Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-27
LITTLE LOCALS.

J. E. Romine, the jeweler, is re
pairing the town clock today. II,
will clean it thoroughly and max,
such repairs as are necessary to pu
it in good order.
County Commissioner Daniel Hefe
bower had field of wheat that aver
aged 27i bushels an acre. His son
Garland Hefebower, had yield o
253 bushels to the acre.
The Board of Education is having
the campus of the Shepherdstowr
Graded School leveled up and put il
order. New walks will be laid from
the street to the main entrances.
There was slight furry the past
week in the price OF wheat IN Chicago
and prices jumped up considerably
They fell just as quickly, however
and the net price is cent lower than
last week. Our local dealers offer
50 cents today.
The ladies of the Lutheran Church
will hold lawn tete at the home OF
Mrs. Hattie Hill, just west of town,
on Friday and Saturday evenings,
August 18th and 18th. Supper will
be served each evening at % cents,
and icecrsam and other refreshments
will be served. The patronage of the
public is invited.
One of our friends at Bakerton
sends us very snaky snake story.
1t is to the effect that, John Flanagan,
son of James Flanagan, while work
ing on his fathers farm few days
ago killed eighty snakes, size not
mentioned. Tue names of credible
witnesses are given, but our readers
will have to decide about the yarn
for themselves.
We are indebted to Secretary G. W.
Boyer for an invitation and compll-
mentary ticket to attend the Inwood
fair, which will be teld this year from
August 23d to 25th. The Inwood
fair is always enjoyable, and, remem'
boring the generous patronage OF
Morgans Grove fair by the Berkeley
people, we hope our Jefferson county
folks will practice reciprocity.
Negotiations are pending, and will
probably be contaminated, for the sale
of Charles S. Emmert's shirt factory
in this place to Geo. w. Billmyer.
Mr.. Billmyer is in Baltimore this
week for the purpose Of inquirlng In
to the disposal OF the product, and If
satisfactory arrangements are made
he will buy the plant. Mr.. Emmert
expects to go into another line OF bus
mess.
IN. Walters, who has been operat-
ing candy slot machines for John r.
B.llmyer In western cities for the past
year, has returned to Shepherdstown.
Mr.. Blllmyer has leased the machines
for year to a Columbus man, who
has the privilege Of buying them at
the end Of the year. Mr.. Walters
gave US as an addition to our museum
a copy of the Declaration Of indie
pendence. He paid ten dollars for
it-good Confederate money.
Robert G. Miller bought from JEFF
ferson Savings Bank the brick build
ing at the corner Of Princess and Main
streets formerly occupied by the
Misses Harris, and now has force OF
men demolishlng the structure. He
is to tear the building down to the
foundation walls and remove all the
debris from the premises within thirty
days. This building is very old
one, though its age cannot be definite.
ly determined. All the nails used
in it's construction were handmade,
and the timbers are fashioned in the
style prevalent a hundred years or
more ago.
The Middleway district Board of
Education have named the following
trustees: Kearneysville, J. G. Bltner;
Wright's, Jas. w. Benner; Middle
way, N. r. Roberts; Swimley's, Jas.
Edwards. A slight increase was made
IN the levy for teachers and building
funds. For the former, So cents on
the hundred dollars, and tor the lat
ter, Is cents were the figures named.
A new school building at Kearneys-
vile will most likely be built some
time during the coming school year,
although nothing as yet has been done
in that direction except to provide an
increase in the levy for the building
fund. Teachers holding No. l GER
tifcate will be paid $35; No. 2, $50,
and No. 3, $25 per month.
The County Court of Jefferson
county has taken hand in the auto
mobile campaign by ordering the post
ing of an order passed more than a
year ago for the protection Of persons
using horses gu the public highways
of the county. The order follows 1:
ut is hereby declared unlawful for
any one to transport, propel or other
wise convey over any public road in
this county any automobile or other
vehicle for the conveyance of passen-
gers, propelled by steam, gasoline,
naptha or electricity, and such use of
sand roads is hereby prohibited unless
such automobile or vehicle shall re-
main at full stop until such vehicle
shall have passed 100 yards beyond
such automobile or vehicle and unless
such automobile or vehicle shall after
dusk carry lighted lantern so placed
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