Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-21
LITTLE LOCALS.

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devil chasm leap by Breton, "demon
of the all" Travelling at the rate of
80 miles an hour, he leaps chasm
in an automobile.
The Supreme court of Weet Virgin
ia at Charles Town last week adopted
a rule requiring the members to wear
robes while on the bench hereafter.
This action was taken at the request
Of numerous and prominent members
of the bar.
Mr.. Edward D. Turner, principal
Of the Harper's Ferry public school,
has resigned on account of i'll health.
With Mrs. Turner, who has been his
assistant in the school, he will give
up teaching for time at least, and
seek change Of climate.
Mr.. G. T. Smooth was summoned
to Harrisonburg, Va. Monday by
the serious illness of his brother, Mr..
Lawrence Smooth. He returned
Tuesday. bringing his brother with
him. Mr.. Smooth lie suffering from a
complication of diseases, and his con-
dition at present is critical.
The Odd Fellows of Shepherdstown
are making arrangements for their
62nd anniversary of Caledonia Lodge
No. 4, l. o. o. F., to be held on
Thursday, October &c. Rev. W. L.
Canter and other distinguished mem
bers of the order will be here that
day and participate in the exercises.
Mr.. 81. L. Snyder is in attendance
at the meeting of the West Virginia
Editorial Association at Webster
Springs this week. He was selected
as the poet this year, and was on the
programme last night for the reading
OF an original poem. Governor Daw-
son was also on last nights pro-
gramme for an address.
A large portion of the stock of the
Harper's Ferry Brewing Company has
been purchased by Ferdinand Petru-
schak, OF York, Pa. The purchase
will result in change in the man
agement of the business, Mr.. Petru-
schak succeeding Mr.. Weiderman.
Mr.. Petruschak is an experienced
brewer, and has been connected with
the York Brewing Co., Of York, for
several years.
Complaints are heard from farmers
and other apple growers in different
sections that barrels Of different sizes
have been shipped to their orchards
by buyers who made deals for the
fruit, and with whom no agreement
was made as to the particular size OF
barrels. AS result, number OF
farmers have been losers, 1t Is said,
because sugar barrels instead OF flour
barrels, were used.
There has been call for an extra
session of the Grand Lodge Of Shield
of Honor for West Virginia, to be
held IN Wheeling this week. D. l..
Rentch j. representing Cliff City
Lodge, of our town. There will be a
special meeting on Tuesday night next
OF Cliff City Lodge to receive his re-
port. Every member 10 urged to be
present at that meeting, as 1t will be
an important one.
The Board of Regents Of the State
| Normal Schools at It's meeting Mon
day appointed Prof. L. D. Arnett, OF
Monongalis county, first assistant OF
the Chenille Normal school in place
of Prof. w. l. MCGOWAN, resigned.
Prof. Arnett Was formerly teacher
in Shepherd College. Later the board
received a telegram from Prof. Arnett
declining the position, and Prof. Har-
old T. Rogers, of Moundsville, was
appointed to the place.
The Postoffce Department has is
sued all order instructing rural mail
carriers to inspect the boxes IN use on
their routes before the 30th day of
September and report which of them
conform to the regulations. 1t Is the
purpose OF the Department to deslg-
nate the boxes by numbers, and those
persons who fail to secure boxes ap-
proved by the government will forego
the privilege of having their mail de-
livered. Information and prices con.
corning approved boxes can be had at
the postotfce in this place.
Frisby T. Staubs, a well'known
resident of Sharpsburg, met locomo'
tive head-on in Hagerstown the other
day, and was knocked out in the
| first round. Frisby is hard man to
kill, but he came very near turning
up his toes on this occasion. He
was driving a wagon loaded with
beer along the railroad tracks when
a shifting engine struck his team and
upset it, throwing Staubs out on his
head. He was unconscious for a time
having sustained a slight conclusion
of the brain, but later he recovered.
While Samuel II. Baker was visit
ing his grandfather, S. H. Hlgginbot'
ham, at WheatIand, this county, he
found on the lawn an odd.looking
copper button. 1t is heavily plated
with silver. Around the rim Is this
inscription: Memorable Era, Marcel
the Fourth, 17S9." The colonis
house on the farm was built $50 years
ago. In the lawn stands the "gnarl'
81 end unavoidable" oak beneath