Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-01-18
LITTLH LOCALS.

will meet In 6remen hall Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The dwelling and household effects
of Thomas Wilson. colored, at Sum-
NIT Point, were destroyed by FIRE last
Saturday evening. Insured for $500
with Washington and Alexander.
Rev. E. T. Mowbray has resigned
as pastor of St. Paul's M. E. Church
in Hagerstown because of i'll health.
Rev. A. 81. Mckinley. form erly of
Shepherdstown, is assistant pastor of
this church.
Public sentiment is so strongly
against the proposed metropolitan
Turf Exchange" at Harper's Ferry
there is not much likelihood that our
County Court will grant it license.
Gambling dens are not regarded with
favor in this section, and our com.
missioners realize that it is a great
deal easier to keep them out than to
get rid of them when they once gain
foothold.
A dispatch from Leesburg, Va, a
few days ago says: Hunters returning
from trip in the Blue Ridge noun
tains report the finding of human
skeleton, partially concealed under a
pile OF logs, lying just across the Lou
doun county line in Jefferson county.
Parts Of the bones of the legs and arms
were decomposed. The evidences in
dlcated a case of suicide or murder,
which may have occurred several years
ago, as there was bullet hole in the
skull.
The State Board of Public Works
will visit the several sections Of West
Virginia during the next month for
the purpose Of hearing evidence or
agreement as to the recent reassess-
ment of real estate in West Virginia.
The Board invites all persons inter.
ested to meet it at the times and
places designated, and will receive
oral or written statements from all
citizens wishing to be heard. The
Board will be in Msrtinsburg on
Monday, February 19, when it will
hear persons from Jefferson, Berkeley
and Morgan counties.
The following are the petit Jurors
drawn for the February. term of the
Jefferson Circuit Court Thomas West,
Jr., D. l.. Magruder, Benz. Hartzell,
J. w. Coffman, VIM. c. Frazier, Bev-
erly Wiltshire, Melvin Vanmeter,
Adam B. Moler, J. E. Wilt, D. W.
Clendenning, Jno. F. Foley, G. S.
Billmyer, Thomas Frazier, Carroll En-.
gle, w. R. Louthan, Charles w. Lick
lider, j. G. Unger, ]. G. Kanode, ].
S. Lucas, T. II. Young, James E. Tabb,
G. D. Wysong, Henry DeJarnette, B.
F. Ware, S. w. Hunter, Chas. W.
Brown, Daniel Cook, S. M. Byington,
j. Miller Rush, John 81. Hoetler, Am
brose Hendricks and B. F. Yates.
Postmaster George Porter6eld, un-
der direction OF the Postofice Depart
ment, held an examination of appli-
cants for the position of rural free de-
livery carriers at the court house in
Charles Town on Saturday last. APP
plicants present were Elias Hiney and
Frank l.. Wartenbee, Charles Town
Garnett D. Conrad and Hezekiah M.
Best, Harper's Ferry; Henry M. Sny-
der, Eugene NJ. Chapman, John F.
Stanley, Harry H. Walper and James
Y. Blackford, Shenandoah Junction.
The examination was fairly conduct
ed, in presence of several visitors. on
papers issued from the department,
which have been sent in for approval
or rejection.-Splrlt.
Miss Daisy Taylor, who makes her
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Kearuey, north of town, became so
seriously ill FROM appendicitis the
latter part Of last week that an opera
ton became imperatively necessary.
DR.. G. w. Banks took her to Hagers-
town Sunday morning, and soon af-
terward the operation was performed
at the Washington County Hospital
by DR.. Raglan, assisted by Drs. Banks,
Wareham and Morrison. The in
fammation of the appendix had pro.
crossed 30 far that the case WAS a
very serious one, but the patient
stood the operation fairly well, and
there is reason to hope that che will
entirely recover.