles IO,vn SPIRIT.
Lester F. Cofiinbargar, son OF j.
VIM. Cofinbargar, OF this vicinity,
writes US an interesting letter from
Glenarm, Illinois, where he is now llv-
ing. He says: l like the prairie land
foI farming-it tar surpasses the hllls
of old West Virginia. But for seen
cry do not come TO the pralrles. All
to be seen here Is corn, oats, grass
and the immense droves of cattle that
are fed here. The acreage of corn is
unusually large here this year. &.
W. Byers, ION Of W. H. Byers, a
former Shepherdstown boy, now a
prosperous farmer, has 100 acres IN
corn, while some farmers have as much
as $50 acres in corn. The beauty OF
prairie farming is that all the work
Is done with riding plows and cult
vators. My record for plowlng since
have been here Is 25 acres IN four
and a-halt days. l plowed with
gang pillow and four horses, cutting
two burrows at a time. shucked
and crlbbed IS bushels Of corn In ten
hours. The corn made 70 bushels to
the acre. | send you a dollar tor the
old REGISTER. Give my regards to
all my friends in old Jefferson.
Killed by Electricity.